Rehan Ahmed and Peter Handscomb help Leicestershire snuff out Northants' hopes of bowling themselves to victory.
Leicestershire and England all-rounder Rehan Ahmed chalked up his fourth first-class fifty but fell 15 runs shy of a second tonNorthamptonshire 453-7 dec:Handscomb 99, Ahmed 85, Kimber 65, Scriven 54*; Sanderson 4-92England all-rounder Rehan Ahmed and Australian Test batter Peter Handscomb helped Leicestershire snuff out Northamptonshire’s hopes of bowling themselves to victory.
Handscomb missed out on a 23rd career first-class century after being run out for 99, and Ahmed made 85 as the two sides claimed 15 points each. Scrimshaw struck with his second delivery, pushing Lewis Hill back in his crease to win an lbw verdict, before having Louis Kimber caught behind defending off a thin outside edge.
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