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- Updated: May 23, 2016
Worcestershire 249 for 8 (Cox 49) trail Leicestershire 316 (Horton 89, Robson 50, Dexter 50, Leach 5-99) by 67 runsScorecard
There has been much talk about the docility of the pitches in the Championship this season, but if all the world has gone one way, Leicestershire have determinedly gone another, and are surely to be commended for producing a lively track which is making for an absorbing battle between bat and ball.
On the first day of this match, Worcestershire bowled and indeed caught very poorly, allowing Leicestershire to reach 253 for 4. The bowlers held sway on Monday, however: first the visiting seamers hit line and length to take Leicestershire’s six remaining wickets for just 63 runs, before they responded in kind, reducing Worcestershire to 249 for 8 by the close.
Joe Leach’s figures tell the story. Having been sitting on 0 for 82 at the start of play, …
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