James Hockley scored his ninth Kent Cricket League century to keep Hartley Country Club top of the Premier Division.

He hit an unbeaten 126 off 96 balls, including 16 fours and three sixes, as Hartley beat bottom side Tunbridge Wells by seven wickets.

Wells had their own batting star in opener Alex Williams who top-scored with 94 before falling to James Cramp (3-23) in a total of 208 all out.

Hockley (pictured) received good support from Sam Billings (53), with Hartley knocking off the runs in 33 overs.

Blackheath are up to second place, 12 points behind the leaders, after a nine-run victory over Bexley.

A steady half-century off 83 balls by Craig Wood plus an entertaining 41 not out by Warren Lee saw Blackheath post 219-8.

George Wells kept Bexley in the hunt with 81 at virtually a run a ball but Faisal Shahid took 5-35 to clinch the match for Blackheath.

Sevenoaks Vine slipped to third after Lordswood's tail-enders secured a two-wicket victory.

Former Kent paceman Amjad Khan claimed 3-18 as Vine were bowled out for 175.

Jonathan Prince (59) and Lyndon Lockhart (27) put on 81 for the second wicket in reply but the game looked up as Lords slumped to 126-8.

However, Jack Laraman (23 not out) and Daniel Masters (32 not out) put together a match-winning ninth-wicket partnership of 53.

Canterbury climbed out of the relegation zone for the first time this season with an eight-wicket victory over Bickley Park.

Opening bowlers Ryan Minter (4-25) and Benedict Kemp (2-30) bowled well in tandem as Park were bowled out for 141.

Canterbury slipped to 17-2 but Dominic Chambers (50 not out) and captain Paul Steer (78 not out) led their side home with an unbroken stand of 128.

Former champions Bromley dropped into the bottom two after losing at home to Beckenham.

They were well in the game at halfway after James Butterfill (6-12) triggered a collapse that saw Beckenham crash from 111-4 to 134 all out.

But William MacVicar took three early wickets to put Bromley in trouble and they were bowled out for just 73 in the 28th over.