Kent v Hampshire: Rob Key and Brendan Nash lift the hosts
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| County Championship Division Two, Canterbury |
| Close, day three: Hampshire 405-9 dec & 15-0 v Kent 513 |
| Kent 5pt, Hampshire 4pts |
| Match scorecard |
A season-best of 180 from Rob Key and a century for Brendan Nash helped Kent edge in front to leave their match with Hampshire heading for a draw.
Nash (126) followed up his total of 199 at Gloucestershire to record a second consecutive Championship hundred.
Daniel Bell-Drummond (79) only added five runs to his day two total as - with two innings of the match completed - the hosts were all out for 513.
Hampshire closed on 15-0, trailing by 93 runs with a draw looking inevitable.
