Tom Giles and Daanyaal Mahmood claimed two wickets apiece as Nottinghamshire 2nd XI fought back with the ball on Day Two against Kent at Notts Sports Ground.

Having resumed on 33-1, the hosts were dismissed for 212 despite Sam Seecharan’s counter-attacking 90, but Giles and Mahmood led a fightback to reduce Kent to 170-8 at stumps.

That gave the visitors an overall lead of 270, with Giles returning figures of 2/27 and Mahmood claiming 2/32.

Earlier, Seecharan’s innings had come in just 108 balls, containing 13 fours and four sixes, and he found some support from Ben Martindale’s similarly swift 55.

Martindale faced 61 balls, hitting ten fours, and shared in a partnership worth 55 for the fourth wicket with Seecharan.

Three wickets apiece for veteran Matt Quinn and 17-year-old Oliver Butterfill meant the visitors carried a first-innings lead forward, only for Giles and Mahmood to hit back.

Conor McKerr, James Hayes, captain Haseeb Hameed, and Akand Gangotra also all picked up a scalp apiece as the wider Green and Gold attack backed up the efforts of Giles and Mahmood.

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