Leicestershire

Leicestershire's tail-enders Tom Scriven and Josh Davey combined for a record 106-run tenth-wicket partnership to snatch a draw against title-chasing Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.

Fast bowler Josh Hull produced one of the innings of the County Championship season, falling just three runs short of a fairy-tale hundred as Leicestershire dug deep against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.

Jack Haynes posted a career-best 159 and shared a record sixth-wicket stand of 257 with Liam Patterson-White (111*) as Nottinghamshire declared on 451-8, leading Leicestershire by 428 runs at the close of day two.

Leicestershire's opening pair of Rishi Patel and Sheridon Gumbs batted with composure and discipline to reach 84-0 before rain brought a premature close to day three against Yorkshire at Scarborough.

Captain Ian Holland delivered a match-winning 5-19 as Leicestershire defeated Glamorgan by 42 runs at Grace Road, securing back-to-back County Championship victories in a crucial Division One survival battle.

Alfonso Thomas has made a pointed appeal to England selectors, urging them not to name Rehan Ahmed as a non-playing squad member when Leicestershire could have him starring in a One-Day Cup final.

Leicestershire are heading to a second One-Day Cup final in four years after a commanding 23-run victory over Notts Outlaws at Grace Road, with teenage centurion Hamza Shaikh stealing the show.

A dramatic round of One-Day Cup fixtures has left Group A wide open heading into the final round, with Leicestershire's lead evaporating after a Bell-Drummond masterclass handed Kent a six-wicket victory.

Leicestershire all-rounder Ruan de Swardt has departed for South Africa after a quadriceps injury cut short a promising stint with the Foxes in the One-Day Cup.

Emilio Gay's brilliant unbeaten century steered Durham to a nine-wicket victory at Hampshire, while Leicestershire and Middlesex both climbed to the top of their respective One-Day Cup groups.

For some county cricketers, every match is a fight for survival. Jamie Hall explores the unforgiving world of second XI cricket through the story of Leicestershire's Sheridon Gumbs.

Ruan de Swardt has signed on for the remainder of Leicestershire's One-Day Cup campaign after producing some outstanding all-round performances for the Foxes.