15/08Result
LV= County Championship Division Two at Leicester, Aug 15-18 2014
Match drawn
15/08Result
LV= County Championship Division Two at Leicester, Aug 15-18 2014
Match drawn
2474dPress Association

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.

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Scorecard Summary

SURREY 480(108.3 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

LEICESTERSHIRE 373(92 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

SURREY 279/5d(66 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

LEICESTERSHIRE 232/6(56 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
56 | (maiden) | LEI: 232/6

  • Jigar Naik42 (66b)
  • Rob Taylor40 (51b)
  • Zafar Ansari7-1-19-0
  • Gareth Batty19-8-35-2
55.6
0
Ansari to Naik, no run,
55.5
0
Ansari to Naik, no run,
55.4
0
Ansari to Naik, no run,
55.3
0
Ansari to Naik, no run,
55.2
0
Ansari to Naik, no run,
55.1
0
Ansari to Naik, no run,

Match Coverage

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  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

Leics 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9GP SmithAJ Robson
2nd38EJH EckersleyGP Smith
3rd8MAG BoyceEJH Eckersley
4th44DJ RedfernEJH Eckersley
5th44NJ O'BrienDJ Redfern
6th4NJ O'BrienRML Taylor
7th85JKH NaikRML Taylor