SUBLIME centuries by left-handers Matthew Walker and Michael Carberry and a career-best 64 by night watchman Martin Saggers carried Kent to the unlikeliest of five-wicket wins over Worcestershire at the weekend.

Having been under the cosh for most of the opening three days, Kent came back from the dead to successfully chase 429 and land their second Frizzell win in as many starts and send newly promoted Worcestershire packing with just eight points.

Kent's two left-handers posted 236 for the fifth wicket in 210 minutes and 58 overs to take the hosts to within 23 of a famous victory, before Carberry fell for a championship best 112.

Walker then teamed up with Geraint Jones (20 not out) to see the hosts through and beat their 70-year-old record of 416 (set against Surrey in Blackheath) for a highest winning fourth innings total.

Pacing their reply to a tee, Kent needed just 88 going into the final hour and the last 16 overs of the game and Walker was still there when Kent got home with 21 balls to spare.

His 151, scored from 261 balls, was Walker's championship best in eight years, but he was quick to praise the work of Saggers.

Carrying on from his night watchman role and the perilous position of 35 for two on Friday evening, Saggers helped set up the improbable win by cracking only the second championship 50 of his career and featured in half-century stands with Rob Key and Walker.

"He batted brilliantly on Friday night and today was the best I've ever seen Saggs' play," said Walker after his match-winning hundred. "He wore them out a little in the early stages and gave us a great platform for the afternoon.

"The wicket flattened out and the ball didn't swing as much as on Friday, we felt the power shift after lunch and after we were quietly confident throughout.

"At tea we felt we hadn?t really had to chase it, we kept picking up the odd low risk boundary after that and all of a sudden they were under the cosh."