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A fine innings from Jacques du Toit could not prevent Leicestershire from slipping to defeat inside three days against leaders Sussex in the LV=County Championship match at Grace Road.
Spectators at this Sunday's NatWest Pro40 match between Leicestershire Foxes and Glamorgan Dragons will have the chance to celebrate England’s Ashes victory when the replica urn comes to Grace Road.
Only 17.3 overs were possible on a rain-ruined first day of the Championship match between Leicestershire and Glamorgan at Grace Road.
James Taylor has become the first teenager to score 1,000 Championship runs in the long and distinguished history of Leicestershire CCC.
Leicestershire captain Boeta Dippenaar provided the anchor for his side’s draw with Essex on a day where James Taylor became the club’s youngest ever batsman to score 1,000 Championship runs in a season.
Another James Taylor masterclass provided the backbone of some spirited Leicestershire batting on day three of the Championship match against Essex at Chelmsford. However, County had to follow on and ended the day on 42-2 in their second innings – still 131 behind their opponents.
Leicestershire CCC have today announced that Mr Kevin Hill has resigned as a director of the Club.
Two late wickets from Danish Kaneria checked Leicestershire’s progress in response to Essex’s substantial first innings tally of 517-9 declared on the second day of the Championship match at Chelmsford.
Enhanced Twenty20 and 40-over competitions are the major changes in the ECB’s domestic format for the 2010-2013 seasons.
An old player often returns to haunt his former side, and that adage again came true as John Maunders made a century for Essex against Leicestershire on the opening day of the Championship game at Chelmsford.
James Taylor has become the fifth youngest batsman in England to make a double century in first-class cricket.