All posts tagged "Leicestershire"
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Ashes
/ 4 weeks agoMatthew Hoggard on the 2025–26 Ashes: ‘England’s run rate could be Australia’s biggest headache’
Former England fast bowler Matthew Hoggard MBE believes England’s fearless approach under Ben Stokes could be the key to unsettling Australia...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2025 season review – Worcestershire
Worcestershire finished bottom of the Division One table. The bowling attack stuck to the task well throughout the season, but the...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2025 season review – Leicestershire
Outstanding in the County Championship Division Two. Winning five out of the first eight matches, including four in a row, all...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2025 season review – Glamorgan
An excellent season to earn promotion, made all the sweeter by the recovery from a dreadful start to a 10-match unbeaten...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2025 season review – Middlesex
Middlesex will be massively frustrated, but with the resources available to them that they did not mount to a better promotion...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2025 season review – Northamptonshire
Second-from-bottom in Division Two – with, for the fourth season running, just two victories – was clearly a disappointment for Northamptonshire.
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoCounty by County 2025 season review – Kent
A fantastic start that promised a fight for promotion, descended into a devastating injury list and poor form as Kent ended...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoTHE RISE OF THE UNDERDOG
Phil Walker sees the little guys come out on top Leicestershire and Glamorgan will play first-division cricket next year after they...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoAndy Hurry keeps humble as Somerset hit the heights
Somerset are taking nothing for granted in white-ball cricket, despite winning a third T20 title on Finals Day last month.
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoRichard Clarke: It’s The Grumbler’s 2025 County Awards!
Well, ladies and gentlemen, here we are again. While self-praise is no praise, we like to think the Grumbler’s End of...
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County Championships
/ 2 months agoFoxes finish with a bang as Steelbacks stumble
By Jeremy Blackmore September 24-27, County Ground, Northampton Leicestershire 429 (Eskinazi 155, Tattersall 47, Broad 3-83, Scrimshaw 3-104) & 260-5 dec...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoDawson’s no-frills formula turns doubters into believers
By Jeff Thomas Having been unexpectedly crowned One-Day Cup champions at a sodden Trent Bridge last September, there was an air...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNational treasure Dickie Bird passes away
One of cricket’s best known and most-respected umpires, Harold “Dickie” Bird died last week at the age of 92. He officiated...
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Ashes
/ 2 months agoAshes squad announcement: Key talking points from Ben Stokes’ touring party
England have revealed their 16-man squad that will head Down Under this winter, hoping to put an end to the long-suffering...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 months agoRespected all over world – Graham Gooch leads tributes to Dickie Bird
Former England captain Graham Gooch led the tributes to Dickie Bird while remembering with a smile the time he hit the...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 months agoDickie Bird: The loveable Yorkshireman who defined the art of umpiring
Dickie Bird achieved only moderate success in his first cricketing career, but from the moment he traded his bat for an...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 2 months agoCricket legend Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird dies aged 92
The world of cricket is mourning the loss of one of its most cherished figures, Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird OBE, who...
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Ashes
/ 2 months agoRehan Ahmed gets vote of confidence from Marcus Trescothick as England’s Ashes squad looms
Assistant coach Marcus Trescothick has given Rehan Ahmed a vote of confidence as the leg-spinner waits to find out if he...
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Annie Chave
/ 3 months agoAnnie Chave: Fighting for relevance as the new era dawns
The final week of the English domestic cricket season looms against a backdrop of arguments over player fatigue, a seemingly endless...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoLeicestershire crowned Division Two champions
By Jon Culley September 15 -18, Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester Leicestershire 459-7 dec (Patel 114, Cox 93, Evison 3-67, Garrett 2-67)...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 3 months agoScott Currie in a hurry as England come calling
Scott Currie isn’t a man prone to displays of emotion, so it was immediately clear that he had just pulled off...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoDarren Stevens: The One-Day Cup – Frankenstein come good
Finals are coming thick and fast. The T20 Blast yesterday, Surrey v Notts starting tomorrow (unofficially a Championship final), the men’s...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoFoxes promoted with eyes on the title
By Jon Culley September 8 -11, Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester Gloucestershire 482 (van Buuren 101, B Charlesworth 74, Wright 3-60, Hull...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoPromotion hopes still alive after Lord’s draw
By Ben Kosky September 8 -11, Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood Derbyshire 283 (Came 64, Jewell 56, Roland-Jones 6-77, Higgins...
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ECB Premier Leagues
/ 3 months agoECB Premier League cricket round-up
SMETHWICK HAVE retained their Birmingham & District League title despite losing to second place Halesowen. The champions went down to their...
County Championships
County Championship 2025: Middlesex Season Preview
County Championships
Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
