Relegation-threatened Kent trail Somerset (404-4) at Taunton in County Championship Division 1 despite another rain-shortened day

Injury-hit Kent’s bowling attack were saved from the full force of a savage Tom Kohler-Cadmore attack by more rain on the third day of their LV= Insurance County Championship match against Somerset at Taunton on Thursday.

Uncapped Kohler-Cadmore, 29, has been summoned to take part in England’s One-Day International Series against Ireland at the conclusion of the game - and celebrated in style.

He smashed eight sixes in scoring 68 from just 31 balls as the home side extended their first-innings total to 404-4 before the elements intervened again.

Lewis Goldsworthy marked his first Championship appearance of the season with 122, his second first-class century, and Andy Umeed contributed 49 to a Somerset run blitz that saw them add 190 to their overnight 214-2 in an extended morning comprising 32.4 overs.

But it was Kohler-Cadmore’s onslaught which did most to shatter the morale of a Kent side battling relegation and without Michael Hogan, who was added to their lengthy injury list on the first day.

Coming in at 310-3, the former Yorkshire player hit his second ball for six and went on to reach fifty off 27 deliveries.

After a second day washout, play began in more sedate fashion with Goldsworthy looking to build on his overnight score of 70 after a frustrating season in which his only previous first-team cricket had come in the One-Day Cup.

Having left out their specialist spinners and seen 42-year-old Hogan limp off after bowling only 11.2 overs in the innings, Kent again proved powerless to capitalise on a green pitch.

There was an extraordinary incident with the total on 245-2 and Goldsworthy on 79. He jammed down on a yorker from Jas Singh (1-95) and saw part of the toe of his bat fly off and dislodge a bail – before