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It was two of their players returning from lengthy spells out through injury who made the most significant contributions.
Joe Leach, who is retiring at the end of the season, rolled back the years with a six-wicket haul in Kent’s first innings – his first appearance for three months after a recurrence of a knee problem.
Captain Brett D’Oliveira, who has been troubled by a shoulder injury, also returned after having extensive rehab, to hit a key 97 from 90 balls.
Tawanda Muyeye completed a brilliant maiden double century to frustrate Worcestershire’s hopes of a three-day win. But they still face a real uphill battle to maintain their top flight status after suffering their sixth defeat in 10 games.
Muyeye, crucially out in Saturday’s final over, also hit a first-innings half century, along with his career best 211 for an overall match haul of 267 runs – and that was almost more than the rest of the Kent team.
Worcestershire now face a tough trip to Chelmsford to face Essex on Thursday, when Kent move on to Edgbaston to face winless Warwickshire. But, with Notts stil to face too, the southerners do at least still have their fate in their own hands if they are to retain the top flight status they won in 2018.
Report supplied by the ECB Reporters Network
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