Zak Crawley scored an attacking 158 for Kent in the County Championship today (September 10), boosting their chances of avoiding relegation ahead of the final two rounds of competition.
Crawley had success against Nottinghamshire at Canterbury, hitting consecutive fours in his third over of the day after being bowled by Brett Hutton, the second highest wicket-taker in Division One this year. Crawley reached his half-century with 53 balls, after which Kent reached 109-1 by lunch. Crawley reached 79 with a run-a-ball and reached his century in less than 10 overs.
His hundred came from just 100 balls, 15 fours and a six (hit by Lyndon James) and was Crawley’s second of the County Championship season. He continued his march towards 150, hitting two sixes off Calvin Harrison and scoring 153 runs for the second wicket along with Daniel Bell Drummond. He completed 150 passes off 146 balls, putting Kent in an advantageous position. But Harrison got his revenge, beating the traps and scoring 158 runs off 153 pitches. This was for Crawley his third first-class score above 150 in the summer of 2023.
Zak Crawley is going big in his first red-ball innings since the Ashes 💪
In Kent’s first innings against Nottinghamshire, he scored 150 runs, including 18 fours and 3 sixes 💥#CountyCricket2023 pic.twitter.com/yDtacapu5F
– Wisden (@WisdenCricket) 10. September 2023
With this knock, Kent reached 248 wins and 2 losses, and with Bel Drummond also scoring for the first time in half a century, Kent got a big score in the first innings and were on track to get a run. There is.
The result of the match is important for the relegation battle in Division One. Kent is currently in 9th place, making it a three-way battle for second place. Notts are technically unstable with him in seventh place, but of the bottom three he is unlikely to slip far enough to be overtaken by two teams.
Northamptonshire are at the bottom of the table with 61 points and are likely to finish in the same place, effectively leaving the battle for second place in the relegation spot between Middlesex and Kent. . Middlesex lost 132-8 to Lancashire, so a win on a strong opening day would give Kent a lead over their rivals heading into the remaining two rounds.
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