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  • New £10,000 prize for county cricketers
    A new £10,000 prize awaits county cricket's most valuable player, after an overhaul of the FTI MVP ranking system.

    16/04/2013 (32 days old) | Read more
  • 50 years of one-day cricket
    By Andrew Hignell
    With the domestic first-class season starting today in Abu Dhabi, it’s an appropriate time to remember that 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of limited-overs cricket into the county calendar,

    24/03/2013 (55 days old) | Read more
  • Shakor fitness boost
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire expect their highly-rated England Under-19 all-rounder Shiv Thakor to be fit to resume training when their players report for their pre-season preparations at Grace Road on Monday.

    15/03/2013 (64 days old) | Read more
  • Statsman: Me and Dad
    By Andrew Hignell
    I wish I could have had a pound for every time somebody has asked me the question – name the father and son who played for Glamorgan during the 1980s. 

    08/03/2013 (71 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Warne's warning over Aussie spin worries

    By Richard Gibson
    The dearth of homegrown spinners in Australia has been highlighted just days after their best of all-time Shane Warne published his vision for their future development.



    07/03/2013 (72 days old) | Read more
  • Aussie Burns joins Leicestershire
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire have signed Australia A batsman Joe Burns to deputise for Ramnaresh Sarwan for most of the new season.

    07/03/2013 (72 days old) | Read more
  • Second spinner incentives run into opposition
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspodent
    Plans to incentivise counties for playing a second specialist spinner have run into strong opposition from county coaches and chief executives.

    05/03/2013 (74 days old) | Read more
  • Foxes start warm-up at Fenner's
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire will play three pre-season friendlies as preparation for the new season which starts with an LV= County Championship match against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl on April 10.

    04/03/2013 (75 days old) | Read more
  • Ireland gets contract offer at Leics
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire have offered a contract to former Zimbabwe one-day international seamer Anthony Ireland.

    01/03/2013 (78 days old) | Read more
  • PCA urge players to seek help on drugs
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association is to encourage county players who may be taking recreational drugs to seek help 

    01/03/2013 (78 days old) | Read more
  • Leics hope Sarwan will start season
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire are hopeful that their new captain Ramnaresh Sarwan will be able to start the forthcoming season with them.

    28/02/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
  • County rookies to receive career guidance
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    First year county cricketers will be given advice on safe drinking, anti-doping and anti-corruption 

    25/02/2013 (82 days old) | Read more
  • PCA renew MVP rankings sponsorship
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association have renewed their sponsorship agreement with FTI Consulting of their Most Valuable Player Rankings.

    21/02/2013 (86 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Bresnan's sound advice
    By Richard Gibson
    Tim Bresnan got some sound advice from England team-mate Graeme Swann before heading off to the Mayo Clinic in the United States to undergo elbow surgery last week.

    18/02/2013 (89 days old) | Read more
  • Apartments plan for Grace Road
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire have unveiled plans to build 15 apartments at Grace Road in a scheme which they hope will bring in an extra £80,000

    08/02/2013 (100 days old) | Read more
  • PCA initiative links to Maynard Trust
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Tom Maynard Trust is linking up with the Professional Cricketers’ Association to support the players’ union’s Personal Development and

    04/02/2013 (103 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Pune's mad money
    By Richard Gibson
    The maddest of the mad money splashed during the Indian Premier League auction this week was surely the $700,000 Pune Warriors parted with to

    04/02/2013 (103 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire announce loss of £250,000
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire lurched back into the red last year with a whopping loss of £254,085, their second biggest annual deficit.

    02/02/2013 (106 days old) | Read more
  • Turner: Leicestershire's 'Graveney legacy'
    By Chris Goddard
    Legendary England batsman Tom Graveney achieved many feats during an illustrious career but he probably never knew

    01/02/2013 (107 days old) | Read more
  • Grace Road cakes make a difference
    By Paul Bolton
    The outfield at Leicestershire’s Grace Road headquarters is being improved with the proceeds from the sale of homemade cakes last summer.

    29/01/2013 (109 days old) | Read more
  • Injured Thakor out of England U19 tour
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire all-rounder Shiv Thakor has been ruled out of the remainder of the England Under-19 tour of South Africa after he broke a finger in

    26/01/2013 (113 days old) | Read more
  • Leics wait on sports hall application
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire should know by the end of March whether their plans to build a new community sports hall at Grace Road, which would also

    25/01/2013 (113 days old) | Read more
  • White leaves Leics to join Lancs
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    All-rounder Wayne White has joined Lancashire after Leicestershire agreed to release him from his contract at Grace Road.

    25/01/2013 (114 days old) | Read more
  • Book aids PCA awareness programme
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association is sending all 2,300 of its members a best-selling book on depression as part of its on-going

    21/01/2013 (117 days old) | Read more
  • Sarwan recall rings alarm bells at Leics
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Ramnaresh Sarwan’s recall by the West Indies after an 18-month absence has caused potential problems for Leicestershire.

    16/01/2013 (122 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Inverarity losing it in translation
    By Richard Gibson
    Australian chairman of selectors John Inverarity is always very precise in his language when explaining decisions made by his panel – which provided

    16/01/2013 (123 days old) | Read more
  • PCA offer prize for off-field initiative
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketer’s Association has launched a new award to find the most proactive player, past or present, off the pitch.

    16/01/2013 (123 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire chase Tait
    By Richard Gibson
    Cash-strapped Yorkshire want to follow Roses rivals Lancashire's lead and host pop concerts.

    07/01/2013 (131 days old) | Read more
  • PCA chief opposed to Notts' IPL stance
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The chief executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association hopes that counties will not follow Nottinghamshire’s example by preventing English

    22/12/2012 (147 days old) | Read more
  • Cobb wins place in BPL's English XI
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire’s one-day and Twenty20 captain Josh Cobb will play in the second Bangladesh Premier League which begins on January 18.

    21/12/2012 (148 days old) | Read more
  • Thakor to lead U19s to South Africa
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire batting prodigy Shiv Thakor will captain England Under-19s on their tour of South Africa next month.

    18/12/2012 (151 days old) | Read more
  • New major sponsor for Leicestershire
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire have unveiled Global Payments as their new major sponsor on a two-year deal.

    18/12/2012 (151 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's cow shot debt to 'The Gnome'
    By Richard Gibson
    Alastair Cook’s increasingly positive approach to batting is no surprise to Keith Fletcher, one of his mentors as a schoolboy.

    18/12/2012 (152 days old) | Read more
  • Wallace to succeed Solanki as PCA chairman
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Glamorgan captain Mark Wallace has been elected the new chairman of the Professional Cricketers’ Association.

    17/12/2012 (152 days old) | Read more
  • Sarwan appointed Leics four-day captain
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire have appointed former West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan as their new four-day captain following the decision of Matthew Hoggard to

    14/12/2012 (155 days old) | Read more
  • Champions Warwicks to enjoy home start
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire will begin their defence of the LV= County Championship against last season’s Division Two champions Derbyshire at Edgbaston on April 10.

    26/11/2012 (173 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's cut-price captain's log
    By Richard Gibson
    England captain Alastair Cook spent time on the telephone garnering advice from predecessor Andrew Strauss before the current tour of India and carries a Test-specific notebook to

    24/11/2012 (175 days old) | Read more
  • PCA grants reach £1 million mark
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association has passed the £1 million landmark in educational funding grants for past and present players over the last ten years.

    23/11/2012 (177 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Ramps steps up for England
    By Richard Gibson
    Such have been the advances since English cricket’s first academy intake 11 years ago – which included Andrew Strauss, Graeme Swann and Andrew Flintoff – that the 2012-13 Performance

    09/11/2012 (190 days old) | Read more
  • 2012: the worst year for batting?
    By Andrew Hignell
    The 2012 season was played in the wettest summer, from a cricketing point of view, since the introduction of two-divisional County Championship cricket in 2000, while in meteorological terms it was

    06/11/2012 (193 days old) | Read more
  • Statistics confirm 2012 rain damage
    By Andrew Hignell
    The so-called summer of 2012 was, from a meteorological point of view, the wettest for a hundred years. As far as

    29/10/2012 (201 days old) | Read more
  • O'Brien confirms move to Leicestershire
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire have signed Ireland international wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien from Northamptonshire on a three-year contract.

    25/10/2012 (206 days old) | Read more
  • ECB propose rethink on county schedule
    The County Championship will involve Sunday starts from 2014 onwards after the ECB board announced a new four-year schedule

    19/10/2012 (211 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire ponder Grace Road initiative
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire are considering a multi-purpose community sports arena at the Bennett End of Grace Road.

    16/10/2012 (214 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Decision time for McGrath
    By Richard Gibson
    One conclusion drawn from Anthony McGrath’s absence from Yorkshire’s Champions League squad is that his future lies away from the club.

    12/10/2012 (218 days old) | Read more
  • O'Brien set to sign three-year Leics deal
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire are set to sign Ireland international wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O’Brien from Northamptonshire on a three-year contract.

    10/10/2012 (220 days old) | Read more
  • Scorers oppose ECB analyst plans
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County scorers are opposing plans by the England and Wales Cricket Board to do without away team scorers and replace them with analysts from

    10/10/2012 (221 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's dash, Anderson's style
    By Richard Gibson
    Alastair Cook’s unassuming demeanour makes him extremely popular in the England dressing room but his personality rarely projects beyond those four walls.

    02/10/2012 (228 days old) | Read more
  • Finn incidents may prompt MCC law change
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    England paceman Steven Finn’s regular disturbing of the stumps at the non-striker’s end in his delivery stride has prompted the MCC to consider a law change that would make

    02/10/2012 (228 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire snap up Robbie Williams
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire have signed seamer Robbie Williams, who was released by Middlesex earlier this month, on a one-year contract.

    27/09/2012 (233 days old) | Read more
  • New county quartet included by Scotland
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Matt Machan, Rob Taylor, Richard Coughtrie and David Murphy are the four newly-eligible county players who have been included in Scotland’s squad for

    26/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire line up O'Brien signing
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire are interested in signing Ireland wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien from Northamptonshire.

    26/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • CB40 groups for 2013 announced
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire will face Midlands rivals Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire in next season’s Clydesdale Bank 40 group stage

    19/09/2012 (241 days old) | Read more
  • Players sky-dive for Leicestershire's benefit
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire players Josh Cobb, Greg Smith. Michael Thornely and James Sykes have thrown themselves out of a plane, not in disappointment at a season of

    19/09/2012 (241 days old) | Read more
  • Pietersen left out of England squad
    England have left out Kevin Pietersen from their Test squad for the tour of India. Two uncapped batsmen, Somerset's Nick Compton and Yorkshire's Joe Root, have been called up. 

    18/09/2012 (242 days old) | Read more
  • PCA launch initiative to combat depression
    By Robin Hutchison
    While county cricket spectators may have felt down in the dumps about the wettest summer for a century, the very real subject of depression among the players they watch is altogether more serious.

    17/09/2012 (243 days old) | Read more
  • Thakor signs two-year Leicestershire deal
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire have secured the services of teenage batting talent Shiv Thakor on a new two-year contract.

    18/09/2012 (242 days old) | Read more
  • County groundsmen win national award
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The hard work of county groundsmen across the country during one of the wettest summers on record has been officially recognised with a prestigious national award.

    17/09/2012 (243 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Steyn's sympathy, KP tweet fall-out
    By Richard Gibson
    Ravi Bopara received sympathy for his current plight from an unusual source in his final international appearance before heading to the ICC World Twenty20.

    16/09/2012 (244 days old) | Read more
  • Wettest summer for 100 years: the details
    By Andrew Hignell
    It's official: 2012 has been the wettest summer for exactly a hundred years

    15/09/2012 (245 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Wayne White leg-glances Will Gidman for four and Leics have won by two wickets. White finished 14 not out, and Buck 6 not out. White receives his county cap as he walks from the field, and Leics finish seventh. Glos finish bottom of Division Two

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Just five runs needed by Leics. An edged boundary by Nathan Buck, and two fine blows by Wayne White - a square cut off Fuller and a pull off Gidman - have taken Leics to 231-8

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Remarkable scenes here: Claude Henderson is bowled by Will Gidman for 1 and Leics are 218-8. They only need another 18 for victory, but defeat - and the dreaded wodden spoon - now looks far more likely. They were 205-3 just now...!

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    And now Eckersley is out! Strangled down the legside for 63 as he flicked at a ball from Fuller, and Jon Batty - who was given a guard of honour after tea by the players after announcing he is to retire - gleefully took the catch. 217-7

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Jigar Naik becomes a fourth successive lbw victim, caught on the crease by Will Gidman, as Leics slump further to 217-6. Just nineteen runs needed, but it's getting tense here! Eckersley, at least, is 63 not out

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Is there a late, dramatic twist here at Grace Road? Shiv Thakor has gone for 5, lbw to Fuller playing towards mid wicket, and Leics are 216-5. Suddenly, runs have dried up and there are still 20 to get...

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Cobb did not add to his 65 after tea, falling across his stumps as he tried to whip away a ball from Will Gidman and departing lbw at 205-4. Ned Eckersley, however, has completed an 81-ball fifty and is now 57 not out

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Leics just 39 runs short of victory at tea. Cobb, whose fifty took just 33 balls, with 9x4 and 1x6, has motored on to 65* and, with Eckersley 49*, Leics are 197-3. There were 155 runs in 32 overs in the afternoon session

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Josh Cobb is rushing Leics towards victory. He has just hit Fuller for three successive fours, soon after pullling Norwell for a massive six, and is already on 46. With Ned Eckersley on 43, Leics are 166-3 - needing another 70

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Matt Boyce, on the back foot, is lbw to Jack Taylor for 9 and Leics are 106-3. The disgruntled Boyce trudged off with the air of a man who felt he had got an inside edge

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Michael Thornely, having reached 36, missed an expansive drive at James Fuller and was bowled to leave Leics 81-2

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Greg Smith, on 26, has chipped a ball from Liam Norwell off his pads straight to square leg, where Jack Taylor took a simple catch. A tame end for Smith and Leics are 45-1

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Leics 42-0 at lunch, with Greg Smith on 25 and Michael Thornely on 15. A solid start by the Leics openers

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Good start for Leics, as they chase 236. Greg Smith particularly impressive on 24 as Leics reach 36-0 with a couple of overs to go before lunch

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    At last - Hoggard bowls Liam Norwell for 7 after he and Jon Batty (40*) had added 42 for the final wicket. Glos, 296 all out, have thus left Leics to score 236 from a minimum of 74 overs if they want to avoid a successive wooden spoon

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    More than 35 minutes' play this morning, and still Leicestershire cannot take the final Gloucestershire wicket. Jon Batty, with a sweep off Claude Henderson and a reverse sweep at Jigar Naik, has collected two fours while going to 36. Glos 281-9 - lead 220

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Blustery but bright at Grace Road where Gloucestershire, resuming 193 ahead at 254-9, have already added six more runs. Fascinating day in prospect, with the Championship wooden spoon lurking for the loser

    14/09/2012 (246 days old) | Read more
  • Will Jones quits cricket at age of 22
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire batsman Will Jones has announced his retirement from first-class cricket at the age of just 22.

    14/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Two more wickets in the penultimate over of the day - Gidman stumped as Henderson turned one through his overbalancing forward lunge, and Fuller lbw sweeping - has tilted the momentum back Leics' way. Glos 254-9 at stumps, a lead of 193

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Jack Taylor, seemingly under instructions to throw the bat, slogged 7 before heaving once too often - against Hoggard - to sky a simple catch to point. Glos 229-7, with Will Gidman 64 not out, lead by 168

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Finally, a sixth wicket for Leics as captain Matthew Hoggard brings himself on for just his fourth over of the Glos second innings and has Dan Housego caught behind, cutting, for 62. Glos now 213-6 and Will Gidman has a 49-ball half-century, with 10x4

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Later in the same White over, Hamish Marshall flicks at another rising ball going down the legside and gets a nick to Eckersley. White the serial strangler? Next ball, Glos slump further to 136-5 as Ian Cockbain edges behind. Three in five balls for White

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Alex Gidman out for 24, gloving a legside catch to keeper Ned Eckersley, who took a fine left-handed diving catch, off White. Glos 132-3, lead by 71

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Glos 116-2 at the interval, with Housego on 40 and batting well. Gidman has enjoyed more than his fair share of luck against Henderson, but has fought hard to get to 14. Lead is 55

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Henderson and Naik bowling well in tandem - Henderson has beaten Alex Gidman several times with sharp turn - but Glos have moved to 91-2 with half-an-hour to go before tea

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Benny Howell is bowled behind his legs, sweeping at Claude Henderson's slow left arm, for 35 and Glos are 79-2, a lead of 18

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Ed Cowan had just on drove Wayne White imperiously for four when he flashed horribly outside off stump later in the same over and edged to keeper Ned Eckersley. Cowan made 16, and Glos are 39-1

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Glos 9-0 from four overs at lunch, still trailing by 52. Ed Cowan has 8 and Benny Howell 1 and both Jigar Naik and Claude Henderson had an over before the interval. The two spinners will undoubtedly get plenty more bowling after lunch

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Henderson, after hitting out to reach a useful 34, including a six over long on off Norwell, mis-pulled Fuller to mid on. Leics 295 all out, a lead of 61. Fuller finished with 4-51

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Nathan Buck lbw to Liam Norwell for 25 but the Leics tailender played well in company with Claude Henderson, who remains 12 not out, to build a handy first innings lead which now stands at 39 with the total 273-9

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    James Fuller, the Glos fast bowler, has now taken three wickets in three successive overs as he adds the scalps of Jigar Naik and Shiv Thakor to that of White. Naik (6) mis-pulled to mid on and Thakor (73) was caught behind. Leics now 248-8

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Wayne White fends off a short ball from James Fuller, bowling the third full over of the day from around the wicket, to short leg and goes for 25. He and Shiv Thakor, who resumed on 68, put on 70 for the sixth wicket. Leics 225-6

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Lovely morning at Grace Road, and we will be away on time following yesterday's loss of almost 60 overs. Leics are aiming to avoid a second successive wooden spoon by beating Glos

    13/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Play has been called off for the day, with no prospect of the skies clearing and light rain still falling. Leics will resume tomorrow 14 runs behind Glos on 220-5

    12/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Rain easing here at Grace Road, but the covers remain on and even it it stops soon it would be difficult to see any more play before 5pm at the earliest

    12/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    The resumption did not happen at 2.35pm, light rain is still falling and the threat of more rain has prompted the umpires to take an early tea at 2.50pm. Leics 14 runs behind at 220-5

    12/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Play is due to restart here at 2.35pm, but light rain in now falling again so that could yet be reviewed


    12/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Rain stopped play at Grace Road, at 1.47pm, with Leics 220-5 in the 67th over. Thakor is on 68 and White 20, and heavy cloud is now banking up where the rain is coming from

    12/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Leics now just 22 behind at 212-5. Thakor, batting with great maturity and skill, is 67 not out and Wayne White is on 13

    12/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Leics 186-5, with Thakor on 48 not out and White on 6. The home side have scored 92 runs in 28 overs for the loss of two wickets this morning, putting them only 48 runs behind Glos and in good shape

    12/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • Boyce planning John O'Groats-Land's End walk
    By Mark Baldwin
    Leicestershire batsman Matt Boyce is planning to walk from John O’Groats to Land’s End this autumn in aid of depression in sport.

    12/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Jack Taylor has his first wicket of the innings, removing Greg Smith for a fine 77 (142 balls, 13x4) to a bat-pad catch at short leg. Leics now 155-5, with Shiv Thakor already on 25 thanks to some superb early strokes

    12/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Josh Cobb, attempting to force flat-footed, lost his middle stump to Liam Norwell to leave Leics 109-4. Greg Smith, however, who resumed on 47, has gone impressively to 62 after reaching his fifty with his eighth four, a straight drive off Will Gidman

    12/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Start delayed here by some light rain, but umpires George Sharp and Ismail Dawood will get things under way at 10.45 if there is no more precipitation - and it is dry at the moment

    12/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Leics 94-3 at stumps, with Smith 47*, trailing by 140 but in a good position after day one to top the Glos first innings score and then put their visitors under pressure again with spinners Henderson and Naik

    11/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Matt Boyce lbw to Will Gidman for 10, as the seamer is rewarded for coming around the wicket to the left-hander. Leics now 80-3, with Greg Smith 44 not out.

    11/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Leics 50-2 after Ned Eckersley, after a bright and breezy 25, is bowled driving over a full ball from Liam Norwell. Jack Taylor, the 20-year-old Glos off spinner brought on as early as the 9th over, is already prompting a few murmurs with his action

    11/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Leics' reply has got off to a poor start, with Michael Thornely lbw for 0 to Will Gidman. Greg Smith has started with a couple of sparkling boundaries, however. Leics 9-1

    11/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Two wickets in two balls for Claude Henderson, who had James Fuller caught at the wicket for 2 and then last man Liam Norwell taken at slip by Greg Smith. Glos are all out for 234, with Henderson and Naik sharing five wickets

    11/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Jon Batty lbw to the third ball after tea, pinned on the back foot in front of his stumps by Naik. Batty made 23, Glos are 228-8 and in danger of wasting their good mid-afternoon position of 167-4

    11/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    No further mishaps before tea for Glos, who reach its sanctuary on 227-7. The ball is turning for both Henderson and Naik, who bowled 25 of the afternoon session's 35 overs in tandem.

    11/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    After a stand of 50 in 23 overs, and a fortunate one at that against the spinning ball, Jigar Naik has pinned Will Gidman lbw for 26. Jon Batty is 22 not out and Glos are 225-7

    11/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Glos now 175-6, having been 167-4 a few minutes ago. Ian Cockbain, having hit eight fours in a bright 48, has left looking darkly at the pitch after lobbing up a simple catch to short extra cover from a ball by Claude Henderson which popped at him

    11/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Marshall and Cockbain took their fifth wicket stand to 96 in 17 overs before Marshall, driving at a widish ball from Buck, edged to keeper Eckersley on 47. Cockbain, joined by Will Gidman, remains 40 not out

    11/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    An excellent morning's play has left Glos 121-4 from 29 overs, with Hamish Marshall (31*) and Ian Cockbain (17*) rattling up an unbroken 50 stand and playing some fine strokes after Leics had taken the early honours

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Shiv Thakor has a second wicket, bowling Dan Housego for 22 with a fine ball that nipped back through the batsman's gate as he played defensively forward. Glos 71-4

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Glos 66-3. Alex Gidman, beaten by one from medium-pacer Shiv Thakor that skidded on, is lbw for 11 to bring to an end a promising stand between the Glos captain and Dan Housego, who remains 22 not out

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Two wickets for Leics, with Cowan bowled by a beauty from Buck for 19, a near-yorker swinging through the Australian left-hander's defences, and Benny Howell bowled for 7 later in a Wayne White over in which he had already been dropped at first slip. 35-2

    11/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Glos 26-0, Ed Cowan taking 2x4 off Hoggard's third over. Benny Howell should have been run out in the 2nd over when he survived an lbw shout by Nathan Buck, set off for a leg bye, was sent back and saw Wayne White miss the keeper with an underarm throw

    11/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Leics: Thornely, Smith, Eckersley (w), Cobb, Boyce, Thakor, White, Naik, Henderson, Buck, Hoggard (c)
    Gloucs: Cowan, Howell, Housego, A Gidman (c), Marshall, Cockbain, W Gidman, Batty (w), Fuller, Taylor, Norwell

    11/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire won the toss - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Alex Gidman, the Gloucestershire captain, has won the toss and elected to bat on a sunny morning at Grace Road

    11/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Kieswetter's rise, Davies's fall
    By Richard Gibson
    Craig Kieswetter is set to oust rival Steven Davies for the back-up wicketkeeper position on England’s Test tour to India this winter.

    09/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire contract for all-rounder Wells
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire have signed all-rounder Tom Wells, who hails from a famous sporting family, on his first professional contract for next season.

    05/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Two-year contract extension for Boyce
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire batsman Matthew Boyce has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Grace Road until at least the end of the 2014 season.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • White Rose bedraggled but still blooming
    By Andrew Hignell
    The summer of 2012 is finally over – well, at least it is from a meteorological point of view, with September 1 marking the start of autumn. For the weather-beaten cricketers of

    03/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Leicestershire v Kent
    It takes just six balls to pick up the final wicket and Kent have won by 147 runs, bowling out Leicestershire in just 49.5 overs and Kent have given themselves a sniff of a promotion chance. 

    31/08/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    Mark Davies has broken a stubborn 9th-wicket partnership, pinning Jigar Naik LBW for 33. Naik and Matthew Hoggard out on 38 and used up 13 overs but with 19  overs left in the day Kent look certain winners. 132-9.

    31/08/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Kent
    Two more wickets for Darren Stevens, who now has 5-27 against his former county. Boyce (23) and Taylor (1) the latest to go, and Leics are 94-8 and fading fast. This should be a vital win for promotion-chasing Kent

    31/08/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    Bad times for Leicestershire, who have crumbled to 84-6, with Darren Stevens taking the last three wickets to fall. 

    31/08/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    A Leicestershire win is looking very unlikely. They're 46-3 with 237 runs still needed for the win and they going at only a smidgen over 2 an over. 

    31/08/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Kent
    Poor start from Liecs, 12-2 at lunch. Both openers removed in the first four overs, both caught behind off Mark Davies and Charlie Shreck.

    31/08/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    Kent have made the second declaration of the day, at 171-3. That leaves Leicestershire a target of 283 to win this match. 

    31/08/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • Robson and Freckingham join Leicestershire
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire have recruited batsman Angus Robson and paceman Ollie Freckingham to their staff for next season.

    31/08/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    Kent are going at a fair lick, as you'd expect. They've lost both of their openers but have moved to 79-2, a lead of 258. 

    31/08/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    Leicestershire have declared on their overnight score as the two teams try to make a game of it. Kent lead by 179 runs as they start their second innings. 

    31/08/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire
    It's the last day of county cricket at Edgbaston today and after a dreadful summer the sun has come out to mock us. Looks like a nailed-on draw but that will suit Warwickshire who can stretch their lead over Sussex to 23 points if they take five more Nottinghamshire first innings wickets

    31/08/2012 (260 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Kent
    An unbeaten 78 from Matthew Boyce means this match looks destined to be a draw after losing a day and a half to rain. Josh Cobb is also there at stumps on 31 and Leics are 171-3, trailing by 179 runs.

    30/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Kent
    Boyce, on 78 not out, and Cobb have taken Leics to 171-3 at stumps. They trail Kent by 179 runs

    30/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    Leicestershire bring up their 150 and are 200 runs behind. Matthew Boyce has moved on to a patient 63, while Josh Cobb is upping the temp with 25 off 28 balls. 150-3

    30/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Kent
    Will Jones falls two short of a half-century, caught by Darren Stevens off Matt Coles. 107-3 and Leicestershire are sill 243 runs behind.

    30/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    Hundred up for Leicestershire, with Will Jones (47) and Matthew Boyce (44) going along nicely. 105-2.

    30/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    After losing two early wickets - Michael Thornely and Ned Eckersley falling to Charlie Shreck to make it 14-2 - Will Jones and Matthew Boyce have steadied things with a stand of 37. 51-2.

    30/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    Kent have declared at Grace Road after adding 28 runs to their score. They've made 350 for 8 to collect their fourth batting point. 

    30/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    Finally, some good news: play is due to start at half 2. 

    30/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    No luck with the 1.10 inspection so we're going to have another one at 2pm.

    30/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    We're going to have an inspection at 1.10pm. 

    30/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    It's still raining so there will be no play before lunch unfortunately. 

    30/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • CB40 group finale sums up rain-hit summer
    By Andrew Hignell
    A microcosm of the summer of 2012 in all its watery entirety was seen in the the last round of Clydesdale Bank 40 group games on Monday August 27.

    29/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • England plan county Ashes warm-up
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    England are lining up a match against county opposition next season as a warm-up to the Ashes series.

    29/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Kent
    Geraint Jones caught behind in the last over of the day, to become Rob Taylor's fourth victim. He has 4-77 but Brendan Nash remains on 108*. Kent 322-6 at stumps

    28/08/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • Counties set to reject Champions League
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Counties are unlikely to take part in next year’s Champions League Twenty20 competition because it is likely to clash with the climax to the domestic season.

    29/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    Brendan Nash has reached his third championship century of the season, from 142 balls (1x6, 11x4) and is now on 105. With Geraint Jones, who is 52 not out, he had added 131 for the sixth wicket. Kent 319-5.

    28/08/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    Thirteen overs since tea have brought 61 runs and the Nash-Jones stand is now worth 90 for the sixth wicket. Nash is 91 not out and 11 overs remain tonight. Kent 278-5 and moving into a position of dominance

    28/08/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Leicestershire v Kent
    Kent 221-5, with Nash 47 not out and Geraint Jones now with him on 12 after Stevens was dismissed for 18 off Alex Wyatt

    28/08/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Kent
    Two wickets in three balls for left-arm seamer Rob Taylor, who had Alex Blake caught behind for 9 and then bowled Michael Powell for a duck. Brendan Nash, however, has now been joined by Darren Stevens and Kent have moved on to 178-4

    28/08/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Kent
    Rob Key fell for 68, leg before to Taylor soon after lunch, but Brendan Nash has started well and, with Alex Blake, has taken Kent to 151-2

    28/08/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Kent
    Sam Northeast fell for 52 just before lunch, but he and Rob Key had put on 110 for Kent's first wicket. Northeast faced 96 balls, hitting seven fours, and Key was 63 not out at the interval. Kent 123-1

    28/08/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire won the toss - Leicestershire v Kent
    Leics won toss and bowl. Leics: W Jones, Thornely, Eckersley (w), Cobb, Boyce, Thakor, White, Taylor, Naik, Wyatt, Hoggard (c); Kent: Northeast, Key (c), Blake, Nash, Powell, Stevens, G Jones (w), Tredwell, Coles, Davies, Shreck

    28/08/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • Match abandoned - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Off here at Grace Road - Leics and Glos take 1pt each

    27/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Glos 19-1 from 4 overs in reply - Marshall bowled by Taylor for 5 - but it is now raining at Grace Road

    27/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Liam Norwell, with 6-32 and with a little help from James Fuller, who took the last two wickets in successive balls, have prevented Leics from batting through their 40 overs. They total 264 all out from 38 overs (Thakor 52, Boyce 51)

    27/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Gloucestershire
    Leics, put in at Grace Road, have reached 144-2 from 20.3 overs after Josh Cobb (42 from 26 balls) and Michael Thornely gave them a fine start. Will Jones is now 40 not out and is going well alongside young Shiv Thakor

    27/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • Hip injury forces Jefferson to retire
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire batsman Will Jefferson has been forced to retire from county cricket by a degenerative hip injury just a year after he helped the county win the Friends Life t20.

    25/08/2012 (266 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    David Balcombe has been bowled by Nathan Buck at the beginning of the 3rd over after lunch for a 70-ball 73. Hampshire lose by 126 runs but a great effort from the 10th wicket pair to put on 168. Chris Wood finished unbeaten on a career-best 105.

    24/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    It really is lunch now and Balcombe's moved to 68 (63 balls), Chris Wood on 101 (82 balls). They have put on 159 from 123 balls and are only 33 short of Hampshire's record tenth-wicket partnership, which has stood since 1921. Another 136 to win...

    24/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Phenomenal effort from Hampshire's last-wicket pair to have put on 149 so far. Chris Wood has his maiden first-class century from just 80 balls and David Balcombe  has a run-a-ball 58 not out. They need another 146...Hants 295-9.

    24/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Hampshire should at least get half-a-day's rest going into Finals Day. Liam Dawson has gone for 49, stumped after giving Will Jones the charge. Jones now has three wickets for the first time in his f-c career. 143-8

    24/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Now Sean Ervine and Michael Bates have both been bowled first ball. Jones will be on a hat-trick when he begins his next over, Wayne White also has his second wicket of the innings. 110-7

    24/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Nightwatchman James Tomlinson has gone for ten, a bat-pad catch at short-leg  and a third first-class victim for Will Jones's leg spin. Hants 109-5

    24/08/2012 (267 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Hoggard claimed the big wicket of Jimmy Adams, the Hampshire captain, just before the close and, with Hants 77-4 at stumps, Leics will be hoping for just their second Championship win of the season tomorrow. They will be off the bottom if they get it

    23/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Wayne White bowled Neil McKenzie and Alex Wyatt has had Simon Katich caught at the wicket. Hampshire, at 64-3, are in deep trouble and Leicestershire have their tails up

    23/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Matthew Hoggard has followed up his first innings 4-27 by removing Michael Carberry for 18. Hampshire, at 24-1, have not made the start they would want as they chase 441

    23/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Leics have declared at tea on 265-8, leaving Hampshire a victory target of 441 in four sessions. Thakor (45) and White (35 not out) made useful contributions before the declaration

    23/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Mid-afternoon and no sign yet of a Leics declaration - and why should there be? At 210-6, they lead by 385 with Thakor and White at the crease after the dismissals of Cobb, for 42, and Boyce

    23/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Leics lead by 340 at 165 for 4 at lunch in their second innings, with Josh Cobb going nicely on 36 not out in company with Matt Boyce

    23/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Hampshire make a double-breakthrough as Sean Ervine bowls Eckersley for 39 and then Sarwan for 46. But Leicestershire still lead by 287 on second innings with six wickets in hand. Josh Cobb and Matthew Boyce are the new pair at the crease.

    23/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Ramnaresh Sarwan and Ned Eckersley have moved on nicely this morning, bringing up Leicestershire's 100. Sarwan is five runs short of his fifty and Leicestershire lead by 284 runs. 109-2.

    23/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Sarwan 29 and Eckersley 14 have guided Leicestershire to 68-2 at stumps, a lead of 243, following the early losses of Michael Thornely and Will Jones, caught in the gully and at square leg respectively.

    22/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Hoggard (4-27) took the last two Hants wickets to fall before a run had been added after the rain break. Hants all out for 181, 175 behind. Follow-on not enforced and with Chris Wood and Sean Ervine not on the field, Hants manager Giles White is at mid-on...

    22/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Following a break for rain, play will re-start at 4.45pm

    22/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Sean Ervine (58) reached his fifty from 70 balls as tea approached and ended the final session with David Balcombe (31) still there for company, the ninth-wicket pair having put on 50 from 56 balls. Hampshire 181-8

    22/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    2 wickets in 3 balls from Wayne White have reduced Hampshire to 110-7, Bates and Wood both out without troubling the scorers

    22/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Liam Dawson has gone, lbw to Alex Wyatt for 23.
    Matthew Hoggard has also ripped out Jimmy Adams middle stump since lunch. Hampshire 99-5

    22/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Hampshire have reached 65-3 with Jimmy Adams 17 and Liam Dawson 8 ensuring no further loss before the interval. James Tomlinson began the day by taking Leicestershire's last two wickets to finish with 5-69, his best figures for two years.

    22/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Seamer Alex Wyatt has taken two wickets in his first two overs, Shiv Thakor following his 85 not not in Leicestershire's 356 with a high one-handed catch at cover as Simon Katich (0) followed Neil McKenzie (16) back to the pavilion. Hants currently 57-3

    22/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Dixey decides to leave Leicestershire
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire will release reserve wicketkeeper Paul Dixey at the end of the season.

    22/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    James Tomlinson finished the day with 3-59,  Nathan Buck caught behind without scoring four overs before the close, which Leicestershire reached on 334-8.

    21/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    James Tomlinson has ended Leicestershire's 109-run 7th-wicket partnership. Wayne White (53) was bowled, trying to play across a full length-ball delivered by the Hampshire left-armer from round the wicket. Shiv Thakor, 18, is still there on 53. 314-7.

    21/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Tea was taken after Sean Ervine took two wickets in 12 balls, dismissing Josh Cobb and Matt Boyce in quick succession. Ervine ended their 76-run partnership by bowling Cobb for 82 and Boyce soon followed for 32. Leicestershire 199-6.

    21/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Josh Cobb reached his fifty from 87 balls by hitting his eighth four over extra cover against Balcombe. 152-4, the partnership with Matt Boyce worth 34.

    21/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Ramnaresh Sarwan 29 and Josh Cobb 24 have seen Leicestershire to 95-3 at lunch, having put on 52 together so far.

    21/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Hampshire: Adams, Carberry, Katich, McKenzie, Dawson, Ervine, Bates, Wood, Kabir Ali, Balcombe, Tomlinson



    21/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire won the toss - Leicestershire v Hampshire
    Hampshire will field first after winning the toss this morning

    21/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • Naik set to end long injury absence
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire off-spinner Jigar Naik is set for a return to first team action in the LV= County Championship match against Hampshire at Grace Road,

    20/08/2012 (271 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Worcestershire v Leicestershire
    Fantastic battling win for Liecestershire by two wickets. An astonishing onslaught by No.8 Ned Eckersley took them home, smashing seven sixes in an unbeaten 44-ball 72. They were 107-6 when he came to the crease but chased down 224 with an over to spare.

    19/08/2012 (272 days old) | Read more
  • Worcestershire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire in trouble. After 26 overs they're 108-6, still 116 adrift. In the space of four balls Daryl Mitchell removed Will Jones and dangerman Josh Cobb, who made 51.

    19/08/2012 (272 days old) | Read more
  • Worcestershire v Leicestershire
    Halfway through their overs and it's nip and tuck for Liecs in their chase at 93-3. Opener Josh Cobb is keeping them in the hunt for 224 with an unbeaten 46.

    19/08/2012 (272 days old) | Read more
  • Unicorns v Warwickshire
    After 10 overs Warwickshire are cruising against Unicorns, at 49-0. Porterfield (27) and Chopra (17) have got Warwichshire within 137 runs of the target.

    19/08/2012 (272 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v Sussex
    After 20 of their 28 overs Yorkshire have moved into a decent position at 136-4. Gale (43) and Root (41) got them off to a flier but Leicestershire have checked their progress slightly in the last five overs.

    19/08/2012 (272 days old) | Read more
  • Worcestershire v Leicestershire
    Worcestershire finish on 223-9 from their 40 overs after an innings that ebbed and flowed. From 67-0 they were at one stage 175-6 before some tailend humpty.

    19/08/2012 (272 days old) | Read more
  • Worcestershire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire have checked Worcestershire's progress with some steady inroads. Two new batsmen at the crease in Alex Kervezee and Daryl Mitchell at 111-3 after 20.

    19/08/2012 (272 days old) | Read more
  • Worcestershire v Leicestershire
    Worcestershire are flying after being put in by Leicestershire. Vikram Solanki and Moeen Ali have put on 61 after 11 overs at Worcester.

    19/08/2012 (272 days old) | Read more
  • Match drawn - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Teenager Thakor walks off with a heroic 39 not out to his name, to add to his first innings 61, after he and Robbie Joseph blocked the last couple of overs to earn Leicestershire the draw. Northants 9pts, Leics 8

    13/08/2012 (278 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Henderson bowled for 20 by Middlebrook, the ball deflecting off his bat as he tried to withdraw it, in the 86th of 88 overs due to be bowled. Leics 226-8.

    13/08/2012 (278 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Second new ball taken by Northants with eight overs remaining. Leics are 200-7 with Thakor and Henderson showing great resolve

    13/08/2012 (278 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Sixteen overs to go here, and Leics are hanging on at 179-7 through Shiv Thakor and Claude Henderson, who put on 80 in 33 overs in the first innings. Second new ball also due in eight overs time, though, which will give extra hope to Northants

    13/08/2012 (278 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Wayne White, driving, is beaten by a ball from James Middlebrook which turned and is bowled for 9. Claude Henderson now joins Shiv Thakor, who has 12. Darker clouds building up, but still dry. Leics 174-7, and 25 overs remain

    13/08/2012 (278 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    David Willey's return at the Pavilion End has brought Northants the sixth Leicestershire wicket, that of Josh Cobb who edged an attempted drive to the keeper on 28. After this Willey over is completed, there will be 29 overs still to be bowled. Leics 157-6

    13/08/2012 (278 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leics 133-5 with Cobb on 17 and Shiv Thakor on 1. Still 36 overs to go, if the weather allows, so plenty of time in theory for Northants to complete the win to push them into the second division promotion picture

    13/08/2012 (278 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Crucial breakthrough for Northants as skipper Hall nips one back off the seam to have Eckersley lbw for an excellent 57. Forty overs remain, but clouds building up. Leics 130-5.

    13/08/2012 (278 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Josh Cobb off mark with four just over mid off's head, and Eckersley - now 43 not out - also skied sweep at Middlebrook just short of deep square leg, but both batsmen still there. Leics 106-4, no sign of rain at the moment

    13/08/2012 (278 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Left-hander Boyce, driving at a ball angled across him by Oli Stone, has edged to keeper David Murphy, who clung on to a good diving catch to his left. Boyce made 19, Leics are 87-4

    13/08/2012 (278 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    The Wantage Road groundstaff report that radar predicts heavy rain in Northampton from around 3.30pm onwards which, if true, gives Northants another 90 minutes or so to take seven wickets. Leics 67-3

    13/08/2012 (278 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leics 58-3 from 20 overs. Eckersley is on 21 and Matt Boyce, yet to score, has played and missed a couple of times against James Middlebrook when the off spinner was given a couple of overs before the interval.

    13/08/2012 (278 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Well, we've now had a bigger moment! On 14, Sarwan is bowled by Willey to leave Leics 45-3. Sarwan, aiming a leaden-footed hoick to leg, as left-armer Willey came around the wicket, is bowled off an inside edge and the bowler's celebrations say it all.

    13/08/2012 (278 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Possibly a big moment in the day, as Sarwan is dropped on 4 by Alex Wakely at third slip off Hall - a head high chance that slipped through his upstretched hands to allow the West Indian to take two runs. Leics have since moved to 41-2

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Another wicket down for Leics against the new ball. Will Jones, having driven David Willey with a flourish to the extra cover ropes to go to 14, then edged a push drive two balls later to second slip where David Sales took a comfortable catch. Leics 19-2

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Michael Thornely cannot believe he has hit Andrew Hall, off the back foot, straight into the hands of Oli Stone at mid off and has gone for just 4 in the fourth over of Leicestershire's second innings. 8-1.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Northants have declared after 25 minutes' batting on 252-5, after losing both Rob Newton and skipper Andrew Hall in the search for quick runs. Wakely remained 38 not out and Leicestershire have been set 353 in 88 overs to win.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Away on time at Wantage Road and, in 17 minutes' play, Northants have added 28 runs to their overnight 211-3. Alex Wakely has moved on to 38 and Rob Newton to 33. Northants lead by 339 at 239-3

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  • No place for Pietersen in Lord's Test
    Kevin Pietersen's attempt to sway the selectors ahead of Thursday's third and final Test against South Africa fell on deaf ears this weekend, as he was omitted from England's squad

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Northants lead by 311 on 211-3 at stumps. Alex Wakely 20* and Rob Newton already on 26. Leics will do well to avoid defeat tomorrow

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    David Sales, after a powerful 24, has skied to mid on off Henderson as Northants, now 175-3 with just under five overs left to be bowled today, seek more quick runs. Lead is 275.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Two wickets in successive overs, his first in first-class cricket, for 22-year-old Will Jones. His leg spin has accounted for both Peters, who drove a return catch on 56, and O'Brien, who swung a catch to deep mid-wicket on 79. Northants 146-2, lead by 246

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Now Peters goes to his half-centory, from 103 balls and with two sixes and three fours, as the Northants openers increase the tempo. 139-0 - a lead of 239 with 14 overs remaining in the day

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  • Who else will join the 'Compton club'?
    By Andrew Hignell
    A thousand runs in the County Championship – it’s the target most batsmen set themselves in the four-day competition at the start of the summer and also the yardstick by which comparisons are

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Fifty from 62 balls for O'Brien, reached with four swung to wide mid-wicket off Henderson. Northants, on 87-0 with Peters 26 not out, lead by 187 and there are still 24 overs tonight providing considerable power to add

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    No joy yet for Leicestershire's bowlers as Northants reach 55-0 at tea, a lead of 155, with Stephen Peters following his first innings 148 with a solid 20 not out and Niall O'Brien on 31. The bounce is getting a bit uneven, though, so Northants well placed

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Claude Henderson's day is turning into a busy one. After his 119-ball 56 not out, the veteran Leics slow left-arm spinner has now been tossed the ball as early as the 8th over of Northants' second innings. At 30-0, with O'Brien 20 and Peters 10, the lead is 130

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leics are all out 299, a deficit of exactly 100, with Claude Henderson unbeaten on a spirited 56. Nathan Buck was last man out, lbw for 14 to Daggett. Middlebrook ended with 3-36 from 29 miserly overs. Northants must now use the 47 overs left today profitably

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    And, suddenly, another wicket as Robbie Joseph goes second ball for 0, caught at the wicket by Murphy pushing forward at Middlebrook. Leics now 274-9 and Northants should soon be batting again with a lead in excess of 100

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Thakor's four-hour vigil is over, caught at short extra cover for 61 off James Middlebrook's off spin. He and Henderson, who now has 46, put on 80 for the eighth wicket and Leics are 272-8

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    The Thakor-Henderson partnership is still going strong. At lunch the Leics eighth wicket pair have added 69, with Thakor on 54 and Henderson on 42. Leics, on 261-7, are now just 138 runs behind

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    With a driven boundary to take him to a characterful 50, Shiv Thakor also took Leics past the follow-on mark. It has been Claude Henderson, though, who has been the dominant partner in a stand of 65. Leics now 257-7, and Henderson has 41

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    With strokes both conventional and unorthodox, Claude Henderson is pushing Leics on towards their 250 follow-on target. One four off David Willey was a superb square cut, followed later in the over by a ricochet off his bat over the slips as he tried to avoid a bouncer. 233-7, Henderson 31, Thakor 41

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leics have to reach 250 to avoid the follow-on, and the eighth wicket alliance of Shiv Thakor and Claude Henderson is giving them some hope at 211-7. They have so far added 19, of which Henderson has 15

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Wayne White has edged Andrew Hall to keeper David Murphy and is out for 8. The previous over, playing a back foot defensive, White saw the boll roll gently into the base of the stumps after hitting the pitch and spinning back - without the bails coming off. Leics 193-7

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  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire's wait, Surrey's stir
    By Richard Gibson
    Tim Bresnan is yet to be given clearance from England to play for Yorkshire in Twenty20 finals day – although he will be under family pressure to make sure he is available on August 25.

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire 187-6, still trailing by 212 runs.  The stand between Sarwan and Thakor put on 75 but the running out of the former West Indian captain five overs before the close was a major blow to their hopes of avoiding the follow-on.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Massive blow for Leicestershire as a moment's indecisiveness costs Sarwan his wicket, run out for 59. Leicestershire 183-6.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Ramnaresh Sarwan is doing his best to supervise a Leicestershire recovery, batting for best part of two hours so far for his 35, and getting sensible support from young Shiv Thakor. Their sixth-wicket partnership is worth 43 so far with Leicestershire 151-5. But the Northants lead is still 248. 


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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire are 109-5 at tea, still some 290 runs behind, which does not augur well for their prospects of getting off the bottom of Division Two in this round. After Cobb's dismissal, much now depends on Ramnaresh Sarwan (18), who has been joined by the 18-year-old all-rounder Shiv Thakor.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire collapsing now. Cobb is caught behind off Willey for five. 108-5 from 79-1.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Boyce leg before to Willey without scoring. Sarwan 16 not out. Leicestershire 102-4.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Bit of brainlessness from Ned Eckersley, who goes down the pitch to Middlebrook's second ball back and is bowled. Leicestershire 93-3.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Andrew Hall bowls Will Jones for 37. Northants 79-2 in the 28th. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Breakthrough for Northamptonshire as Michael Thornely is leg before wicket to Oliver Stone's fifth ball for 22. Leicestershire 47-1 in the 17th over.

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire are 26-0 at lunch from nine overs. Will Jones, who survived a spectacular attempted catch (not really a chance) by Lee Daggett at long leg hooking David Willey on eight, has 18, with Michael Thornely eight.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    David Murphy holes out to mid-off off Henderson for 31 and Northants are all out for 399 in the 115th over. They missed out on a fifth batting point but have a handsome total to defend nonetheless, given that they were put in. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Northants have missed out on a fifth batting point, adding 15 runs in six and a half overs since Oliver Stone became a second victim of the morning for Wayne White. 388-9 after 110. But Lee Daggett is doing as he should by protecting his stumps doggedly while Murphy builds the total.  Could be vital runs.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    David Willey caught first slip for 10 off Wayne White's first ball of the day. A blow for their hopes of claiming full batting points but Northants will be happy to be 363-8 after being put in.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Buck strikes again, bowling James Middlebrook for 20 with a full length delivery that clattered into off stump. Northants are 339-7.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Stephen Peters is out, his fine innings ended on 148 when he was bowled off stump attempting to drive Nathan Buck. He faced 278 balls and hit 18 fours. Northants are 332-6 after 94 overs.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Away on time at Wantage Road. Weather glorious. Northants, who were 300-5 overnight, have moved on to 316-5, with Peters still there on 142 not out.

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Andrew Hall, driving extravagantly, edged behind off the day's penultimate ball, bowled by Buck, to go for 59 following a superb 139-run stand for the fifth wicket with Peters, who remains 137 not out from 261 balls. Northants 300-5.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Second new ball taken with Northants 265-4. Peters 116, Hall 47. Eight overs left on this first day

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Stephen Peters hundred - and a very good innings it has been too. He got to three figures by cutting Claude Henderson for his 12th four, and then next ball (his 212th) he did it again, as if to celebrate. Northants 240-4.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Wayne White has bowled a fine, hostile spell since tea but despite Hall edging twice through a strangely vacant second slip area has so far failed to bring further success for Leics. At the other end Henderson is wheeling away. 229-4, Peters 93, Hall 34

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Northants 186-4 at the interval, with Peters on 71 and Hall on 13 - although the Northants captain gave a hard low chance to Thornely at slip, driving at Henderson, in the final over of the afternoon session. There are 31 overs remaining today

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Northants are approaching tea at 170-4, having lost Rob Newton for 5 when he was beaten by a Shiv Thakor break-back and adjudged lbw. Peters is still there, on 63, with Northants skipper Andrew Hall on 5.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Alex Wakely, driving at the medium pace of Shiv Thakor, edges to Michael Thornely at slip and is gone for 8. Peters remains, on 58 not out, and Northants are 155-3

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    At last, a breakthrough for Leics - indeed, 2 wickets in 3 balls as Wayne White removes Niall O'Brien and David Sales. O'Brien had made 70 from 117 balls, with 13 fours, when he drove leaden-footedly and edged behind. Then, Sales nicked to second slip - 126-2

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Northants will enjoy their haddock and chips at 95-0, with Niall O'Brien on 51 after compiling an 81-ball fifty with nine fours and Stephen Peters on 35. Why on earth did Leicestershire choose to bowl first?

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    It is proving to be a very good toss for Northants to lose, so far. Fifty came up in 13th over, and with Stephen Peters and Niall O'Brien both on 23, Northants are now 54-0. Not much in it for the seamers, despite the grass on the pitch

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  • Team News - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Northamptonshire: O'Brien, Peters, Sales, Wakely, Newton, Hall, Middlebrook, Murphy, Willey, Stone, Daggett
    Leicestershire: W Jones, Thornely, Eckersley, Sarwan, Cobb, Boyce, Thakor, White, Henderson, Joseph, Buck

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  • Leicestershire won the toss - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire, captained by Josh Cobb instead of Matthew Hoggard, has won the toss and chosen to bowl first. Pitch looks well-grassed from a distance, but it is a gloriously hot day.

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  • Finn incident prompts new instruction
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County umpires have been told not to call dead ball if a bowler breaks the wicket at the non-striker’s end in his delivery stride as England seamer Steven Finn did in the Headingley Test

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  • Hip condition threatens Jefferson future
    By Paul Bolton
    D-Day is approaching for Leicestershire batsman Will Jefferson whose future in the game is threatened by a degenerative hip complaint.

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  • Result - Essex v Leicestershire
    Essex win by 7 wickets with 9 balls to spare. Owais Shah 45 not out, Ryan ten Doeschate 23 not out.

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Owais Shah and Ryan ten Doeschate have collected 27 from the last couple of overs, Essex need 15 from 3 overs for victory. 137 for 3. Shah 44* ten Doeschate 7*

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Successive  boundaries by Owais Shah, one straight and the next through extra cover. 124 for 3 and Essex need 28 from 4 overs, 124-3.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Greg Smith is out for 20 caught at deep mid-wicket by Rob Taylor off the bwling of Michael Thornely and the Eagles are 102 for 3.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Mark Pettini out for 28, chips Wayne White to mid-off  to give the bowler his second wicket in as many deliveries. Owais Shah averts the hat-trick and Essex are 64 for 2 from 11 overs

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Birthday boy Wayne White breaks the opening stand trapping Tom Westley in the crease for 27 and Essex are 62-1 after 9 overs

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    It's a stroll for Essex who are 60 without loss and need a further 92 from 17 overs to win. Mark Pettini and Tom Westley matching strides run for run, Pettini 26, Westley 27.

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  • Interval - Essex v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire close on 151-7.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
     Taylor stumped by James Foster for 4 off Harbhajan , the Foxes 140-6  with one over to go. Harbhajan 3 for 29

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Wayne White drives Harbhajan into the hands of Graham Napier at long on and the Foxes are  125 for 5 after 21.1 overs

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Graham Napier sends the off stump of Shiv Thakor cartwheeling, he's out for 8  and Leicestershire are 112 for 4 in the 20th over.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Brilliant running catch by Napier to catch Thornely off the bowling of Westley for 55. Leicestershire 106-3 from 18 overs and have seven overs remaining. 

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  • Landmark - Essex v Leicestershire
    50 for Michael Thornely from 48 balls with 1x6 and 4x4, Leicestershire are 99-2 from 17.1 overs

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    First ball from ten Doeschate accounts for Smith who pulls the ball to deep mid wicket where Harbhajan takes a superb catch. Smith out for 18 and Leicestershire 94-2 in the 17th over 

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Seventh bowler used by Essex in 17 overs with Ryan ten Doeschate taking the ball. Leicestershire 94-1.

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Michael Thornely on 47 for the Foxes who are 87 for 1 from 15.1 overs. Greg Smith has just struck Harbhajan for 4 and is 17 not out

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    The Foxes are 50-1 after 10 overs, Michael Thornely isw 31 not out and Greg Smith 3 not out

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Ramnaresh Sarwan is the first wicket to fall in the match. He pulls Harbhajan to deep mid wicket where Tim Phillips collects the catch.
    Sarwan 14 out of 41- for 1 in the 8th over.

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Maiden sent down by Graham Napier to Ramnaresh Sarwan and Leicestershire are 6 without loss after 2 overs.

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  • Team News - Essex v Leicestershire
    Essex - Pettini, Westley, Shah, Smith, ten Doeschate, Wheater, Foster, Napier, Phillips, Harbhajan, Mills.
    Leics - White, Sarwan, Smith, Thornely, Boyce, Thakor, Dixey, Taylor, Sykes, Buck, Jospeh.

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  • Essex won the toss - Essex v Leicestershire
    Leicesterhsire will bat, 25 overs per side.

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Start at 4.00 p.m. with 25 overs per side.
    Still waiting news of  teams and toss

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    No chance of starting on time here at Chelmsford where it's been bucketing down. Pools of water on the outfield and it's still raining. 

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  • Result - Essex v Leicestershire
    Match abandoned as a draw after heavy rain during lunch left underfoot conditions saturated on outfield. Essex 10 points Leicestershire 7.

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Leicestershire
    Leics 336-9 after a stubborn last-wicket stand of 33 between Shiv Thakor, the 18-year-old who has made a Championship-best 53 not out, and Matthew Hoggard, unbeaten on 16. Leics trail Essex by 98.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Nathan Buck lbw for 7 to a near-yorker from Graham Napier. Leics 303-9, with Shiv Thakor 37 not out. Twelve overs remaining today.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Another Leics scalp for David Masters. Switching ends, to the Hayes Close End, he has Claude Henderson caught at second slip by Harbhajan. 285-8, but at least Leics have saved the follow on

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Leics 280-7, still five runs short of the follow-on target, with Paul Dixey caught at backward short leg off Harbhajan for 4.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Wayne White goes for 5, edging Maurice Chambers to Harbhajan Singh at second slip - a ball after Harbhajan had spilled Shiv Thakor on 13. Leics now 263-6

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Two wickets with the second new ball by David Masters, and Leics are suddenly 248-5 and not looking quite so smug. Boyce went to the first ball with the new cherry, lbw for 77 shuffling across his stumps, and Thornely has just thick-edged to gully on 115

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  • TEA - Essex v Leicestershire
    Leics 230-3, with Thornely 111 and Boyce 69. So far they have added 167, but the second new ball is due in two overs' time.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Leicestershire
    Michael Thornely 100, his second for Leicestershire in the Championship since joining them from the Unicorns in late May. 209 balls, 4x6, 7x4. Leics now 208-3, with Boyce also going well on 61

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  • Landmark - Essex v Leicestershire
    Hundred stand for the fourth wicket between Thornely and Boyce, and a good effort it has been. Thornely straight drove Harbhajan for his second six soon after reaching 50, and is now 75. Boyce is on 46 and Leics are 166-3.

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Leics are 131-3, with Thornely 54 not out and Matt Boyce on 34. The pair have added 29 runs since lunch, in 50 minutes. Slow going, but you cannot be critical of Thornley and Boyce in this situation - they are both showing great application

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  • LUNCH - Essex v Leicestershire
    An initial six-minute rain break was followed by another ten minutes of action, with Leics moving to 102-3 in a further 2.5 overs, but then more showers at 12.50 has meant an early lunch. Thornely 43, Boyce 16.

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Off for rain at Chelmsford, though it might only be for a short time. Leics 94-3 having added 62 runs in 24 overs this morning, for the loss of Sarwan. Thornely, who hit Harbhajan for six early on, is on 39 and Matthew Boyce has 12

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    A big wicket for Essex: Ramnaresh Sarwan is brilliantly caught, above his head at second slip, by a leaping Harbhajan Singh off Masters as the West Indies Test batsman attempted to force away on the offside. Sarwan made 21 and Leics are 63-3

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Under way on time at Chelmsford and Leics, resuming on 32-2 and needing 285 to avoid following on against Essex, have moved - not without a few alarms against David Masters and Harbhajan Singh - to 50-2

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Leicestershire
    Leics, through Michael Thornely and Ramnaresh Sarwan, have at least seen out the closing overs. Leics, on 32-2, are 402 runs behind and need another 253 just to avoid the follow-on

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    And Masters now has a second wicket, as Ned Eckersley mishits an attempted pull and is well-held above his head at short mid-wicket by a leaping Ten Doeschate. Eckersley out for 2 and Leics are 8-2.

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    David Masters, who took 8-10 when Essex beat Leicestershire at Southend this time last year, has made the breakthrough with the new ball, having Greg Smith smartly held by Mickleburgh at short leg for 5. Leics 6-1 with 9 overs still to be bowled tonight

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Essex have declared at 434-3, with Pettini (72*) and Ten Doeschate (63*) having added 120 in 20 overs. Leics will have 14 overs to bat tonight.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Leicestershire
    Century stand in 17 overs between Pettini and Ten Doeschate, as Essex go to 424-3 - and still no sign of a declaration, with 19 overs left today. Ten Doeschate's 50, fittingly reached with his third six, took 48 balls, and Pettini's 50 took 60 balls

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    A fourth batting point for Essex, confirmed when Ten Doeschate drove Henderson for a flat six over long off from the second ball of the 110th over. Essex 355-3, Pettini 36, Ten Doeschate 25

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Shah lbw for 36 propping forward to Henderson, three balls after surviving a strong claim for a catch at slip off the slow left-armer. Ten Doeschate now in with Pettini, and both batsmen have just taken fours off Henderson. Essex 329-3

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  • TEA - Essex v Leicestershire
    Another sharp shower has forced the players off, and the umpires have sensibly announced that tea will now be taken as the groundstaff concentrate on getting the covers on again. Essex have moved on to 308-2 from 100.5 overs, with Shah 34 and Pettini 14

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    The sun is out again at Chelmsford, and play will resume at 3.20pm, after a delay of 81 minutes. There will be 47 overs remaining (13 overs lost) and tea will be taken at 4.20pm

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Rain stopped play at Chelmsford. A heavy shower has swept across the ground, with Essex 272-2 after 93 overs, but most of the rain seems to have gone past us on the town side. Some dark clouds still in the distance however and look threatening

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Tom Westley lbw to Wayne White for 125, on the back foot and beaten by one which seamed in and also kept a little low. He had batted for 292 balls, hitting 13 fours. Essex 272-2

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  • LUNCH - Essex v Leicestershire
    Essex 259-1, with Westley on 117 and Shah 8. The second new ball, which is nine overs old, has kept a check on the scoring rate: Essex added 98 runs in 32 overs this morning, and will want to accelerate this afternoon

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  • WICKET - Essex v Leicestershire
    Mickleburgh run out for 126, after being sent back by Westley and beaten by a direct hit on the bowlers' stumps by Thornely running in from cover. Essex 248-1 with Owais Shah joining Westley, who is on 114

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  • Landmark - Essex v Leicestershire
    And Tom Westley has now gone to his ton - his fourth in first-class cricket. 230 balls, 11x4. His hundred came with an on driven four off Michael Thornely. Essex are now 211-0.

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  • Landmark - Essex v Leicestershire
    Mickleburgh has reached his hundred first, dabbing Hoggard down for a quick single on the legside and graciously acknowledging the applause from a good crowd. 195 balls, 12x4, 1x6. Westley is on 97 and Essex are 203-0

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Away on time at Chelmsford, with Jaik Mickleburgh and Tom Westley building on yesterday's 161-run opening partnership. They have now taken the Essex total to 183-0, with Mickleburgh reaching 89 with a beautiful extra cover 4 off Hoggard. Westley is on 88

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  • Close Of Play - Essex v Leicestershire
    Essex finish a weather-shortened day, in glorious early evening sunshine, at 161-0 with Mickleburgh on 81 and Westley on 75

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Westley, who reached a 126-ball fifty, was almost caught off the glove on 52 when he tried to hook Hoggard and Paul Dixey, the Leics keeper, ran forward and dived in an attempt to catch the ball before it hit the turf. Westley 61, Mickleburgh 68, Essex 130-0

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Mickleburgh went to his fifty with a lofted on drive for six against Claude Henderson's left-arm spin, and he then pulled Buck for four to go to 57. Westley is on 49 and Essex are making good progress at 107-0

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Tom Westley brought up the Essex fifty in the 20th over with an off-driven four against Shiv Thakor's medium pace, and he has now moved to 29. With Jaik Mickleburgh on 27, Essex are 57-0.

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Play did resume at 3.30pm, with 48 overs remaining today, and Essex have now moved on to 33-0 with Jaik Mickleburgh taking successive boundaries off Nathan Buck, the first cleverly guided to third man and the second four a powerful pull to mid-wicket

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    An early tea is being taken at 3.10pm, and the Essex groundstaff are now beginning to take off the covers. Quite a bit of water has to be shifted from them, but the weather does seem at last to be improving and there is an official hope of a 3.30pm start

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Still no play at Chelmsford. It has almost stopped raining now, and the skies look a bit clearer, but the covers remain on and a mopping-up operation would take at least 45 minutes to an hour to complete, so perhaps 4pm for a resumption?

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    An early lunch, starting at 12.45, has been decreed here at Chelmsford by umpires Neil Bainton and Steve O'Shaughnessy as the rain continues to fall and full covering is on.

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  • Cricket Diary: Miller's decision, Bumble's dragon
    By Richard Gibson
    Big-hitting David Miller has declared himself available for Yorkshire if they reach the Champions League – despite it meaning he will miss up to three first-class matches for his South African franchise

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  • Essex v Leicestershire
    Where did this rain come from? A dry morning has suddenly taken a turn for the worse, and the players have been driven off. Essex are 18-0 from 8.3 overs, with Mickleburgh on 6 and Westley on 12

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  • Team News - Essex v Leicestershire
    Essex: Mickleburgh, Westley, Shah, Pettini, Ten Doeschate, Wheater, Foster, Napier, Harbhajan Singh, Masters, Chambers.
    Leicestershire: Smith, Thornely, Eckersley, Sarwan, Boyce, Thakor, White, Dixey, Henderson, Buck, Hoggard

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  • Essex won the toss - Essex v Leicestershire
    Essex won toss and bat, and we will be away on time at a warm and dry Chelmsford. Teams to follow.....

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  • Result - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Leicestershire hold on for the draw at 157-7 from 59.4 overs of their second innings. Yorkshire move up to second in the table with 11 points from the match and Leicestershire move off the bottom with eight points. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Azeem Rafiq strikes to get Ned Eckersley caught at short-leg by Joe Root for 26. The score is 148-7 with 2.5 overs left in the match. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Play will start at 5.45pm with 6.1 overs left in the day. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Further inspection at 5.30pm. The sun has been shining for approximately the last 20 minutes with no attempt to mop up. An announcement has just said that the square is too wet. We have five ground staff doing nothing at all. This is cricket at its worst.

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Well we're off for a brief shower, which has come and gone. It was enough to persuade the ground staff to put the majority of their covers on, however. We should get some more play. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Azeem Rafiq strikes to get Wayne White caught behind as the rain begins to fall again, 145-6. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    We're in the third over after tea and it's raining again. The players walk off the field with the Foxes at 125-5. Hang on a sec, the players and umpires are on their way back out as it's stopped now. We're good for a re-start. 

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Leicester are 114-5 from 46 overs in their second innings. They are still 52 runs behind with 34 overs left in the day. Home hopes of a draw immediately rest with Ned Eckersley and Wayne White, who are 21 and 28 not out respectively. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Leicester reach 101-5 as Moin Ashraf comes in from the Pavilion End. We have 39 overs to bowl in theory, but it is raining again. Not hard enough to take the players off at the moment, but I'd be amazed if we get through uninterrupted. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    It's going to be a 3pm restart. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    It's now raining pretty heavily again at Grace Road.

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Leicestershire are 95-5 from 34 overs of their second innings, still 71 behind. Ned Eckersley is 16 not out and Wayne White, dropped on 11 by Adam Lyth at second slip, is 14. Steve Harmison has taken 2-27 off five overs this morning.  

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    And now Steve Patterson is into the act. Shiv Thakor has been trapped lbw for a duck. 78-5. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Harmison in the wickets again. This time he gets Matt Boyce brilliantly caught at short-leg by Joe Root at the second attempt. A leg-stump half volley was clipped into Root's chest and he grabbed the rebound. Leicester are 77-4. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Harmison has done it again. He's now bowled three inch perfect yorkers in this match and got three wickets. Ramnaresh Sarwan is on his way in the first over of the day, 61-3. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    There will be a start at 12.15pm if there is no further rain. We have 76 overs left in the day, which means 20 have been lost. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    It's raining heavily again at Grace Road. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    There will be a further inspection at 11.30am.

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    We won't be starting on time, but there's no news from the umpires as yet despite it having stopped raining. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    We have just had an almighty downpour for around five or 10 minutes at Grace Road, which looks likely to hamper our chances of starting on time. 

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Rain returns to prevent us bowling the last two overs. Leicester close on 57-2 from 24 overs with Ramnaresh Sarwan and Ned Eckersley the not out batsmen. The Foxes are still 109 runs behind heading into tomorrow's final day.  

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Would you Adam and Eve it? Steve Harmison has bowled Michael Thornely with an absolute gaffer of a yorker after a mixed bag of an opening over. 49-2 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    We have a planned restart at 6.15pm here with eight and a half overs left in the day. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Rain has arrived at Grace Road to take the players off the field. Leicester are 43-1. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Anthony McGrath strikes to get Greg Smith lbw offering no shot for 26. Leicester are 43-1, still 123 behind. It's the former England all-rounder's first ball of his second spell. His first spell was only one over. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Greg Smith and Michael Thornely have made a steady start to their side's 2nd innings, reaching 28-0 after 15 overs. The Foxes are still 138 behind with 30 left today. Smith has just edged Steve Patterson inches short of Gary Ballance at first slip.

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Leicester are 15-0 after seven overs of their second innings. They are still 151 behind with 38 overs left in the day. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Lyth carries his bat for a brilliant 248 not out as Moin Ashraf is stumped off Henderson. Yorkshire are all out for 486, meaning they lead by 166. Lyth's stats are 248 no off 395 balls with 28 fours and three sixes. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Henderson traps Steve Harmison lbw for a duck, 474-9. Lyth (236 no) has just posted Yorkshire's highest score since Darren Lehmann scored 339 v Durham in 2006. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Patterson goes for 28 as he tries to cut Henderson and is caught at point. Yorkshire are now 460-8. 

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Excellent maiden double hundred for Lyth off 361 balls with 21 fours and a six as Yorkshire move to 428-7. He is the first Yorkshireman for 16 days to score a double hundred after Joe Root got one at Southampton. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire get there thanks to Steve Patterson lofting Henderson down the ground for four. 400-7 after 110. Lyth is into the 190s. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    There's a bit of tension as Yorkshire chase this point. They needed 12 off two overs, which is down to six off eight balls. Them going on the attack could also open the door for the Foxes, who need two wickets to gain their third bowling point. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Wayne White gets Rafiq caught behind with a well directed short ball, leaving the score at 387-7 in the 107th. Yorkshire still have some work to do to get these remaining 13 runs for the fifth batting point inside 110. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    We have a restart time of 1.50pm here.  

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Lunch has been called at 12.50pm. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Play resumed and continued for seven balls before more rain arrived to surely signal an early lunch with Yorkshire at 382-6 in the 104th. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    We will have a restart at 12.30pm here. We think there have been three overs lost from the day's allocation. Yorkshire need 24 runs from 7.4 overs with four wickets still in hand to get their fifth batting bonus point.  

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    We're off for rain due to a very heavy rain burst. Yorkshire are 376-6 in 103rd.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Matthew Hoggard has struck with his first ball of the morning, getting Anthony McGrath caught at second slip by Greg Smith, leaving the score at 342-6. Hoggard also struck with the first ball of a spell last night too. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Ominous looking clouds circling Grace Road as we prepare for the start of day three. Yorkshire, leading by 16, are 336-5 in their first innings. Adam Lyth will resume on 159 and Anthony McGrath on 8. The second new ball is only 11 overs old. 

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire have enjoyed a dominant second day thanks to tons for Adam Lyth and Jonny Bairstow. Lyth has finished on 159 not out and Bairstow added 118. The pair shared 197 for the fourth wicket as the visitors reply to 320 with 336-5.

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Lyth has just passed 150 off 273 balls with 19 fours and a six. Yorkshire have a lead at 323-5 in the 86th. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Gary Ballance is lbw to Matthew Hoggard's first ball of his new spell. Yorkshire now 310-5. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    And it works after three balls. Bairstow edges to Greg Smith at first slip for an excellent 118. 309-4. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Nathan Buck will take the second new ball with his side desperately searching for a wicket to dent Yorkshire's dominance through the majority of the final two sessions. They are 309-3 with 12 overs still to bowl today. 

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Anything Lyth can do, Bairstow can too. He reaches his third ton of the Championship summer off 123 balls with 13 fours. Yorkshire, 261-3 in the 72nd, are now rapidly hunting down Leicester's first-innings total of 320. It is his second against the Foxes. 

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    A first hundred since June 28, 2010 has come for opener Adam Lyth off 196 balls with 12 fours. It has been a really responsible effort from the free-scoring left-hander. His partner Jonny Bairstow is also closing in. He's 75 not out in a score of 227-3. 

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire are 207-3 from 60 overs at the break. Adam Lyth is 93 and Jonny Bairstow 60. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    After losing Andrew Gale to leave Yorkshire wobbling at 112-3 early in the afternoon, this has been a good session for the visitors, who are now 202-3. A stand of 90 between Lyth (93) and Bairstow (60) has, not surprisingly, been very entertaining.  

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    An important half-century for Jonny Bairstow off 58 balls, and an important one for Yorkshire too as they move to 178-3. Adam Lyth is also on 78. 

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    An important half-century for Jonny Bairstow off 58 balls, and an important one for Yorkshire too as they move to 178-3. Adam Lyth is also on 78. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Jonny Bairstow has moved quickly into the thirties in the midst of a 48-run stand with Adam Lyth (76). Those keeping a close eye on his issues against the short ball will be interested to know he has thumped two bouncers through mid-wicket for four. 161-3.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Andrew Gale will be livid. He has just cut a long hop outside off-stump from Claude Henderson straight to Ramnaresh Sarwan at point. The Yorkshire skipper has gone for 11, with the visitors now 112-3. 

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Lyth reaches a 76-ball half-century just before the break, which Yorkshire reach at 95-2. Lyth 53 and Andrew Gale seven.

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Lyth closing in on a fifty, just two away now. But he has lost partner Phil Jaques in recent times, caught at deep backward square-leg off Nathan Buck's. With a couple of overs to go before lunch, Yorkshire are 83-2 after 23.

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Adam Lyth and Phil Jaques are matching each other run for run. They're both on 28 with the visitors on 59-1 in the 17th over. The stand is 53, although the scoring rate has slowed in the last 20 minutes or so, coinciding with the introduction of Claude Henderson into the attack.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Nathan Buck has bowled Joe Root off the inside edge, maybe kept a bit low. 6-1 in the fourth. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Azeem Rafiq wraps up the home side's first innings for 320 when forcing centurion Matt Boyce to chip a return catch in only the day's second over. Boyce goes for 107 as the off-spinner claims his second wicket. I think both sides will be satisfied. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Umpires on their way at a cloudy Grace Road with Yorkshire looking for the one wicket they need to wrap up Leicestershire's first innings, which currently stands at 318-9. 

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Leicestershire will resume in the morning on 318-9 from 96 overs thanks to Matt Boyce's dogged 106 not out. Steve Patterson was Yorkshire's standout performer with three wickets. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Anthony McGrath has struck. Nathan Buck is on his way, caught at first slip by Gary Ballance to leave the hosts at 310-9 in the penultimate over of the day. 

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Matt Boyce likes batting against Yorkshire! Having scored a second-innings ton at Scarborough in May, the 26 year-old left-hander has just notched another. This one came off 221 balls with 12x4s. Leicester are 310-8 in the 95th. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Claude Henderson is on his way having added a useful 26. He was caught at short cover off Steve Patterson, leaving the Foxes at 289-8. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Paul Dixey follows Wayne White's lead and gets himself out. He's just clipped a Harmison ball heading down leg to Phil Jaques at square-leg, leaving the Foxes at 239-7. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Wayne White tosses his wicket away. He will be furious with his shot as he advances to Azeem Rafiq and mis-times an attempted loft over the top to Steve Harmison, back on the field after cramp, at mid-on. Leicester are now 226-6. 

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    The stand between Matt Boyce and Wayne White is 52 and counting. Leicester have moved on to 219-5, and Yorkshire are getting frustrated. 

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    The Foxes' session. They have advanced from 96-4 to 204-5 thanks to a 68-run stand in 23 overs between Boyce and Thakor. Boyce is still there on 57 not out and Wayne White is with him on 18. 

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Determined half-century for Boyce off 116 balls with five fours. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Steve Harmison has left the field with what looks to be a problem at the back of his right knee. Leicester now 174-5 as we approach the tea break. They would certainly have taken this session to advance from 96-4. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Thakor undoes his hard work by driving the returning Moin Ashraf to Andrew Gale at short cover for a Championship best of 35. Leicester are now 166-5 in the 52nd. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Some impressive stroke play from Shiv Thakor has been the feature of this afternoon session. He's moved onto 34 alongside Matt Boyce's 43 as the hosts reach 165-4 in the 51st. Thakor, 18, is still waiting on his A-Level results. 

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Leicester have made an encouraging start to the afternoon session, adding 35 runs so far to move to 131-4 in the 38th. Matt Boyce has just been handed a life on 26 when Adam Lyth put him down at second slip off the bowling of Steve Patterson. 

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    We go into lunch with a wicket in the last over. Moin Ashraf has added to a good morning for Yorkshire by getting Michael Thornely caught behind nibbling outside off-stump for 31, leaving the hosts at 98-4 from 28.2 overs. Thornely had batted with patience, but ultimately fell following a lapse in concentration.


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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Harmison strikes! What a delivery, yorker to bowl Ramnaresh Sarwan, 59-3.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Another Patterson lbw, this time Ned Eckersley goes and Leicester are 50-2. Patterson and Harmison are like chalk and cheese at moment.

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Steve Harmison is into the attack, and unfortunately it will be no surprise to learn that he has already bowled a wide that went for four down the leg side and a no ball in his first over. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Steve Patterson has trapped Greg Smith lbw for 20 in the ninth over. Smith has scored all of Leicester's 20 runs so far. Ned Eckersley comes to the crease. He's playing as a specialist batsman. 

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  • Team News - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    LEICS: Thornely, Smith, Eckersley, Sarwan, Thakor, Boyce, White, Dixey (w), Henderson, Buck, Hoggard. YORKS: Lyth, Root, Jaques, Gale, Bairstow, Ballance, McGrath, Rafiq, Patterson, Harmison, Ashraf.

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  • Leicestershire won the toss - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Matthew Hoggard has elected to bat first. 

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  • Cricket Diary: Cardiff t20 beds crisis
    By Richard Gibson
    Supporters of Hampshire, Sussex and Yorkshire are already experiencing problems with restricted hotel availability for the Friends Life t20 finals day – a month before the event.

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  • Leicestershire honour for Illingworth
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire are to honour their most successful captain Raymond Illingworth by renaming the Cottesmore Suite at Grace Road after him.

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  • Result - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Lancashire win by six wickets with 4.2 overs to spare as Steven Croft finishes on 57 not out. They have won five from seven and must now be the favourites to top Group A with games in hand on Middlesex and the Netherlands above them. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Ashwell Prince has gone for 85, pulling Alex Wyatt to deep mid-wicket. He and Croft (51 no) added 97 in 16 overs for the second wicket. The visitors are 205-2 in the 33rd as they pursue 219. 

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  • Leicestershire v Lancashire
    With Lancashire cruising towards the win, the big question is will Prince (76) get a hundred and will Croft (31) get a fifty. They need 43 with ten and a bit overs to go. 

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  • Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Despite losing Stephen Moore for 60, Lancashire are still well on their way in the early stages of the 21st over. They are 122-1 with Ashwell Prince on 47. They need another 97. 

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    50 for Moore off 46 balls, his fifth in seven 40-over matches this year. Incredible for a player who hasn't passed 47 in the Championship! The Lightning are 103-0 in the 16th. 

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  • Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Stephen Moore, who can't buy a run in the Championship, is continuing his excellent form in one-day cricket this summer. He has moved to 36 as Lancashire have moved to 51-0 in the ninth over in their pursuit of 219. 

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  • Interval - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Leicester finish on 218-8 after 40 overs thanks to an excellent 83 not out off 74 balls for Shiv Thakor. Glen Chapple finishes with 4-46 off eight, including two in the last over. 

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  • Leicestershire v Lancashire
    The batting power play has been called for the last four overs of the innings with the Foxes on 176-5.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Shortly after Shiv Thakor brings up his half-century off 56 balls, Matt Boyce is stumped by Cross off Keedy as he attempts to reverse sweep. Gone for 53. 169-5 now. The stand between the pair was 96. 

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    50 for Matt Boyce off 60 balls with two fours. Leicester have recovered pretty well here thanks to Boyce and Shiv Thakor, who is 43 no. They have added 84 inside 16, 152-4 in the 32nd. 

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  • Leicestershire v Lancashire
    A fairly quiet period in the game...Foxes pair of Shiv Thakor and Matt Boyce are happy to pick up the ones and twos and not take too many risks as they look to rebuild and get up to a score in the region of 200. They 120-4 in the 26th. Both men in 30s now.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Ajmal Shahzad has struck twice to put the Lightning in the driving seat. First he had Ramnaresh Sarwan caught at cover off a leading edge and has just bowled Michael Thornely off the inside edge. The Foxes are 68-2 after 16. 

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    The Foxes move past 50 for the loss of two wickets in the eleventh as Michael Thornely punches Tom Smith wide of mid-on. 

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  • Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Leicester move on to 38-2 after nine overs. Greg Smith was bowled by Glen Chapple in the sixth over. Ajmal Shahzad into the attack. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Tom Smith, who had a loan spell at Grace Road earlier in his career, has struck in his first over, trapping Will Jones lbw for four. The Foxes are 6-1. 

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  • Team News - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    LEICS: Jones, Sarwan (c), Smith, Thornely, Boyce, Thakor, Dixey (w), Taylor, Joseph, Sykes, Wyatt. LANCS: Moore, Smith, Croft, Brown, Horton, Prince, Cross (w), Shahzad, Chapple (c), Parry, Keedy.

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  • Lancashire won the toss - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Glen Chapple has won the toss and elected to bowl first at a sunny Grace Road.

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  • An unwanted century for Yorkshire
    By Andrew Hignell
    Yorkshire have set an unwanted record in this soggy summer, becoming the first county to top 100 hours of lost cricket in the LV= County Championship.

    22/07/2012 (300 days old) | Read more
  • Match Drawn - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    This is one that got away from Glos, but well done to Leics for almost pulling it off themselves right at the end. When Young and Saxelby both fell to Henderson, the Glos ninth wicket pair of Fuller and Payne decided on the draw. Glos end 209-8 - 13 short

    21/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Glos want 28 from 6 overs to win, but a three-wicket burst from Robbie Joseph has not made things quite so simple. Joseph has removed Housego (50), Marshall (23) and Ian Cockbain (2) and Glos are 194-6

    21/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Skipper Alex Gidman's brilliant 62 from 55 balls has given Glos a great chance of victory at Cheltenham. Housego remains 50* and with Hamish Marshall on 17 they are 176-3 andnneed another 46 with ten overs to go

    21/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Batty fell to the third ball after tea, caught off Claude Henderson for 38, but Alex Gidman has settled in alongside a virtually strokeless Ben Housego and Glos are 77-2

    21/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    The draw is heavy favourite at Cheltenham with Glos on 54-1 at tea, from 21 overs. Jon Batty is 38 not out

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  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Benny Howell caught at the wicket by Dixey off Wayne White for 5, but Jon Batty has started well with 24 not out. Glos 33-1

    21/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    The wagging of the Leics tail has abruptly stopped. Ian Saxelby removes White for 21 and Liam Norwell bowls Henderson for 27 - Leics are 288 all out. Gloucestershire need 222 to win

    21/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Claude Henderson (27*) and Wayne White (19*) are adding vital runs for the Leics ninth wicket. They have put on 46 since lunch and Leics, 286-8, are 219 ahead

    21/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Paul Dixey is lbw to James Fuller for 4 three balls before lunch, and Leics are 240-8 - a lead of 173. Sarwan made a finen 93 before falling to Benny Howell's occasional medium pace

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  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Boyce run out by a throw from Benny Howell, for 23, but Sarwan still there on 80 and Leics lead is now 148 at 215-6

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  • Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    The first 45 minuhtes have gone emphatically to Leicestershire, with the sixth wicket pair of Ramnaresh Sarwan and Matthew Boyce adding a further 53 - most of them to Sarwan, who has moved from his overnight 30 to 71 not out. Leics now 195-5

    21/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Fuller's good day has continued with Cobb caught behind off a regulation nick for 15. Leicestershire 133-4 with four overs remaining and leading by 66.

    20/07/2012 (302 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire 89-3 with a lead of only 22 and Eckersley bowled by Young stretching forward for eight. There are still 17 overs left in the day and the visitors will be hoping Sarwan can stick around until the close.

    20/07/2012 (302 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Both openers gone now as Norwell has Smith well taken at second slip by Cockbain diving to his left for 36. Leicestershire 85-2 and leading by 18.

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  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire 66-1 with Thornely lbw to a good length ball from Payne for 39, The visitors are still one run behind, but can take heart from a solid opening stand. Smith is 24 not out.

    20/07/2012 (302 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Half-century opening stand for Leicestershire as they look to wipe out a first innings deficit of 67. Smith and Thornely have looked comfortable and Gloucestershire are about to turn to the left-arm spin of Young. 51-0 in rhe 12th over.

    20/07/2012 (302 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Gloucestershire 229 all out and lead by 67. Fuller was last man out, caught at deep square off Buck for 57. Leicestershire can feel pleased with their bowling effort, but the home side have a useful advantage.

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  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Two in as many balls in fact. Young's excellent contribution of 37 was ended by a sharp catch by Smith at slip off Thornely, who with his next delivery took a fine low return catch to send back Saxelby. Gloucestershire 227-9.

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  • Landmark - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Fuller's maiden first class half-century has been completed off 58 balls, with 7 fours. The partnership with Young is worth 91 and putting Gloucestershire in a strong position. They are 223-7 in the 69th over.

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  • Landmark - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    A half-century stand between Young and Fuller, which could be crucial in the context of a low scoring game. They have taken the score to 183-7, which means Gloucestershire lead by 21. Fuller's 27 not out is a career best in first class cricket.

    20/07/2012 (302 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Gloucestershire 147-7, still 15 behind, and Marshall gone to a loose shot, caught at slip by Cobb off Buck for 37, whcih included 6 fours.

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  • LUNCH - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Gloucestershire 128-6 with Cockbain the latest man out for ten, caught low at second slip by Smith off Joseph. Some light rain has forced an early lunch, five minutes or so ahead of schedule. Marshall is 34 not out.

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  • Gloucestershire News
    Rob Nicol has arrived to start his spell as overseas player. The New Zealand batsman flew in from West Indies yesterday and is at Cheltenham today as a spectator. He will make his debut in Sunday's CB40 match with Middlesex at the College Ground.

    20/07/2012 (302 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    White is running through the Gloucesteshire middle order. He has just pinned Batty lbw for 26 and has 3-17 from seven overs. Gloucestershire 91-5 and White has claimed 3-11 in the space of 21 balls from the Chapel End.

    20/07/2012 (302 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    White has struck again, with Alex Gidman lbw for 12 to another nip-backer. Didn't look impressed by the decision, but Gloucestershire now 79-4 in reply to 162 and an interesting contest developing.

    20/07/2012 (302 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Payne has gone for 15, bowled by a delivery from Wayne White that nipped back off the seam. Gloucestershire are 68-3 with skipper Alex Gidman, having joined Batty, who is on 24.

    20/07/2012 (302 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    There was a prompt start at Cheltenham despite some drops of rain in the air and Gloucestershire have progressed to 64-2 with Jon Batty and nightwatchman David Payne largely untroubled.

    20/07/2012 (302 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Gloucestershire finished on 40-2, 122 behind Leicestershire having lost Benny Howell and Housego before the close.

    19/07/2012 (303 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Ian Saxelby has now completed career best figures of 6-48 after accounting for the Leicestershire tail. He took the last four wickets in the space of 19 balls including Paul Dixey and Robbie Joseph with consecutive balls. The Foxes’ last four wickets went for the addition of only 10 runs.

    19/07/2012 (303 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Ian Saxelby has completed a five wicket haul three wickets in 13 bals to remove Wayne White, Paul Dixey and Robbie Joseph to reduce sorry Leciestershire to 162-9. Dixey and Joseph went in consecutive balls.

    19/07/2012 (303 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Ramnaresh Sarwan has just had his off stump pinned back by the impressive David Payne just two balls after the West Indian reached a 98-ball half century. Leicestershire have now been reduced to 130-6.

    19/07/2012 (303 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    On the stroke of tea Leicestershire, who have not any Championship cricket since June 7, lost Matthew Boyce, gloving David Payne behind. It has put more pressure on Ramnaresh Sarwan who is on 47 out of 118-5. 

    19/07/2012 (303 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Josh Cobb was the fourth Leicestershire wicket to fall caught at point off James Fuller. The Foxes are now 61-4, but Ramnaresh Sarwan is still there on 28.

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  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire have been reduced to 11-3 Ian Saxelby has bowled Michael Thornely through the gate to have his  middle stump removed. At the other end Liam Norwell took a return catch off Ned Eckersley’s leading edge.

    19/07/2012 (303 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Greg Smith went to the sixth ball of the match, caught behind off Ian Saxelby. Leicestershire are 0-1.

    19/07/2012 (303 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Gloucs: Marshall, Howell, A Gidman (c), Cockbain, Housego, Young, Fuller, Batty, Saxelby, Norwell, Payne. Leics: Boyce, Thornely, Eckersley, Sarwan, Cobb (c), Smith, White, Dixey, Joseph, Henderson, Buck. 

    19/07/2012 (303 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire won the toss - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire, who are captained by Josh Cobb in the absence of Matthew Hoggard, will bat first.

    19/07/2012 (303 days old) | Read more
  • Patel named county cricket's most valuable player
    By Robin Hutchison
    Two wickets for 42 runs and an innings of 36 from 35 balls in a six-wicket Clydesdale Bank 40 win over Hampshire on Tuesday night

    19/07/2012 (303 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Play will start at 1.40pm weather permitting with 24 overs of the day's play lost, to add to the 96 yesterday. That means there will be 62 overs with play going on until 6.30pm.

    19/07/2012 (303 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Start delayed... again. But better news on day 2. We should get some play soon despite the umpires - Nigel Cowley and Jeff Evans - having an 11am inspection.

    19/07/2012 (303 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    No play today - the umpires called it off for the day at 1.30, 10 minutes ahead of their third inspection, saying the Sandford Road side of the ground was far too wet for any prospect of play. It is the fourth day out of seven festival days this year that the club has lost.

    18/07/2012 (304 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    After inspections at 11.30 and 12.45 the umpires are due to look again at 1.40 but prospects are not looking good. Added to intermittent rain the light is not good either. Not even the Band and Bugles of the Rifles' performance during lunch is lifting flagging spirits.

    18/07/2012 (304 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    After their look at 11.30 the umpires will have a further inspection at 12.45. They are particularly concerned with the Sandford Road side of the ground which is quite soggy. Hopefully we will get under way straight after lunch.

    18/07/2012 (304 days old) | Read more
  • Jefferson injury could end his season
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire opening batsman Will Jefferson is likely to miss the rest of the season because of a hip problem.

    17/07/2012 (305 days old) | Read more
  • Two CB40 matches off already
    Two of today's scheduled CB40 games - Glos v Essex at Cheltenham and Middlesex v Leics at Uxbridge - are off already

    15/07/2012 (307 days old) | Read more
  • Injured White to miss Leics double-header
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire will be without all-rounder Wayne White for their Clydesdale Bank 40 matches against

    13/07/2012 (309 days old) | Read more
  • Leics look to offload Malik and Du Toit
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire have made seamer Nadeem Malik and batsman Jacques du Toit available for loan for the rest of this season after deciding that they will not be offered new contracts

    12/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • FICA supports legal action over unpaid BPL fees
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Worcestershire batsman Alexei Kervezee, Northamptonshire wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien and Kent’s former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood are among overseas players allegedly still owed money by

    11/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
  • RESULT - Netherlands v Leicestershire
    Bang goes another one, and it's the killer blow as Matthew Hoggard picks up his third wicket, Timm van der Gugten goes for 4 and Leicestershire have picked up their first victory with a 33-run win. Has the Netherlands' bubble  burst?

    11/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Netherlands v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire are one step closer to their first CB40 victory of the season as Nathan Buck removes Pieter Seelar for 28. 175-8.

    11/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
  • Netherlands v Leicestershire
    Not looking good for top-of-the-table Netherlands in the resumption of the CB40. After Leicestershire posted 208 from their revised 36 overs, Netherlands are 149-7 with 8 overs remaining. It will take some hitting from here ...

    11/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
  • Sarwan signs new two-year deal at Leics
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Former West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan has signed a new two-year contract with Leicestershire.

    11/07/2012 (311 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: More short stuff for Bairstow
    By Richard Gibson
    England have publicly dismissed Jonny Bairstow’s troubles against the short stuff sent down by West Indies as ‘just a few good balls’ but it is a weakness that they will have been privately concerned about

    11/07/2012 (312 days old) | Read more
  • Soggy FLt20: a horror story
    By Andrew Hignell
    Today, on the morning after the completion of the Friends Life t20 group stage, TheCricketer.com can reveal the full horror of the disruption caused by bad weather to

    09/07/2012 (313 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    NOTTS WIN BY 69 RUNS - Leics could only muster 127-9 in response to the home side's 196-3 and it is Notts who take the win and the place in the quarters.

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    LEICS 120-8 Two more wickets for Andy Carter as he demolishes both Rob Taylor's and Wayne White's stumps. Notts will take the points to secure a home quarter final berth for the third year running. Leics reign as defending champions is nearly over.

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    LEICS 112-6 - Ned Eckersley bowled by Darren Pattinson. 85 needed from 4 overs - it won't happen!

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    RAZZAQ GONE - Second ball back after the rain delay (no loss of overs), Razzaq is caught bejhind by Chris Read off Graeme White. Tough ask for Leics now - 108-5 chasing 196-3.

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    RAIN STOPPED PLAY - Leics 100-4 after 14 overs and the long-threatened rain has now arrived. Leics are well behind on D/L and a re-start doesn't seem likely for a while.

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    BOYCE GONE - Only 3 today for Matthew Boyce who picked out Scott Elstone in the deep from the bowling of Adam Voges. Leics 93-4 but have Razzaq there still on 60. Steady drizzle beginning to fall also (Leics well behind on DL).

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    SARWAN GOES. - Nice bit of flight by Greme White and Ramnaresh Sarwan sweeps at fresh air and his bowled - Out for 8 and it's 80-3.

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    FIFTY FOR RAZZAQ - Abdul Razzaq goes to his half century with a streaky four off Steven Mullaney but this has been a fine knock and keeps his side still in this contest. 33 deliveries, 8x4 1x6 - Leics 80-2 after ten.

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    SMITH GONE - Andy Carter, sporting a mohawk haircut after honouring a wager, knocks over Greg Smith's off pole to leave Leics on 50-2 in the sixth over, chasing 197 to win.

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    COBB OUT - Leics' reply begins poorly with Josh Cobb hitting former team-mate Harry Gurney to mid off. The Foxes are 6-1 at the end of the first over, chasing a total of 196-3.

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    NOTTS POST 196-3. Not quite as imposing a score as seemed probable for long periods but Notts will be confident of defending a substantial total which included eleven maximums. 

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    Notts 150-2 - This could be a big total with five overs still remaining. Wesels and Voges together for the big push!

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    JAMES TAYLOR OUT FOR 45. Ct at long off by Nathan Buck off James Sykes, Taylor has certainly played his part in helping Lumb get this innings off to a fine start. Notts 114-2 at the halfway stage.

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    LUMB GOES - Caught Rob Taylor bowled Wayne White for 62. Just 26 balls with six maximums - terrific innings. Notts 94-1 after eight.

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    50 MICHAEL LUMB - The former England international is on fire - fifty from 23 balls with 5x4 and 4x6 and he celebrated by smashing Wayne White for two more maximums - 62 not out and Notts are 94-0 in the eigth over.

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    50 UP FOR NOTTS - In just 4.2 overs Michael Lumb and James Taylor have fifty on the board for Notts, with each batsman having cleared the ropes twice already. 50-0

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    No Hales or Patel for Notts who go with: Lumb, Wessels, Voges (c), J Taylor, Read (wk), Elstone, Mullaney, White, Pattinson, Gurney, Carter.
    Leics: Razzaq, Cobb, Smith, Sarwan, White, Boyce, Sykes, Eckersley (wk), R Taylor, Buck, Hoggard (c)

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • Leics won the toss - Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    Leics captain Matthew Hoggard has won the toss at Trent Bridge and asked Adams Voges' Nottinghamshire side to bat first. Dry but very overcast and a spot or two of light rain now in the air. Teams to follow:

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire
    Hazy sunshine at Trent Bridge and the players are out enjoying some net practice on the side of the square. Notts hoping to secure a home quarter final - Leics' hoping to end their reign as defending champions with a morale-boosting win.

    08/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • Time to end the Twenty20 debate
    By Mark Baldwin
    There is only one way to solve the debate about whether a dedicated mid-season slot or a season-long tournament is the best way forward for English cricket's ten-year-old Twenty20 Cup

    07/07/2012 (315 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Leicestershire v Durham
    Match abandoned after heavy morning rain

    06/07/2012 (316 days old) | Read more
  • England Under-19 World Cup squad named
    By Paul Bolton
    Six Midlands youngsters have been included in the England Under-19 squad for the ICC Under 19 World Cup which will be played in Australia next month

    06/07/2012 (316 days old) | Read more
  • Foster first keeper to win monthly FTI MVP award
    James Foster has capped a series of impressive displays to become the first wicketkeeper to win the monthly award for the FTI Most Valuable Player.

    02/07/2012 (320 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire's T20 poser
    By Richard Gibson
    Yorkshire face the prospect of being without both their overseas stars if they extend their impressive Twenty20 Cup form beyond the group stages.

    02/07/2012 (320 days old) | Read more
  • Razzaq restraint fuels black humour
    By Tim Wellock
    With allegations of match fixing again raising their ugly head, Durham fans could have been forgiven for cracking jokes about Abdul Razzaq’s unusual restraint during Leicestershire’s Friends Life t20 visit.

    01/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Durham v Leicestershire
    Durham won by 9 wickets with 6.4 overs to spare. Gibbs was unbeaten on 49

    01/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Leicestershire
    Durham 89-1 after ten overs. Phil Mustard reached a 29-ball 50 with successive sixes off Josh Cobb then fell lbw for 51 attempting a reverse sweep.

    01/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Durham v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire made 114-7 with Razzaq batting until three balls from the end of the innings for 47. It's a sluggish pitch but his lack of urgency was surprising.

    01/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Durham v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire are 50-2 after 10 overs. Cobb was lbw to Onions for 10, Greg Smith lifted Borthwick to deep mid-wicket for 9. Razzaq is on 26. The match began with the T20 rarity of a maiden, by Chris Rushworth.

    01/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Durham v Leicestershire
    Durham: Mustard, Gibbs, Stokes, Myburgh, Benkenstein (capt), Muchall, Breese, Borthwick, Plunkett, Onions, Rushworth. Leicestershire: Razzaq, Cobb, Smith, Sarwan, Boyce, White, Eckersley, Thornely, Henderson, Buck, Hoggard (capt)

    01/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • ..... won the toss - Durham v Leicestershire
    Durham won the toss and put the Foxes in

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  • Result - Derbyshire v Leicestershire
    Wayne White hits the last ball of the match for four to win the game for Leics, as he and Rob Taylor (who also finished 18 not out) pull the game out of the bag for the Foxes. Leics win by 4 wickets but Derbys will feel they should have wrapped it up

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  • Derbyshire v Leicestershire
    Leics are in the hunt here after Abdul Razzaq (28) and Josh Cobb (42 off 23 balls) added 66 for the first wicket from just 5.5 overs. They are now 90-2 from 10 overs

    29/06/2012 (323 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Derbyshire v Leicestershire
    With opener Wes Durston anchoring the innings with 55* from 50 balls, Hughes (48 off 31 balls), Madsen (33 off 19) and Park (20* off 10) all played punchy hands as Derbyshire totalled 171-3 from their 20 overs

    29/06/2012 (323 days old) | Read more
  • Derbyshire v Leicestershire
    Derbyshire, having won the toss and chosen to bat, have reached 76-1 from 10.1 overs with Chesney Hughes pressing the accelerator down with 39 not out from 24 balls so far, with two sixes and three fours

    29/06/2012 (323 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Yorks win by 4, Starc with two wickets in the last over. They go top of the North Division. 

    27/06/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Nine needed off the last. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Ramnaresh Sarwan run out (third of the innings) for 39, leaving the score at 135-5. Seventeen needed off two overs. 

    27/06/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    The Foxes on top here at 122-4 after 16, needing 30 to win. Yorkshire need a couple of wickets. Is Mitchell Starc the man to do it? 

    27/06/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Leicestershire, at 108-4 after 15, needing 44 off five overs with Ramnaresh Sarwan and Wayne White the not out men. 

    27/06/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Leicester, having lost Greg Smith caught and bowled to Adil Rashid, are 53-3 at the start of the 10th over. 

    27/06/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Leicestershire are in the process of shooting themselves in the foot. Both Abdul Razzaq and Josh Cobb have been run out, leaving them at 54-2 in the 8th.

    27/06/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    An encouraging start for the Foxes, they are 35-0 after five in their pursuit of 152. Josh Cobb is on 20 and Abdul Razzaq on 14.

    27/06/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire 151-9. Not an easy pitch to bat on so the holders have some work to do

    27/06/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Adil Rashid run out and Azeem Rafiq caught down the leg side in an eventful last over.

    27/06/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Richard Pyrah pulled Razzaq for consecutive sixes - the first of the innings - then drove him to long off

    27/06/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Gerard Brophy drove Nathan Buck to Rob Taylor at mid off for 12. Yorkshire 135-6

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    David Miller well taken by Matthew Hoggard running from mid off for 37 made from 35 balls. Rob taylor the bowler and Yorkshire niw  128-5

    27/06/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire 100 up in the 15th over

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Gary Ballance clipped Matthew Hoggard to Ramnaresh Sarwan  at deep square. Ballance went for 17. Yorkshire 74-4

    27/06/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    After 10 overs Yorkshire are 70-3.

    27/06/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire 50 up in the eighth over

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Correction. Nathan Buck was the bowler for Root's dismissal and he has just had Phil Jaques taken by Wayne White aat point. A double wicket maiden

    27/06/2012 (325 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Joe Root LBW working Rob Taylor to leg for 10. Yorkshire 34-2

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Adam Lyth caught by Greg Smith at midwicket off Abdul Razzaq. A juggling effort that Smith took at the second attempt

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  • Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire select Adil Rashid in place of the injured Ryan Sidebottom (calf) and Azeem Rafiq continues as skipper due to Andrew Gale's absence (hip). 

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  • Team News - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    LEICS: Cobb, Razzaq, Smith, Boyce, Sarwan, Eckersley, White, Taylor Henderson, Buck, Hoggard. YORKS: Lyth, Jaques, Root, Miller, Ballance, Pyrah, Brophy, Rashid, Rafiq, Starc, Ashraf. 

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  • Leicestershire won the toss - Leicestershire v Yorkshire
    Matthew Hoggard has elected to have a bowl first. 

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  • Uneven pattern to t20 weather
    By Andrew Hignell
    Being  - roughly - at the halfway point in the group stage of the Friends Life t20 competition, it is an appropriate time to see how the weather has been affecting

    25/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Leics win by eight runs but cricket was the loser. It was almost pitch black in the end, windy and unpleasant. At least they managed to get s game on - but why?

    22/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Leics' eight overs brings them 80-3, which includes 11 extras. Most guilty of wastefulness was Rana Naved, who bowled three no-balls for overstepping. That's dreadful.

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  • Team News - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    LEICS: Cobb, Razzaq, Sarwan, Smith, Boyce, White, Eckersley, Taylor, Henderson, Hoggard, Mommsen.
    DERBYS: Khawaja, Durston, Whiteley, Madsen, Park, Hughes, Rana, Clare, Wainwright, Poynton, Turner.

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  • Derbyshire won the toss - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Derbys have put Leics in to bat first. Is there such thing as a preferred tactic in eight-eight?

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  • Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    We have a real decision! Play will start at 7.35pm and will be eight overs per side.

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  • Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    The result of the inspection is that - there will be another inspection. The next one will be at 6.45pm.

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  • Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Delayed start at Grace Road. It's been raining lots but it's dry at the moment and the umpires are going to have another look at 6pm.

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  • Thornely signs Leics contract
    By Paul Bolton
    Former Sussex batsman Michael Thornely has signed a contract with Leicestershire for the rest of the season.

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  • Australians beat Leicestershire by 102 runs (D/L)
    Clint McKay is the Australian star with 4 for 31 in seven overs, as Leicestershire slump to 136 all out inside 30 overs. Only three players reached double figures in a disappointing effort. Next stop for Australia, Ireland on Saturday then England ODIs

    21/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • 119 for 6 - Leicestershire v Australians
    More rain has reduced the equation to 239 from 36 overs, but it all seems academic at 119 for 6 after 24. Watson and McKay have two wickets apiece, and apart from 44 for Smith and 38 for Boyce there's been little resistance from Leicestershire.

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  • 16 for 1 - Leicestershire v Australians
    It's raining once again alas, but not before James Pattinson extracted Josh Cobb for 1 at the end of the fourth over, courtesy of David Warner's safe hands. Greg Smith and Jacques du Toit are on 13 and 0 respectively.

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  • 241 for 8 - Leicestershire v Australians
    A feisty late flurry lifts Australia to a respectable 241 for 8 in their 41 overs. Mitchell Johnson clubbed 21 from 16 balls, George Bailey made 21 from 20, and David Hussey 37 from 25. Razzaq, with 3 for 39 in nine overs, was the pick of the attack.

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  • 160 for 4 - Leicestershire v Australians
    A rain delay scuppered David Warner's hopes of a warm-up hundred - he settled for 74 before retiring to give his team-mates a go. Michael Clarke looked fluent until he was bowled for 29 by Michael Thorneley. Nine overs have been lost from the allocation.

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  • 127 for 2 - Leicestershire v Australians
    David Warner is starting to turn on the style for Australia at Grace Road. He's moved along to 74 from 78 balls, with a pair of sixes in Sykes' eighth over lifting the scoring rate. Shane Watson didn't last long, he made 1 from 5, but Michael Clarke is 14*

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  • 79 for 1 - Leicestershire v Australians
    Australia's preparations for the one-day series are well underway at Grace Road, where a fluent 32 from Matthew Wade has just come to an end. He was trapped lbw by Abdul Razzaq. David Warner is well placed on 43 from 47 balls.

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  • Close Of Play - Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Lancashire win by eight wickets with an over to spare to inflict a fourth successive North Division defeat on the Foxes. Lancashire have won two from three. 

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  • Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Lancashire are cruising now at 175-2 after 18 overs. They need just five runs from two overs. Steven Croft and Karl Brown have allayed any fears with 38 and 37 not out respectively. 

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  • Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Lancashire, at 105-1 after 12, need 75 off the last eight with Tom Smith (34) and Steven Croft (13) together. Claude Henderson bowled Stephen Moore for 54 off 32 balls. It's a nipper. 

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  • Landmark - Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Stephen Moore's stunning one-day form continues. He has 51 off 28 balls now, and he has scored six fifties in eight matches in both limited overs comps this season. Lancashire 70-0 after 6.5

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  • Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Lancashire are 47-0 after five. Their chase has just sparked into life with 19 off Matthew Hoggard in the fifth, including two mid-wicket sixes for Tom Smith. 

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  • Interval - Lancashire v Leicestershire
    The Foxes finish with an imposing 179-4 with Matt Boyce 63 not out off 38 balls. He and Wayne White (19 off nine balls) shared 58 off just 21 balls for the fifth wicket. How quickly things can change in Twenty20. 

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  • Lancashire v Leicestershire
    After being 29-3 in the sixth over, Leicestershire are now 153-4 with eight balls of their innings left. Abdul Razzaq made 61 off 51 and Matt Boyce, with whom he shared 92, is still there on 43 off 33. 

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  • Lancashire v Leicestershire
    I said that as long as Razzaq stayed at the crease, Leicester had a chance. So it is proving. They are far from out of the woods yet, but he and Matt Boyce have shared 62 in eight and a half overs to take the score to 91-3 in the 14th. Razzaq is 41 no.

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  • Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Glen Chapple, Lancashire's captain, has just returned figures of 2-10 from four overs as the Foxes reach 43-3 early in the ninth over. 

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  • Lancashire v Leicestershire
    The Foxes, yet again, are on the rack. After three defeats in three, they are 31-3 after the first six overs. Glen Chapple has taken two wickets and Yasir Arafat one. However, there is still hope for them while Abdul Razzaq remains at the crease.  

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  • Leicestershire won the toss - Lancashire v Leicestershire
    CORRECTION: Leicestershire have won the toss and are batting. 

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  • Team News - Lancashire v Leicestershire
    LANCS: Smith, Moore, Horton, Brown, Croft, Arafat, Procter, Cross, Chapple, Parry, Keedy. LEICS: Cobb, Smith, Mommsen, Sarwan, Razzaq, Boyce, Taylor, White, Eckersley, Henderson, Hoggard.

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  • Leicestershire won the toss - Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Matthew Hoggard has elected to have a bowl first. 

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  • Leics wait on White fitness test
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire will give a fitness test to all-rounder Wayne White before they finalise their side for tonight’s Friends Life t20 match against Lancashire

    20/06/2012 (332 days old) | Read more
  • Surrey's Tom Maynard dies aged 23
    The Surrey batsman, Tom Maynard, has died at the age of 23 after an incident at Wimbledon Park station on Monday.

    18/06/2012 (334 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Yorkshire win by 22 runs as Leicestershire are all out for 148. Mitchell Starc takes three wickets in the match's final over. The Foxes, the defending champs, have now lost three on the bounce. 

    17/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    With three overs left, and Sarwan and Wayne White at the crease, Leicester need 40 runs to win. They are 131-6. 

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    A couple of quick wickets - Josh Cobb run out for 46 and Abdul Razzaq bowled by Azeem Rafiq - have put the Foxes really up against it. Make that three, Boyce caught behind by Jonny Bairstow off Rafiq. The visitors are now 107-5 in the 14th.  

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Leicester going pretty well at Headingley thanks in the main to Josh Cobb, who is 45 not out. The Foxes are 83-2 after ten overs in their pursuit of 171. Ramnaresh Sarwan has just pulled Azeem Rafiq for a huge six. 

    17/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Rich Pyrah with the wicket, by the way. 

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    A promising start to the Leicester chase has just been halted with the wicket of Greg Smith, caught at mid-off by Gary Ballance, leaving the score at 37-1 after 5. 

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    How unlucky!! Wayne White, after getting Jonny Bairstow and Gary Ballance caught at long-on and long-off with successive balls, forces David Miller to chop on with hat-trick ball. Only problem, the bails don't come off. Yorkshire finish 170-4, Miller 30 no. 

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Both Phil Jaques (48) and Andrew Gale (70) have fallen to leave Yorkshire 122-2 early in the 15th over. Their 116-stand is the county's highest ever for first wicket. Jonny Bairstow and David Miller are the men at the crease. Wickets for Taylor and Hoggard

    17/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    50 for Yorkshire skipper Andrew Gale off 29 balls takes his side to 90-0 after 10.

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    The defending champions, having lost their first two North Division matches, are under the cosh again. Andrew Gale and Phil Jaques, despite only taking nine off the first two overs, are flying. They have both hit sixes to take the White Rose to 60-0 in 7th.

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  • Team News - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    YORKS: Gale, Jaques, Miller, Bairstow, Ballance, Root, Pyrah, Rafiq, Starc, Sidebottom, Ashraf. LEICS: Cobb, Sarwan, du Toit, Boyce, Smith, Razzaq, White, Eckersley, Taylor, Henderson, Hoggard.

    17/06/2012 (335 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire won the toss - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Andrew Gale has decided to have a bat at Headingley. 

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Lancashire win by 11 runs as the hosts finish on 143-8. They bounce back from Thursday's defeat at Derby thanks to 58 from Stephen Moore and two wickets for Glen Chapple, Yasir Arafat and Stephen Parry. 

    15/06/2012 (337 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Lancashire
    The equation is 28 off two overs with Razzaq and Wayne White together. 

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  • Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Leicester, 91-5 after 14, need 64 off six overs. Abdul Razzaq is the key. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Leicester behind the eight ball now as Stephen Parry takes two wickets in the ninth over, Josh Cobb caught at long-on and Greg Smith out hit wicket. We think he trod on his stumps as he set off for a run. Leicester now 66-4 in the 10th. 

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  • Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Leicestershire are 36-2 after six with wickets for Glen Chapple and Yasir Arafat. 

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  • Interval - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Lancashire finish with a very competitive 154-6. Yasir Arafat added an important late 20, although it could have been far better for the Lightning after they had been 106-2 after 12.5 overs. 

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  • Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Lancashire, having lost Stephen Moore and Karl Brown to Wayne White for 58 and 24 respectively, will be satisfied with their position of 118-4 after 15. Paul Horton and Gareth Cross are in the early stages of their innings. 

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    50 for Stephen Moore off 38 balls. Lancashire now 97-2 in the 12th. 

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  • Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Lancashire back on track thanks to Stephen Moore and Karl Brown, who have taken the score to 78-2 after ten overs. Moore recently hit Rob Taylor for six wide of long-on.

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  • Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Good start for the Foxes thanks to wickets for Matthew Hoggard and Rob Taylor. Tom Smith and Steven Croft the men out as the Red Rose reach 31-2 after 5. The dark clouds seemed to have slipped by, thankfully. 

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  • Team News - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    LEICS: Cobb, Sarwan, du Toit, Boyce, Smith, White, Razzaq, Eckersley, Taylor, Henderson, Hoggard. LANCS: Moore, Smith, Brown, Croft, Horton, Cross, Arafat, Procter, Chapple, Parry, Keedy.

    15/06/2012 (337 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire won the toss - Leicestershire v Lancashire
    Foxes skipper Matthew Hoggard has invited the Lightning, captained by Glen Chapple, to have a bat first. 

    15/06/2012 (337 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Lancashire
    We have news of a 6pm start at Grace Road after afternoon showers. 

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  • Hoggard demands Leics improvement
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire captain Matthew Hoggard wants his side to put to bed the disappointment of their mauling by Nottinghamshire in their opening

    13/06/2012 (339 days old) | Read more
  • Mullaney and Notts stay grounded
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    There were contrasting fortunes for two East Midlands rivals as this season's Friends Life t20 got under way at Grace Road.

    13/06/2012 (339 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
    Wow - James Taylor with four fours in an over - and 16 not out - wins it for Notts in a hurry. Convincing victory this for Notts, with seven overs remaining unbowled. It can only get better for Leicestershire - totally outplayed tonight.

    12/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
    Notts closing in on the win but have lost two more wickets. Voges bowled by Rob Taylor for 21 and Samit Patel ct in the deep off Henderson for 21 but victory is almost theirs - 90-4 with eight overs remaining and only seven more needed..

    12/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
    Tall order for Leics to turn this around but they are trying - Matthew Hoggard has seen off Alex Hales and Riki Wessels to leave Notts on 30-2, but only another 67 required from 15 overs.

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  • Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
    LEICS ALL OUT FOR 96 - Terrific bowling performance from Notts to skittle the reigning champions in just 17.3 overs. Mullaney 4-20 with the best figures and Extras, with 13, the joint-top scorer.

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  • Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
    Career best T20 figures of 4-20 by Steven Mullaney has really put the skids under Leicestershire. The home side have subsided to 92-8 after 16 overs.

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  • Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
    The Foxes are losing their way a little bit as both Boyce (9) and Sarwan (13) give bowler Steven Mullaney some catching practice and then Kadeer Ali (6) hits him straight to Wessels in the deep. 62-5 after 11 overs. 

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  • Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
    After five overs Leics have made 35-2 Darren Pattinson picked up both wickets for the visitors, bowling Josh Cobb (9) and having Jacques du Toit (11) trapped lbw.

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  • Team News - Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
    Leics:Cobb, Sarwan, du Toit, Boyce, Ali, White, Razzaq, Eckersley (wk), Taylor, Henderson, Hoggard (capt)
    Notts: Lumb, Hales, Wessels, Patel, Taylor, Voges (capt), Read (wk), Mullaney, Pattinson, Carter and Gurney

    12/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • Notts won the toss - Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
    Notts have won the toss and elected to field first.

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  • Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
    Dull and overcast but thankfully dry at Grace Road as the tenth edition of our domestic T20 slowly splutters into life. A decent crowd expected for this local clash between the defending champions and one of their local rivals. Teams to follow:

    12/06/2012 (340 days old) | Read more
  • Taylor looks forward to Grace Road return
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    There will be a homecoming for Nottinghamshire’s James Taylor on the opening evening of this season’s Friends Life t20 tournament.

    11/06/2012 (341 days old) | Read more
  • Bremner to head up Twenty20 fun
    By Paul Bolton
    This season’s Friends Life t20 really will be ‘hit and giggle cricket’ following the decision of the England and Wales Cricket Board to hire a team of comedians, headed by Rory Bremner, to provide

    11/06/2012 (341 days old) | Read more
  • Statistics reveal huge extent of county rain disruption
    By Andrew Hignell
    The 2012 season could prove to be one of the dampest of recent times if the level of weather disruption experienced across the country during the past few days continues

    10/06/2012 (342 days old) | Read more
  • Counties in line for £1 million grants
    By Paul Bolton
    Counties are in line for a cash injection of £1 million each to improve their facilities from the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new £130 million broadcasting deal with ESPN

    09/06/2012 (343 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    No need for the inspection. The umpires have taken the only decision that was open to them really and play has been abandoned for the day.

    08/06/2012 (344 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    The only surprise at Leicester is that they haven't called it off yet. An early lunch is being taken at 12.30, with an inspection at 1pm which will surely confirm the inevitable.

    08/06/2012 (344 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    OFF FOR THE DAY. The umpires put off the decision for as long as they could but there has been no chance of further play for some time.

    07/06/2012 (345 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Still waiting for the formal word at Leicester but there appears to be absolutely no chance of getting back out on the field today.

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    The rain is finally heavy enough to force the teams off but credit to them for stopping out in awful conditions to this point. That will be lunch at 259-5 with Redfern 81 and Wainwright 45, with the lead 82. Derbys have added a handy 68 in 18 overs.

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Century partnership between Redfern and Wainwright for the sixth wicket at Leicester. They have been getting a move on this morning with the weather a constant threat and to good effect. Redfern is 81 and Wainwright 38 and the score is 250-5, lead of 73.

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Redfern leg glances White to the boundary to complete his 50 - off 87 balls with seven fours - the 50 stand with Wainwright and earn Derbyshire's first batting point at 201-5.

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  • Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    The mopping-up has gone pretty well at Leicester, despite an awful lot of rain this morning, and play is to start at 12.

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  • Cricket Diary: Impi closure hits Collingwood and Wright
    By Richard Gibson
    New Age Impi have disbanded after just one season participating in South Africa’s domestic Twenty20 cricket, leaving captain Paul Collingwood and fellow England international Luke Wright seeking

    07/06/2012 (345 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    It didn't take the umpires long to make up their minds in the 5pm inspection - play has been abandoned for the day with Derbyshire leading by 14 runs with five first innings wickets in hand.

    06/06/2012 (346 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    The rain has stopped now. The mopping up has begun and the umpires are going to have a look at 5pm.

    06/06/2012 (346 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    More rain has arrived and at least Redfern will be grateful for that because he's just taken a whack on the hand from a White no-ball. It's 191-5.

    06/06/2012 (346 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Derbyshire go into the lead. Wainwright clips a four off his legs off the bowling of White to make the score 178-5. Batting is not easy but the chance is there to build a good advantage, with Redfern looking good for his 37 not out.

    06/06/2012 (346 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Whiteley paid the price for trying to pull a Buck ball of good length. He chopped on to go for seven and make the score 150-5.

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  • Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Thankfully only a brief interruption and we're ready to go again at 2.30.

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  • Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Rain at Leicester. Sarwan appeared reluctant to go off but it's coming down pretty steadily with Derbyshire 138-4, trailing by 39.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Big blow for Derbyshire in the last over before lunch - Durston was going well on 44 but slapped a big long hop from Cobb straight to short midwicket. With Madsen having been caught at second slip shortly before, Derbys are now 123-4.

    06/06/2012 (346 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Hoggard has taken his first wicket at the end of the 15th over with Hughes lbw for 28 to make it 51-2.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    A few edges have already flown through the slip and gully area but Leicestershire have made the breakthrough at the end of the 12th over with Lineker bowled off his pads by Buck for nine at 43-1.

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  • Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Off to a prompt start in bright sunshine at Leicester. Long may that continue.

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  • Thornely aims to build on maiden ton
    Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire newcomer Michael Thornely is delighted to have got a weight off his shoulders having made his maiden first-class century against Glamorgan

    06/06/2012 (346 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    That's it for the day at Leicester because of the rain. Derbyshire have taken the honours to begin this match, which is the perfect lift to follow their defeat at Bristol.

    05/06/2012 (347 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Rain at Leicester, which has been threatening for some time. Derbyshire are 5-0 after three overs.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Groenewald has wrapped it up by having Malik caught at first slip. He has taken three wickets in 12 balls for one run after tea and has finished with 5-29 - thus upstaging hat-trick hero Palladino. Leics are all out for 177.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    The stand is broken off the fifth ball after tea, with Buck caught at first slip, and in Groenewald's next over he has added the wicket of Kadeer for 48. The last pair is at the crease now for Leicestershire.

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Kadeer might have gone in the last ball before tea but a mistimed pull dropped just short of mid off. He survives on 47, with he and Buck (13) providing a steadying stand of 57 for the eighth wicket in a score of 168-7.

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  • Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Wainwright bowled his first 17.4 overs of left-arm spin for only 18 runs but Kadeer Ali hit him for 10 off his next two balls - a pulled four and a straight six!

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Outstanding catch by Whiteley above his head at point from a flashing cut by White has made it 111-7.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Another one for Groenewald and a more legitimate one this time, with Smith caught at first slip for a 60-ball nine at 96-6.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    What a death for Boyce. Groenewald gave him a waist-high toss and the batsman seemed so startled by it that he could only lob a gentle catch to mid off. He's gone for 50 at 95-5.

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    50 for Boyce, which in the context of all he had to watch from the other end is a decent effort. It took him 104 balls and included six fours.

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Interesting first session - Leics 84-4, with Boyce 42 not out and a hat-trick for Palladino.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Cobb and Boyce provided calm after the storm with a stand of 59 for the fourth wicket but a rising ball from Clare has been nicked through to the wicketkeeper - Cobb's gone for 30 and it's 66-4.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    HAT-TRICK FOR PALLADINO! Thornely is lbw, Eckersley caught behind and Sarwan has his off stump sent flying to give Palladino the first hat-trick of his career and give him his 200th first-class wicket. Leicestershire are 7-3. What a start!

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  • Team News - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
    Leicestershire have won the toss and will bat. Hoggard returns after flu and there's no place for Henderson. Derbyshire have brought in Chesney Hughes for his first Championship appearance of the season in place of the injured Guptill.

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    Holland won by 43 runs. Leics 261-9. Holland have now won three consecutive games for the first time and five of their seven so far this season. Only Middlesex have beaten them and they lead their group by six points. What price on a semi-final place?

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    Ramnaresh Sarwan 100 from 82 balls with seven fours and a six. Leics 197-4

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    Greg Smith brilliantly taken by a diving Tom Cooper at mid off off Pieter Seelaar's left arm spin. Leics 130-4 and a fifth Dutch win of the season is looming

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    50 for Ramnaresh Sarwan from 49 balls with three fours. Leics 114-3

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    Michael Thornely dragged on to give Borren two wickets in four balls. Leics 94 for three

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    Jacques du Toit LBW playing across the line to Peter Borren for 48. Leics 92-2

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    Leicestershire 50 up in the tenth over

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  • Leicestershire v Netherlands
    Leics 42-1 from 8 overs

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    1-1 Josh Cobb bowled round his legs by Timm van der Gugten

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    Holland 304 for three. Their highest total against county opposition

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    Cooper caught and bowled Cobb for 68. Holland 253 for three

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    A breakhtrough for Leicestershire. Swart caught at long on off Wayne White for 102. Holland 204 for two

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    A maiden one day century for Michael Swart from 96 balls with five fours and three sixes. Second 50 from 33 balls.

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    Tom Cooper 50 from 53 balls with four fours

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    Michael Swart and Tom Cooper have shared Holland's record second wicket stand in the competition. Beaten the 132 that Myburgh and Cameron Borgas put on in the win over Worcestershire four weeks ago

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    50 for Michael Swart from 63 balls with three fours. Holland 144-1

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    Stephan Myburgh run out for 37. Faced 27 balls and struck five fours and two sixes.

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  • Leicestershire v Netherlands
    Holland 29-0 Stephan Myburgh tucking ino Alex Wyatt and Nathan Buck

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  • Team News - Leicestershire v Netherlands
    Alex Wyatt plays for Leicestershire and Michael Thornely makes his first one day appearance. Holland have named the side that beat Essex last week

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  • Leicestershire won the toss and field- Leicestershire v Netherlands


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  • Hoggard back to face in-form Dutch
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire captain Matthew Hoggard will return to action in the Clydesdale Bank 40 group match against Holland

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v West Indians
    And that is indeed stumps. 150 for 3, Adrian Barath 53 not out, Assad Fudadin 7

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v West Indians
    The left-armer Robert Taylor made the breakthrough for Leicestershire by bowling Darren Bravo for 66 to end a third-wicket stand of 111. Bad light has now stopped play at 150 for 3, with Adrian Barath unbeaten on 53.

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  • 121 for 2 - Leicestershire v West Indians
    Adrian Barath and Darren Bravo are continuing their good work. Bravo brought up his fifty from a rapid 53 balls with eight fours, Barath has been a watchful anchor on 41 from 118. Their hundred stand is drawing nigh.

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v West Indians
    Usual early wobbles for West Indies but Adrian Barath and Darren Bravo have put on 40 runs for the third wicket so far to leave West Indies 65-2 at lunch. 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v West Indians
    Kirk Edwards lasted two balls in the second innings at Trent Bridge - and he's lasted only one more at Grace Road today, Nadeem Malik having him lbw for a three-ball duck. Edwards, captain today, continues his miserable tour. West Indies 25-2.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v West Indians
    West Indies lose their first wicket: Kieran Powell gone caught behind off the bowling of seamer Nadeem Malik for 9.

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  • Team News - Leicestershire v West Indians
    West Indies are led by the recovered Kirk Edwards. Narsingh Deonarine and Tino Best are given a game. Josh Cobb captains Leicestershire. West Indies are 12-0 having won the toss after play was held up by the weather for 30 minutes this morning.

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  • Close Of Play - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Match drawn at the SWALEC Stadium as Leicestershire end on 316/2 with Eckerlsey unbeaten on a career-best 137 and Glamorgan using ten bowlers.

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  • TEA - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Tea at the SWALEC with Leicestershire on 271/2 - Eckersley is 117* and Sarwan 6* with Leices still trailing by 16 runs and a draw looming.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Glamorgan finally get their breakthrough at 3.20 - Michael Thornely has gone caught at cover point driving Jim Allenby. He went for 131 ending a second wicket stand of 245 in 88 overs with Ned Eckersley. Leicestershire are 256-2 - 31 behind. 

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Ned Eckersley has also got his 100 from 237 balls with 10 fours. Thornely now 124 with leicestershire 237-1.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Thornely (108) and Eckersley (90) have now added 200 for the Leicestershire second wicket.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Michael Thornely has gone one better than his first innings 97 by securing his maiden first-class century in the second. His century came from 234 balls with 10 fours and two sixes. Leicestershire are now 197-1.

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  • LUNCH - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire 178-1 - 109 behind. Thornely (89) and Eckersley (78) have batted throughout the morning without any real scares. Glamorgan have used seven bowlers. At this rate we will be shaking hands at 4.50.

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  • Thakor chosen to face West Indies
    By Paul Bolton
    England Under-19 all-rounder Shiv Thakor will make his first appearance of the season for Leicestershire in their two-day tour match against the West Indies

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  • Midlands venues chosen for 2013 tour games
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicester, Worcester and Northampton have all been chosen as venues for tour matches next year.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire have moved to 150-1 with Thornely and Eckersley continuing to frustrate Glamorgan who have used six bowlers this morning in the opening 23 overs. 

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  • Team News - Glamorgan v Surrey
    Martin van Jaarsveld is set to make his Glamorgan debut in the CB 40 clash against Surrey at Cardiff tomorrow. Glamorgan squad: Walters, Rees, van Jaarsveld, North, Allenby, Wright, James, Wallace (capt), Cooke, Glover, Cosker, Jones, Owen.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Ned Eckersley has followed Michael Thornely to 50 from 121 balls. Glamorgan, who have opened with James Harris and Huw Waters, might have to resort to plan B. This Cardiff pitch is getting deader by the hour.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Michael Thornely has backed up his first innings 97 with a 50 in the second from 127 balls with four fours and one six. Leicestershire are now 105-1.

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  • Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Prompt start at Cardiff where Leicestershire's second wicket pair of Michael Thornely and Ned Eckersley contuniue to frustrate Glamorgan's bid for a first win of the season. Leicestershire are 90-1 in their second innings. We are in the fourth over of the day.

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  • Close Of Play - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire finish day 3 on 84-1 in their second innings trailing Glamorgan by 203. Leicestershire's first innings top scorers Michael Thornely and Ned Eckersley have done a good job in holding up Glamorgan's bid for a first win of the season. 

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  • TEA - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Glamorgan have just declared their first innings on 558-9 - a lead of 287. Tea is being taken.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Mark Wallace has just holed out to extra cover of Claude Henderson for 118 out of Glamorgan's 547-9.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    James Harris falls two short of his half century - strangled down the leg-side off Claude Henderson - ending a productive eighth wicket stand with Mark Wallace. The pair put on 96 in 16.4 overs. Glamorgan are 542-8, a lead of 271. Wallace must be thinking of a declaration soon especially as the weather is closing in.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Mark Wallace has reached his first century of the season - the 13th first-class of his career - from 129 balls with 10 fours. Glamorgan 512-7.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Glamorgan reach 500-7 - a lead of 229.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Glamorgan's lead has gone through the 200-run barrier helped on its way by the extras column which is now 56. Glamorgan are 477 for seven with Mark Wallace on 84 and James Harris on 19. 

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Jim Allenby leg before to Wayne White for 61. Glamorgan 448-7 - lead of 177. Allenby and Mark Wallace put on 139 in 32 overs.

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  • LUNCH - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Glamorgan 425-6 - a lead of 154 - having scored 123 runs during the morning session. Jim Allenby went to 50 from 102 balls with Leicestershire having used nine bowlers.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Glamorgan now have maximum batting points for the first time this season and a first innings lead that has reached 132. As well as that skipper Mark Wallace has reached his first half century of the campaign from 76 balls with five fours.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Glamorgan have secured a fourth batting point in an innings for the first time this season. Leicestershire have taken the second new ball but that has not unsettled seventh wicket pair Jim Allenby and skipper Mark Wallace. Glamorgan's first innings lead has moved to 79.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Night watchman Dean Cosker was plum leg before to Wayne White in the fourth over of the day. Glamorgan are now 309-6 a lead of 38.

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  • Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Overcast here at the Swalec Stadium where Glamorgan find themselves enjoying a first innings lead for the second game running. Glamorgan will resume on 302-5, 31 ahead of Leicestershire.

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  • Close Of Play - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Glamorgan 302-5 - a first innings lead of 31.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Just two overs before the close Leicestershire claim the big wicket of Marcus North. He went to a catch behind via bat and pad off Claude Henderson. Glamorgan were 299-5 but with night watchman Dean Cosker in Glamorgan have claimed a third batting point.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Ben Wright caught behind off Nathan Buck for 44 but Glamorgan have an eight-run first innings lead. They are 279-4 with Marcus north 106no

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Marcus North completes his high-class hundred from 120 balls with Glamorgan on 255-3. It's his third first-class hundred at the Cardiff ground - all for different teams - following his unbeaten 125 for Australia in the 2009 Ashes Test and his 219 for Durham back in June 2004. In his other first-class  appearance on the ground he also posted a fifty for Gloucestershire!

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Glamorgan are now 188/3 as Preston Mommsen took a fine diving catch at backward point to send Gareth Rees back to the pavilion for 66 off the bowling of Robbie Joseph. Together with Marcus North he had added 103 in 26 overs for the third wicket.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Marcus North complete his fourth fifty in five innings for Glamorgan as he sumptuously despatches Claude Henderson through the covers, having faced 69 balls and struck 6 fours. Glamorgan are now 170/2, trailing by 101 runs.

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  • TEA - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Glamorgan have reached 156-2. Gareth Rees 59, Marcus North 48 in a third wicket partnership worth 75. 

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  • Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire got docked five points for a slow over rate in the corresponding fixture at Grace Road in April and if they carry on with their pathetic bid to get through the overs today they are going to get docked again. Tea could turn into supper at this rate.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Gareth Rees has just scored his first half century of the County Championship season at the 13th time of asking. Glamorgan are 114-2.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Stewart Walters has just had his off stump knocked out of the ground by Wayne White. Glamorgan now 85 for two.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire have got the breakthrough - Will Bragg caught at mid-off by Josh Cobb off Wayne White, but not before Glamorgan have smashed their record for the best opening stand this season. Bragg and Gareth Rees put on 75 beating the 59 against Derbyshire. Glamorgan are now 81-1.

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  • Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Glamorgan have raced to 52-0 in the 7th over helped by the extras column which has so far 19 to its name thanks mainly to byes and no balls from Robbie Joseph

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  • LUNCH - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    A rogue heavy shower forced the players off 10 minutes before the scheduled interval. Glamorgan survived 1.4 overs to finish the morning 11-0 in reply to Leicestershire's 271 all out.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire 271 all out. Nathan Buck was last man out bowled by Dean Cosker having a wild swish of the bat. Robbie Joseph was 18no.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire's chances of reaching 300 have been reduced by Claude Henderson having been trapped in front by Jim Allenby - the Glamorgan all-rounder's fourth wicket. Leicestershire are 270-9.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    With no addition to the score Jim Allenby, in his first over of the day, has bowled Preston Mommsen for 35. He had him dropped two balls later by wicket-keeper Mark Wallace. Leicestershire are 241-8.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire now 241-7 - after adding 60 for the seventh wicket with Preston Mommsen, Wayne White has holed out to Huw Waters at mid-off in Dean Cosker's second over.

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    It took Leicesetershire until the 18th ball of the second morning to get the one run they needed for their first batting point. Leicestershire are now 210-6.

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  • Close Of Play - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire bat all day and come within one run of a batting point, ending on 199/6 from 96 overs.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Cruel luck for Michael Thornely - he has just fallen three short of a maiden first-class century. Glamorgan had just taken second new ball. Thornely edged Huw Waters to Jim Allenby at first slip. Leicestershire now 181-6.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Huw Waters takes his 100th f/c wicket as the obdurate thornely edges to Allenby at slip after making a c.b. 97. Leics 181/6 after 89 overs

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire's slump is now a full-blown collapse as Jacques du Toit is pinned lbw for 5 by Dean Cosker. They've lost 4 for 33 in 20 overs

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  • Netherlands beat Essex by five wickets
    Netherlands collect their fourth CB40 win of the season.
    They beat Essex by 5 wickets, the winning run courtesy of a wide by Napier.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Three wickets have fallen since tea at Cardiff as Watersd has Sarwan caught behind, allenby then bowls Cobb, and now cosker traps du toit l.b.w. with Leics on 170/5 after 80 overs. Thornely remains unbeaten on a career-best 92.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Jim Allenby bowls Josh Cobb for a nine-ball duck, and at 157 for 4, Leicestershire's solid start is looking like a thing of the past

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Ramnaresh Sarwan falls for 3 from 33 balls, not his most imposing performance of the season, as Leicestershire lose their third. 157 for 3 in the 71st over.

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  • TEA - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire 144-2 (65 overs) - Thornely 71, Sarwan 3

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    A happy return to the fray for Jamie Harris, back after injury and surgery. He bowls Eckersley for 41 to leave Leicestershire on 137 for 2

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  • WICKET - Netherlands v Essex
    Essex 112 all out. Willoughby caught for 0 at point playing forward.  

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Ned Eckersley has just had his off stump pinned back by James Harris to give the returning England Lion his first wicket of the season in his 12th over. Leicestershire are 137-1.

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  • 137 for 1 - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Steady work from Leicestershire's second-wicket pairing of Michael Thornely and Ned Eckersley. They've added 89 in 42 overs, to build a solid platform for their team. 137 for 1 in the 61st.

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  • 109 for 7 - Netherlands v Essex
    Essex finally get to three figures, with Phillips and Napier performing something of a rescue act with a partnership of 34. Only six more overs left for them to properly turn this around ...

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  • WICKET - Netherlands v Essex
    Tom Westley moves across the line and is lbw to Malik for 32, playing back and Essex 66-7.   

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  • WICKET - Netherlands v Essex
    Greg Smith lbw by a ball from Seelaar that keeps wckedly low. he scored 3 and Essex 56-6 in 18th over

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  • Netherlands v Essex
    Finally got a wi-fi connection here. Might not be pleasant reading for Essex fans though. The visitors are 52-5 which represents a recoverty from 0-2 after 3 balls, then 13-3 and 21-4

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  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Michael Thornely has reached his 50 on debut for Leicestershire from 126 balls with three fours. Leicestershire have also reached 100 for one in the 45th over.

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  • LUNCH - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire 73-1 (Thornely 32, Eckersley 14). The visitors have progressed at a leisurely pace on a slow pitch with Glamorgan having operated with six bowlers during the morning session.

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  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Greg Smith has fallen leg before to a straight ball in Jim Allenby's third over. Leicestershire are 48-1 in the 19th.

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  • Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    An hour gone here and looks like a good toss to win. Leicstershire 47-0 (Smith 26, Thornely 21). Nothing in a very flat looking ptch for the seamers. James Harris, in his first match of the season, has had five overs, conceding 22 runs - 11 of those from his final over.

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  • Leicestershire won the toss - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    Stand-in Leicstershire captain Ramnaresh Sarwan chose to bat on a straw coloured pitch in warm sunshine. The Glamorgan team were addressed on the field before play by former county captain Ossie Wheatley for 15 minutes. It seems the Welshmen will do anything to get that first win of the season.

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  • Team News - Glamorgan v Leicestershire
    James Harris, Stewart Walters and Huw Waters come in for Glamorgan, while Rammaresh Sarwan captains Leicesteshire in place of the injured Matthew Hoggard.
    Glam: Rees, Walters, Bragg, North, Wright, Allenby, Wallace (c), Harris, Glover, Cosker, Waters. Leics: Thornley, Smith, du Toit, Sarwan (c), Cobb, Mommsen, White, Henderson, Eckersley, Buck, Joseph.

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  • Thornely hoping for Leics opportunity
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire are trying to register former Sussex batsman Michael Thornely so that he can play in tomorrow’s LV= County Championship match against Glamorgan

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  • Kent beat Leicestershire by an innings and 279 runs
    Nathan Buck's resistance is finally broken for a career-best 27 as Kent wrap up their 22 point win with a day and 17 overs in hand. Buck edged one to the wicketkeeper as Kent secured their second victory of the season with Darren Stevens bagging four for 24 in a second innings that lasted 46 overs. The Foxes travel home with only one point.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    Wayne White joins the procession: The right-hander wafts at one from Darren Stevens to be pouched at first slip by Michael Powell. The visitors are on the edge of defeat at 77 for nine. 

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    Ned Eckersley is no more. Rocking back and pushing away from his body, the young right-hander ended up following a Darren Stevens leg-cutter and edging low to Geraint Jones to make it 72 for eight. Leicestershire are heading for a huge innings defeat, seemingly with a day to go. 

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire are on the slide: James Tredwell has Preston Mommsen caught at short leg, Josh Cobb held at slip by Ben Harmison and then Claude Henderson bowled via his front pad and arm guard in a spell of three for seven from 11 balls.  At tea the visitors are on 65 for seven.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    Greg Smith out: the right-hander was bamboozled by the 10th ball of the game from Darren Stevens. Pushing half forward he went leg before to make it 38 for four. 

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    Not a great day for the West Indies! With the Test side struggling at Trent Bridge, former West Indies sklipper Ramnesh Sarwan drags an attempted drive against Matt Coles onto his leg stump to go for nine. Leicestershire deep in trouble on 34 for three. 

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    JEFFERSON out: The beanpole opener shoulders arms at Shreck's fifth ball of the innings and is bowled. Leicestershire are on 10 for one, this after Kent were finally dismissed for 533 for a lead of 392. Mark Davies charged at Henderson to be stumped and give the South African figures of five for 116. 

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  • LUNCH - Kent v Leicestershire
    Kent lead by 391 at the break and go into the interval on 532 for nine. Mark Davies just deposited one from Claude Henderson into the Cowdrey Stand for the first six of the match and to move his score on 22.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    KENT nine down: Coles, on 47, gives it the kitchen sink against Henderson but finds a thick edge to Ned Eckersley behind the stumps to make it 518 for nine. With last man Shreck at the crease, boasting a career-best of 19, the Foxes will soon be batting.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    TREDWELL OUT: The left-hander goes for 87 and with his side on 505 for eight. Attempting to force through the covers off the back foot against Claude Henderson, he dragged the ball onto middle and leg stumps.

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  • Landmark - Kent v Leicestershire
    HALF-CENTURY Tredwell: the England off-spinner posts his first 50 of the summer from 122 balls and with three fours. It took him two hours 41 minutes, while Kent have reached 443 for seven for a lead of 303. 

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    POWELL OUT: Looking to force the pace on this the third morning, Powell threw the kitchen sink into an attempted drive against Nathan Buck only to edge to Will Jefferson the sole slip and make it 416 for seven. Powell added a single to his overnight score of 133 and helped add 104 with James Tredwell. 

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  • Landmark - Kent v Leicestershire
    100 stand: James Tredwell cracks two boundaries in three balls against Nathan Bruck to post a three-figure partnership with seventh-wicket partner Michael Powell. Tredwell forced both fours off the back foot, the first through backward point then again through cover to reach 39, his best score of the summer for Kent.

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  • Kent v Leicestershire
    A glorious morning in Canterbury where Kent will be looking to kick on from their overnight total of 404 for six and effectively bat Leicestershire out of the game. Michael Powell is still there on a Kent best 133, while James Tredwell is approaching his season's best and is unbeaten on 29. 

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  • Close Of Play - Kent v Leicestershire
    Kent lead by 263 at stumps on 404-6. Exactly 300 runs scored in the day by the home side, who will look to complete a three-day win tomorrow. Powell, 133 not out, has put on 92 with Tredwell (29*). It was a weary-looking Leics team trudging off at the close

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  • Landmark - Kent v Leicestershire
    Michael Powell has a hundred, his second for Kent this season since his winter move from Glamorgan, and it has taken 246 balls and just three minutes shy of four hours. A valuable innings for his team, who lead by 232 at 373-6

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  • Kent v Leicestershire
    Drinks at St Lawrence, and with an hour's play left Kent are sitting pretty at 356-6, with Powell on 97 and James Tredwell on 20. A few Kent fans think their team should be getting on with it a bit more, but with a lead of 215 they hold all the cards

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    Jones, driving at Henderson's left-arm spin, has been caught at short extra cover for 7 and Kent are 312-6. Powell still there, on 73

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  • TEA - Kent v Leicestershire
    Stevens was brilliantly held at short mid-wicket by Cobb off Henderson, on 23, but Geraint Jones stayed with Powell to tea, when Kent were 309 for five, a lead of 168. Powell is 71 not out.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    Key has gone. Finally, after 252 balls and 345 mins (almost six hours for the uninitiated) he has been bowled by Josh Cobb, trying to make room, for 85. But Michael Powell has just reached his fifty with a four and Kent are 261-4, 120 ahead

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  • Kent v Leicestershire
    Key has now batted almost six hours, and has moved on to 81 not out. At the other end, Powell has hit Jacques du Toit wide of mid off for four and has gone to 34. Kent 238-3, a lead of 97

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  • LUNCH - Kent v Leicestershire
    Kent go to their luncheon in fine shape on 210 for three - for an overall lead of 69. Rob Key has scored a painstaking 68, while Michael Powell has chipped in with a caemo 23 thus far. 

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  • Landmark - Kent v Leicestershire
    Kent post 200 for a first batting bonus point. Michael Powell turned the ball to fine leg for a couple of runs off Claude Henderson to reach the milestone. Key, with his score on 60, might have gone to a catch at short leg but Greg Smith failed to cling on to a sharp chance of spinner Preston Memmson.  

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    Nash goes for 76 to end a third-wicket stand worth 131 with his skipper Rob Key. Aiming to drive a low full toss from Wayne White, he picked out Greg Smith at gulley to go for 76 from 125 balls and with eught fours. Key has also reached a half-century in 240 minutes and with only three fours.

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  • Kent v Leicestershire
    Brendan Nash and Rob Key still going well here. Third wicket stand now worth 125, and Kent are 161-2. Nash 75, Key 48, and Leicestershire might start to wilt in the heat soon

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  • Kent v Leicestershire
    Another wonderful morning at leafy St Lawrence where Kent will be looking to build on a good start and work toward a big first-innings lead. In pursuit of Leicestershire's modest first innings of 141, Kent have moved on to 115 for two with Rob Key on 29 and Brendan Nash on 55. Both men are batting well within themselves and, sadly for Leicestershire, looking in ominously good form.
     

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  • Close of play - Kent v Leicestershire
    Kent's hundred came up in the 41st over, with Sarwan now bowling his occasional leg-breaks, and Nash and Key have taken control of the game for the home side. At stumps, Kent are 104-2. Nash 50*, Key 23*.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    Kent 35-2. Harmison, on 30, played on to his stumps trying to force a ball from Hoggard, who has switched to the Nackington Road end, away on the offside.

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  • Kent v Leicestershire
    Key has batted 15 overs for just three runs as Kent fight hard to see off the new ball here. Ben Harmison, lucky to scoop a mishit pull just over mid on for a single off White, has now reached 25 with some fine strokes and Kent are 29 for 1

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    One ball of the Kent first innings, one wicket. Sam Northeast, trying unsuccessfully to play down a sharply rising ball from Hoggard, spliced it to first slip. Kent 0-1. Ben Harmison joins Rob Key and, perhaps Kent are not going to have it all their own way

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    Leics are all out, for 141, with Stevens taking the final wicket of Hoggard, held at first slip from a regulation edge. Coles finished with 5-41, after a post-lunch spell of 6-2-14-3, and Kent will be well pleased with this. Good bowling, but also poor batting

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    Two wickets in quick succession for Kent's England Lions fast bowler Matt Coles, who now has four. A stand of 56 for the seventh wicket was ended when White flashed at Coles to give Jones his fifth catch of the innings, and Claude Henderson has just carved Coles to third slip. Leics 126-8

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  • Kent v Leicestershire
    Wayne White and Ned Eckersley have dug in since lunch, showing some much-needed application, and Leics have moved on to 101-6. White, the more aggressive of the seventh wicket partners, is 30 not out

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    LUNCH: A swarm of bees just forced the Kent fielders to take to the floor, but it is Leicestershire's batsmen who are being stung here in Canterbury. Preston Mommsen's back-foot force just went off the edge against Stevens to give Jones a fourth catch behind the wickets and make it 66 for six at the interval.  

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    Former West Indies batsman Sarwan becomes Leicestershire's fifth victim of the first morning. A leaden-footed and airy drive outside off against Matt Coles went off the edge low to Geraint Jones to gift Coles a second wicket. The visitors are deep in trouble at 62 for five. 

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    A wicket now for Matt Coles, who has replaced Darren Stevens at the Nackington Road end after a short spell from the veteran all-rounder. Josh Cobb has nicked a good one behind to Jones and Leics are 53-4. Debutant Preston Mommsen in to join Sarwan

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    Shreck takes his third wicket of the morning for Kent and we almost have a Dudley Moore: "Ferty free for free" on our hands. Smith, working to leg to a full length off-cutter, went leg before for 12 to make it 32-3. Leicestershire have lost three for five in 20 balls.  

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  • WICKET - Kent v Leicestershire
    Two wickets in successive overs from Charlie Shreck have reduced Leics to 27-2. Will Jefferson was lbw in the 12th over of the innings for 19, and then Jacques du Toit wafted at a rising ball from Shreck, in his next over, and was caught behind for a duck

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  • Team News - Kent v Leicestershire
    Kent: Northeast, Key, Harmison, Nash, Powell, Stevens, Jones, Coles, Tredwell, Davies, Shreck; Leicestershire: Jefferson, Smith, Du Toit, Sarwan, Cobb, White, Eckersley, Henderson, Mommsen, Buck, Hoggard

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  • Leicestershire won the toss - Kent v Leicestershire
    Matthew Hoggard, the Leicestershire captain, has won the toss and has chosen to bat. Hazy sunshine here, with prospect of getting warmer

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  • Mommsen included by Leics
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire have included Scotland batsman and off-spinner Preston Mommsen in their squad for this week’s

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Middlesex
    Middlesex won by a bigger margin than the card suggests. Their total was above par on a slow track and Steven Finn's opening burst denied the hosts the chance of a realistic chase. Leicestershire's tail wagged in bad light but it's a third straight defeat.

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  • Leicestershire v Middlesex
    Middlesex have pretty much wrapped this match up 15 overs into the Leicestershire innings. The hosts have collapsed to 51-5. Steven Finn has been the star with 3 wickets on a slow track. Hard to see a way back now

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  • Interval - Leicestershire v Middlesex
    241-5 looks a good score on a slow track, Gareth Berg's cameo against the spinners really got the innings going, while Neil Dexter accelerated towards the end of a fine unbeaten 50. Most got starts but few would have felt in on this track.

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  • Leicestershire v Middlesex
    8 overs to go, 167-4. Berg has just opened up with a massive six off Henderson. Morgan fell to a fantastic catch at short extra cover having middled a drive off Cobb's bowling.

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  • Leicestershire v Middlesex
    20 overs Bowles and Middlesex 101 for 2. The pitch is very slow. It there's some movement for the bowlers so timing is tough for the batsmen. Malan, Denly and Stirling took their time to get going but would never have felt in.

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  • Team News - Leicestershire v Middlesex
    Middlesex: Denly, Malan, Stirling, Morgan, Dexter (capt), Berg, Simpson (wk), Rayner, Crook, Finn, Collymore.



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  • Team News - Leicestershire v Middlesex
    Leicestershire: Cobb, du Toit, Sarwan (capt), Smith, Boyce, White, Eckersley (wk), Taylor, Henderson, Malik, Hoggard.

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  • Leicestershire won the toss - Leicestershire v Middlesex
    Leicestershire have won the toss and elected to field. It's cloudy at Grace Road but there shouldn't be any rain.

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Essex
    That's it, match over , bad light brings about an early finish.Drawn -  Leicestershire 7 points Essex 9 points

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Essex
    Gloomy and grey where at grace Road where an early tea has been taken becuase of bad light.  Inspection at 4.00 p.m,but that clould bring about a conclusion t the match. Essex 30 for 2

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  • Interval - Leicestershire v Essex
    Off again for bad light at Grace Road, two deliveriea after Godleman chases a wide delivery from Robbie Joseph and is caught by Eckersley, the w/k's 6th victim of the match.  Essex 30-2

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    Playing again at Grace Road where 5 overs have been lost Essex need another 257 from 48 overs 13-1. 

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  • Interval - Leicestershire v Essex
    Things not going well for Essex in their pursuit of 270 in 60 overs. Alviro Petersen  run out for 2  and then bad light stops play after 6 overs at 10-1.

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  • Interval - Leicestershire v Essex
    After the morning session was lost to rain, Essex fed Leicestershire 158 runs in 45 balls to set up a declaration  which will leave Essex requiring 270 runs to win from a minimum of 60 overs

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    Play will resume at 1.20 p.m. and there are a minimum of 70 overs available

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    Miserable scene here at Grace Road, cold and wet.  No chance of play starting on time.

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Essex
    Mercifully, bad light has forced the players off the field with 6.2 overs still to be bowled but the umiires have called off play for the day. Leicestershire lead by 111, 148-3,  and Sarwan who is 61 not out has completed his second 50 of the match

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Bitterly cold, rain in the air and Will Jefferson out for 49 falshing outside off. That's the update from Grace Road. Sarwan has completed his second fifty of the match and Leicestershire lead by 91, 128-3

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Essex
    Leicestershire lead by 4 runs overall at 41-2. Jefferson 20 not out  and Sarwan 3.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Essex 409 all out a first innings lead of 37  and 5 wickets for Wayne White  plus five catches for w/k Ben Eckersley.
    Extras doing well in this match, Leics have just conceded 50 in reply to the 48 yeilded by Essex.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Ben Foakes out seven runs short of a Championship debut ton when edging behind as he goes on back foot. Essex now three runs ahead with three first innings wickets left. 

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Essex
    Essex are 12 adrift of the Leicestershire first innings score. Ben Foakes has 93 out of 360-6 on Championship debut and has struck 14 boundaries so far.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Foster is caught behind when a ball from Hoggard kicks up sharply off a length. Essex 46 behind  326-6 and Foakes 67

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Essex
    50 for England Under-19 wicket -keeper Ben Foakes on Championship debut. He reached his half-century with his 9th boundary of a 72 ball innings. Essex 299-5

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Essex
    Play has finally finished for the day at 6.45 p.m. and ends with a wicket when Westley is lbw  to White for 81.With 5 wickets intact, Essex trail Leicestershire by 133 runs. It's been a long day.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Adam Whearter pays the price for a loose drive outside off and edges the ball to w/k Eckersley. He  goes for 8. Ben Foakes on Championship debut is the new batsman and he's soon off the mark with a 4. 218-4

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Pettini is out for 57 to bring an end to a 3rd wicket stand worth 135 with Westley. Pettini had achieved his third 50 in as many Championahip games

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Essex
    116-2 and Essex trail by 256 runs after what has been an uninspiring afternoon's play.  Westley and Pettini have composed a third wicket stand worth 61 following the opening stand  of 54. 

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    Sarwan gives Westley a "life" by dropping him at slip. Westley takes a sngle to bring up 50 stand. Going to be a late tea here, we still have 41 overs remaining.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Now Godleman has walked across his stumps to give Hoggard a second wicket. 55-2

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Petersen falls across the line and is lbw to Hoggard bringing an end to the highest first wicket stand of the season in the Championship for Essex. 54-1

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Essex
    Essex have scored 21 without loss from 6 overs having dismissed the hosts for 372 that included 6 wickets for David Msters who has taken his tally of first-class victims for the season to 29.

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  • Interval - Leicestershire v Essex
    Leicestershire all out. Two ex-Leicestershire bowlers account for 9 of the wickets with David Masters  6 for 82 and Willoughby3-99. Leicestershire lost their remaining 6 wickets this morning for 70 runs  

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Players returned after a 15 minute hold-up but now wickets , rather than  rain, falling. Three wickets fell for 4 runs in  11 deliveires and 5 overs later, Buck is undone by a yorker from Naoier that removed middle stump. Wickets tumbling 

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    Just when you thought it was safe to go out, the rain returns. Just 15 balls here at Grace Road before the players return to the pavilion. Roll on summer! Leicestershire 334-5

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Essex
    It's been a refreshing  change not to have to report on rain interruptions and the like. At the end of a full day's play , Leicestershire are 323-5. Some excellent cricket with 117 for Sarwan and 4-57 from Masters.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Sarwan goes for 117 when pinned in the crease by a ball from Masters that appeared to nip back.

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    New ball taken and Sarwan still at the crease as Wayne White joins him in a 50 runs stand for the fifth wicket. sarwan anchored thye innings superbly and is 115 not out

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    For the second time in the day, Tymal Mills concedes 6 runs off a no ball that goes racing to the boundary. This latest one takes Leicestershire  past 250 to give them a second batting point.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Partnership worth 216 is broken by David Masters who encourages Josh Cobb on 80 to pull a short-pitched delivery to Graham Napier at deep mid-wicket

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Essex
    Deserved cuppa and sarnies for Sarwan, a chanceless 102 not out and a fine innings full of determination and application mixed with some superbly executed  drives.

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Essex
    Century for  Ramneresh Sarwan from 154 balls with 14 boundaries, his second hundred of the season for Leicestershire. A chanceless knock and one contianing some drives on the off side  in particualr

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Essex
    Josh Cobb completes a well-organised 50 (138 balls and 8 fours)in a partnership currently worth 165 with Ramnaresh Sarwan.

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    Hundred partnership between Sarwan and Cobb for the  third time this season. On this occasion, Cobb's contributed 30  whilst Sarwan is the dominant force witha 75=ball half-century.

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Essex
    Single for Sarwan and he's reached 50 having faced 75 balls with 8 boundaries. A good effort. His third half-century for Leicestershire this season.

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Essex
    102-3 and 78 runs partnership between Ramnaresh Sarwan and Josh Cobb. Just how the West Indies can overlook Sarwan begs belief, he's acclimatised and batting superbly.

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  • Landmark - Leicestershire v Essex
    50 partnership in 14 overs between Sarwan and Cobb to ease Leicestershire's early problems. Glorious cover drive for 4 by Sarwan off Mills to bring up the landmark

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  • Cricket Diary: Ramps' class is permanent
    By Richard Gibson
    Even in his 40s, Mark Ramprakash getting dropped by Surrey was unthinkable 12 months ago – and highly unlikely on face value on the very day he bagged only his second pair in 26 seasons

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Smith is bowled by Willoughby after playing a loose drive which knocks back leg stump. n29-3

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Matt Boyce tried to leave delivery from Masters alone but the ball hit his bat and was defleted onto the wicket. 25-2

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    correction to the catcher of Jefferson's demise. Now officially credited to Tom Westley after he and Petersen had both gone for the ball and Westley completed the catch. Whatever, Jefferson is out! 

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Essex
    Will Jefferson on first appearance of season goes to the first ball of the match when he pushes forward to a good length ball from Masters and is caught at slip by Petersen.

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  • Team News - Leicestershire v Essex
    Leicestershire will bat after winning toss. Essex – Petersen, Godleman, Westley, Wheater, Pettini, Foakes, Foster, Napier, Masters, Mills, Willoughby. Championship debut for Ben Foakes, England Under-19 player

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  • Team News - Leicestershire v Essex
    Leicestershire will bat
    Leicestershire - Jefferson, Boyce, Smith, Sarwan, Cobb, Eckersley, White, Henderson, Buck, Joseph, Hoggard.


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  • Leicestershire won the toss - Leicestershire v Essex


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  • Joseph extends Leics deal to end of season
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire pace bowler Robbie Joseph has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Grace Road until the end of the season.

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  • Jefferson returns for Leicestershire
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire opening batsman Will Jefferson will make his first appearance of the season in the LV= County Championship match against Essex at Grace Road.

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  • Bad weather now influencing Championship positions
    By Andrew Hignell
    The prolonged bad weather that has afflicted the start of the season is now beginning to have a clear influence on where each of the 18 first-class counties lie in the LV= County Championship tables.

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  • Close Of Play - Durham v Somerset
    Barrow had the target down to 18 off nine balls when he was out for 72, skying a catch on the leg side. Dockrell holed out a long-off in the final over, Somerset all out for 208, Durham win by 14 runs

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  • Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    GLOS WIN BY 164 RUNS - McCarter chips in with 3-15 as Leics are hustled out for 130 and Glos win by a huge margin. Fine all-round performance by the home side

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  • Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Leics are down and out at 94-7 at the end of the 25th over. From 53-2, after losing du Toit to Graeme McCarter for 25, they slid to 79-7 with Chris Dent's occasional slow left arm the unlikely source of Glos' inspiration. Dent now has 4-29 from 7 overs

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  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Greg Smith bowled by Will Gidman for 16 - Ramnaresh Sarwan in to join Jacques du Toit and Leics now 38-2 in the 10th over. They need to get a move on, and the Glos total is looking more and more forbidding

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  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Josh Cobb out for a duck to the third ball of Leics reply - caught off Ian Saxelby. Leics are now 15-1 in the fifth over

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  • Interval - Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Glos have totalled a challenging 294-6 from their 40 overs, Wiliamson making a career-best List A score of 112, from 92 balls (8x4) and both Alex Gidman and Ian Cockbain chipping in with quick 20s near the end of the innings

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  • Interval - Durham v Somerset
    After Smith holed out in the deep for 55, Borthwick and Plunkett quickly followed suit and only 22 runs came off the last four overs. Durham closed on 222-9, Jamie Overton taking 4-42, his last two victims caught at long-on by brother Craig

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  • Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Howell stumped for 88, off 82 balls (9x4, 1x6) - a fine innings from a player who has impressed everyone at Glos since joining last month and left everyone wondering why Hants let him go at the end of last season. Put on 152 in 22 overs with Williamson (90*)

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  • Landmark - Durham v Somerset
    Fifty for Gordon Muchall, who averaged 67.5 in this competition last year. He and Will Smith came together at 43-3 after captain Collingwood's reckless exit and have put on 100 in 20 overs.

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  • Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
    Glos going well at Bristol, after losing both openers early to Leics fast bowler Alex Wyatt. Benny Howell (76*) and Kane Williamson (56*) have now put on 119 at a run-a-ball for the third wkt. Glos 163-2 from 25 overs.

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  • Durham v Somerset
    Two very good catches by Lewis Gregory saw off Durham's dangermen. The first, to his left just inside the square leg boundary, got rid of Mustard for 14. Then he back-pedalled from mid-on to hold a steepler and give Jamie Overton the scalp of Collingwood

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  • ..... won the toss - Durham v Somerset
    Somerset won the toss and will field. The only player to have come off their casualty list in the last few days is Jamie Overton, who joins his twin brother Craig in the side as Vernon Philander is rested.

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  • Team News - Durham v Somerset
    Durham hand a debut to seamer Jamie Harrison. Durham: Mustard, Stoneman, Collingwood, Smith, Muchall, Breese, Borthwick, Plunkett, Claydon, Harrison, Rushworth. Somerset: Kieswetter, Trego, Hildreth, Barrow, Meschede, Suppiah, J & C Overton, Greogory, Dockrell, Waller

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  • Match Drawn - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Hoggard and White have hung on to deny Northants. Leics finished on 289-9 and the last wicket pair survived 9.2 overs in all. White 29* from 71 balls of defiance, and Hoggard 1* from 13 balls faced. Northants will be disappointed, having got so close

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Leics are now 277-9 with six overs left in the match. Daggett and Willey against White and Leics skipper and last man Matthew Hoggard. Who said the bad weather is ruining County Championship cricket?

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    They might! Daggett has also now pinned Nathan Buck lbw, for a third ball duck. Leics 268-9, and Northants on the brink...

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Claude Henderson run out for 6 and Robbie Joseph lbw to Lee Daggett for 1. Leics 268-8. Northants can't win this... can they?

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Sarwan lbw to James Middlebrook for 94, and Eckersley lbw to Andrew Hall, leaving Leics 244-6 and giving Northants a late outside chance to force a win in the time left

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Leics 222-4 - Sarwan 80 not out, and Ned Eckersley has joined the classy West Indian in a further stand of 55 to date. A draw looks inevitable here

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  • TEA - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Sarwan takes tea on 67 not out, and seemingly leading Leics to safety at 186-4. The win target of 340 might be a bit optimistic now, especially as Daggett bowled Cobb for 59 after he and Sarwan had added 103

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    David Willey has taken a second wicket of the innings, snaring Matt Boyce for 32, but the in-form Josh Cobb has joined Ramnaresh Sarwan in a fourth wicket stand so far worth 45. Leics 107-3

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Kadeer Ali completed an unhappy match by being caught behind off David Willey for a laboured 7, but there have been no further alarms for Leics as they reach lunch at 53-2

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Greg Smith gone early - caught behind off Lee Daggett. Leics 10-1. Was collusion such a good idea?

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants, having declared their second innings on 26-0, against occasional bowling, have set Leics 341 to win

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Collusion in the air at Grace Road. Leics declared on their overnight 38 for 2 and we now await a Northants second innings declaration to set up a run chase for the home team

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Chaminda Vaas 7-5-4-2 in a high-class new ball spell has left Leicestershire 38-2 at the close. Greg Smith and Kadeer Ali, for nought, were the veteran Sri Lankan's two victims

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    David Willey's 41-ball unbeaten 45, with two sixes, hurried Northants to a fourth batting point before a declaration on 352 for 7. Middlebrook remained 31 not out.

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants have edged their way to a third batting point, despite the loss of Niall O'Brien for 13 to a catch at the wicket off Matthew Hoggard, the Leicestershire captain. James Middlebrook is making some useful late order runs

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Nathan Buck has taken two wickets to peg Northants back a little. Coetzer's fine hundred ended on 120, from 245 balls with 17 fours, and Andrew Hall has also gone for 9. 258 for 6.

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  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Alex Wakely has just driven a return catch against Josh Cobb's spin assortments, having made 63 from 115 balls, and a partnership of 120 in 44 overs with Kyle Coezter, who is still there on 84

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  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    ...and lunch too at Grace Road, where Kyle Coetzer (69*) and Alex Wakely (38*) have taken their fourth wicket stand to 73. Northants 161-3 at the interval

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Play under way now at Grace Road, after a delayed start, and Northants are making steady progress. 132-3, with 33 runs so far added today

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    NO PLAY TODAY - and it's also off for the day now at Grace Road. Northants will resume their first innings, hopefully, on 99 for 3 tomorrow morning

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Yet another inspection of a wet outfield due at 3pm, but don't hold your breath. Tedium.

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Inspection planned for 2pm at Grace Road

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    No play yet at Grace Road. Outfield quite wet.

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  • County bosses called to domestic structure summit
    By Paul Bolton
    Senior officials of the England and Wales Cricket Board and a group of county chief executives will meet in London next week in an attempt to finally break the deadlock over the future structure of county cricket.

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  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Off for the day at Leicester, with Northants due to resume tomorrow on 99 for 3 with Kyle Coetzer 43 not out and having batted well

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    There will be an inspection at 4.15pm at Grace Road. Northants 99 for 3, and there's been no play here since soon after lunch

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Robbie Joseph's fine start to his Leics career has continued today. At lunch the fast bowler, who was released by Kent last winter, had figures of 2-33 from nine overs, having removed both Stephen Peters and David Sales to catches at the wicket. Northants 95-3, but now raining.

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  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants 41 for 1 after the early loss of Rob Newton, lbw fourth ball to Matthew Hoggard, who is back after a month out with a finger injury. Leicestershire won the toss, and predictably chose to bowl in overcast conditions and on a greenish surface

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  • Leicestershire v Essex - match abandoned
    Match called off without a ball bowled after an umpires' inspection at 3.40 p.m. The outfield was wet and the light fading and the few people in the Grace Road ground readily accepted the decision.  

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    3.00 p.m. here at Grace Road and its still raining and there will be concerns regarding the outfield which is becoming increasingly wet.

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  • Leicestershire v Essex
    Its been raining although now stopped. Inspection at 2.30 p.m. No teams announced yet and still awaiting toss.

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  • Clydesdale Bank 40
    Magnificent one-run win for the Netherlands, against Gloucestershire at Bristol. Also good wins on the first main day of the competition for Kent, at Yorkshire, and also for Warwicks, Lancs, Surrey and Derbyshire. In the CB40 there is little room for error...

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  • Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Lancashire win by five runs as Leicestershire finish on 291-7. It may get some adverse publicity, but CB40 cricket doesn't half pull up some cracking games. Lancs take two Group A points. All credit to Josh Cobb for his 99-ball 137. Brilliant.

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  • Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Cobb gone for 137, great catch by Steven Croft running back from point. 249-4 with five left. 48 needed with Matt Boyce (59) and Wayne White there.

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  • Lancashire v Leicestershire
    With Cobb still there on 136 and Matt Boyce on 41, Leics are 220-3 after 30.1 overs needing 77 off 59 balls. Lancashire's highest ever 40-over score may not be enough.

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  • Landmark - Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Josh Cobb has reached his maiden one-day ton off 80 balls to keep Leicestershire hopes alive. In pursuit of 297, they are 165-3 after 25.2 overs needing another 132 off 14.4. Cobb, dropped on 0 by Stephen Moore at first slip, has reached three figures off 81 balls with six fours and three sixes.

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  • Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Josh Cobb, who scored 69 at Scarborough yesterday, has another half-century to his name. He has reached 52 off 36 balls, and the Foxes are now 80-1 in the 12th chasing 297. Could Lancashire pay for taking their foot off the gas?

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  • Interval - Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Lancashire end on 296-3 from their 40 overs, with Steven Croft top-scoring with 82. Ashwell Prince hit 79 and Stephen Moore 74. Only consolation for Leicester is that Lancs failed to get 300. At 135-0 in 17th, they should have done.

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  • Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Lancashire are cursing at 206-2 in the 28th, but take a bow Josh Cobb and Robbie Joseph who have just combined to take one of those boundary catches at long-on and long-off. Ashwell Prince gone for 79 as Cobb relays to Joseph. Claude Henderson with the wicket. Steven Croft on 41.

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  • Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Lancashire are flying at Old Trafford. They have reached 102-0 after just 13 overs thanks in the main to 66 not out off 44 balls for Stephen Moore. There have been four boundaries in two separate overs. Ashwell Prince's run-a-ball 34 not out has been impressive, yet overshadowed.

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  • Lancashire won the toss - Lancashire v Leicestershire
    Lancashire's stand-in skipper Steven Croft has elected to bat at Old Trafford, where Naqaash Tahir makes his Red Rose debut.

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  • Interval - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Yorkshire have beaten Leicestershire by an innings and 22 runs. Steve Patterson takes his fifth wicket as Claude Henderson edges to Gary Ballance at first slip. Leicestershire are all out for 309 and Yorkshire take 23 points from their first win of the season. Patterson takes 5-77 and 8-94 in the match.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Nadeem Malik trapped lbw by Adil Rashid. Leicestershire 299-9.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Sidebottom has struck twice in two balls. He's bowled Matt Boyce for a career best 122 and trapped Robbie Joseph lbw for a first ball duck. 284-8.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Anthony McGrath has done the trick for Yorkshire. Wayne White falls caught and bowled for 67 to end a stand of 133 with Matt Boyce and leave the score at 282-6.

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  • Landmark - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Three landmarks to note at Scarborough. Wayne White has reached 50 and Matt Boyce an impressive century, full of patient, determination and fight. The pair have also shared an unbroken century stand for the sixth wicket to reduce the arrears to 79. This would be some effort to pull a draw out of the fire. 252-5.

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Steve Patterson has just taken the new ball with Leicestershire on 229-5. Wayne White has just lofted Joe Root's off-spin over long-on for six and Matt Boyce is 11 away from a well deserved century. The Foxes are now 102 runs adrift.

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  • LUNCH - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire go into the break on 191-5 from 71 overs of their second innings, trailing by 140 runs. Matt Boyce has been in determined and accumulative mood for his 82 not out. The majority of the shots to remember this morning came from the bat of Josh Cobb, but Boyce has quietly gone about his business. Yorkshire still in charge.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    One brings two. Now Ned Eckersley has gone, bowled by Tim Bresnan off his pad as he tried to flick to leg. 149-5.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    The breakthrough goes to Steve Patterson, who traps Josh Cobb lbw for a well made 69. Cobb has played a couple of eye-catching shots for four this morning, a drive off Patterson and a clip through mid-wicket off Tim Bresnan. He didn't look overly pleased with the decision, but the Foxes are now 142-4.

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  • Landmark - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    A few landmarks to note in the ten overs of play this morning. Matt Boyce has reached his 50, as has partner Josh Cobb. The pair have also notched their 100-stand, taking Leicester's second innings to 118-3. There's still a heck of a way to go before they can start thinking about a draw, however.

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Amazing scenes at Scarborough...the sun is out! It is still more February than April mind you. Despite a day of frustration with the weather and an ongoing fourth-wicket stand of 88 between Matt Boyce and Josh Cobb yesterday, Yorkshire will fancy their chances of wrapping up their first win of the season. With Leicestershire 102-3 following on in their second innings, they are still 229 runs behind.

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  • Interval - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    CLOSE: We managed just four balls before the umpires decided enough was enough and abandoned play for the day due to bad light. Leicestershire will resume their second innings, following on, on 102-3 from 39 overs.

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    We are due for a restart at Scarborough, where there will be 7.4 overs left in the day. Leicestershire will resume on 96-3.

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Sleet has stopped play at Scarborough, where the temperature is more suited for skiing than cricket. Leicester have made a decent fist of this short passage of play, advancing from 14-2 to 96-3 thanks to Matt Boyce and Josh Cobb, who are 46 and 39 not out respectively.

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    In a bid to break a determined fourth-wicket stand between Josh Cobb and Matt Boyce, which had now totalled 71, Yorkshire brought on leg-spinner Adil Rashid for his first bowl this match. Having been 14-3, Leicester are enjoying one of their best passages of play in the match. They are 85-3 following on.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Ramnaresh Sarwan has completed a miserable game by falling lbw to Steve Patterson for five. He got 11 in the first innings and dropped three catches. Leicester are 14-3 in their second innings with a little over 45 overs left today.

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    News from Scarborough. If there is no further rain, play will start at 3.30pm. There are a possible 48 overs left in the day.

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Colin Graves, Yorkshire's chairman, has just announced that he will take on a new title at the club of executive chairman. The White Rose county have not had a chief exec since Stewart Regan left for the Scottish Football Association in 2010. Graves sold his shares in supermarket chain Costcutter, the company he founded in 1986, last November.




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  • LUNCH - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    The umpires have called an early lunch at Scarborough, where Leicestershire are 12-2 in their second innings.

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Shortly after Steve Patterson had Jacques Du Toit caught at cover by Joe Sayers off the leading edge, leaving Leicestershire at 8-2, the rain has arrived at Scarborough with the score on 12-2. Ramnaresh Sarwan had played a fine on-drive to get off the mark.

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    We are set for a start on time at Scarborough today, where it's very cold and overcast. If the weather holds, I can't see anything other than a three-day finish with Leics at 3-1 in their second innings and still 328 runs behind.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    AND CLOSE: Steve Patterson trapped Greg Smith lbw with the last scheduled ball of day one. Leics 3-1 and they still trail by 328. Hectic day on and off the field at Scarborough where a three-day finish is on the cards.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Wyatt gone to McGrath to complete the innings at 116 all out and finish with 4-21. Leicester will follow-on with two overs to come tonight.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    A ninth-wicket stand of 40 between Nadeem Malik and Claude Henderson has been broken. Bresnan gets the latter caught at third slip by Phil Jaques. 104-9.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Great time for the wifi to go down at Scarborough! Yorkshire have struck twice since tea to reduce the Foxes to 64-7. Anthony McGrath had Josh Cobb caught behind by Jonny Bairstow. Cobb tried to whack it over the top to York, a dreadful shot. Steve Patterson then trapped Wayne White lbw.

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  • Interval - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Tea at Scarborough and Leicestershire are in deep trouble at 50-5. Josh Cobb is 21 not out, but the stars of the afternoon session have been Ryan Sidebottom and Anthony McGrath with two wickets each.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Who needs Ajmal Shahzad? His replacement in the Yorkshire attack, Anthony McGrath, has struck with his second ball. Ramnaresh Sarwan has gone lbw to the medium pacer's second ball. 33-4.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire, who lost Greg Smith caught behind off Steve Patterson, are now 33-3. Yorkshire were exactly the same in their innings and got 447. I'd be amazed if the Foxes get anywhere close.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire are rocking already. They have lost Matt Boyce and Jacques Du Toit, both to Ryan Sidebottom, and they're 12-2. Boyce was trapped lb and Du Toit caught behind.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Ryan Sidebottom has top-edged Wayne White to Ned Eckersley behind the stumps to wrap up Yorkshire's first innings for 447 and complete and five-wicket haul.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Anthony McGrath has fallen short of his ton. He's gone for 90, caught behind off Claude Henderson. Yorkshire 427-9

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  • Interval - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Lunch at Scarborough: Yorkshire 415-8 from 127 overs with Anthony McGrath unbeaten on 84. The hosts have been pegged back by Wayne White's bowling and his throwing. As well as running out Tim Bresnan with a direct hit from third-man, he has removed both Jonny Bairstow and Adil Rashid.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    A couple of wickets gone. Jonny Bairstow caught at cover by Jaques Du Toit off Wayne White for 182 and Tim Bresnan run out in bizarre fashion, direct hit from third-man as he went for a second overthrow. Yorks now 393-7 with Anthony McGrath on 70.

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  • Landmark - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    A couple of landmarks to note. Anthony McGrath has reached 50 and Jonny Bairstow 150. Yorkshire are currently 344-5 in the 104th.

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    It is biting cold at Scarborough today, but there is no sign of any rain. Jonny Bairstow, who starts the day on 141, has every chance of passing his career best 205. If he does, Yorkshire will likely gain maximum batting points. At 329-5, they need 71 from 14 overs to achieve that feat. Anthony McGrath, short of runs for the whole of 2011 and start of 2012, is 49 not out.

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  • Hoggard extends Leicestershire contract
    By Paul Bolton

    Leicestershire captain Matthew Hoggard has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at Grace Road until at least the end of the 2013 season.

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  • Interval - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Close of play at Scarborough: Yorkshire will resume in the morning on 329-5 from 96 overs with Bairstow on 141 and McGrath on 49. Leicestershire were made to pay for missing four dropped catches, three of them being very simple. We will also find out more on Ajmal Shahzad's sudden departure from Yorkshire tomorrow as Martyn Moxon and Colin Graves are due to speak to the media.

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  • Landmark - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Century stand for the sixth-wicket between Jonny Bairstow and Anthony McGrath, who is making the most of Ajmal Shahzad's departure from the county. He would have been playing in the seconds at Lytham this week. With an over to go in the day, Yorkshire are 324-5 having been 33-3.

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  • Landmark - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Ton up for Bairstow. Not his most fluent, but they all count. He's got there off 172 balls with 7x4s and 3x6s. It is his fifth of career, fourth for Yorkshire and second at Scarborough after his ton here for the Lions against Sri Lanka A last summer. Yorkshire are now 250-5 with 16 overs left in the day. Time for the new ball!

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  • Leicestershire take Berrington on loan
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicestershire have signed Scotland all-rounder Richie Berrington on a one month loan.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Yorkshire are five down. Gary Ballance top-edged a pull off Nadeem Malik to square-leg. 220-5. Jonny Bairstow is still there on 86.

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  • Interval - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Tea: Yorkshire 207-4 from 64 overs. Jonny Bairstow is 80 not out and Gary Ballance 8. Leicestershire have dropped four catches today, which looks likely to cost them dear after winning the toss this morning.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Andrew Gale plays one of very few false shots, an expensive drive at Wayne White, and is caught behind for 80. It leaves Yorkshire at 193-4 and breaks a stand of 160 with Jonny Bairstow (75 no). Yorkshire still on top.

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    There's always something unusual happening at Scarborough, and this year is no different. Mark and Lynda Mason got married at 11.30am this morning, but have come to watch the afternoon and evening sessions of day one between Yorkshire and Leicestershire. What ever happened to honeymooning in the Maldives?

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    There's always something unusual happening at Scarborough, and this year is no different. Mark and Lynda Mason got married at 11.30am this morning, but have come to watch the afternoon and evening sessions of day one between Yorkshire and Leicestershire. What ever happened to honeymooning in the Maldives?

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  • Landmark - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Both Andrew Gale and Jonny Bairstow have reached their half-centuries in the last 20 minutes at Scarborough as Yorkshire begin to dominate. With their side at 158-3, the fourth-wicket pair have added an unbroken 125. Gale's fifty came off 84 balls and Bairstow, who has hit two sixes, brought his up shortly afterwards off 82. Gale has played superbly.

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  • Interval - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    LUNCH: Yorkshire have reached 84-3 from 31 overs. Andrew Gale (33 no) and Jonny Bairstow have added 51 for the fourth wicket since the hosts lost three wickets in a 23-ball spell to slip from 28-0 to 33-3. Ramnaresh Sarwan has dropped two simples chances, including Gale at slip in the penultimate over of the session. Still expect Yorkshire to get 300 plus.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Make that 33-3 as Root goes for 19, caught at point by Matt Boyce diving forward, to Wayne White's first ball. Things have suddenly kicked into life.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Now Jaques has gone! He's been trapped lbw by Claude Henderson's left-arm spin for one as he tried to sweep. Two wickets in quick succession for the Foxes, and it's 33-2.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Robbie Joseph strikes to get Joe Sayers lbw for eight the ball after being dropped by Ramnaresh Sarwan at first slip, an absolute sitter of a catch. 33-1 in the 15th now.

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  • Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Very quiet start at Scarborough. Yorkshire openers Root and Sayers, the two Joes, are quite happy to see off the new ball, but Alex Wyatt, in particular, and Robbie Joseph just haven't made them play enough on a slow pitch. Claude Henderson has just come into the attack and gone for six off his first two balls.

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  • Team News - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Yorks: Root, Sayers, Jaques, Gale(c), Bairstow(w), Ballance, McGrath, Bresnan, Rashid, Sidebottom, Patterson. Leics: Boyce, Smith, Du Toit, Sarwan(c), Cobb, Eckersley(w), White, Joseph, Henderson, Malik, Wyatt.

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  • Leicestershire won the toss - Yorkshire v Leicestershire
    Ramnaresh Sarwan has elected to bowl first at Scarborough, where the sun is out.

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  • PCA call for £1million T20 winners' prize
    By Paul Bolton
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association wants the England and Wales Cricket Board to introduce a £1 million first prize for the Friends Life t20 competition to attract the world’s top players back to the competition.

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  • Weather frustration for Gatting junior
    By Paul Bolton
    James Gatting’s hopes of following his father Mike into county cricket suffered a setback when Leicestershire’s Second XI Trophy and Championship matches...

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  • Andre Adams named as April's MVP
    Nottinghamshire’s Andre Adams has won the FTI MVP award for April after helping the county make an unbeaten start to 2012.

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  • Durham the major victims of soggy April
    By Andrew Hignell
    It was something more akin to the onset of the annual monsoon in southern India as weather forecasters showed satellite images of a

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Play has been abandoned for the day at The Ageas Bowl, with the match between Hampshire and Leicestershire finishing in a draw after only ten overs were possible over the weekend. Hampshire 7pts, Leicestershire 5 pts.

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    It's been called off for the day at the Ageas Bowl. Hants 217 for 4, 17 runs behind Leics. Back tomorrow, but not sure where this game can go from here.

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Off again here! Covers also coming on - a bit of rain in the air once more

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Two overs lost for bad light, but back on again. Hants resume on 217 for 4

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Players off again now, but Hampshire have at least made some progress in the past 35 minutes or so.... now 217 for 4, just 17 runs behind on first innings, with Michael Carberry 84 not out and Sean Ervine on 41

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Play at last here. 3.40pm start, after two inspections. Hampshire resume first innings on 181 for 4

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Still a bleak scene at 'the Bowl'.... and another umpires' inspection will take place at 3pm

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    No play before lunch. Inspection afterwards (ie 1.40pm) unless weather does not improve

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Start delayed at the Ageas Bowl/Rose Bowl/West End/Southampton...

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    CLOSE - Hampshire 181-4 at the end of the 2nd day (Ervine 17, Carberry 73), 53 runs behind Leicestershire's 234.

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    James Vince has gone for 5, regulation catch at 1st slip by Sarwan off Alex Wyatt, who has 3 wickets. 154-4

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Simon Katich ct behind off Nadeem Malik for 54, Hants 149-3. Partnership of 124 with Carberry. 11 overs left tonight

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    50 for Simon Katich from 75 balls. Hants 149-2

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Carberry and Katich have put on 100 for the 3rd wicket, from 144 balls. Carberry (63*) has opened his shoulders batting with a runner, since when he's scored at a run a ball. Hants 137-2

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  • Landmark - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Carberry (55*) has reached 50 from 86 balls, despite being in need of a runner. Hants 112-2 

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Michael Carberry has moved to 42 with the help of a six pulled against Alex Wyatt into the groundsman's tunnel. Katich 29*. Hants 99-2

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Carberry dropped by Eckersley down the leg side. Still 65-2

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Michael Carberry (22*) is batting with Sean Terry as his runner. He suffered a groin strain in Hampshire's win against Glamorgan last week and it looks as though he might have aggravated it. Katich 17*. Hants 65-2

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Michael Carberry (11*) dropped on 7 by wicketkeeper Ned Eckersley at full stretch, off Alex Wyatt. Big shout against Katich (9*) turned down by Nadeem Malik. Hants 43-2

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  • Interval - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    TEA Hampshire 35-2 in reply to Leicestershire's 234. Michael Carberry is there on 7, having been included in the England Lions squad earlier today for their match against the West Indies next month. Katich is 5no.

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Loose shot outside off stump sees Liam Dawson ct behind for 19, a second wkt for Alex Wyatt. Hants 25-2

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    WICKET -Sean Terry, son of former Hampshire opening batsman Paul Terry, has gone for a duck on his Championship debut, ct at 3rd slip off Alex Wyatt. Hants 4-1

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    David Griffiths has completed the Leicestershire innings with a bouncer that last man Alex Wyatt attempted to hook but could only nick behind. Leicestershire all out for 234, a Championship-best 5-29 for Liam Dawson

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Liam Dawson has his maiden five-wicket haul in the LV County Championship after trapping Wayne White (21) lbw. Leicestershire 229-9

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    A diving catch in the covers by James Vince has removed Ned Eckersley (34). David Balcombe's the bowler. Leicestershire 217-8.

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    that experiement did not last long. David Balcombe is back on for Hampshire at the Pavilion End. Leicestershire 209-7

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Bizarrely, James Vince has taken the new ball. He's only bowled 15 (wicketless) first-class overs but he's swinging it. Leicestershire 205-7

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Players back on at Hampshire and Leicestershire earnt their first bonus point with a James Vince wide... 200-7

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Players back on at the Ageas Bowl at 1.50pm, providing there is no more rain. Leicestershire 197-7

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Covers on at the Ageas Bowl wit Leicestershire 197-7.  Ned Eckersley 27, Wayne White 8. It's hosing down

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Liam Dawson has three LV County CHampionship wickets for the first time his career after trapping Nadeem Malik with the last ball of the day. Leicestershire 159-6

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Chris Wood has claimed the wicket of Kadeer Ali as his 50th in first-class cricket. The cousin of injured Hants bowler Kabir was bowled for 8, the fourth of today's five wickets to fall to the first ball of an over. Leicestershire 155-5

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Liam Dawson has struck twice in quick succession, bowling Greg Smith for 68 before Ramnaresh Sarwan top edged a sweep, ct by Ervine at the 2nd attempt, in the slow left-armer's next over. And all this after Danny Briggs was left out. Leicestershire 155-4

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  • Landmark - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire have reached 106-2 against Hampshire, Greg Smith is on 59, having reached his fifty from 123 balls. 18 overs left tonight. 

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Jacques du Toit has gone, lbw to Hamza Riazuddin in the first over of the final session. Leicestershire  65-2

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    TEA Leicestershire will be pleased to have reached 65-1 at tea from the 28 overs possible today; Greg Smith (37*), Jacques du Toit (8*). 35 overs left tonight.

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Players were off for a brief shower. Hamza Riazuddin is on for Chris Wood (12-4-12-0)at Northern End, fresh from his heroics at Glamorgan.  Leicestershire 44-1, Greg Smith has 25 of them

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    Immediately after a poor shot by Matt Boyce (10) saw him become David Griffiths' first victim of the season, ct behind by Mihael Bates, more rain stopped play.  Leicestershire are 34-1 in the 18th over.

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  • Hampshire v Leicestershire
    No Danny Briggs for Hampshire, David Griffiths makes first Champo appearance of the season in seam-friendly conditions. Hampshire: Dawson, Carberry, Katich, Vince, Ervine, Terry, Bates, Wood, Riazuddin, Balcombe, Griffiths.

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  • Hampshire won the toss - Hampshire v Leicestershire
    News from the Ageas Bowl is that Hampshire captain Jimmy Adams is not playing for 'personal reasons'. Simon Katich won the toss in Adams' absence and decided to bowl. Sean Terry, the son of former Hampshire manager'  makes his Hants debut.  

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