KENT lost two wickets in adding a further 116 to their total on the second morning of their LV Championship clash with Warwickshire in Canterbury.

Resuming on their overnight score of 195 for four, the hosts went into Saturday's lunch break sitting pretty on 311 for six with Geraint Jones (6) and Andrew Hall (1) still unbeaten.

The two casualties of the morning session were Martin van Jaarsveld, for 117 from 226 balls and with 18 fours then, just before the break, Neil Dexter for 86 off 159 balls and with 12 fours and a six.

After a fifth wicket stand worth 172 in 45 overs the South African pairing were finally parted when van Jaarsveld, having posted his 31st ton of his career and third this season, edged to Darren Maddy at slip when trying to cut the ball too square off the bowling of Jonathan Trott.

Trott then bagged his second of the session, indeed his second of the season, when Dexter chipped tamely to Neil Carter at mid-wicket to go 14 short of his first century of the summer.

It was a disappointing end for Dexter who had started to play a little too freely after being tied down by the second new ball.

SCORECARDKent first innings

J L Denly c Ambrose b Tahir 36
R W T Key c Loudon b Groenwald 25
M van Jaarsveld c Maddy b Trott 117
J C Tredwell lbw b Carter 11
D I Stevens c Ambrose b Tahir 6
N J Dexter c Carter b Trott 86
G O Jones not out 6
A J Hall not out 1
Extras 23

Total 311 for six after 103 overs.

Fall of wicket: 1-49, 2-89, 3-106, 4-120, 5-292, 6-307.

Bowling: Carter 21-2-83-1, Daggett 16-5-47-0, Tahir 18-4-48-2, Groenewald 16-4-52-1, Harris 15-4-34-0, Maddy 6-4-3-0, Trott 8-4-16-2, Loudon 3-0-13-0.

Bonus points: Kent 3pts Warwickshire 2pts.