It�..s not all glamour being a cricket reporter ploughing your way round the county circuit. The Daily Telegraph�..s Charles Randall seemed to have had more than enough of Canterbury, where a combination of some dreadfully dull batting from Kent and a pitch with as much life as a cadaver finally did for him.

�..A huge total on an easy-paced strip should impose fatigue and 'scoreboard pressure' on the opposition, though this ponderous exercise at the St Lawrence Ground proved unedifying as neither side gained maximum batting or bowling points.

Kent's cynical effort provided minimal personal development value, minimal entertainment and very little advantage in the table against one of the lowest counties.�.�