Claydon and Billings combine to hand Kent control

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Kent 55 for 0 (Bell-Drummond 30*, Dickson 19*) trail Worcestershire 211 (Clarke 69, Claydon 5-42) by 156 runs Scorecard

Sam Billings became only the second Kent wicketkeeper to take seven catches in an innings while paceman Mitch Claydon bagged his best championship figures for the county as the hosts dominated the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship clash with Worcestershire.

Having bundled the second-placed visitors out for 211 inside 74 overs, Kent went in at the close on 55 without loss to trail by 156 runs going into the second day of this 165th Canterbury Week match.

In the 80 minutes through to stumps Kent’s openers Daniel Bell-Drummond (30*) and Sean Dickson (19*) suffered few alarms and will go into the second day with power to add.

After a mid-day start, permitted under ECB regulations following Kent’s final Royal London Cup qualifying game at Hove on Tuesday evening, the hosts elected to bowl first after winning the toss at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence.

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