Cosgrove hundred as Leics keep Derbs winless

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Leicestershire 247 (Cosgrove 95*, Davis 4-68) and 301 for 8 (Cosgrove 110, Horton 61, Palladino 4-64) drew with Derbyshire 307 (Hosein 83*, A Hughes 55, Shreck 4-78) and 286 for 8 dec (Madsen 134*, Hosein 58)Scorecard

Mark Cosgrove’s courageous century and a defiant rearguard action from Rob Sayer and Richard Jones earned Leicestershire a draw and denied Derbyshire a first Championship win of the season in the Division Two match at Derby.

The Leicestershire skipper defied the pain of a damaged left hand to score 110 but looked destined to finish on the losing side when his team slipped to 242 for 8, chasing 347, with 23 overs left. But Sayer and Jones, who batted with a runner, denied Derbyshire, who used seven bowlers, to steer Leicestershire to 301 for 8.

Any prospect of a Leicestershire victory looked remote when Palladino struck twice in the first three overs of a day which began with the ground shrouded in mist with the floodlights on.

Angus Robson’s …

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