CRICKET O O
- O O
LEICESTERSHIRE O O
TAKE O O
OVER O O
AT O O
TOP O O
AFTER O O
INNINGS O O
VICTORY O O
. O O
LONDON O O
1996-08-30 O O
West O O
Indian O O
all-rounder O O
Phil PERSON PERSON
Simmons PERSON PERSON
took O O
four O O
for O O
38 O O
on O O
Friday O O
as O O
Leicestershire O O
beat O O
Somerset O O
by O O
an O O
innings O O
and O O
39 O O
runs O O
in O O
two O O
days O O
to O O
take O O
over O O
at O O
the O O
head O O
of O O
the O O
county O O
championship O O
. O O
Their O O
stay O O
on O O
top O O
, O O
though O O
, O O
may O O
be O O
short-lived O O
as O O
title O O
rivals O O
Essex O O
, O O
Derbyshire O O
and O O
Surrey O O
all O O
closed O O
in O O
on O O
victory O O
while O O
Kent O O
made O O
up O O
for O O
lost O O
time O O
in O O
their O O
rain-affected O O
match O O
against O O
Nottinghamshire O O
. O O
After O O
bowling O O
Somerset O O
out O O
for O O
83 O O
on O O
the O O
opening O O
morning O O
at O O
Grace O PERSON
Road O PERSON
, O O
Leicestershire O O
extended O O
their O O
first O O
innings O O
by O O
94 O O
runs O O
before O O
being O O
bowled O O
out O O
for O O
296 O O
with O O
England O O
discard O O
Andy PERSON PERSON
Caddick PERSON PERSON
taking O O
three O O
for O O
83 O O
. O O
Trailing O O
by O O
213 O O
, O O
Somerset O O
got O O
a O O
solid O O
start O O
to O O
their O O
second O O
innings O O
before O O
Simmons PERSON O
stepped O O
in O O
to O O
bundle O O
them O O
out O O
for O O
174 O O
. O O
Essex O O
, O O
however O O
, O O
look O O
certain O O
to O O
regain O O
their O O
top O O
spot O O
after O O
Nasser PERSON PERSON
Hussain PERSON PERSON
and O O
Peter PERSON PERSON
Such PERSON PERSON
gave O O
them O O
a O O
firm O O
grip O O
on O O
their O O
match O O
against O O
Yorkshire O O
at O O
Headingley O O
. O O
Hussain PERSON PERSON
, O O
considered O O
surplus O O
to O O
England O O
's O O
one-day O O
requirements O O
, O O
struck O O
158 O O
, O O
his O O
first O O
championship O O
century O O
of O O
the O O
season O O
, O O
as O O
Essex O O
reached O O
372 O O
and O O
took O O
a O O
first O O
innings O O
lead O O
of O O
82 O O
. O O
By O O
the O O
close O O
Yorkshire O O
had O O
turned O O
that O O
into O O
a O O
37-run O O
advantage O O
but O O
off-spinner O O
Such PERSON O
had O O
scuttled O O
their O O
hopes O O
, O O
taking O O
four O O
for O O
24 O O
in O O
48 O O
balls O O
and O O
leaving O O
them O O
hanging O O
on O O
119 O O
for O O
five O O
and O O
praying O O
for O O
rain O O
. O O
At O O
the O O
Oval O O
, O O
Surrey O O
captain O O
Chris PERSON PERSON
Lewis PERSON PERSON
, O O
another O O
man O O
dumped O O
by O O
England O O
, O O
continued O O
to O O
silence O O
his O O
critics O O
as O O
he O O
followed O O
his O O
four O O
for O O
45 O O
on O O
Thursday O O
with O O
80 O O
not O O
out O O
on O O
Friday O O
in O O
the O O
match O O
against O O
Warwickshire O O
. O O
He O O
was O O
well O O
backed O O
by O O
England O O
hopeful O O
Mark PERSON PERSON
Butcher PERSON PERSON
who O O
made O O
70 O O
as O O
Surrey O O
closed O O
on O O
429 O O
for O O
seven O O
, O O
a O O
lead O O
of O O
234 O O
. O O
Derbyshire O O
kept O O
up O O
the O O
hunt O O
for O O
their O O
first O O
championship O O
title O O
since O O
1936 O O
by O O
reducing O O
Worcestershire O O
to O O
133 O O
for O O
five O O
in O O
their O O
second O O
innings O O
, O O
still O O
100 O O
runs O O
away O O
from O O
avoiding O O
an O O
innings O O
defeat O O
. O O
Australian O O
Tom PERSON PERSON
Moody PERSON PERSON
took O O
six O O
for O O
82 O O
but O O
Chris PERSON PERSON
Adams PERSON PERSON
, O O
123 O O
, O O
and O O
Tim PERSON PERSON
O'Gorman PERSON O
, O O
109 O O
, O O
took O O
Derbyshire O O
to O O
471 O O
and O O
a O O
first O O
innings O O
lead O O
of O O
233 O O
. O O
After O O
the O O
frustration O O
of O O
seeing O O
the O O
opening O O
day O O
of O O
their O O
match O O
badly O O
affected O O
by O O
the O O
weather O O
, O O
Kent O O
stepped O O
up O O
a O O
gear O O
to O O
dismiss O O
Nottinghamshire O O
for O O
214 O O
. O O
They O O
were O O
held O O
up O O
by O O
a O O
gritty O O
84 O O
from O O
Paul PERSON PERSON
Johnson PERSON PERSON
but O O
ex-England O O
fast O O
bowler O O
Martin PERSON PERSON
McCague PERSON O
took O O
four O O
for O O
55 O O
. O O
By O O
stumps O O
Kent O O
had O O
reached O O
108 O O
for O O
three O O
. O O
CRICKET O O
- O O
ENGLISH O O
COUNTY O O
CHAMPIONSHIP O O
SCORES O O
. O O
LONDON O O
1996-08-30 O O
Result O O
and O O
close O O
of O O
play O O
scores O O
in O O
English O O
county O O
championship O O
matches O O
on O O
Friday O O
: O O
Leicester O O
: O O
Leicestershire O O
beat O O
Somerset O O
by O O
an O O
innings O O
and O O
39 O O
runs O O
. O O
Somerset O O
83 O O
and O O
174 O O
( O O
P. PERSON PERSON
Simmons PERSON PERSON
4-38 O O
) O O
, O O
Leicestershire O O
296 O O
. O O
Leicestershire O O
22 O O
points O O
, O O
Somerset O O
4 O O
. O O
Chester-le-Street O O
: O O
Glamorgan O O
259 O O
and O O
207 O O
( O O
A. PERSON PERSON
Dale PERSON PERSON
69 O O
, O O
H. PERSON PERSON
Morris PERSON PERSON
69 O O
; O O
D. PERSON PERSON
Blenkiron PERSON PERSON
4-43 O O
) O O
, O O
Durham O O
114 O O
( O O
S. PERSON O
Watkin PERSON O
4-28 O O
) O O
and O O
81-3 O O
. O O
Tunbridge O O
Wells O O
: O O
Nottinghamshire O O
214 O O
( O O
P. PERSON PERSON
Johnson PERSON PERSON
84 O O
; O O
M. PERSON PERSON
McCague PERSON O
4-55 O O
) O O
, O O
Kent O O
108-3 O O
. O O
London O O
( O O
The O O
Oval O O
) O O
: O O
Warwickshire O O
195 O O
, O O
Surrey O O
429-7 O O
( O O
C. PERSON PERSON
Lewis PERSON PERSON
80 O O
not O O
out O O
, O O
M. PERSON PERSON
Butcher PERSON PERSON
70 O O
, O O
G. PERSON PERSON
Kersey PERSON PERSON
63 O O
, O O
J. PERSON PERSON
Ratcliffe PERSON PERSON
63 O O
, O O
D. PERSON PERSON
Bicknell PERSON PERSON
55 O O
) O O
. O O
Hove O O
: O O
Sussex O O
363 O O
( O O
W. PERSON O
Athey PERSON O
111 O O
, O O
V. PERSON PERSON
Drakes PERSON PERSON
52 O O
; O O
I. PERSON PERSON
Austin PERSON PERSON
4-37 O O
) O O
, O O
Lancashire O O
197-8 O O
( O O
W. PERSON O
Hegg PERSON O
54 O O
) O O
Portsmouth O O
: O O
Middlesex O O
199 O O
and O O
426 O O
( O O
J. PERSON PERSON
Pooley PERSON PERSON
111 O O
, O O
M. PERSON PERSON
Ramprakash PERSON PERSON
108 O O
, O O
M. PERSON PERSON
Gatting PERSON PERSON
83 O O
) O O
, O O
Hampshire O O
232 O O
and O O
109-5 O O
. O O
Chesterfield O O
: O O
Worcestershire O O
238 O O
and O O
133-5 O O
, O O
Derbyshire O O
471 O O
( O O
J. PERSON PERSON
Adams PERSON PERSON
123 O O
, O O
T.O'Gorman PERSON O
109 O O
not O O
out O O
, O O
K. PERSON PERSON
Barnett PERSON PERSON
87 O O
; O O
T. PERSON O
Moody PERSON O
6-82 O O
) O O
Bristol O O
: O O
Gloucestershire