Josh Hull scores 97 as Leicestershire trails Nottinghamshire in County Championship

Josh Hull posted 97 runs as a nightwatchman to help Leicestershire reach 250-7 at the close of the third day at Trent Bridge. Leicestershire currently trails Nottinghamshire by 201 runs in the County Championship Division One fixture. Dillon Pennington led the Nottinghamshire attack with 4-42, including the wicket that ended Hull's five-hour innings. Leicestershire remains in a relegation battle and requires 52 more runs to avoid the follow-on. Nottinghamshire, seeking to defend its title, declared at 451-8 after significant contributions from Haynes and Patterson-White earlier in the match. Rookie bowler Tom Giles took 2-26 on his first-class debut during the Leicestershire innings.

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