County Championship Division Two, Leicester
Close, day one: Leicestershire 268-7 v Essex
Leicestershire 2pts, Essex 2pts
Essex took two late wickets to restrict Leicestershire to 268-7 on day one of their Division Two Championship match.Shiv Thakor (54) was run out by Jaik Mickleburgh before Graham Napier caught and bowled Jigar Naik in the next over.
It was a disappointing end to the day for the hosts, who had been 189-4 at one stage before Matthew Boyce was trapped lbw by Napier, who took 4-78.
Niall O'Brien got the division's bottom side off to a good start with 67 and the top seven all made double figures.
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