Kent (158 & 281) lost at Warwickshire (453-4dec) by an innings and 14 runs in County Championship Division 1

Kent suffered their first LV= Insurance County Championship Division 1 defeat of the season despite late resistance at Warwickshire on Sunday.

The hosts completed an innings victory with six overs - and just enough light - to spare at Edgbaston after being held up for long periods by Ben Compton and Joey Evison.

Indeed, Evison was the last wicket to fall, edging Hassan Ali behind on 99, having taken Kent agonisingly close to salvaging a draw which seemed most unlikely after they collapsed to 51-5 and 99-7.

"We definitely didn't deserve much from this game at all but when people fight hard like the way the guys did and they get you close to the line, and then you fall just short, they are the gut-wrenchers," said Kent head coach Matt Walker.

"What is does is it gives you some positives to take out of the game and the character shown by Ben Compton early on and then Joey Evison with great support from Conor McKerr sends a real message to the group that with concentration and determination and hard work and good decision-making, things can be done.

"It was a good challenge against one of the best bowling attacks in the country. They showed us how to bowl on that wicket. When you get bowled out cheaply then everybody looks at the batting but we made it too easy for them with the ball as well. We were way off our game and they punished us the way good teams do.

"Matt Quinn's injury is not too bad. I think he caught it early so we have been able to have a look at it. Great credit to him for going back out there and bowling again. That's two weeks in a row we have lost a bowler during the game and obviously that's not ideal, but that was no excuse here.

"Playing on Test match wickets is very different to Canterbury, you have to