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Steve Wright25-Aug-2000By the time Aftab Habib was dismissed the game was almost out of the reachof Lancashire. The partnership of 111 between Habib and Defreitas sawLeicestershire through to a well deserved draw.Lancashire by failing to win this game, have missed the opportunity to joinSurrey at the top of Division One in the PPP Healthcare County Championship.Time ran out for Lancashire in this game and the question must be asked asto their reasons for a very slow run rate on the third day of the game.Ganguly scored only 8 runs in the first 80 minutes of day 3 which really setthe tone for the rest of the day.Leicestershire will feel pleased to have drawn this game considering theamount of injuries they suffered throughout this match. The graft anddetermination of their batsmen was abley supported by the allrounder PhilDefreitas who had a magnificent match with scores of 97 in the first inningsfollowed by a century in the second. This following his mammoth bowlingspell of 47 overs in Lancashires first innings.