KENT captain David Fulton ended the home innings on 414 for eight on the second day of their Frizzell Division 1 game with Northamptonshire.

The walking wounded hosts had Niall O'Brien and Matt Dennington unfit to bat after both retired hurt at the end of day one.

Dennington will miss the remainder of the season after fracturing his right hand in fending off a as lifter from Johann Louw.

Kent's South African-born paceman may yet have to have a steel plate fitted in his hand after a complete fracture of the bone.

O'Brien meanwhile was detained in Kent and Canterbury Hospital overnight after another Louw lifter squeezed through the grille and peak of his helmet to hit him above the right eye.

The Irish wicketkeeper has had several stitches inserted into the gash and was kept under observation overnight for fear of concussion.

In his absence young Kent League wicketkeeper Richard Piesley took over as reserve wicketkeeper.

The 17-year-old from Sittingbourne is a member of the Kent Academy and the England Under-17 Development programme and plays his club cricket for Gore Court.

Joe Denly was also called in as 12th man for Dennington, but both substitutes will be unable to bat.

Kent's first innings lasted just 15 balls into day two when Louw accounted for Rob Joseph at second slip to finish the innings after 106.5 overs.

Louw ended with excellent figures of four for 92.

The visitors were soon in trouble when Amjad Khan plucked out Jim Cook's off stump to make them six for one after six overs.