Yorkshire and Leicestershire draw after washout

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Scarborough (day four)

Yorkshire 263: Wharton 70, Hill 62; Hull 3-57

Leicestershire 84-0: Patel 41, Gumbs 39

Yorkshire 9 pts drew with Leicestershire 11 pts

Match scorecard

There was no play possible because of a wet outfield on day four between Yorkshire and Leicestershire at Scarborough, with this 10th-round County Championship match finishing in a draw.

Some 271 overs were lost throughout the Division One fixture, with play only starting on time on day one and not getting out of the first innings. Sunday was the first day without a ball bowled, and the two counties lost more overs in this game than they had previously in the entire red-ball summer.

Yorkshire posted 263 all out before Leicestershire replied with 84 without loss.

Leicestershire claimed 11 points to Yorkshire's nine.

This was mid-table Yorkshire's fourth draw in 10 games and Leicestershire's third.

The two sides had to wait to find out exactly where they would sit points and placings wise later, before a hugely exciting final four rounds of the summer.

As things stood, though, with other matches still in play, Leicestershire were out of the bottom two.

Yorkshire could still be relegated or win the title, highlighting just how exciting September is going to be for those in Division One.

Avoiding relegation would be a major triumph for newly-promoted Leicestershire, especially if they can marry that with winning the Metro Bank One-Day Cup.

They face Middlesex at Trent Bridge in the final next month.

Yorkshire's James Wharton stood out with 70, while Josh Hull claimed three wickets for Leicestershire, whose unbeaten opening batters Rishi Patel and Sheridon Gumbs also impressed with 41 and 39 respectively.

Umpires Ian Blackwell and Graham Lloyd inspected early on Sunday morning in dry but overcast conditions and ruled that the outfield wasn't fit enough for play. They initially called an early lunch at 12.30pm and then brought an end to proceedings at 12.25pm.

Yorkshire travel to face Surrey at the Kia Oval from Wednesday, while Leicestershire travel to Trent Bridge to face champions and current league leaders Nottinghamshire.

Report by ECB Reporters' Network, supported by Rothesay.