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Kent crown cracking season with eighth win and promotion after defeating Gloucestershire

Kent secured promotion to Division One with an eight-wicket victory over Gloucestershire at Canterbury, completing a memorable campaign with Ben Compton’s century and Matt Milnes’ match-winning haul.
Ben Compton, initially with Sam Northeast, took Kent to a big lead

By Fred Atkins
September 24-27, St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Gloucestershire 229 (Bracey 86, Price 52, Milnes 4-55, Khaled 3-37) & 241 (Dhariwal 66, Hammond 42, Milnes 5-33, Khaled 2-67)

Kent 353 (Compton 126, Bell-Drummond 55, Langridge 3-105, Ahmed 2-39) & 120-2 (Northeast 49, Crawley 44, Langridge 1-30, Sai Kishore 1-27)*
Kent won by eight wickets
Toss: Kent won the toss and decided to field
Officials: Mark Newell, Chris Watts, Wayne Noon

Day one
Kent were 71 for one at stumps after day one of their Rothesay County Championship game with Gloucestershire at Canterbury, trailin...

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