Kent vs Durham report- Raine and Parkinson stand secures 14 points from Beckenham

At one point Durham looked likely to have to follow on when they were reduced to 288 for nine, with Ekansh Singh and Matt Milnes both taking three wickets apiece, while James Taylor bowled England captain Ben Stokes for 45.

However, a last wicket of stand of 158 between Raine and Callum Parkinson, who was unbeaten on 54, killed any lingering hopes of a home win.

Raine, Durham’s top scorer, was finally dismissed for 106 and he then donned the wicket-keeper’s gloves and caught Ben Dawkins off Graham Clark as Kent’s second innings lasted just nine balls and ended on one for one after 1.3 overs.

After the game, head coach Ryan Campbell said: "“It was pretty frustrating. You know, we arrived here and obviously it looked a really good batting wicket, and it turned out to be. I guess what’s disappointing for us is we made some mistakes in the field, which cost us.

“We've done that a couple of times this year, and for us to be the best team in this competition, we have to take our chances. I think our bowlers are working manfully and getting us the opportunities.

“Overall, we walk away with a pretty good draw. Obviously, day three was, you know, frustrating for everyone, but I don't know about that. Mother cricket might have been messing with us, because that happened at our place on day three as well when we were in a pretty good position."

There was no play possible on day three of Kent against Durham, with overnight rain causing havoc at Beckenham.

The rain leaked through the covers and subsequently made the pitch unplayable, halting Kent's momentum and granting Durham a reprieve.

Durham were struggling on 173 for five against Kent, still trailing by 350, when rain forced an early end to day two of their Rothesay County Championship match at Beckenham.

Kent’s Ekansh Singh hit an unbeaten 66 to help Kent to 523 all out, after Durham started the second day with three wickets for four runs in the first two overs.

However, Ekansh put on a century stand with Keith Dudgeon, to swing the momentum back in Kent’s favour.

Matthew Potts took six for 92 and claimed his 300th first-class wicket, but Matt Milnes and Ekansh took two wickets apiece to leave the Division Two leaders still 200 shy of the follow on at stumps.

Milnes bowled England’s new opener, Emilio Gay, for a duck, leaving David Bedingham and Ben Stokes as the not out batters on 77 and 8 respectively.

Potts said: “Three wickets and seven balls I think was kind of the start we needed after the day we had yesterday, you know, we probably left a few out there. And, you know, sometimes cricket has a funny way of working things out. And if you put in enough, you certainly get your rewards a little bit later than you first expected.

“We lost probably one or two wickets more than we would have liked, but, yeah, I think fair play. They bowled nicely. Maybe a few errant shots, but I think on the overall, we're looking to approach tomorrow and try and bat as long as we can, you know, and make a score. And there's no reason with the batters that we've got now, with Stokes and Bedingham at the crease increase why we can't do that.”

Ben Dawkins and Sam Northeast both hit centuries as Kent dominated the first day of their Rothesay County Championship game with Durham at Beckenham, posting 385 for four.

19-year-old Dawkins hit his maiden first-class century, finishing on 180 not out, while Northeast made 141, their partnership of 303 was Kent’s highest for any wicket against Durham.

Although England captain Ben Stokes dismissed Zak Crawley for 30, Durham struggled in the field, dropping both Dawkins and Northeast before they reached three figures.

However, they dragged themselves back into the contest with three late wickets and Ben Raine ended day one with two for 72.

Durham bowling coach Graham Onions said: “Obviously we would have batted first, but I still don't think it was that bad of a pitch early on. Maybe we didn't quite get it right, but fair credit to them. They played well.

“The pitch had bounce. The stats here show that if you stay in there for long enough, it might seem flat, but the bounce always keeps you interested. We knew that there wasn't going to be loads of opportunities, but also the run rate was going to be a little bit higher as well. Arguably, at times, that was a little bit too high for our liking and our standards. Also, we created chances and the way we finished the day was pleasing."