County Championship: Honours even between Kent and Glamorgan

Fans' return to the Spitfire Ground was spoiled by a long delay

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Fans’ return to the Spitfire Ground was spoiled by a long delay
LV= County Championship Group Three, The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury (day one):
Kent 70-2 (22 overs): Robinson 43; van der Gugten 2-0
Glamorgan: Yet to bat
Kent 0pts, Glamorgan 0 pts
Scorecard

Kent reached 70 for two on a weather-ruined day with just 22 overs possible.

Ollie Robinson hit a sparky 43 off 62 balls after being promoted to open the batting in place of Daniel Bell-Drummond.

But Timm van der Gugten induced slip catches from both Robinson and Zak Crawley, who fell for nought after his England Test call.

Spectators had to wait until 16:30 BST for play because of damp conditions from the previous day’s rain.

The return of crowds for the first time in 603 days in Canterbury was a frustrating experience as hundreds of home members suffered through a string of inspections in chilly conditions.

There were 950 tickets allocated, but some supporters did not arrive and most of the rest had thought better of it by the…

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