Phil Walker sees the little guys come out on top
Leicestershire and Glamorgan will play first-division cricket next year after they each secured promotion with a game to spare. For both teams, their elevation is long overdue.
Leicestershire, a side sprinkled with canny journeymen and local talent – and expertly led by the former Aussie Test player Peter Handscomb – have enjoyed an astonishing upturn. Next year will be their first season in the top tier since 2003 and they have bossed the division, winning five of their first seven matches and seven overall – two ...
