Marchant de Lange was rewarded for bending his again from the Pavilion Finish when Lewis Hill, on 11, might solely fend a lifting supply to Chris Dent at quick leg. By lunch, Leicestershire had reached 169 for 2, with Holland one wanting his fifty.
Gloucestershire hopes have been briefly raised when Zaman Akhter took an excellent catch at backward sq., holding onto a pull shot from Ajinkya Rahane off de Lange. Akhter then induced an inside edge onto his stumps from Holland, who had reached a painstaking half-century off 127 balls.
At 180 for 4, Leicestershire have been simply 38 runs in entrance.
However Handscomb and Rehan Ahmed calmed any nerves within the visiting dressing room with a stand of 63 in 13.3 overs, ended when Rehan edged a supply from Worth via to wicketkeeper James Bracey and departed for 23.
Seven years faraway from his abroad stint at Bristol, Handscomb went to an untroubled half-century off 73 balls, with seven fours, and was unbeaten at tea, with Louis Kimber 29 not out in a Leicestershire whole of 286 for 5 – a lead of 144.
At quickly after 4.15pm, the umpires determined the sunshine was too poor.
Solely six wickets had fallen in two days and the draw, which had lengthy appeared the one probably consequence, was confirmed at 4.30pm.
