Late Anderson wickets give Lancashire edge.
England pace-man James Anderson ended the first day at Emirates Old Trafford in style, removing the potentially dangerous Michael Powell for 57, ending with figures of 2-48.
The performance of the day came from Kyle Hogg (3-32) who claimed both of Kent's openers in the morning session and then the explosive Darren Stevens for just 11, as the visitors reached a modest total of 216-8 by stumps. Both Powell and West Indies overseas batsmen, Brendan Nash, secured half centuries, but Kent suffered from a loss of regular wickets under the cosh of an impressive bowling attack.
It seemed slightly strange of Kent to bat first, after all of the first round of matches proved to hinder this decision and the visitors were up against it from an early stage, loosing Sam Northeast and Rob Key, who were both trapped LBW by Hogg.
Nash and Powell mounted a successful third-wicket partnership worth 70, but the formers departure for 50 lead to a flurry of wickets, as Kent stumbled from 130-2 to 156-6.
Anderson, who bowled the most overs in the days play with 23, suffered a frustrating day but eventually picked up key wickets in the evening session, bowling Powell and shortly afterwards Matt Coles to hit to Simon Kerrigan to give Anderson his second victim.
Kent finished on 216-8, which puts Lancashire in the driving seat in this second County Championship encounter of the season, after both teams suffered from rain affected starts to this campaign.
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