Leicestershire dig in for Northants draw
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| County Championship Division Two, Grace Road |
| Northants 352-7 dec & 26-0 dec drew with Leicestershire 38-2 & 289-9 |
| Northants 7pts, Leics 5pts |
| Match scorecard |
Leicestershire's last pair of Wayne White and Matthew Hoggard dug in for 9.2 overs to earn their side a draw with Northants.
After Leicestershire declared on their overnight 38-2, Northants made 26-0 to set the hosts 341 to win.
Ramnaresh Sarwan (94) and Josh Cobb (59) gave them a scent of victory.
But Lee Daggett took 4-76 to leave Leicestershire on the brink at 268-9, with White and Hoggard steering them to 289-9 before a draw was declared.
