Stone masterclass helps Notts tighten grip on Foxes

Stone masterclass helps Notts tighten grip on FoxesImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, Nottinghamshire's Olly Stone took his first five-wicket haul since 2019Published54 minutes ago6 CommentsRothesay County Championship, Division One, Uptonsteel Grace Road, Leicester (day two)Nottinghamshire 490: Slater 178, Clarke 97, Duckett 77; Green 7-112Leicestershire 220-8: Eskinazi 44*, A Patel 38*; Stone 5-41, Pennington 2-57Leicestershire (2 pts) trail Nottinghamshire (6 pts) by 270 runsMatch scorecardOlly Stone turned back the clock to deliver a fast-bowling masterclass as Nottinghamshire tightened their grip against Leicestershire in their County Championship clash.The 32-year-old England international, who might have played twice as many matches in his career had he not been almost perpetually plagued by injuries, finished with 5-41 as promoted Leicestershire closed day two on 220-8 in their first innings in reply to the defending champions' 490.Stevie Eskinazi top-scored for Leicestershire with an unbeaten 44 as he and New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel (38 not out) offered some belated resistance in a so-far unbroken stand of 74 for the ninth wicket, after team-mate Ben Green had earlier recorded career-best bowling of 7-112.Stone's figures are his best for Nottinghamshire, for whom he is playing in only his 11th first-class match in four seasons since joining them from Warwickshire, and his first five-wicket haul since 2019.Slater puts Notts on top against Leicestershire Published1 day agoNottinghamshire found themselves a bowler short after Brett Hutton had to leave the field midway through his fifth over but Stone's percentage of high-quality, wicket-taking deliveries more than compensated. James Hayes, whose only first-class action so far came on loan to Sussex last season, arrived on the ground before tea and fielded for the final session but has yet to be announced as an injury replacement.Leicestershire's bowlers performed better on the...