County Championship: Kent’s Zak Crawley hits 90 earlier than Yorkshire’s bowlers battle again

Zak Crawley

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Zak Crawley has played 12 Test matches for England, averaging 34.15 with the bat
LV= County Championship Group Three, Emerald Headingley, Leeds (day one):
Kent 224-7: Crawley 90; Coad 3-45
Yorkshire: Yet to bat
Kent 1 pt, Yorkshire 2 pts
Scorecard

England batsman Zak Crawley made 90 for Kent before Yorkshire’s bowlers fought back on the opening day of their County Championship game at Headingley.

Crawley was on for a sixth first-class century when he mis-timed Steven Patterson to Joe Root at cover.

Kent were well set at 206-4, but Jack Leaning (47), Ollie Robinson (38) and Darren Stevens all fell quickly to leave them on 224-7 at the close.

Ben Coad starred with the ball taking 3-45 on his return from injury.

The 27-year-old paceman suffered a pectoral injury in the opening round draw with Glamorgan and missed Yorkshire’s subsequent three games.

He only took six deliveries to get back into his stride, removing Kent captain Daniel Bell-Drummond at the end of the first over of the match.

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