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first-innings deficit, before Hampshire closed on three for one.

Sean Dickson’s ninth first-class ton helped Kent avoid the follow-on against Surrey at Beckenham.

The 27-year-old dug in for fiveand-a-half hours for 128 but his side lost their last nine wickets for 97 runs to be all out for 294 and give Surrey a 145-run first-innings lead. Wickets Somerset need to beat Warwickshire at Taunton. After 17 wickets fell on day one, 19 were taken yesterday. That left the visitors 103 for six, needing 136 more runs to win