Heroic Handscomb holds up Middlesex as Foxes build

By Ben Kosky

“I hadn’t scored 100 here before so it is a nice feeling to tick that off. It is an amazing ground and the people here are amazing too.”LEICESTERSHIRE’S PETER HANDSCOMB DAY ONE HEAVY SHOWERS throughout the morning of day one ensured that the pitch remained covered and, although the rain eased after lunch, umpires Paul Baldwin and Rob White ruled that the surface remained unfit for play following a 4pm inspection. DAY TWO Peter Handscomb’s first century at Lord’s rescued Leicestershire from early trouble on day two. The Austra...

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