Jack Leaning

Nephew of Joe Denly produces allround heroics to stymie Essex's hopes of victory

Dream debut cameo with bat and ball for 17-year-old Jaydn Denly, nephew of Joe

Seamer claims four in each innings as Kent are overwhelmed despite second-innings fight

Home side bat out final day to make up for paltry first-innings effort

Jack Leaning adds 67 not out in crucial 167-run stand as hosts recover from 60 for 3 chasing 227

Matt Henry, Tom Bailey star with the ball on bowler-friendly surface

James Neesham strikes 91 as Northamptonshire lead Kent by 252 runs with five second-innings wickets in hand

Hosts trail by 16 runs at Canterbury with five first-innings wickets in hand

Glenn Phillips leads Gloucestershire resistance with 59, but hosts chase down target of 88

Tom Price took a hat-trick and career-best 5 for 53 but Gloucestershire remain on back foot

Kent make false start to title defence in opening-night rematch of 2021 final

Half-centuries for Leaning, Stewart build imposing 519-run total, before two early wickets

Ben Aitchison takes four as Kent lose 7 for 48 during evening session

Visitors six down and still heavily in arrears after conceding 260-run deficit

Parkinson takes 5-41 to claim nine for the match but hosts face big deficit

Callum Parkinson takes four-for but Kent double score from 116 for 7

Tom Hartley's 4-42 gives home side more than a sniff as clock ticks down on a gloomy afternoon in Manchester

Gloucestershire come close through Benny Howell's 44 from 23

Darren Stevens stars again with three wickets as Middlesex fall short by 16