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In-form Park keeps Derbys in the frame
Garry Park continued his consistent run of form when his fifth Championship half-century of the season kept Derbyshire in the game at Derby.
Tom New had scored 66 against the county he played for on loan last season to take Leicestershire to 412 despite Ian Hunter's five for 82, his second five wicket haul of the summer.
But Park put the home side on track to reach the follow on figure of 263 with an unbeaten 70 out of 188 for two, 224 runs behind.
Leicestershire would have expected to set a more demanding target when they began the second day on 341 for five but their hopes of building a big total were dealt an early blow.
James Taylor added only three to his overnight 86 before he tried to work Hunter off his legs and was lbw in the third over of another hot and humid morning.
Hunter completed his five wicket haul when George Walker was trapped leg before by one that nipped back and when Iain O'Brien became Nantie Hayward's first Championship victim for Derbyshire, the visitors were in danger of missing out on maximum batting points.
Derbyshire had taken the last five wickets for 63 runs but they still had a lot of batting to do to in conditions ideal for swing bowling.
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