Scriven and Davey Save Leicestershire With Record Last-Wicket Stand

Tom Scriven and Josh Davey produced a 106-run last-wicket partnership to secure a County Championship draw for Leicestershire against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. The visitors reached 365 in reply to Nottinghamshire's 451-8 declared, forcing the defending champions to bat again before the match ended with the hosts on 178-1. BBC Sport reported that the players agreed to the draw at 16:20 BST on the final day.

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Leicestershire began the day seven wickets down and 201 runs behind, leaving Nottinghamshire with a chance to enforce the follow-on. That prospect grew when the visitors slipped to 259-9 in the first six overs, still needing 43 runs to make the hosts bat again. Dillon Pennington dismissed Ian Holland at first slip to complete figures of 5-49, while debutant Tom Giles trapped Ben Cox leg before wicket on his way to 3-52.

Scriven and Davey then resisted for almost two and a half hours. Scriven made 54 and Davey finished unbeaten on 49 as their stand carried Leicestershire beyond the follow-on target. Off-spinner Freddie McCann eventually removed Scriven, but only 43 overs remained by the time Leicestershire were dismissed, leaving too little time for Nottinghamshire to force a positive result after weather had taken much of the opening day.

The 106-run partnership was the highest for the final wicket by either county in matches between Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. It surpassed the 103 added by Sam Staples and Bill Voce for Nottinghamshire at Aylestone Road in 1933. The stand followed Josh Hull's 97 as a nightwatchman on day three, an innings that had already kept Leicestershire's hopes of avoiding the follow-on alive.

Leicestershire used only spin during Nottinghamshire's second innings as they addressed an over-rate of minus three from the hosts' first innings. Sheridon Gumbs and Hamza Shaikh were among those used despite neither having previously bowled in first-class cricket. Haseeb Hameed took advantage to finish unbeaten on 109, reaching his 21st first-class century from 109 balls, with nine fours and a six. McCann was the only batter dismissed, caught behind off Rishi Patel.

The draw gave Nottinghamshire 15 points and Leicestershire 11. Nottinghamshire dropped to second in Division One on 163 points, four behind Somerset, with Warwickshire another point back. Leicestershire remained in the bottom two on 113 points, seven behind Yorkshire, while Essex had 122 and Surrey and Glamorgan each had 124. The result therefore affected both the title race and Leicestershire's attempt to avoid an immediate return to Division Two.