Jones took just 100 balls over his century

Geraint Jones warmed up for the first Test with 101 as Kent eyed victory over New Zealand at Canterbury.

Amjad Khan claimed 4-50 as the reckless tourists were bowled out for 211 in their last match before the Test series begins, setting Kent 189 to win.

Stand-in skipper Chris Cairns hit a patient 73, and Daniel Vettori (40) helped add 49 for the seventh wicket.

By stumps the home side had reached 24-0, with David Fulton 14 not out and first innings centurion Rob Key on 10.

Wicket-keeper Jones, whose 43 overnight was double his previous season's best, had taken just 100 balls to reach three figures during the morning session.

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None of the Kiwi Test attack was spared as Jones crashed 11 fours and five sixes, leading the hosts to 432-9 at lunch in reply to New Zealand's 409, at which point they declared.

Michael Carberry added only one to his overnight 74 but Min Patel hit 44 from only 37 deliveries.

Chris Martin struck in the third over, when Carberry touched one that nipped away off the seam.

But it was the over before lunch when he had his next success, with Jones caught at mid-on after a cross-bat shot spiralled high in the air.

Patel punished fellow spinner Vettori, whose first over cost 19 runs, although he was later stumped charging the left-armer.

In reply, the Black Caps had put just eight runs on the board before Khan made the breakthrough, trapping Michael Papps lbw and bowling Nathan Astle in the space of three balls.

Scott Styris (12) and Mark Richardson (15) also fell in the Danish pace bowler's opening spell.

Brendan McCullum looked to make amends with a brisk 25 before he was bowled by pace prospect David Stiff.

Patel got his own back by bowling Vettori and Alamgir Sheriyar took two late wickets.

Kent: D P Fulton (capt), R W T Key, E T Smith, M J Walker, M A Carberry, G O Jones, MM Patel, R Ferley, A Khan, D Stiff, A Sheriyar.