Glamorgan hold out for draw with Leicestershire

Asa Tribe is pushing for senior England honours after playing for England Lions against Australia and Pakistan [Huw Evans Agency] Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Sophie Gardens, Cardiff (day four) Glamorgan 440: Crane 99, Carlson 95, Dickson 90 & 137-2: Tribe 67* Leicestershire 586-7 dec: Tattersall 112, Weatherald 104 ret hurt, Cox 68* Glamorgan (12 pts) drew with Leicestershire (14 pts) Match scorecard Glamorgan comfortably held out for a draw on a placid pitch in Cardiff, despite Leicestershire taking a first-innings lead of 146 in the battle of the promoted sides. That left the visitors a potential 69 overs to bowl Glamorgan out, but the hosts had little difficulty in reaching 137-2 when the teams shook hands on the draw at 17:00 BST. England Lions opener Asa Tribe led the resistance with 67 not out.

Earlier Leicestershire piled up 586-7 declared with Jonny Tattersall hitting 112 and Ben Cox finishing on 68 not out. But the hybrid surface did not prove conducive to fast scoring for most batters in the match, with a lack of entertainment on offer for long periods. Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport Leicestershire started the day with a lead of 6,0 but started slowly as Glamorgan were content with a holding operation in the field, Kiran Carlson and Andy Gorvin keeping it tight.

Tattersall reached his first Leicestershire century, in his second game since moving Yorkshire, off 191 balls and including just six fours. But he quickly fell, caught off Carlson, when he tried to open his shoulders having put on 104 with Ben Cox. Cox recorded his third score of 50-plus in consecutive innings, including 162 against Surrey, but although Ben Green fell quickly swinging at Gorvin, there was no concerted flurry of shots before the declaration at 12:32 BST with 69 overs left.

Australian opener Jake Weatherald did not resume his innings for Leicestershire after suffering cramp and retiring on 104, with the team not needing his batting services or a permanent replacement in the match. Eddie Byrom's scratchy form continued as he fell lbw to Josh Davey for five, but Zain Ul Hassan patiently soaked up 80 balls for 29 before playing no shot to Ben Green and chopping on to his stumps. But eight wickets in the final session looked a tall order for the Foxes bowlers and so it proved, despite a fierce spell of short-pitched bowling from paceman Josh Hull which saw Carlson struck painfully in the ribs.