Foxes hunt down Surrey in a thriller

By Jon Culley

PLUCKY Leicestershire pulled off a dramatic and unlikely victory by one run after Surrey lost three wickets in the final over of a rain-affected Royal London Cup match last night that had seemed to be theirs for the taking.
Veteran Rikki Clarke appeared to have steered an inexperienced Surrey into a share of the Group One lead with Glamorgan and Somerset when he hit a six off the final ball of the penultimate over as they chased a revised target of 227 from 39 overs, leaving them four to win from the final six deliveries with three wickets in hand.
But in an extraordinar...

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