| LV= County Championship Division Two, New Highway, Worcester (day one) |
| Leicestershire 173: Ackermann 52; Waite 3-17 & 66-2: Patel 29, Budinger 29 |
| Worcestershire 83: Pollock 30; Wright 5-32 |
| Leicestershire (3 pts) lead Worcestershire (3 pts) by 156 runs |
| Match scorecard |
Veteran Leicestershire all-rounder Chris Wright took centre stage as 22 wickets fell on a exceptional opening day to the County Championship Division Two match with Worcestershire at New Highway.
Wright initially performed his half with the bat in making a precious 30 in an eighth-wicket stand of 54 with Colin Ackermann – one of the best of the innings – as Leicestershire have been bowled out for 173.
However 36-year-old former Essex and Warwickshire quick bowler then took 5-32 from 10 overs, backed by Somerset loan man Josh Davey as Worcestershire have been bowled out for 83 – the bottom whole of the season in Division Two.
It was additionally a reminder of their lowest whole at New Highway within the 23 years since two-division cricket started, when Wright and Keith Barker both took five wickets for Warwickshire to bowl the Pears out for simply 60 in September 2012.
A mix of the ball swinging and uneven bounce made it a extreme check all day however Leicestershire openers Rishi Patel and Sol Budinger then cashed in in opposition to a drained assault by plundering 64 in 10 overs second time earlier than each fell in fast succession simply earlier than dangerous mild ended play.
Budinger had earlier hit six boundaries in racing to 30 off 28 balls earlier than turning into the primary wicket of the day when Joe Leach had him pouched at first slip.
The introduction of Adam Finch, contemporary from his maiden 5 wicket haul at Cardiff final week, then introduced the downfall of Patel, who skied an tried pull and keeper Gareth Roderick ran to take the catch.
Leicestershire captain Lewis Hill wanted prolonged remedy after being struck on the left arm by a lifting supply from Finch earlier than grew to become the primary of two victims in an over for Matthew Waite, who additionally trapped Peter Handscomb lbw.
D’Oliveira then produced a surprising catch in mid air away to his left at backward level to account for Wiaan Mulder, after he drove at Leach.
It grew to become 4 wickets for 14 runs when Rehan Ahmed gave Waite a 3rd success, snapped up at first slip and Tom Scriven then lofted Finch straight to Waite at deep sq. leg.
Ackerman accomplished a 97-ball half century earlier than Wright (30) aimed a blow over mid wicket and was lbw to Leach earlier than Ben Gibbon wrapped up the innings with two wickets in three balls.
When Worcestershire batted, Azhar Ali was promoted to open alongside Ed Pollock within the continued absence of Jake Libby with a again drawback.
However the Pakistan star was caught behind within the opening over from Wright to a supply which nipped away and lifted,
Roderick was lbw to Davey in his first over, then Wright lowered the hosts to 34-4 as Jack Haynes and Adam Hose perished in successive balls.
Pollock had scored 30 of the 45 runs on the board when he was snaffled by Ackermann at second slip off – and the procession adopted as Waite clipped Davey straight to mid wicket and Wright accomplished his five-for with Finch lbw.
After Leach carved Mulder to cowl earlier than Daveys fellow Somerset mortgage man Jack Brooks added 33 with Gibbon 33 for the final wicket.
Then when Patel and Budinger went in for the second time they raced alongside at greater than six an over. However Budinger gave Gibbon the cost and perished at deep mid wicket and Patel nicked Leach via to Roderick for his twenty first wicket of the marketing campaign.
Report equipped by ECB Reporters’ Community.
