"Nice to get a score but it would have been nice to get three figures."
20.08.26, 20:10 Updated 20.08.26, 20:12
Fred Atkins
Sam Northeast was Kent's top scorer with 87 on day one of the County Championship game with Middlesex at Merchant Taylor's School, anchoring the innings through some difficult conditions.
"There were definitely periods where we had to soak up a bit of pressure," he said. "They bowled well, but I think we are in a good position. It seems to have done a little bit all through the day and we are hoping that is going to continue for us during our bowling innings and maybe it might spin later in the game as well. We are happy with the day's work."
He also had a front row seat as Zak Crawley produced his best innings of the season, a composed 81 that was only ended by an absolute jaffa from Higgins.
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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.