Kent spinners Aron Nijjar and Yuzvendra Chahal ripped through the Nottinghamshire middle order on the second day of their LV= Insurance County Championship Division 1 match at Canterbury on Monday.
Steven Mullaney and Joe Clarke, who made 86 and 62 respectively, looked to have blunted the Kent attack with a century stand for the third wicket but Nijjar took career-best figures of 3-41 and India's Chahal claimed 3-52.
Nijjar, who also played in the Kent League Premier Division with Minster earlier in the summer, said: “There was a little bit of spin from wide to start with, so I think that got the wickets early on. “Then, Yuzy [Chahal] bowled beautifully when he came back on.
There seemed to be a little bit more spin from straight. “So we both, luckily, were able to pick up some wickets and contribute.” Nottinghamshire had started the day well, taking 6-59 to bowl Kent out for 446.