Tag: Leicestershire

Sussex maintain lead, Bairstow hits century

8 September 2024 0 comments

Spin king: Jack Carson took 11 wickets for leaders Sussex PICTURE: Alamy DIVISION TWO RESULTS Yorkshire 601-6 dec (Hill 169*, […]

Talking points as England seek perfect summer record in Sri Lanka finale at Oval

5 September 2024 0 comments

Josh Hull makes his England debut while Joe Root is chasing more records. England head into the final Test of […]

Mark Butcher: England star Jamie Smith is a natural-born thriller

1 September 2024 0 comments

What a start Jamie Smith has made to his England Test career. The most extraordinary thing is how comfortable he’s looked since arriving in the Test arena – in all aspects.

Five uncapped England players named to face Australia in T20I and ODI series

1 September 2024 0 comments

THE ENGLAND Men’s squads for the upcoming T20I and ODI series versus Australia later this month have been announced.

Annie Chave column: Money talks but memberships matter

1 September 2024 0 comments

Apart from its rich legacy, and the historical importance of the games that are played in a fiercely competitive division structure, one of the main things that made me fall in love with county cricket was its altruistic aspect.

Colin Ingram masterclass sees Glamorgan dominate Leicestershire

1 September 2024 0 comments

LEICESTERSHIRE’S INTERNATIONAL pair Ajinkya Rahane and Peter Handscomb battled hard to give their side a chance of saving the game, after Glamorgan’s Colin Ingram had hit a brilliant double hundred.

Abandonment allows Kibworth to close gap

1 September 2024 0 comments

KIBWORTH CLOSED the gap between third and second to just three points in the Leicestershire & Rutland League after the […]

Josh Hull lands England call-up after Mark Wood sustains series-ending injury

25 August 2024 0 comments

Wood pulled up mid-over on the penultimate day of England’s five-wicket win in the series opener at Emirates Old Trafford. […]

Rubbing shoulders with Sri Lankan greats

25 August 2024 0 comments

Darren Stevens This Sri Lanka side must be given a chance before they are written off, but it’s fair to […]

Goldsworthy’s best sees Somerset into final

25 August 2024 0 comments

August 18, County Ground, Taunton Somerset 334-4 (Goldsworthy 115*, Rew 71, Walker 2-63, Wright 1-65, Scriven 1-70) Leicestershire Foxes 311-9 […]

Hundred plundering leaves Hurry happy

25 August 2024 0 comments

By Richard Edwards Somerset are reaping the rewards of the Hundred – with a generation of west country talent on […]

Charlesworth and Bracey double up in runfest

25 August 2024 0 comments

By Andrew Stockhausen August 22-25, Bristol Gloucestershire v Leicestershire Toss: Gloucestershire, who elected to field Officials: Jack Shantry, S. Shanmugam, […]

Tattersall tuning up for big finale

25 August 2024 0 comments

By Guy Williams THE RETURN of Jonny Bairstow to the county’s Championship team for the highly significant match against Sussex […]

Skipper Steel has day out for Sileby Town

25 August 2024 0 comments

SILEBY TOWN captain Scott Steel put in a captain’s performance for Sileby Town in the Leicestershire & Rutland League as […]

Brave through to Lord’s final in thriller

18 August 2024 0 comments

SOUTHERN BRAVE beat Birmingham Phoenix in the Hundred Eliminator in a nail-biting Super 5 contest after the sides couldn’t be separated after 200 balls in a thrilling match at The Kia Oval. The Brave will meet Oval Invincibles in the final at Lord’s.

Foxes edge past Hampshire in nervy 2023 final repeat

18 August 2024 0 comments

By Jon Culley August 16, County Ground, Leicester Hampshire 290-8 (Gubbins 136, Dawson 50, Scriven 3-61, Wright 2-49) Leicestershire Foxes […]

One-Day Cup group stages conclude as comp reaches knockouts

18 August 2024 0 comments

WARWICKSHIRE V NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AT RUGBY SCHOOL Nottinghamshire ended their inconsistent One-Day Cup campaign on a high with a 12-run (DLS) […]

Thrillers at Canterbury and Northampton as knockouts beckon

18 August 2024 0 comments

WARWICKSHIRE V YORKSHIRE AT RUGBY SCHOOL Yorkshire preserved their hopes of qualification by ending Warwickshire’s unbeaten record with a six-wicket […]

THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP –NOW WHERE WERE WE?

18 August 2024 0 comments

Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler Netflix has a lot to answer for. It has taught us to expect our entertainment […]

England Lions comfortably beat Sri Lankans but game is cause for debate

18 August 2024 0 comments

SRI LANKA’S preparations for the first Test against England next week didn’t quite go to plan after they went down […]

Counties battered by England Lions call-ups

11 August 2024 0 comments

STRUGGLING counties hit by call-ups to The Hundred faced further decimation after the England Lions squad to face the Sri Lankan tourists was selected predominantly from One-Day Cup players.