County Championship: Kent wrap up win on day four against Northants

Northants head coach Darren Lehmann said:

“That was disappointing with the bat and the boys have got to take some accountability.

“It wasn’t a two-and-a-half-day wicket, I thought the groundsman did a really good job – that for me was a nice four-day wicket, more of a 250 wicket in each innings.

“I think both sides batted badly, but Kent probably bowled a bit better than us. We should probably have limited them to 180 and dropped a few catches, but we fought back beautifully yesterday.

“I thought [Rob] Keogh was excellent first innings and [George] Bartlett was great today, that number three spot was up for grabs and he’s really taken it.

“We’ve got some work to do with the bat but we’ve got to change our mindset and adapt to conditions better than we did.

“We had three blokes that let the ball go and didn’t play a shot, Bats cost about 500 quid – you’ve got to start using them.”

Kent head coach Adam Hollioake said:

“It’s nice to get it done in what’s effectively two days. It’s a low-scoring shootout so there’s always times in the game where there’s a lot of pressure.

“When it’s 200 plays 200 plays 140, or what have you, every run is hard fought for, so you have to show a lot of character. This is a young, inexperienced side but the character they showed was really pleasing.

“[Keith Dudgeon] – He’s a great signing we’ve got here at Kent. What an impact – it’s a dream start to his Kent career.

“He’s popular in the changing room already, he’s a lovely guy, and you can just feel the enthusiasm and aggression coming off him. That’s what we need.”