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Eckersley makes twin centuries in draw
- Updated: August 7, 2016
Derbyshire 362 (Madsen 76, Raine 5-66) and 104 for 4 drew with Leicestershire 380 (Eckersley 117, Parkinson 4-90) and 294 for 9 dec (Eckersley 104) lead by 127 runsScorecard
The pitch, easy-paced throughout, had the final word as this Division Two match ended in a draw, though not before Ned Eckersley completed his second hundred of the match – the second time in his career the Leicestershire batsman has scored a century in both innings of a Championship fixture.
Leicestershire, who resumed on an apparently precarious 109 for 5, a lead of just 127, lost just one wicket during the morning session while increasing their lead to over 200.
Things might have been different had Chesney Hughes, at first slip, been able to hold a chance given by Niall O’Brien in the opening over, the left-hander edging a Tony Palladino delivery to first slip. Hughes …
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