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| LV= County Championship Division One, Clean Slate Headingley, Leeds (day three) |
| Kent 291 & 118-2: Compton 67*; Patterson 1-12 |
| Yorkshire 571: Brook 194, Malan 152; Gilchrist 3-114 |
| Kent (3 pts) trail Yorkshire (8 pts) by 162 runs |
| Scorecard |
Harry Brook fell narrowly short of a maiden career double century before lunch on day three as Yorkshire edged towards victory in their County Championship clash with Kent at Headingley.
Brook, the Division One’s second leading run-scorer behind unbeaten Kent opener Ben Compton, continued his super start to the summer by advancing from 131 overnight to 194 to take his tally of runs to 512 in five innings.
Replying to Kent’s 291, Yorkshire started day three on 326-5 with a lead of 35, but when they were bowled out in mid-afternoon for 591, they led by 280.
Kent then impressively resisted to close on 118-2, 162 behind, to offer hope that they can avoid a third defeat in four games. But, so far, the…
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