Foxes have a sniff – even without ace Handscomb

Leicestershire are through to their first one-day final for 22 years, and the Foxes will meet Hampshire – runners-up to the Foxes in Group A – in the final at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
Lewis Hill’s side have orchestrated a magnificent campaign, losing just one of their eight matches in the competition – a12-run defeat to midlands rivals Nottinghamshire on August – and looked in dominant form at Grace Road during their six-wicket win over Gloucestershire in the semi-final.
As if the prospect of a first taste of 50-over silverware in over two decades wouldn’t be enough to put a spring in their...

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