Leicestershire close to first County Championship win since 2012
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Charlie Shreck took his 22nd first-class five-wicket haul
LV= County Championship Division Two, Chelmsford (day three) |
Essex 166 & 276: Westley 97, ten Doeschate 77; Shreck 5-71 |
Leicestershire 280 & 55-0: Robson 34 not out |
Leicestershire need 108 runs to win |
Essex 3 pts, Leicestershire 5 pts |
Leicestershire are closing in on their first Championship win since 2012 after Charlie Shreck took 5-71 against Essex.
Essex began the day perilously on 43-2, but reached 276 thanks largely to Tom Westley (97) and Ryan ten Doeschate (77), who put on a partnership of 128.
Shreck dismissed ten Doeschate before running through the tail to leave a victory target of 163.
Angus Robson and Matthew Boyce took Leicestershire to 55-0 at stumps, needing 108 more to win.
The Foxes' last County Championship win came in the final game of the 2012 season against Gloucestershire, but barring a spectacular batting collapse they will pick up a long-awaited victory on the final day.
Westley had frustrated them for nearly four hours and his dismissal - trapped lbw by Ben Raine (3-59) - opened the door for Shreck to blow away the lower order.
Shreck passes a milestone with a five-wicket haul |
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Charlie Shreck took his 500th first-class career wicket when he had Matt Salisbury caught behind. |
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