Leics vs Lancashire, at Leicester, Aug 22 2000 - Match Result

RESULT

Leicester, August 22 - 25, 2000, PPP Healthcare County Championship Division One

372 & 408/6

574/5d

Match drawn

Lancashire make early breakthrough on final day

Lancashire make early breakthrough on final day

Lancashire looking for early wickets made the break through with only 15 more runs added to the over night score

25-Aug-2000•Steve Wright

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Scorecard summary

Leicestershire • 372/10(109 overs)

1st INNINGS

97 (153)

3/54 (19)

93 (223)

Chris Schofield

3/78 (27)

Lancashire • 574/5(177 overs)

1st INNINGS

139 (278)

2/112 (47)

Neil Fairbrother

100* (230)

1/76 (29)

Leicestershire • 408/6(112 overs)

2nd INNINGS

123* (145)

3/77 (34)

73 (195)

Chris Schofield

3/149 (43)

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Match details

Grace Road, Leicester
Toss	Leicestershire, elected to bat first
Series	PPP Healthcare County Championship Division One
Season	2000
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	Alan Whitehead Nigel Cowley
TV Umpire	John Steele
Points	Leicestershire 9, Lancashire 12

Match Coverage

Habib and Defreitas see Leicestershire through to well deserved draw

By the time Aftab Habib was dismissed the game was almost out of the reach of Lancashire

Habib and Defreitas see Leicestershire through to well deserved draw

Grace Road game heading towards a draw

John Crawley, the Lancashire captain, needed wickets but he managed to get only the one wicket of Jon Dakin during the afternoon session

Grace Road game heading towards a draw

Lancashire make early breakthrough on final day

Lancashire looking for early wickets made the break through with only 15 more runs added to the over night score

Lancashire make early breakthrough on final day

Fairbrother hundred helps Leicestershire reduce deficit

The declaration came at 5.00pm leaving Leicestershire 23 overs to bat through to the end of the day's play

Fairbrother hundred helps Leicestershire reduce deficit

Lancashire heading towards declaration

Ganguly, playing cautiously throughout the day, finally fell LBW in the second over after the luncheon interval

Lancashire heading towards declaration

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Leics Innings

Player Name		R	B
DL Maddy	caught	9	29
IJ Sutcliffe	caught	52	82
BF Smith	caught	44	111
A Habib	caught	73	195
DI Stevens	caught	16	30
JM Dakin	caught	18	32
PAJ DeFreitas	not out	123	145
ND Burns	not out	30	49
Extras	(b 11, lb 14, nb 2, w 16)
Total	408(6 wkts; 112 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	37	Darren Maddy	Iain Sutcliffe
2nd	52	Ben Smith	Iain Sutcliffe
3rd	42	Ben Smith	Aftab Habib
4th	37	Darren Stevens	Aftab Habib
5th	27	Jonathan Dakin	Aftab Habib
6th	111	Phil DeFreitas	Aftab Habib
7th	102	Phil DeFreitas	Neil Burns

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PPP Healthcare County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	16	9	2	5	213
YOR	16	7	2	7	196
LAN	16	7	1	8	193
LEI	16	4	3	9	161
SOM	16	2	4	10	141
KEN	16	4	4	8	140
HAM	16	3	9	4	120
DER	16	2	6	8	119
DUR	16	2	9	5	112