LIVE BLOG: Lancashire v Leicestershire, Day Four
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5.25pm MATCH DRAWN
Lancashire 2nd inns 90-3, Harris 34 Bohannon 45.
The players shake hands on the draw. Lancashire 11 points, Leicestershire 15.
5.25pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 81-3 trail by 147 runs, Harris 31 Bohannon 39. Min 8 overs remain.
The floodlights come on but I can't see this game lasting much longer.
5.20pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 74-3 trail by 154 runs, Harris 28 Bohannon 39. Min 10 overs remain.
Josh Bohannon gets a bottom edge four off Louis Kimber. It is getting gloomy out in the middle.
5.14pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 69-3 trail by 159 runs, Harris 27 Bohannon 35. Min 12 overs remain.
Louis Kimber joins the attack so we now have spin from both ends. No sign of Tom Scriven who took five wickets in the first innings.
Marcus Harris hits two boundaries to take him to 12,000 first-class runs.
5.08pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 60-3 trail by 168 runs, Harris 19 Bohannon 34. Min 14 overs remain.
Rehan Ahmed's first over proved to be uneventful, Josh Bohannon drove an attempted yorker from Logan van Beek for four in the next.
5.02pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 51-3 trail by 177 runs, Harris 18 Bohannon 26. Min 16 overs remain.
Josh Bohannon flicks logan van Beek to backward square leg for four.
The final hour now starts at 5.02pm.
Leicestershire are bringing on Rehan Ahmed to bowl for the first time in this match.
4.55pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 41-3 trail by 187 runs, Harris 17 Bohannon 21. Min 17 overs remain.
Ben Cox is standing up to Ian Holland and it looks like that's another drop off an edge by Josh Bohannon.
4.52pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 41-3 trail by 187 runs, Harris 17 Bohannon 17. Min 18 overs remain.
Another nice square dive by Marcus Harris brings four more off Logan van Beek.
4.45pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 31-3 trail by 197 runs, Harris 13 Bohannon 11. Min 20 overs remain.
A couple of fours to the vacant third man boundary for Marcus Harris in that over.
4.40pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 22-3 trail by 206 runs, Harris 4 Bohannon 11. Min 21 overs remain.
Josh Bohannon is dropped off Ian Holland by wicketkeeper Ben Cox diving away to his right. Got his glove to it but the ball bounced out.
4.33pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 20-3 trail by 208 runs, Harris 4 Bohannon 9. Min 23 overs remain.
Marcus Harris drives Holland for four but the bowler whistles a fast leg break past the batters outside edge in reply.
4.30pm
Lancashire 2nd inns 16-3 trail by 212 runs, Harris 0 Bohannon 9. Min 24 overs remain.
The players are ready and Ian Holland is bowling the opening over to Marcus Harris.
3.40pm TEA Day 4
The sun continues to shine and the groundstaff have removed the covers and continue to mop up around the outfield following steady rain throughout most of the day.
We remain set for a 4.30pm restart with a minimum of 24 overs to be bowled.
3.25pm PLAY TO RESUME
Providing there is no further rain, tea will be taken at 3.40pm with play to start at 4.30pm with a minimum of 24 overs to be bowled.
3.10pm
Finally, better news on the conditions. It has stopped raining, the sun is shining and the groundstaff are now mopping up and removing the covers.
Once we have some news regarding any possible start we will post an update.
2.00pm
There has been no change to the weather conditions since the last update at 1pm. The covers remain in place and it is still raining.
1.00pm, LUNCH Day 4
The lunch interval has arrived but there has been no change in the weather as it continues to rain.
12.00pm
There has been no change whatsoever in the conditions this morning as rain continues to fall.
11.00am
The scheduled splay has arrived but with rain still falling there appears to be little prospect of play at the moment.
10.00am
There has been no change in the conditions since the 9am update, with rain continuing to fall steadily and no prospect of play at present.
9.00am
It is raining at Emirates Old Trafford ahead of the fourth day of our Rothesay County Championship match against Leicestershire with the covers in place as our photograph shows.
The game situation is that Lancashire, in their second innings, are 16-3 and need a further 212 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
We will provide regular updates throughout the day on the prospects of play.
