An unbroken partnership between Greg Smith and Ned Eckersley on the final day ensured Leicestershire returned from fellow County Championship Division Two strugglers Kent with a draw.
The second-wicket pair made the game safe with an unbroken stand of 128 in the remaining 46.4 overs, both players contributing 65.
It came after Kent had declared on 353-3 for a first-innings lead of 167, and then claimed the early scalp of Niall O'Brien to give themselves hope of victory in a match where almost a day and a half had been lost to rain.
The players shook hands on a draw at 5pm on Saturday with 14.2 overs of the game remaining at Tunbridge Wells, leaving Kent with 10 points to Leicestershire's four.
Kent had galloped along at almost 10 an over in the morning session in a bid to secure a reasonable first-innings advantage, while leaving themselves sufficient time to potentially dismiss the visitors for a second time.
As it was, a flat pitch at the Nevill Ground had the final say as County had few problems in batting out the final afternoon in order to secure their sixth draw of the season, although it still leaves them searching for their first Championship win of the campaign. For Kent, also winless, it was a fourth stalemate that keeps them rooted to the foot of the table.
Resuming on their Friday night total of 159-1, Kent took the game by its horns in the morning session as Rob Key and Brendan Nash extended their second-wicket stand to 190.
Key fell soon after for 106, caught at long-on off a skier by Ollie Freckingham, after attempting a leg-side clip against off-spinner Jigar Naik.
In the pursuit of quick runs, the hosts promoted former County all-rounder Darren Stevens up to number three, and it was a move that reaped rewards as the right-hander smashed 97 off 58 balls, including seven sixes and eight fours, before he was bowled around his legs by Naik.
With Nash unbeaten on 128, it prompted Kent's declaration only 15 minutes before lunch.
County lost opener O'Brien to a catch in the slip cordon when on six, but Smith and Eckersley dominated centre stage thereafter.
