Kent saddled with a 245 run deficit and nag-ging doubts about getting a draw
26.04.26, 08:25 Updated 26.04.26, 08:32
Fred Atkins
Diary of a cricket season. Saturday 25th April, 2026.
Rothesay County Championship - Day 2: Worcestershire, 441/9, lead Kent, 196 all out, by 245 runs.
So far Kent’s trip to New Road is following the standard template Kent fans have endured over the last couple of seasons: day one is bad and day two is worse.
Saturday was memorable for two reasons: one, Ben Dawkins became Kent’s first ever non-concussion substitute in a county championship match and two, there was a traffic jam caused by horses outside the ground.
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Fred Atkins Fred Atkins is a former Kent Messenger sports editor and has written several books, including The Spitfire Diaries, an account of Kent's 2021 season and Monty Panesar's "The Full Monty". He has followed KCCC since 1993 and has covered them for the ECB and Wisden since 2021.