Ben Kellaway's Canterbury record puts Glamorgan in sight, Marcus Harris to the fore for Lancs

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TWO ROUNDUP: Kellaway hit 181 not out, the highest ever score by a Glamorgan batter at Canterbury, before the hosts were rattled by Timm van der Gugten and James Harris

Northampton (day two of four): Northamptonshire 238 & 140-6, Lancashire 276 - Northamptonshire lead by 102 runs with four second-innings wickets remaining

Marcus Harris continued his devastating form for Lancashire, recording his third century in nine innings on day two of this Rothesay County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road.

The Australian international extended his tally as county cricket's leading run scorer this season to 706 runs with a magnificent 121 (230 balls), including 18 boundaries, making Northamptonshire pay for a rash of dropped catches.

Harris stretched his overnight fourth-wicket partnership with keeper Matty Hurst (59) to 125 after both were dropped off difficult chances yesterday evening on 28 and 0 respectively. Liam Guthrie's determined, probing seven-over spell this morning accounted for Hurst before Northamptonshire's fielding again let them down, the slip cordon shelling three chances off his bowling, including Harris on 82.

A hostile Luke Procter (3 for 70) finally accounted for Harris and saw the Northamptonshire skipper move past 100 first-class wickets for the county before Harry Conway (3 for 48) wrapped up the tail. Lancashire closed on 276, taking a first-innings lead of 38.

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Canterbury (day two of four): Glamorgan 549-9d, Kent 156-8 - Kent are 393 runs behind with two first-innings wickets remaining

Glamorgan are eyeing their first victory of the County Championship season, after reducing Kent to 156 for 8 in their first innings on day two, a deficit of 393.

Earlier, Ben Kellaway hit 181 not out, the highest ever score by a Glamorgan batter at Canterbury, and his side posted their biggest ever score against Kent, declaring on 549 for 9.

Timm van der Gugten and James Harris took three wickets apiece as Glamorgan rattled through Kent's top order, at one stage reducing them to 23 for 5 before Chris Benjamin offered some resistance with 68 not out.

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