TOM Fell cruelly missed out on a maiden first-class century as Worcestershire’s rain-wrecked LV= County Championship Division Two fixture with Kent squelched to a draw at New Road.

The 19-year-old former Oxford Brookes student extended his career-best innings to 94 not out as the home side advanced to 284-8, still 40 runs behind.

Only 44 balls were bowled on the final day but both sides picked up an extra bonus point to make it eight each in total.

Bowler Jack Shantry, who partnered Fell in an eighth-wicket stand of 126, did reach a milestone with the bat when completing his first half-century.

While Fell continued to play a measured role, he hit 12 fours from 162 balls, the left-handed Shantry (54) targeted James Tredwell.

He planted the off-spinner’s first delivery over the fence at long-on and in his following over hit successive balls for six and four only to be bowled by the next delivery.

This gave Tredwell a return of 5-51, his best in the championship for two years, but like Fell he was denied further success when rain set in after lunch.

The umpires finally abandoned the match shortly after 3pm, keeping mid-table Worcestershire fifth in the standings and leaving Kent third-from-bottom.

Top-of-the-table Lancashire are 58 points ahead of Worcestershire.

The New Road side will host the leaders in their next Championship outing, starting on Thursday, August 22.