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| LV= County Championship Division One, The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury (day three) |
| Kent 305 & 78-3: Compton 37*; Abbott 2-9 |
| Hampshire 652-6dec: Dawson 171, Brown 157, Vince 111, Gubbins 69; Gilchrist 3-71 |
| Kent (4 pts) trail Hampshire (8 pts) by 269 runs with seven wickets remaining |
| Scorecard |
Liam Dawson struck a career-best 171 and Ben Brown hit 157 as Hampshire bossed Kent on day three at Canterbury.
He shared a club-record 273-run fifth-wicket stand with Brown as Hants took full advantage of a placid pitch.
Keith Barker added a rapid unbeaten 44 as the visitors declared on 652-6, for a huge 347-run first innings lead.
Kyle Abbott (2-9) then removed England batsman Zak Crawley for 29 and Daniel Bell-Drummond for a duck as Kent closed on 78-3, still 269 runs behind.
Kent opener Ben Compton remained unbeaten on 37, but Kent have much work to do to avoid an innings defeat after South African…
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