Tag: Leicestershire

Early ‘six-pointer’ can already decide fate of strugglers

27 April 2018 0 comments

By Matt Wright Northamptonshire v Durham April 27-31, The County Ground, Northampton, 11.00am start Key man BEN DUCKETT – Nor […]

Derbyshire are out to prove their Middx scalp was no one-off

27 April 2018 0 comments

By Charlie Bennett Leicestershire v Derbyshire April 27-31, Fischer County Ground, Grace Road, Leicester, 11.00am start Key man COLIN ACKERMANN […]

Students put to the sword by Borthwick

20 April 2018 0 comments

By Jon Couch MCCU ROUND-UP SCOTT BORTHWICK enjoyed some valuable time out in the middle with a century as Surrey […]

NOW IT’S GETTING PLAYERS IN THE RIGHT MINDSET

13 April 2018 0 comments

Lining up: Paul Nixon, in red, and his Leicestershire team pose for the new season team shot PICTURE: Getty Images […]

TCP SAYS…

6 April 2018 0 comments

AT LAST! NOW TO GET OVER WINTER BLUES… After what has been the longest and most arduous of winters in […]

WHAT AN EXCITING TIME TO BE INVOLVED IN CRICKET

6 April 2018 0 comments

Comeback kings? Yorkshire will be looking to bounce back from last season PICTURE: Getty Images PAUl NIXON @Paulnico199 PaulNixoncricket.com After […]

Jeetan’s the man to lead the Bears’ revolution back to the top flight

6 April 2018 0 comments

By Charlie Talbot-Smith Div 2: Warwickshire WARWICKSHIRE are playing Division Two cricket in 2018 for the first time in a […]

400-CLUB…IT’S NOT BAD FOR A WANNABE BATSMAN!

23 March 2018 0 comments

DEREK PRINGLE Star pupil: Stuart Broad has learned his trade to become a true great of the game PICTURE: Getty […]

Leicestershire head coach Paul Nixon ready to mould the 21st century Foxes

22 March 2018 0 comments

By Paul Edwards Spend more than five minutes chatting to Paul Nixon and you start to believe him. The optimism […]

Rabada’s ban is killing the passion of game

16 March 2018 0 comments

Derek Pringle cautions against the ICC, with their penalty against the South Africa bowler, trying to stifle emotion Passion they […]

MARSHALL &CODISHED OUT A 5-1 THUMPING

16 March 2018 0 comments

… AND THAT WAS JUST THE NUMBER OF SKIPPERS MARTIN JOHNSON It’s not unknown for a team to change captains […]

UP POPS JACK AS A GENUINE RIVAL TO MOEEN…

9 March 2018 0 comments

Knocking on the door: Jack Leach is one of England’s brightest young spinners PICTURE: Getty Images It’s been great to […]

FUN IN THE SUN FOR A SPRING IN OUR STEP

9 March 2018 0 comments

DESPITE our visit from the Beast of the East last week, preparations for the new season at Leicestershire are going […]

Nixon looks to the future with new recruit Nabi

9 March 2018 0 comments

By Paul Sykes Impact: Mohammad Nabi COUNTY NEWS IN-BRIEF LEICESTERSHIRE’S head coach Paul Nixon expects Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi to […]

MY DREAM XI

2 March 2018 0 comments

Middlesex batsman Sam Robson chooses his favourite XI from those he has played alongside 1. Chris Rogers I played a […]

IT’S BEEN BEASTLY SO WE’RE ALL STILL INDOORS

2 March 2018 0 comments

PAUL NIXON WWW.PAULNIXONCRICKET.COM Coming in from the cold: The extreme weather has confined counties to the indoor nets PICTURE: Getty […]

Hayter column: Amid the doom and gloom, let’s savour the feeling of the new season

27 February 2018 0 comments

Peter Hayter points towards comments made by Yorkshire director of cricket Martyn Moxon about player contracts and prospects of a conference-format County Championship