Tag: Leicestershire

Paul Nixon column – All counties need equal TV exposure

14 June 2016 1 comment

With the One-Day Cup and T20 Blast now in full flow, there is plenty of county action on our TV […]

Where are they now? Warwickshire – John Player Sunday League Champions 1980

14 June 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Andy Lloyd remembers well Bob Willis’ first season in charge of Warwickshire as it brought about a […]

Niall O’Brien set to be out until end of July

13 June 2016 0 comments

Leicestershire could be without wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien until the end of July with the Irishman suffering a calf muscle tear. […]

ICP Young Gun – Michael Burgess

7 June 2016 0 comments

‘I was gutted to fall for 98 on county debut’ Scoring 98 against Sri Lanka on county debut is hardly […]

Where are they now? Leicestershire – 2001 runners up Sunday League and C&G Trophy

7 June 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Neil Burns admits that Leicestershire were disappointed not to have ended the 2001 season with at least […]

Martin Johnson column – There’d be no fun if Geoffrey’s mum was at No.11

6 June 2016 0 comments

There are one or two instances in which Wisden’s claim to be cricket’s unimpeachable bible fails to stand up to […]

Paul Nixon column – Batters beware: A team can fold any time

30 May 2016 0 comments

It’s been nice to see wickets falling in the County Championship now after batsmen dominated the opening few weeks, but […]

Martin Johnson column – ‘Sorry, you will have to write it in office. I can’t cope’

29 May 2016 0 comments

It’s not difficult to conjure up the scene in the Sri Lankan dressing room just before the start of the […]

Paul Nixon column – Thank God… it’s not like Nineties anymore

23 May 2016 0 comments

It wasn’t just in the international set-up that there were ups and downs in the 1990s. The Nineties era was […]

Northeast sees light through the Key-hole

4 May 2016 0 comments

By Jack Miller THE sight of Rob Key striding to the crease will be sorely missed by the patrons at […]

Martin Johnson column – 1,000 runs in May? No just 1,000 Goose pimples!

4 May 2016 0 comments

This has not been the most convenient time for the junior doctors to be kicking up a fuss, just when […]

Rain Card is always a big gamble…

3 May 2016 0 comments

Dan Whiting reveals how the weather forecast is at the centre of one of the game’s greatest, and most long-lasting, […]

Why Leicester fairytale can’t be repeated by cricket cousins

26 April 2016 0 comments

Tim Wigmore reveals how county cricket’s finances mean the underdog has had his day in the Championship Fans of the […]

Where are they now? Northamptonshire – 2000 Division Two County Champions

22 March 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Darren Cousins admits that it was a dream come true helping Northamptonshire win the first ever Second […]

Where are they now? Durham – 1992 County Championship debutants

9 February 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler David Graveney might have been born in Bristol and played the vast majority of his cricket in […]

Grace Road set to be sponsored

5 January 2016 0 comments

LEICESTERSHIRE are set to have a sponsor for their Grace Road home for the first time in the ground’s 137-year […]

Dan Redfern signs for Shropshire

29 December 2015 0 comments

Shropshire have signalled their intent to challenge for honours in the Unicorns Championship next season by signing former Derbyshire and […]

My life in cricket – Jacques Du Toit

25 November 2015 0 comments

It was the England women’s captain, Charlotte Edwards, who pointed me in the direction of Leicestershire. I was playing cricket […]

Final Over – Ben Cotton

24 November 2015 0 comments

ON THE SPOT Date of Birth: 13/9/1993 Marital Status: Single Former Clubs: Porthill Park, Staffordshire THE LAST Bat you bought/used? […]

County Championship Division Two fixtures

4 November 2015 0 comments

Sunday April 10 – Wednesday April 13 Essex v Gloucestershire, County Ground, Chelmsford Northamptonshire v Sussex, County Ground, Northampton Worcestershire […]

Where are they now? Surrey – Benson & Hedges Cup runners-up 1979

20 October 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Alan Butcher admits his abiding memory of Surrey’s Benson & Hedges Cup defeat to Essex was walking […]

Kent’s Darren Stevens targets another vintage season

13 October 2015 0 comments

By Charlie Talbot-Smith Darren Stevens was compared at the PCA dinner earlier this month, to a fine red wine – […]

Where are they now? Nottinghamshire – 2004 Division Two champions

12 October 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Darren Bicknell admits that the signings of Australians Stuart MacGill and David Hussey were just what Notts […]

Where are they now? Yorkshire – Sunday league winners 1983

6 October 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Raymond Illingworth had a long history in the game of winning trophies, but nobody had expected that […]

County Championship Division Two – Team of the Year