Opener Ben Compton hopes for better luck at Edgbaston as Kent take on Warwickshire in County Championship Division 1

Opener Ben Compton didn’t take long to score his first century of the summer for Kent - but already has a new target in his sights.

Compton began 2022 with three successive hundreds and ended his breakthrough campaign with more than 1,000 County Championship Division 1 runs.

He struck 114 not out and was part of an unbroken 167-run partnership with Jack Leaning to see Kent to a seven-wicket win over Northamptonshire at Canterbury on Easter Sunday as he started 2023 in similar style.

The left-hander will now turn his attention to a trip to Edgbaston to face Warwickshire in their next four-day game, which starts from tomorrow.

Kent won their County Championship clash in Birmingham last July. While 29-year-old Compton would love to be a part of another victory, having only contributed nine runs then, he’ll hope to chip in more himself this time.

He revealed: “I average about four at Edgbaston! I’m going to try and get my head down there and make amends for that.

“It was a fantastic win [last year]. They’re a good side, so we’ve got to be on our A-game.

"All our attention is there but the thing about the first month of the season is they come around pretty quick so you don’t get to linger.

“You have to look ahead, pretty much, all the time.”

The Durban-born man is excited about the prospect of playing at the Test venue once again.

“I think everybody enjoys playing there,” he noted.

“It’s a wonderful ground and you normally get quite good crowds. You always enjoy that.”

Teams know more about Compton this year, of course, after his exploits last season.

But he wasn’t overly-concerned about getting his first hundred of the summer on the board as he guided Kent to victory over Northamptonshire. Leaning came in with the score at