So we come to the penultimate game of the County Championship Division 1 season.

Notts are periously close to falling into the bottom two. They certainly need a good result here.

Notts will Bat first after Kent won the toss and elected to bowl.

Notts need a good start here.

Notts team below ???? 

 

The match is underway.

 

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Notts have made a good start.

 

Good news to report at Lunch.

Notts have not lost a wicket in the first session.

Notts are 134 for 0.

 

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At the tea interval 

Notts are 271 for 3.

Slater is 146 not out

 

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Notts are 342 for 4.

Haynes is 50 not out.

 

It's been a good day for Notts batting first.

Notts finish the day on 393/6 with a century by Ben Slater & half centuries from Hameed & Haynes 

Every bonus point Notts can make is absolutely vital at this stage of the season 

Notts are close to getting 4 batting points when they teach 400 & one more if they reach 450 within 110 overs.

 

The 2nd day of the match between Kent and Notts resumes with Notts on 396 for 6 from 96 overs.

 

Update.

Notts are 433 all out 

Notts take 4 batting points.

 

Lunch

Kent are 60 for 2

Luke Fletcher has both wickets 

 

Tea has been taken.

Brilliant bowling by Notts, they have bowled Kent out during the session.

Kent 225 all out.

Young Ahmed featured taking 4 for 37

Kent trail by 208 runs & Notts have enforced the follow on.

 

This performance as been lacking all season..I just hope Notts CC haven't left it to late and we avoid the R word...

@gtownjohnno Ahmed looks a great prospect. Trouble is, if he gets into the England side with a central contract, Notts would lose him for most of the time like they did  Graham Swann.

Central contracts should go, so Duckett & Stone can play for Notts regularly.

End of the days play and Kent are 85/0 in the 2nd innings following on still 123 runs behind Notts .

Notts probably should have batted and extended the lead.

 

It's the third day of the match between Kent & Nottinghamshire from Canterbury.

Kent will resume their second innings on 85/0 trailing Notts by 123 runs.

 

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Kent are 134/6

 

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Kent 156/7 still 52 runs behind Notts.

 

It's been a very good morning for  the Notts bowlers in the opening session of the day.

At Lunch Kent are 196/7 still 12 runs needed to make Notts bat again.

 

Update.

Kent have been bowled out for 230. Notts require 23 to win.

 

Update.

Notts have WON the match by 10 wickets by scoring the 23 runs the required without loss.

The Notts win relegated Kent, but Notts have to wait for the Lancashire match, which is still playing, to find out if they will have to go to the last match, to ensure survival in Division 1