Rain frustrates Kent & Leics at Canterbury

No play was possible after lunch

Rothesay County Championship Division Two, The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury (day three)

Leicestershire 471: Ahmed 119, Scriven 99; Parkinson 7-137

Kent 217-3: Compton 111*; Kimber 1-21

Kent (3 pts) trail Leics (6 pts) by 254 runs

Match scorecard

The County Championship match between Division Two leaders Leicestershire and Kent looks to be heading for a draw, after just 9.5 overs were possible on day three.

Play began 15 minutes late due to rain and no wickets fell during a truncated morning session, which saw Kent move to 217-3.

Ben Compton, who was 101 not out overnight, added 10 runs to his score, while nightwatch George Garrett was unbeaten on three when the rain returned, at 11:50 BST.

Although a restart was scheduled for 17:30, a further shower forced the umpires to abandon play for the day five minutes before the players were due to go back out.

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