Middlesexâ..s drew with Kent in a two-day pre-season friendly at Canterbury in temperatures which were close to freezing. Both sides batted for a total of 90 overs and Middlesex used 13 players and Kent 15.

Middlesex made 270 first time round, Paul Weekes scoring 62, and Kent reached 98 for 2 at the close. Kent reached 365 for 7, with Neil Dexter bringing up his hundred shortly before the umpires brought play to a premature close as rain added to the general unpleasantness.