Ackerman hundred drives Leicestershire
Leicestershire continued their excellent start to the Friends Provident Trophy with their third win in four matches, seeing off Northamptonshire by the slender margin of seven runs at Northampton. Chasing 269, Niall O’Brien cracked 95 from 108 and Johann Louw nearly took the home side to a nail-biting victory with a blistering 36, but Northamptonshire ran out of overs.
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