County Championship – day three: Leech injury mars Roses match

Yorkshire seamer Dom Leech suffered an unfortunate knee injury while attempting to prevent a boundary before play was suspended after 23.2 overs on day three of the LV= Insurance County Championship match against Lancashire.

The 20-year-old lost his footing and crashed into the concrete foundations of the Western Terrace at Headingley after preventing a four by Luke Wells, whose 97 not out had helped Lancashire to 411 for two.

Leech was treated for approximately 15 minutes and then taken to hospital with his left leg in a brace. An early tea was called at 2.15pm before umpires Ian Gould...

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