By Fred Atkins

May 24, St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Essex 591-7d (Cox 207, Snater 83*, Bhuiyan 2-114, Evison 2-93, Parkinson 2-151) Kent 118-4 (Compton 41, O'Riordan 30, Critchley 2-19, Cook 1-19, Beard 1-15)
Toss: Essex, who elected to bat Officials: Mark Newell, Tom Lungley Points: Essex 3, Kent 1
DAY ONE
Essex recovered from an early evening wobble to reach 287 for four at stumps on day one at Canterbury.
Openers Dean Elgar and Nick Browne scored 77 and 65 respectively, putting on 146 for the first wicket then Joey Evison took two for 38 for a Kent attack weakened by injuries, b...