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Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic
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structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of
Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire ...
. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland. The club's limited overs team is called the Leicestershire Foxes. Founded in 1879, the club had minor county status until 1894 when it was promoted to first-class status pending its entry into the
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in 1895. Since then, Leicestershire have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. The club is based at Grace Road,
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, known as Uptonsteel County Ground and have also played home games at Aylestone Road in Leicester, at Hinckley, Loughborough, Melton Mowbray,
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Ashby-de-la-Zouch, sometimes spelt Ashby de la Zouch () and shortened locally to Ashby, is a market town and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The town is near to the Derbyshire and Staffordshir ...
, Coalville, Uppingham and Oakham inside the traditional county boundaries. In limited overs cricket, the kit colours are red with black trim in the
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and black with red trim in the T20. The shirt sponsors are Oval Insurance Broking with Highcross Leicester (shopping centre) on the top reverse side of the shirt. Leicestershire are in the second division of the
County Championship The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It b ...
and in the north group of the
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. They recently finished bottom of the County Championship for the sixth time since the introduction of two divisions. Their best showing in recent years has been in the Twenty20 Cup with the Foxes winning the trophy three times in eight years.


Honours


First XI honours

*
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(3) – 1975, 1996, 1998 :''Runners-up (2) – 1982, 1994'' * Sunday/National League (2) – 1974, 1977 :''Runners-up: 1972, 2001 '' * Gillette Cup/NatWest/C&G Trophy/ Friends Provident Trophy :''Runners-up: 1992, 2001 '' * Twenty20 Cup/ Friends Life t20 (3) – 2004, 2006, 2011 *
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(3) – 1972, 1975, 1985 :''Runners-up: 1974, 1998''


Second XI honours

*
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(1) – 1983, 2014 :''Runners-up: 1961, 1975 '' * Second XI Trophy (5) – 1993, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2014 * Second XI Twenty20 Cup (1) – 2014 * Minor Counties Championship (1) – 1931 * Under-25 Competition(2) – 1975, 1985 + 1 Bain Hogg Trophy – second XI one-day competition – 1996


History


Earliest cricket

Cricket may not have reached
Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire ...
until well into the 18th century. A notice in the ''Leicester Journal'' dated 17 August 1776 is the earliest known mention of cricket in the county. Soon afterwards, a Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket Club was taking part in important matches, mainly against Nottingham Cricket Club and
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(MCC). This club was prominent from 1781 until the beginning of the 19th century.


19th century

Little more is heard of Leicestershire cricket until the formation of the present club on 25 March 1879. Essex CCC ''versus'' Leicestershire CCC at Leyton on 14, 15 & 16 May 1894 was the first first-class match for both clubs. In 1895, the
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was restructured into a 14-team competition with the introduction of Essex, Leicestershire and Warwickshire CCC.


Early and mid-20th century

Leicestershire's first 70 years were largely spent in lower table mediocrity, with few notable exceptions. In 1953, the motivation of secretary-captain Charles Palmer lifted the side fleetingly to third place, but most of the rest of the 1950s was spent propping up the table, or thereabouts.


Start of improvement: The late 1950s and the 1960s

Change came in the late 1950s with the recruitment of the charismatic Willie Watson at the end of a distinguished career with
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and
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. Watson's run gathering sparked the home-grown
Maurice Hallam Maurice Raymond Hallam (10 September 1931 — 1 January 2000) was an English first-class cricketer for Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, Eng ...
into becoming one of England's best
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. In bowling, Leicestershire had an erratically successful group of seamers in
Terry Spencer Charles Terence Spencer (18 August 1931 – 2 February 2020) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire. Only Ewart Astill and George Geary have taken more wickets for Leicestershire. His career best figures of 9 ...
,
Brian Boshier Brian Stanley Boshier (6 March 1932 – 2 September 2009) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Leicestershire County Cricket Club between 1953 and 1964. Boshier, a very tall right arm seam bowler, took 510 wickets in his ...
, John Cotton and
Jack van Geloven Jack van Geloven (4 January 1934 – 21 August 2003) was an English first-class cricketer, who played three matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1955, and then joined Leicestershire on special registration for the 1956 season. He was a re ...
, plus the spin of John Savage. Another change was in the captaincy: Tony Lock, the former England and
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spinner who had galvanised
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.


The 1970s and the first golden era

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, again from Yorkshire, instilled self-belief to the extent that the county took its first ever trophy in 1972, the Benson & Hedges Cup with
Chris Balderstone John Christopher Balderstone (16 November 1940 – 6 March 2000) was an English professional in cricket and football, and one of the last sportsmen to combine both sports over a prolonged period. He played football as a midfielder for Huddersfi ...
man of the match. This was start of the first golden era as the first of five trophies in five years and included Leicestershire's first ever County Championship title in 1975. A couple of runners up spots were also thrown in. The game when Leicestershire won their first ever County Championship, on 15 September 1975, marked something of a personal triumph for Chris Balderstone. Batting on 51 not out against Derbyshire at Chesterfield, after close of play he changed into his football kit to play for Doncaster Rovers in an evening match 30 miles away (a 1–1 draw with
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). Thus he is the only player to have played League Football and first class cricket on the same day. He then returned to Chesterfield to complete a century the following morning and take three wickets to wrap up the title. To add to that season's success for Leicestershire was a second Benson & Hedges victory.


The 1980s

A runners up spot in the 1982 County Championship brought some respectability, but the decade's only first class silverware was in the 1985
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with Balderstone still on board making him the most successful trophy winner in the club's history with six.


Success in the late 1990s

Leicestershire won the county championship in 1996, and again in 1998. This was an amazing achievement considering the resources of the club compared to other county teams. This Leicestershire side, led by
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and James Whitaker, used team spirit and togetherness to get the best out of a group of players who were either discarded from other counties or brought through the Leicestershire ranks. This team did not have many stars, but Aftab Habib,
Darren Maddy Darren Lee Maddy (born 23 May 1974) is an English former professional cricketer who played for Leicestershire and Warwickshire County Cricket Clubs and for the England cricket team. Maddy made three Test match, eight One Day International (OD ...
,
Vince Wells Vincent John Wells (born 6 August 1965) is an English former professional cricketer. He played nine One Day Internationals for the England cricket team in 1999 and was a member of the squad for the 1999 Cricket World Cup The 1999 Cricket Wor ...
, Jimmy Ormond, Alan Mullally and Chris Lewis all had chances for
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. West Indian all-rounder
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was also named as one of Wisden's Cricketers of the year in 1997 while playing for the club.


2000 and beyond: Twenty20 success and four-day struggles

The advent of Twenty20 cricket saw Leicestershire find a new source of success, winning the domestic T20 competition in 2004, 2006 and 2011. However, in the era of two-division County Championship cricket they have found success more difficult to come by, having not played in the top division since 2003 and been regular " wooden spoon" contenders. In 2013 and 2014 they finished without a single Championship win, the first team to achieve this unwanted feat in back to back seasons since
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just before
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.


Grounds


Current

* Grace Road,
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(1877 – present) * Oakham School, Oakham (2000 – present)


Previous

* Bath Grounds,
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Ashby-de-la-Zouch, sometimes spelt Ashby de la Zouch () and shortened locally to Ashby, is a market town and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The town is near to the Derbyshire and Staffordshir ...
(1912–1964) * Kirkby Road, Barwell (1946–1947) * Fox and Goose Ground, Coalville (1913–1914) * Town Ground, Coalville (1950) * Snibston Colliery Ground, Coalville (1957–1982) * Ashby Road, Hinckley (1911–1937) * Coventry Road, Hinckley (1951–1964) * Leicester Road, Hinckley (1981–1991) * Aylestone Road,
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(1901–1962) * Brush Ground, Loughborough (1953–1965) * College Ground, Loughborough (1928–1929) *
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(1913–1970) * Egerton Park, Melton Mowbray (1946–1948)


Players


Current squad

* No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt. * denotes players with international caps. * denotes a player who has been awarded a county cap.


Former captains


International players

England * Jonathan Agnew * Ewart Astill *
Chris Balderstone John Christopher Balderstone (16 November 1940 – 6 March 2000) was an English professional in cricket and football, and one of the last sportsmen to combine both sports over a prolonged period. He played football as a midfielder for Huddersfi ...
*
Jack Birkenshaw Jack Birkenshaw, (born 13 November 1940) was an English cricketer, who later stood as an umpire and worked as a coach. Cricket commentator, Colin Bateman, stated "Jack Birkenshaw was the epitome of a good all-round county cricketer: a probing ...
*
Nigel Briers Nigel Edwin Briers (born 15 January 1955 in Southfields, Leicester, England) played first-class and List A cricket for Leicestershire between 1971 and 1995. Cricket career A right-handed opening batsman, Briers was Leicestershire's youngest-e ...
* Stuart Broad *
Michael Carberry Michael Alexander Carberry (born 29 September 1980) is an English former professional cricketer who most recently played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Carberry is a left-handed opening batsman who bowls occasional right-arm off break ...
* Nick Cook * Eddie Dawson *
Phillip DeFreitas Phillip Anthony Jason "Daffy" DeFreitas (born 18 February 1966) is an English former cricketer. He played county cricket for Leicestershire, Lancashire and Derbyshire, as well as appearing in 44 Test matches and 103 ODIs. Cricket writer Colin ...
* George Geary * David Gower * Aftab Habib * Matthew Hoggard * Ken Higgs *
Ray Illingworth Raymond Illingworth CBE (8 June 1932 – 25 December 2021) was an English cricketer, cricket commentator and administrator. , he was one of only nine players to have taken 2,000 wickets and made 20,000 runs in first-class cricket.Arnold, Peter ...
* John King * Albert Knight * Barry Knight * Chris Lewis * Tony Lock *
Darren Maddy Darren Lee Maddy (born 23 May 1974) is an English former professional cricketer who played for Leicestershire and Warwickshire County Cricket Clubs and for the England cricket team. Maddy made three Test match, eight One Day International (OD ...
* Devon Malcolm * Alan Mullally * Tom New * Paul Nixon * Jimmy Ormond * Charles Palmer *
Dick Pougher Arthur Dick Pougher (; 19 April 1865 – 20 May 1926) was an English professional cricketer and umpire who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club from 1885 to 1901, and in one Test match for England in 1891–92. He was born at Humber ...
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Jeremy Snape Jeremy Nicholas Snape (born 27 April 1973) is a former English cricketer, who played limited over internationals, and a sports psychologist. He was a right-handed batsman and bowled right-arm off-break. He was the 20/20 captain for Leicester. ...
*
Peter Such Peter Mark Such (born 12 June 1964) is an English cricketer, cricket coach, and match referee. An off-spinner, Such was brought into the Test arena in 1993 as a replacement for John Emburey but, despite taking 6 for 67 on debut and being the ...
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* Les Taylor * Roger Tolchard * Willie Watson *
Vince Wells Vincent John Wells (born 6 August 1965) is an English former professional cricketer. He played nine One Day Internationals for the England cricket team in 1999 and was a member of the squad for the 1999 Cricket World Cup The 1999 Cricket Wor ...
* James Whitaker * Peter Willey *
Luke Wright Luke James Wright (born 7 March 1985) is an English former cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. Wright joined Sussex in 2004, having started his career at Leicestershire. He was named in England's squad for t ...
Australia *
Michael Bevan Michael Gwyl Bevan (born 8 May 1970) is a former Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left arm wrist-spin bowler. He has been credited for initiating the art of finishing matches. For several years, he was considered as ...
*
Brad Hodge Bradley John Hodge (born 29 December 1974) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who batted in the middle order, as well as a part-time right-arm off-spin bowler. Hodge was a prolific run-scorer in ...
* Michael Kasprowicz * Andrew McDonald *
Garth McKenzie Graham Douglas McKenzie (born 24 June 1941) – commonly known as "Garth", after the comic strip hero – is an Australian cricketer who played for Western Australia (1960–74), Leicestershire (1969–75), Transvaal (1979–80) and Australi ...
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Mark Cosgrove Mark James Cosgrove (born 14 June 1984) is an Australian-English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and part-time medium pace bowler. He represented Australia in three One Day Internationals in 2006. Career Cosgrove made his state debu ...
Bangladesh * Shakib Al Hasan India * Anil Kumble * Virender Sehwag * RP Singh *
Javagal Srinath Javagal Srinath, (, born 31 August 1969) is a former Indian cricketer and currently an ICC match referee. He is considered among India's finest fast bowlers, and was the first Indian fast bowler to take more than 300 wickets in One Day Inter ...
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Varun Aaron Varun Raymond Aaron (born 29 October 1989) is an Indian cricketer from Jamshedpur. A right-arm fast bowler, he first played for Jharkhand U-19 followed by Jharkhand Ranji team. He played his first One Day International (ODI) for India in Octob ...
New Zealand *
Stewie Dempster Charles Stewart Dempster (15 November 1903 – 14 February 1974) was a New Zealand Test cricketer and coach. As well as representing New Zealand, he also played for Wellington, Scotland, Leicestershire and Warwickshire. Early life Born to a Sc ...
Pakistan * Mohammad Asif * Shahid Afridi * Abdul Razzaq * Sohail Khan * Mohammad Abbas South Africa * HD Ackerman * Hansie Cronje * HH Dippenaar * Claude Henderson *
Charl Langeveldt Charl Kenneth Langeveldt (born 17 December 1974) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer who is currently a bowling coach with the South Africa national cricket team. As a cricket player, he played all formats of the game. A right ...
*
Charl Willoughby Charl Myles Willoughby (born 3 December 1974) is a retired South African cricketer who played two Tests and three One Day Internationals for South Africa between 2000 and 2003. He played for Boland and Western Province before spending two s ...
West Indies *
Winston Benjamin Winston Keithroy Matthew Benjamin (born 31 December 1964) is a former Antiguan cricketer who played 21 Tests and 85 One Day Internationals for the West Indies. He is also the father of world champion athlete Rai Benjamin. Domestic career Benjam ...
* Vasbert Drakes * Ottis Gibson *
Jermaine Lawson Jermaine Jay Charles Lawson (born 13 January 1982) is a former professional cricketer. A fast bowler from Jamaica, he played at Test and One Day International (ODI) level for the West Indies during the early 2000s, becoming the fourth West Indi ...
* Andy Roberts * Ramnaresh Sarwan *
Phil Simmons Philip Verant Simmons (born 18 April 1963) is a Trinidadian cricket coach and former cricketer who was an all-rounder played as an opening batsman, a medium-fast bowler and a slip fielder. He is the current coach of the West Indies cricket ...
*
Jerome Taylor Jerome Everton Taylor (born 22 June 1984) is a Jamaican cricketer who has played as a fast bowler for the West Indies. Taylor eventually picked up 100 wickets for the Windies in both tests and odis. During 2017 he reversed an initial decision t ...
Zimbabwe * Neil Johnson


Records

Most first-class runs for Leicestershire
Qualification – 17,000 runs Most first-class wickets for Leicestershire
Qualification – 600 wickets Most first-team winners medals for Leicestershire * J. C. Balderstone – 6


Batting

* Highest team total: 756-4d v.
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, 2022 * Highest home team total: 638-8d v. Worcestershire, Grace Road, 1996 * Lowest team total: 25 v.
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, Leicester, 1912 * Highest total against: 761-6d by Essex, Chelmsford, 1990 * Lowest total against: 24 by Glamorgan, Leicester, 1971 * Highest individual score: 309* by HD Ackerman v. Glamorgan, Sophia Gardens, 2006. * Highest home individual score: 262 by
Brad Hodge Bradley John Hodge (born 29 December 1974) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who batted in the middle order, as well as a part-time right-arm off-spin bowler. Hodge was a prolific run-scorer in ...
v. Durham, Grace Road, 2004 * Highest partnership: 477* by C. N. Ackermann and P. W. A. Mulder v.
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, 2022 Best partnership for each wicket (county championship) *1st – 390 B. Dudleston and J. F. Steele v. Derbyshire, Leicester, 1979 *2nd – 320 Hassan Azad and N. J. Dexter v. Gloucestershire, Leicester, 2019 *3rd – 316* W. Watson and A. Wharton v. Somerset, Taunton, 1961 *4th – 290* P. Willey and T. J. Boon v. Warwickshire, Leicester, 1984 *5th – 477* C. N. Ackermann and P. W. A. Mulder v. Sussex, Hove, 2022 *6th – 284 P. V. Simmons and P. A. Nixon v. Durham, Chester-le-Street, 1996 *7th – 219* J. D. R. Benson and P. Whitticase v. Hampshire, Bournemouth, 1991 *8th – 203* H. J Swindells and E. Barnes v. Somerset, Taunton, 2021 *9th – 160 R. T. Crawford and W. W. Odell v. Worcestershire, Leicester, 1902 *10th – 228 R. Illingworth and K. Higgs v. Northamptonshire, Leicester, 1977


Bowling

*Most first-class wickets in a season: 170 by Jack Walsh, 1948 *Best bowling figures in an innings: 10–18 by George Geary v. Glamorgan,
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, Pontypridd, 1929 *Best bowling figures in a match: 16–96 by George Geary


Fielding

*Most dismissals in an innings: 7 by
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v. Somerset, Grace Road, 2001 *Most dismissals in a match: 10 by Percy Corrall v. Sussex, Hove, 1936


Sub Academy

The Leicestershire Sub Academy is designed for young cricketers who have potential to play at the highest level. It is also called the EPP (Emerging Player Programme). Many players who are involved in this set up move on to the LCCC academy, where they will play matches against academies from other counties.


References


Further reading

* H S Altham, ''A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914)'', George Allen & Unwin, 1962 * Derek Birley, ''A Social History of English Cricket'', Aurum, 1999 * Rowland Bowen, ''Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development'', Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970 * Roy Webber, ''The Playfair Book of Cricket Records'', Playfair Books, 1951 * Playfair Cricket Annual – various editions * Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions


External links


Leicestershire County Cricket Club – Official SiteFriends of Grace Road - Supporters' GroupThe Meet – Fan's SiteCricInfo Page

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