Hassan Azad, Paul Horton ton up as Leicestershire shut door on Gloucestershire
No double-hundred for Ryan Higgins as Gloucestershire are unable to capitalise on first-innings lead
17/06Result
Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Leicester, Jun 17-20 2019
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![Leicestershire]( "Leicestershire")
487 & 211/0d (56.4 ov) -
![Gloucestershire]( "Gloucestershire")
17/06Result
Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Leicester, Jun 17-20 2019
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![Leicestershire]( "Leicestershire")
487 & 211/0d (56.4 ov) -
![Gloucestershire]( "Gloucestershire")
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Uncontested, Gloucestershire
Season
Match days
17,18,19,20 June 2019 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Gloucestershire 12, Leicestershire 11
Scorecard Summary
LEICESTERSHIRE 487 (139.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Neil Dexter180 (284)
- Hassan Azad137 (257)
- Chadd Sayers3/91 (27)
- Josh Shaw4/85 (24)
GLOUCESTERSHIRE 571 (137 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Chris Dent176 (311)
- Ryan Higgins199 (257)
- Dieter Klein4/113 (23)
- Mohammad Abbas3/66 (30)
LEICESTERSHIRE 211/0d (56.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Paul Horton*100 (171)
- Hassan Azad*100 (170)
- Chadd Sayers0/10 (6)
- Ryan Higgins0/9 (6)
56.4
1
Dent to Hassan Azad, 1 run,
56.3
4
Dent to Hassan Azad, FOUR,
56.2
2
Dent to Hassan Azad, 2 runs,
56.1
0
Dent to Hassan Azad, no run,
END OF OVER:56 | 2 Runs | LEICS: 204/0
- Paul Horton100 (171b)
- Hassan Azad93 (166b)
- Miles Hammond3-0-12-0
- Chris Dent1-0-10-0
55.6
0
Hammond to Horton, no run,
55.5
0
Hammond to Horton, no run,
Match Coverage
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