Stubborn Leicestershire deny Surrey
Rain and an unbeaten seventh-wicket stand of 85 runs between Rob Taylor and Jigar Naik put a dent in Surrey's promotion ambitions as Leicestershire held out for a draw in their encounter at Grace Road
15/08Result
LV= County Championship Division Two at Leicester, Aug 15-18 2014
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![Surrey]( "Surrey")
480 & 279/5d -
![Leicestershire]( "Leicestershire")
373 & 232/6 (56 ov)
15/08Result
LV= County Championship Division Two at Leicester, Aug 15-18 2014
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![Surrey]( "Surrey")
480 & 279/5d -
![Leicestershire]( "Leicestershire")
373 & 232/6 (56 ov)
Day 4
Day 3
Burns century puts Surrey in control
Opener Rory Burns hit a century to boost Surrey's promotion push and their hopes of victory over Leicestershire Grace Road.
Day 2
O'Brien, Taylor revive Leicestershire
Stand-in captain Niall O'Brien led the way as Leicestershire staged a spirited fightback in a bid to avoid the follow-on against Surrey at Grace Road
Day 1
Davies responds to Foakes signing
Steven Davies scored his second Championship century of the season and Vikram Solanki hit 93 as promotion-seeking Surrey took control of their Division Two game against bottom-of-the-table Leicestershire