Yorkshire stay on the right track for a victory they consider will put them on the right track to safe promotion regardless of unhealthy climate washing out greater than half of the second day of their County Championship match at Leicester.
Leicestershire will resume on day three at 35-2 of their second innings, trailing by 246, after Yorkshire posted 379 following a wonderful 126 from captain Jonny Tattersall and a career-best 88 from tempo bowler Matthew Fisher, who additionally claimed each Leicestershire wickets.
Rain compelled the gamers off shortly earlier than 14:00 BST and so they have been unable to return.
Forward of this fixture, head coach Ottis Gibson predicted one win from his aspect’s remaining three matches could be sufficient for a top-two end, although they trailed second-placed Middlesex by some extent going into this spherical.
Leicestershire’s hopes of limiting Yorkshire’s lead after they have been dismissed for 98 on day one went unfulfilled in a gap session dominated by a 138-run ninth-wicket partnership between Tattersall and Fisher.
They weren’t parted for an hour-and-a-half till residence skipper Lewis Hill belatedly recalled Rehan Ahmed into the assault.
The England wrist spinner was profitable along with his fourth supply as Tattersall’s tremendous innings ended with an edge to slide and completed with 3-60.
The Yorkshire captain had accomplished his second hundred of the season within the sixth over of the morning from 170 balls.
The pitch appeared to supply far much less to the bowlers than it had 24 hours earlier, when the primary dozen overs of the morning noticed Leicestershire lose seven wickets for 15.
The corresponding interval this time resulted in Yorkshire including 51 with out loss as Fisher posted his maiden first-class half-century for the county.
Fisher and Ben Coad added one other 31 from simply 26 balls earlier than Ahmed dismissed the previous, helped by a pointy catch by wicketkeeper Ben Cox.
Seamer Tom Scriven, nonetheless trying to find his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, completed with 4-103.
Leicestershire slipped to 34-2 shortly earlier than the rain arrived, Fisher persevering with his productive day by eradicating opener Rishi Patel, who was leg earlier than enjoying a horrible hoick throughout the road.
Companion Ian Holland was extra cautious however departed rapidly nonetheless, caught at first slip.