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Hosein lifts Derbyshire’s hopes of first win
- Updated: September 12, 2016
Derbyshire 282 for 8 (Hosein 79*, A Hughes 55) v Leicestershire Scorecard
A career-best unbeaten 79 from Harvey Hosein rescued Derbyshire on the opening day of the Division Two match against Leicestershire at Derby.
The home side had slipped to 151 for 5, despite a half century from Alex Hughes, with Charlie Shreck taking three wickets but Hosein took advantage of a bad miss by Rob Sayer to steer his side to a respectable 282 for 8 when bad light ended play early.
Derbyshire were trying to avoid becoming the first team in the county’s history since 1924 to go through a season without winning a Championship game but they started badly after Leicestershire decided to bowl first.
There was certainly some early movement for Clint McKay who nipped one back to …
