Lancashire bowled Kent out for 293 on day one of their Rothesay County Championship match at Canterbury, before reaching 19-0 at stumps, to trail by 274.

Ben Compton hit 77 and Ben Dawkins 60 but Kent lurched from 217 for two to 274 for five, before the next four wickets fell for four runs. Mitch Stanley took five for 80 and Tom Hartley three for 68, although the bowling was marred by 37 extras, including 26 no balls.

Luke Wells and Keaton Jennings then survived eight overs to reach stumps on three and ten respectively.

James Anderson travelled with Lancashire but was left out of the starting XI, while Kent handed a first-class debut to Mo Rizvi and Michael Cohen made his first red ball appearance for the hosts.

Stanley struck in the sixth over to get Jaydn Denly caught behind for eight, but it was an otherwise joyless morning for Lancashire, with Kent reaching 122 for one at lunch.

Dawkins crunched Stanley through point to bring up his maiden first-class fifty and Compton then eased to the same milestone with two off the same bowler.

When Stanley then appealed for caught behind against Dawkins, for a delivery that seemed to flick his shirt, it was turned down, to a chorus of catcalls from the Nackington Road Grumblers, although Dawkins soon perished when he flicked Stanley to Michael Jones at midwicket, ending a stand of 136.

Tawanda Muyeye, out for a golden duck in the Vitality Blast quarter-final between these two sides on Saturday, cracked Tom Hartley back over his head for six and even Compton charged down the wicket on a couple of occasions but their partnership was interrupted when they collided with such force while attempting a second run that Muyeye’s helmet flew off.

Compton stayed down in the middle, while Muyeye staggered to his feet before collapsing after making his ground. The ball was ruled dead in accordance with the ECB’s concussion guidelines and both batters needed treatment.

After an 11-minute delay both were able to continue. Muyeye was then hit on the upper arm and dropped by Matty Hurst off Stanley when he was on 29, but any doubts about how well he was seeing it were banished when he dumped Hartley for six over midwicket.

He then produced an outstanding upper cut to hit Stanley for six over point, only to play on to Hartley in the next over, bowled for 48.

From here on, everything went south for the hosts. Stanley had Compton caught behind and Hartley bowled Ekansh Singh for four, leaving Kent on 248 for five at tea.

Harry Finch and Joey Evison seemed to have stabilised things until three wickets fell in seven deliveries.

Finch was unlucky to be given caught behind to Wells and Rizvi lasted just two balls before he chopped on to the same bowler. Hartley then had Evison caught at first slip for 22.

Stanley finished Kent off, bowling Matt Quinn for one with the new ball and getting Matt Parkinson caught behind for 12.

The closest Kent came to a wicket was when Corey Flintoff, on as sub for Muyeye, missed a difficult chance to get catch Wells off Evison in the final over.

Lancashire’s Mitch Stanley said: “It was brilliant. I’ve put in some serious hard work over the last few months trying to get myself ready, or really over the last two years, so I was overjoyed to get out on the park and put a performance in.

“I’ve not played a lot of cricket over my whole career to be honest so it was good to get out there. I was struggling a bit at the start with my run up going downhill and I’d like to have less runs on my figures but (getting five wickets) didn’t really cross my mind until I was given the new ball.

“I was just hoping we’d get off the pitch as quickly as possible but when I got thrown the new ball again I thought there was a chance.

“My whole career’s been a bit of a battle to be honest, with fitness stuff. I’ve kind of been pigeon-holed a bit to be a white ball bowler, which I don’t feel I am.

“I think it helps with age and stuff, I feel I got some good workloads over the winter with the Lions and I started the year with the twos, so yeah, I feel ready.

(On the support he’s had from LCCC)

“It’s always nice to know that you’re backed and it’s the usual confidence thing when you go out there. If people believe in you, you give 100 percent anyway but it’s nice to do it for people who support you.

“I’m massively determined (to make a career in red-ball cricket.) It’s the main part of our career really I’ve always wanted to play for England in test cricket ever since I was a kid, so I’m super-determined to prove myself.”

Kent’s Ben Dawkins said: “I thought we started excellently. Ben Compton has been brilliant all season.

“Then Tawanda and Jaydn batted really well. We did have a bit of a collapse, which is frustrating because it has happened quite a lot this season. But I thought we did fight back and put ourselves in a good position going into tomorrow.

“It’s definitely a good batting pitch. There’s nip throughout the day, we found. So it was very tricky to get started. A couple of boys did struggle. But then once you get in, I think it’s a very good batting pitch.

“It’s amazing to bat with Ben Compton. He just gives you so much advice and help in the middle. It’s a pity not to convert into a bigger score, but I’m very grateful for the opportunity.

“Yes, it’s a very young squad. Lots of fun. I think all the young boys are just really enjoying learning from the older lads. Quinny and Joey bowled really well. I thought beat the edge a couple of times and got a few hobby-dobby shots. 

“I think if we can bowl like we did tonight, we’ll get a few early and then hopefully rattle through them.”