What is it with all these declarations?

[BallOil]

What is it with all these declarations?

Northamptonshire 352/7d & 26/0d

Leicestershire 38/2d & 186/4 (54.0 ov)

Leicestershire require another 155 runs with 6 wickets remaining

[mikesiva]

Its a common thing in county cricket. They are trying to fix a result. No wonder these bookies like county cricket.

[DMan]

It seems so Mike, I've seen some of those also forfeit their innings without scoring any runs at all. This is teaching the English players to be strategists by forcing a result to the game.