County Championship: Leicestershire get foothold at Middlesex after Davis wickets

Will Davis took the second five-wicket haul of his career, five years after his first

LV= County Championship Group Two, Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood (day two):

Middlesex 324-9: Robson 154; Davis 5-66

Leicestershire 174-5: Ackermann 65*, Inglis 49; Murtagh 3-34

Leicestershire (4 pts) trail Middlesex (5 pts) by 150 runs

Scorecard

Will Davis took five wickets in six overs as Middlesex suffered a middle-order collapse against Leicestershire on day two in Northwood.

The hosts resumed on 280-3 but Sam Robson (154) added just 16 runs to his overnight total as Foxes paceman Davis ended with figures of 5-66.

Middlesex made 324-9, with Stevie Eskinazi having retired hurt on Sunday.

In reply Leicestershire reached 174-5 before bad light, Colin Ackermann not out on 65 thanks to a gritty display.

Opposing skipper Tim Murtagh moved onto 33 wickets for the season with three more scalps, dismissing Foxes openers Sam Evans and Lewis Hill in the first seven overs.

After eight wickets fell in the opening…

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