Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Uptonsteel Grace Road, Leicester (day one) Hampshire 214: Brown 80*; Holland 6-38, Gilchrist 4-54 Leicestershire 148-7: Shaikh 50*; Abbott 4-41 Leicestershire (3 pts) trail Hampshire (2 pts) by 66 runs Match scorecard Captains Ian Holland and Ben Brown delivered the standout performances with ball largely dominating bat on a 17-wicket
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Uptonsteel Grace Road, Leicester (day three) Somerset 363: Thomas 100 & 316-5 dec: Nicholls 100*; Ahmed 2-76 Leicestershire 157 & 145: Cox 39; Overton 4-33 Somerset (22 pts) beat Leicestershire (3 pts) by 377 runs Match scorecard Somerset completed a thumping 377-run victory over troubled Leicestershire with more than a
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Uptonsteel Grace Road, Leicester (day two) Somerset 363: Thomas 100 & 166-3: Lammonby 69 Leicestershire 157: Kelly 39; Overton 3-23 Somerset (6 pts) lead Leicestershire (3 pts) by 372 runs Match scorecard Somerset took a substantial step towards consolidating their Division One lead by dismissing Leicestershire for 157 before closing
Still in the bottom two in the table despite an upturn in form, Leicestershire need fortune to favour them after learning before play began that they had been charged with breaching ECB regulations over what was deemed a sub-standard pitch prepared for last month’s win over Glamorgan at Grace Road. They face losing all of
Leicestershire have been charged with breaching the England and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) pitch regulations following their County Championship victory over Glamorgan. The Cricket Regulator carried out an investigation after match officials reported the Uptonsteel Grace Road pitch following Leicestershire’s 42-run win from 20-23 August. In a statement, the Foxes said they “strongly dispute the
Leicestershire off-spinner Liam Trevaskis will leave the club at the end of the season. The 27-year-old left-hander has spent the past three campaigns at Grace Road and was a member of the squad which won promotion to County Championship Division One last year. He joined from Durham in 2024 on a three-year deal and has
