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Leicestershire v Lancashire
PPP Healthcare County Championship 2000 (Division 1)
VenueGrace Road, Leicester on 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th August 2000 (4-day match)
Balls per over6
TossLeicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
PointsLeicestershire 9 (Batting 4, Bowling 1); Lancashire 12 (Batting 5, Bowling 3)
UmpiresNGC Cowley, AGT Whitehead
TV umpireJF Steele
ScorerGA York (Leicestershire)
Close of play day 1Leicestershire (1) 362/7 (DeFreitas 90*, Kumble 25*; 105 overs)
Close of play day 2Lancashire (1) 334/3 (Crawley 129*, Ganguly 42*; 98 overs)
Close of play day 3Leicestershire (2) 75/1 (Sutcliffe 44*, Smith 17*; 24 overs)
Leicestershire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
DL Maddyc Chilton b Flintoff2672 3- 
IJ Sutcliffelbw b Chapple79 -- 
*BF Smithc Chilton b Smethurst1013 1- 
A Habibc Atherton b Schofield93223 12- 
DI Stevensc Fairbrother b Flintoff02 -- 
JM Dakinc Ganguly b Schofield5095 6- 
PAJ DeFreitasb Smethurst97153 121 
+ND Burnsb Schofield1518 3- 
A Kumbleb Chapple2874 4- 
CD Crowenot out02 -- 
J Ormondb Chapple03 -- 
Extras(13 b, 9 lb, 20 nb, 4 w)46
Total(all out, 109 overs)372
Fall of wickets:
1-21 (Sutcliffe), 2-36 (Smith), 3-70 (Maddy), 4-70 (Stevens), 5-167 (Dakin), 6-280 (Habib), 7-297 (Burns), 8-372 (DeFreitas), 9-372 (Kumble), 10-372 (Ormond)
Lancashire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Chapple19   454315
Smethurst21   3722--
Flintoff13   3432--
Ganguly9   1450-5
Keedy16   3490--
Schofield27   37831-
Chilton1   030--
Fairbrother3   160--
Lancashire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
MA Athertonlbw b DeFreitas48140 4- 
MJ Chiltonb DeFreitas2162 1- 
*JP Crawleyc Stevens b Dakin139278 18- 
A Flintoffc Sutcliffe b Kumble5564 81 
SC Gangulylbw b Ormond87176 13- 
NH Fairbrothernot out100230 9- 
+WK Heggnot out65119 8- 
CP Schofielddid not bat      
G Chappledid not bat      
G Keedydid not bat      
MP Smethurstdid not bat      
Extras(18 b, 21 lb, 14 nb, 6 w)59
Total(5 wickets, declared, 177 overs)574
Fall of wickets:
1-59 (Chilton), 2-156 (Atherton), 3-245 (Flintoff), 4-352 (Crawley), 5-436 (Ganguly)
Leicestershire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Ormond29   3761--
Dakin30   21121-2
DeFreitas47   71122-1
Kumble45   9140113
Crowe20   2740-1
Maddy6   1210--
Leicestershire second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
DL Maddyc Hegg b Schofield929 1- 
IJ Sutcliffec Chapple b Keedy5282 5- 
*BF Smithc Ganguly b Schofield44111 5- 
A Habibc Ganguly b Keedy73195 8- 
DI Stevensc Chilton b Keedy1630 3- 
JM Dakinc Flintoff b Schofield1832 4- 
PAJ DeFreitasnot out123145 183 
+ND Burnsnot out3049 4- 
A Kumbledid not bat      
J Ormonddid not bat      
CD Crowedid not bat      
Extras(11 b, 14 lb, 2 nb, 16 w)43
Total(6 wickets, 112 overs)408
Fall of wickets:
1-37 (Maddy), 2-89 (Sutcliffe), 3-131 (Smith), 4-168 (Stevens), 5-195 (Dakin), 6-306 (Habib)
Lancashire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Chapple20   18901-
Smethurst9   2320--
Schofield43   814932-
Keedy34   77731-
Flintoff2   09011
Ganguly3   080--
Crawley1   0190--
Notes
--> Lancashire score at 130 overs in the first innings was 414-4
--> PAJ DeFreitas (1) passed 9000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 43
--> MJ Chilton (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 18
--> A Flintoff (1) passed 2000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 35
--> WK Hegg (1) passed 8500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 65
--> PAJ DeFreitas (2) passed his previous highest score of 113 in First-Class matches
--> PAJ DeFreitas (2) passed his previous highest score of 113 in County Championship matches
--> CP Schofield reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches when he dismissed A Habib, his 2nd wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
For the last two sessions on Day 3 Whitehead (suffering from gout) swopped duties with Steele