County Championship: Matt Critchley scores chic century on Essex debut as Kent battle

Matt Critchley narrowly failed to better his career-best score of 137 not out against Northamptonshire in 2015

LV= County Championship Division One, The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford (day two):

Essex 514: Critchley 132, Browne 107, A Cook 100; Bird 3-85, Gilchrist (3-98)

Kent: 122-1: Compton 47*, Muyeye 43*

Kent (1 pt) trail Essex (3 pts) by 392 runs

Scorecard

Matt Critchley struck a classy century on his Essex debut as the home side stayed in firm control against Kent on day two at Chelmsford.

He got excellent support from fellow debutant Adam Rossington (47) and Adam Wheater (37) as Essex piled up 514 in their first innings.

Kent made an admirable effort in reply, reaching the close on 122-1.

After pegging Essex back from 220-0 to 262-4 late on day one, Kent sensed a way back into the match when home captain Tom Westley nibbled at one off the back foot from Jackson Bird to Ollie Robinson behind the stumps, having added only nine to his overnight 28 to leave the home side 288-5.

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