Leicestershire salvage three-run thriller despite Marchant de Lange's mighty assault
Leicestershire won their first Championship match in 19 attempts and had to survive a tail-end battering from Marchant de Lange as they crept home by three runs
11/05Result
Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Leicester, May 11-13 2018
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![Leicestershire]( "Leicestershire")
191 & 237 -
![Glamorgan]( "Glamorgan")
178 & 247 (56.4 ov)
11/05Result
Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Leicester, May 11-13 2018
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![Leicestershire]( "Leicestershire")
191 & 237 -
![Glamorgan]( "Glamorgan")
178 & 247 (56.4 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Leicestershire , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
11,12,13 May 2018 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Leicestershire 17, Glamorgan 2
Scorecard Summary
LEICESTERSHIRE 191 (69.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Neil Dexter87 (172)
- Callum Parkinson30 (73)
- Michael Hogan3/41 (16)
- Marchant de Lange3/56 (18)
GLAMORGAN 178 (58.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Jack Murphy32 (69)
- Nick Selman40 (96)
- Varun Aaron4/65 (16)
- Gavin Griffiths2/27 (10)
LEICESTERSHIRE 237 (77 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Paul Horton50 (64)
- Ben Raine65 (81)
- Michael Hogan5/61 (29)
- Marchant de Lange3/65 (22)
GLAMORGAN 247 (56.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Chris Cooke39 (62)
- Marchant de Lange90 (45)
- Ben Raine4/44 (14.4)
- Gavin Griffiths3/51 (13)
56.4
W
Raine to de Lange, OUT,
M de Lange c Parkinson b Raine 90 (87m 45b 5x4 8x6) SR: 200.00
56.3
4
Raine to de Lange, FOUR,
56.2
1
Raine to Hogan, 1 run,
56.1
0
Raine to Hogan, no run,
END OF OVER:56 | 16 Runs | GLAM: 242/9
- Marchant de Lange86 (43b)
- Michael Hogan6 (7b)
- Gavin Griffiths13-6-51-3
- Callum Parkinson10-1-49-1
55.6
4
Griffiths to de Lange, FOUR,
55.5
0
Griffiths to de Lange, no run,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsLeicestershire salvage three-run thriller despite Marchant de Lange's mighty assault
Leicestershire won their first Championship match in 19 attempts and had to survive a tail-end battering from Marchant de Lange as they crept home by three runs
Varun Aaron helps Leicestershire turn game on its head
Paul Horton's aggressive fifty followed the excellent work of Leicestershire's bowlers to dismantle Glamorgan
Glamorgan seamers dominate the day
An x-ray revealed that Lewis Hill's arm was not broken after he was struck by Marchant de Lange, but that was about as far as the good news went for Leicestershire
