KENT wrapped up their championship campaign with a mundane, anti-climactic draw against wooden spoonists Middlesex.

Though Kent wrapped up the Middlesex first innings relatively quickly to have the visitors following on 190 in arrears, they were unable to roll them over for a second time to enforce a last match win.

Nick Compton, who suffered a fearful blow on the helmet when fielding at short-leg earlier in the game, recovered to score an attractive century in 214 minutes while Owais Shah looked back to his wristy best with 52 in 109 balls.

Compton eventually fell to Kent spinner Rob Ferley, who took nine wickets in the match including a career-best six for 136, then James Tredwell accounted for Shah.

But with overs running out David Nash and Paul Weekes, playing his last match before retirement, dug in to see the visitors through to a draw.

The day also marked a St Lawrence farewell for David Fulton, he led the side in the absence of Rob Key and Martin van Jaarsveld, and he received a standing ovation after leading the side off at tea.

SCOREBOARD

Kent first innings

D P Fulton c Peploe b Silverwood 155
J L Denly b Silverwood 66
M van Jaarsveld c Joyce b Peploe 2
M J Walker c Nash b Silverwood 104
R S Ferley c Hutton b Peploe 22
D I Stevens not out 126
G O Jones lbw b Joyce 59
N J Dexter not out 35
Extras 34

Total 603 for six declared after 164 overs

Fall of wicket: 1-123, 2-138, 3-334, 4-357, 5-417, 6-538.

Bowling: Silverwood 34-7-90-3, Louw 24-3-66-0, Peploe 50-4-205-2, Wright 23-1-113-0, Hutton 4-0-25-0, Weekes 24-2-67-0, Joyce 5-0-21-1.

Middlesex first innings

B Hutton b Ferley 20
N R D Compton lbw b Joseph 25
O A Shah b Ferley 43
E T Smith c Denly b Ferley 7
E C Joyce c van Jaarsveld b Tredwell 99
P N Weekes c Tredwell b Joseph 35
D C Nash lbw b Denly 64
C T Peploe c Dexter b Ferley 6
J Louw c Sub (Cusden) b Ferley 12
C J C Wright not out 34
C E W Silverwood b Ferley 43
Extras 25

Total 413 all out after 97.2 overs

Fall of wicket: 1-41, 2-91, 3-124, 4-136, 5-197, 6-304, 7-324, 8-324, 9-340.

Bowling: Cook 13-2-56-0, Joseph 13-3-49-2, Tredwell 33-5-143-1, Ferley 31.2-3-136-6, Stevens 4-1-12-0, Denly 3-1-8-1.

Middlesex second innings (following on)

B L Hutton c Tredwell b Ferley 26
N R D Compton st Jones b Ferley 100
O A Shah c Fulton b Tredwell 52
E T Smith run out (Cook) 16
E C Joyce c Tredwell b Ferley 10
D C Nash not out 22
P N Weekes not out 4
Extras 34

Total 264 for five declared after 80 overs

Bowling: Cook 4-2-8-0, Joseph 13-1-58-0, Dexter 1-0-9-0, Tredwell 26-2-85-1, Ferley 25-2-70-3, Stevens 4-1-7-0, Denly 7-1-17-0.

Bonus points: Kent 12pts, Middlesex 8pts.