The covers remained on for a lot of the day in DerbyLV= County Championship Division Two, Incora County Floor, Derby (day three)Leicestershire 122: Budinger 31; Brookes 6-20Derbyshire 350-7 dec: du Plooy 94, Madsen 67; Mulder 5-67Derbyshire (6 pts) lead Leicestershire (2 pts) by 228 runsMatch scorecard
Derbyshire have been annoyed by rain which washed out a lot of the third day of the County Championship match towards Leicestershire at Derby.
The house aspect batted on within the morning to safe a 3rd batting level earlier than declaring on 350-7, a lead of 228.
However earlier than Leicestershire may start their second innings, the rain set in and play was called-off for the day after a pitch inspection at 17:00 BST.
The forecast for Sunday is extra encouraging so Derbyshire’s bowlers ought to have a full day to try to safe a primary victory of the season.
Within the 17 minutes of play, Derbyshire added one other 24 runs with Zak Chappell securing the additional level with a top-edged pull for six off Wiaan Mulder who completed with figures of 5-67.
Leicestershire’s prospects of saving the sport have been helped by the climate and the breakdown of the groundstaff’s blotter which needed to be towed off the sphere at one level.
Though they obtained it working once more, umpires Billy Taylor and Paul Pollard determined situations have been nonetheless too damp and gloomy for a resumption after a fourth inspection.
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