Kent 178 (Conway 5-36) and 253 for 5 (Compton 114*, Northeast 69) drew with Northamptonshire 684 for 2 dec (Procter 261*, Harrison 153, Vasconcelos 127, McSweeney 101*)

Northamptonshire were frustrated by the rain on the final day of their Rothesay County Championship match with Kent at Canterbury, which ended in a draw.

The visitors took two early wickets in the morning session to reduce Kent to 179 for 5, but they were unable to make further inroads before rain stopped play at 12.30 pm. Sixty overs were lost and when play finally resumed Ben Compton and Daniel Bell-Drummond batted for 14 overs to secure the draw.

The visitors' Harry Conway finished with match figures of 7 for 95. Compton was unbeaten on 114, while Bell-Drummond was 36 not out. Kent were 253 for 5 at stumps.

Kent's chances had looked slim when they resumed on 162 for 3 overnight, with Compton unbeaten on 70 and the nightwatcher Jas Singh on 0. Singh was the first to go, trying to fend off a Conway bouncer and gloving it behind for 2. Ben Sanderson then removed Tawanda Muyeye, lbw for 4, but Bell-Drummond joined Compton and batted through until the rain forced an early lunch, with Kent on 231 for 5.

Compton was stranded on 99 and play didn't resume until 5.05pm. When they finally did get back underway Compton looked vulnerable to the first three deliveries he faced, but after he took a single from Calvin Harrison to reach three figures there were few serious alarms. The players shook hands on the draw at 5.55pm.