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- Updated: August 13, 2016
Leicestershire 330 for 5 (Cosgrove 111, Pettini 109*, Sanderson 3-39) vs Northamptonshire Scorecard
Centuries from Mark Cosgrove and Mark Pettini saw Leicestershire enjoy a healthy opening day in the Specsavers County Championship at Wantage Road. The pair helped the visitors recover from 61 for 3 to close 330 for 5.
Cosgrove, Leicestershire’s captain, made his fourth century of the season and steered his side out of trouble with a stand of 281 for the fourth wicket with Pettini, whose own hundred was his second of the campaign.
After tea, Cosgrove flicked a boundary to reach three figures in 167 balls, taking him over 900 Championship runs in the season. But he fell for 111 trying to pull Azharullah – he only found mid-on – shortly before the second new ball.
Pettini was very patient after the second break …
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