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Article: Briers' purple patch
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 2, 1995
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LAST season Leicestershire managed to finish second in the
Championship despite losing seven games out of 17. "When we were
bad, we were horrid," their captain Nigel Briers said. For much of
yesterday, they were very good, establishing a position as narrow
favourites on the back of Briers's last-wicket partnership of 122
with Adrian Pierson.
That last stand transformed an anticipated first-innings deficit
into a lead of 80, whereupon the born-again leg-spinner Vince
Clarke removed Graeme Hick and Tom Moody in successive overs to
continue a notable Championship debut for his new county. Though
Gavin Haynes, David Leatherdale and Steve Rhodes resisted well, the
latter pair gave their wickets ...