LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Kent, Day Two
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7.00pm, CLOSE Day 2
Kent 2nd inns 320-8 (Benjamin 101, Parkinson 7) lead by 411 runs
Chris Benjamin reaches a 78-ball century. That has been a brilliant innings.
Kent are completely in charge of this game at the halfway stage with a massive lead that they could extend tomorrow if they wish.
6.35pm
Kent 2nd inns 303-8 (Benjamin 91, Parkinson 0) lead by 394 runs
Matt Milnes holes out to Marcus Harris who takes a nice catch on the fine leg boundary to give George Balderson a third wicket. 5 overs left today.
6.20pm
Kent 2nd inns 288-7 (Benjamin 84, Milnes 2) lead by 379 runs
Keith Dudgeon chips up a catch to Marcus Harris off James Anderson for 16 having played a good supporting role to Chris Benjamin who is 16 away from his century. 8 overs left today.
6.05pm
Kent 2nd inns 255-6 (Benjamin 52, Dudgeon 17) lead by 346 runs
Chris Benjamin has reached his half century from 46 balls and we get to the last half an hour or so on day two. There are 12 overs left today.
5.40pm
Kent 2nd inns 216-6 (Benjamin 28, Dudgeon 2) lead by 307 runs
Tom Aspinwall has Bertie Foreman lbw for 11 after the batter missed a full toss attempting to play it towards midwicket. But they all count.
5.20pm
Kent 2nd inns 194-5 (Benjamin 22, Foreman 0) lead by 285 runs
Harry Finch pushes forward to Tom Bailey and edges behind to Joe Moores for a valuable 83 that has helped Kent push lead up towards 300.
4.30pm
Kent 2nd inns 168-4 (Finch 79, Benjamin 0) lead by 259 runs
Liam Livingstone spins one between bat and pad to bowl Ekansh Singh for 14.
4.30pm
Kent 2nd inns 144-3 (Finch 69, Singh 0) lead by 235 runs
George Balderson strikes with the second ball after tea, Daniel Bell-Drummond edging down the leg side for 34 with Joe Moores taking an excellent catch standing up.
4.05pm, TEA Day 2
Kent 2nd inns 143-2 (Finch 69, Bell-Drummond 34) lead by 234 runs
The partnership between Harry Finch and Daniel Bell-Drummond has reached 88 as they take the Kent lead well past 200 and look to bat Lancashire out of the game.
3.25pm
Kent 2nd inns 95-2 (Finch 40, Bell-Drummond 17) lead by 186 runs
Three fours in one indifferent over from Tom Aspinwall sees James Anderson turn to Liam Livingstone for the first time in this innings. The Kent lead now close to 200.
3.05pm
Kent 2nd inns 73-2 (Finch 26, Bell-Drummond 9) lead by 164 runs
Kent have no need to take risks thanks to their lead and Harry Finch and Daniel Bell-Drummond are content to push along steadily,
2.38pm
Kent 2nd inns 55-2 (Finch 17, Bell-Drummond 0) lead by 146 runs
George Balderson strikes as Sam Northeast edges a drive to Harry Singh at slip for 23. That ends a partnership of 55, the second highest of the match so far.
2.30pm
Kent 2nd inns 48-1 (Finch 16, Northeast 23) lead by 139 runs
Kent batters Harry Finch and Sam Northeast have made steady progress since lunch although as I write, Tom Bailey beats Sam Northeast with a beautiful delivery but it doesn't find an edge. Seen a few of those over the last two days.
2.00pm
Kent 2nd inns 20-1 (Finch 10, Northeast 6) lead by 111 runs
Into the afternoon we go with James Anderson and George Balderson hunting for a second Kent wicket.
1.13pm LUNCH Day 2
Kent 2nd inns 12-1 (Finch 8, Northeast 2) lead by 103 runs
That completes a morning where nine wickets have fallen for 82 runs on a wicket offering a lot of assistance to the seamers.
Lancashire crashed to 87 all out at the hands of Keith Dudgeon (6-21) and Hasan Mahmud (3-32) and that 87-run partnership between Ben Dawkins and Daniel Bell-Drummond yesterday is looking hugely significant now.
1.00pm
Kent 2nd inns 0-1 (0.1 overs) lead by 91 runs
This crazy, wicket-laden morning continues as Ben Dawkins edges the first ball of the innings from James Anderson to Harry Singh at second slip.
12.47pm
Lancashire 1st inns 87 all out (32 overs) trail by 91 runs
Lancashire have been shot out for 87 this morning as the Kent seam attack have wreaked havoc at Stanley Park, James Anderson the last to go bowled by Keith Dudgeon for 2.
Dudgeon takes the Kent honours with figures of 6-21 and Hasan Mahmud finished with 3-32.
12.42pm
Lancashire 1st inns 85-9 (31.1 overs) Aspinwall 4 Anderson 0 trail by 93 runs
George Balderson chips Keith Dudgeon to square leg for 4 to give the bowler his fifth wicket.
12.37pm
Lancashire 1st inns 82-8 (30 overs) Balderson 1 Aspinwall 4 trail by 96 runs
Joe Moores edges Hasan Mahmud to first slip for 8 as the wickets continue to tumble at Blackpool.
12.24pm
Lancashire 1st inns 73-7 (27.3 overs) Moores 4 Balderson 0 trail by 105 runs
Ben McDermott inside edges onto his stumps for 23 off Keith Dudgeon who now has 4-14.
12.12pm
Lancashire 1st inns 62-6 (25.1 overs) McDermott 15 Moores 0 trail by 116 runs
Another blow for Lancashire as Liam Livingstone edges behind for 8 off Hasan Mahmud.
12.10pm
Lancashire 1st inns 62-5 (25 overs) McDermott 15 Livingstone 8 trail by 116 runs
Marcus Harris edges Hasan Mahmud to second slip for 3 as Kent continue to enjoy their morning.
We've also had the first six of the day when Ben McDermott pulled Mahmud over midwicket, and this game continues to move on at a pace.
11.45am
Lancashire 1st inns 33-4 (19 overs) Harris 2 McDermott 7 trail by 145 runs
Lancashire's two Australian overseas batters Marcus Harris and Ben McDermott are battling hard to rebuild the innings in the face of some good bowling from Keith Dudgeon and Matt Milnes who have bowled the opening ten overs of day two.
Kent now make a change with overseas quick Hasan Mahmud coming into the visitors attack.
11.23am
Lancashire 1st inns 24-4 (14.2 overs) Harris 0 McDermott 0 trail by 154 runs
Kent's good start to the second day continues as Tom Bailey is bowled by Matt Milnes for 3.
11.19am
Lancashire 1st inns 24-3 (13.4 overs) Bailey 2 Harris 0 trail by 154 runs
Josh Bohannon departs for 8 after playing a touch inside the line and bowled by Keith Dudgeon who now has figures of 3-7.
11.15am
Lancashire 1st inns 23-2 (13 overs) Bohannon 8 Bailey 2 trail by 155 runs
Josh Bohannon clips Matt Milnes for four to midwicket for the first boundary of the day.
11.00am
Lancashire 1st inns 17-2 (9 overs) Bohannon 4 Bailey 0 trail by 161 runs
Keith Dudgeon picked up the two wickets that fell yesterday and he has the opening over of day two as we get under way in the Blackpool sunshine.
10.25am
Sunny weather has returned to Blackpool and we will start on time at 11am.
10.00am
Thankfully the rain has stopped and the covers are being taken off, so hopefully we might be able to get play under way on time at 11am.
9.15am
I'm afraid the earlier dry conditions have deserted Stanley Park as rain has started to fall. forcing the groundstaff to replace the covers.
8.45am
We have a better morning today than yesterday at Blackpool, where conditions are cloudy but dry at Stanley Park.
There are extended hours of play today and tomorrow to make up for the time lost yesterday.
Start 11am, Lunch 1.10pm, Tea 4pm with a scheduled close of 6.30pm or after 104 overs have been bowled.
Lancashire will resume their first innings on 17-2 trailing Kent by 161 runs with Josh Bohannon 4 not out and Tom Bailey on 0 not out.
Liam Livingstone made an impact with the ball on day one, taking 5-55, and you can read our match report plus Liam's thoughts on the day by clicking on the link below.
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