| LV= County Championship Division Two, Uptonsteel County Floor, Leicester (day three) |
| Yorkshire 155, 113-1 (22 overs): Lyth 51*, Bean 43 |
| Leicestershire 223: Hill 42, Swindells 73, Davis 44* |
| Yorkshire (3pts) lead Leicestershire (3pts) by 35 runs with 9 wickets remaining |
| Match scorecard |
Harry Swindells saved alive Leicestershire’s hopes of a return to Division One for the primary time in 20 years on day three of the rain-affected match in opposition to Yorkshire at Grace Highway.
Swindells was the unlikely hero as Leicestershire landed their first silverware in 12 years on Saturday, scoring 117 not out within the Metro Financial institution One-Day Cup remaining win over Hampshire – his first Checklist A sport of the season.
And the 24-year-old was at it once more on Thursday, top-scoring with 73 in his first look of the yr within the Foxes’ red-ball group.
Swindells shared a Tenth-wicket partnership of 93 with Will Davis, who added a career-best unbeaten 44 to his 4-28 with the ball, because the hosts recovered from 140-9 to succeed in 233, a first-innings lead of 78.
Openers Adam Lyth (51 not out) and Finlay Bean (43) continued their prolific type with their fourth 100-plus partnership of the season as Yorkshire closed 35 runs in entrance on 113-1, Bean having been bowled by Tom Scriven providing no shot on the finish of a day which noticed rain and dangerous mild account for 25 overs.
Leicestershire have two matches during which to overturn a deficit of 21 factors on second-placed Worcestershire if they’re to hitch already-promoted Durham in Division One subsequent season. A win on this match can be price 19 factors.
Annoyed by dangerous mild on the primary night and a whole washout on day two, it took Leicestershire solely three deliveries on the third morning to snare the final Yorkshire wicket, Ben Cox taking a wise one-handed catch as Tom Scriven dismissed Jordan Thompson to complete with 3-27.
But till Swindells and Davis got here collectively, Leicestershire appeared to have wasted a chance to place themselves in a dominant place.
The house facet suffered a setback two balls into their reply when Rishi Patel was lbw however skipper Lewis Hill made positive Coad and new-ball accomplice Thompson didn’t name the pictures.
Hill hit eight boundaries within the subsequent 9 overs as he and Sam Evans added 57 for the second wicket. However after his namesake George changed Coad within the first change, Yorkshire seized the initiative.
The previous England Beneath-19 seamer’s first over conceded three of these eight boundaries, albeit one off a streaky inside edge, however he had the right-hander caught behind pushing at one within the subsequent over and his dismissal prompted a collapse.
From 58-1, Leicestershire have been 97-6 by lunch. Sam Evans and Umar Amin have been lbw, earlier than Finlay Bean caught Louis Kimber at third slip through the chest of second slip Lyth.
Within the final over of the session, Ben Cox grew to become the fourth batter to see umpire Neil Pratt’s finger raised as George Hill claimed his fourth wicket.
Scriven, on two, was dropped twice off consecutive Coad deliveries quickly after lunch, each put down by Lyth at second slip.
He and Swindells appeared to regular the ship, just for three wickets within the house of seven balls to threaten handy Yorkshire a first-innings lead.
Lyth held a way more troublesome catch to dismiss Scriven off Thompson, who bowled Chris Wright two balls later, earlier than Ben Cliff captured Scott Currie.
Nonetheless, Swindells led an equally assertive Davis in a document Tenth-wicket stand for Leicestershire in opposition to Yorkshire, beating the mark of 70 set by George Geary and Alec Skelton in 1927.
Swindells accomplished a 57-ball half-century containing seven fours and Davis hit seven boundaries to move his earlier better of 42, earlier than Swindells feathered a catch behind off Matthew Revis.
Each Davis and Swindells are out of contract on the finish of the season and have but to study if they are going to be provided new ones.
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