Jack Leaning’s first County Championship hundred in 20 months gave Kent a fighting chance of escaping with a draw against Worcestershire at Canterbury.
The hosts reached 362-8 at stumps on day three of their Vitality County Championship clash thanks largely to Leaning’s unbeaten 152.
It was Leaning’s first ton since his excellent 112 at Hampshire in September 2022.
“It was really enjoyable to be honest,” said Leaning. “On a personal note I’ve probably not had the explosive start to the season that I would have liked so I was keen to try and make an impact today and luckily I’ve had a decent day with the bat.
“I was pretty disappointed that I didn’t get a century last year. I probably let a few things get to me a little bit more than they should have done, coupled with the tough end to the season and trying to stay up.
“This year I’m just trying to help in every way I can with Deebs (Daniel Bell-Drummond) and actually (get) back to concentrating on scoring runs myself. Hopefully, this can kickstart me on to getting a few big scores.
“I just tried to stay in the moment and enjoy it because it’s much better out there feeling tired than it is sat watching, so I just take it ball by ball and keep focused on my routines.
“It’s a really slow pitch so it’s quite tough to score if they hit their areas and it’s just getting lower and lower, but credit to them, they bowled really well and didn’t really give us much. Hopefully, we can do something tomorrow and get a draw.
“Beyers looks a seriously good player. He hits the ball really cleanly and I imagine there will be a few people looking forward to seeing him when we get the white ball in a few weeks time.
“I liked the way he bowled as well, on a slightly quicker pitch with a bit
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