Northamptonshire batsmen Max Holden and Adam Rossington filled their boots in sublime batting conditions at Beckenham where Northamptonshire reached 528 for seven in their first-innings reply to Kent’s mammoth 701 for seven declared.

A remarkable day’s play saw 484 runs scored and 13 wickets fall as Kent, with Darren Stevens inevitably leading the counter-attack, fought back after being reduced to 144-5 replying to Leicestershire’s first innings score of 420.