Gloucestershire 229 and 61 for two (Milnes 2-6) path Kent 353 (Compton 126, Bell-Drummond 55) by 63 runs
Understanding a win would assure promotion, Kent resumed on 71 for 1, however Langridge acquired Sam Northeast with the very first ball of the day by way of a vanguard that went to gully after which acquired Tawanda Muyeye lbw for 11.
Che Simmons was battling no-balls nonetheless, and one in all them robbed him of a wicket when Compton nicked him behind. Kent have been luckier nonetheless when Bell-Drummond slashed at R Sai Kishore and Ollie Worth dropped him at second slip, leaving the hosts on 183 for 3 at lunch.
Sai Kishore appeared menacing and acquired Bell-Drummond when he tried to whip him by midwicket, due to an excellent catch by Joe Phillips.
Chris Benjamin drove Matt Taylor to place Kent within the lead however fell quickly afterwards, when Sai Kishore acquired him with one which turned sharply and hit center.
Compton, who hadn’t handed double figures in his final six innings, vindicated Kent’s religion in him by clinching his century when he clipped Langridge for 4, however he then began to expire of companions. Daaryoush Ahmed ended Ekansh Singh’s energetic innings for 31 when stand-in keeper Miles Hammond took an excellent diving catch and Milnes made simply 5 when he edged Daaryoush to the sub, Ed Middleton, at second.
Three balls from the scheduled tea interval Taylor had Compton caught behind, however the lead was already 97. Matt Quinn made 12 earlier than Simmons acquired him with the primary ball of his spell, caught at cowl by Tom Boorman. Simmons then wrapped up the innings when he had Khaled Ahmed lbw for a duck.
That left the guests with 22 overs to face and Milnes acquired Joe Phillips caught by Muyeye off the very first ball of Gloucestershire’s second innings.
He then despatched Worth’s center stump cartwheeling for 9, however Boorman and Hammond prevented additional harm, ending the day on 11 and 33 respectively – Hammond wanting considerably extra snug than his associate.