Vikings up next in NatWest T20 Blast
Mon 22 Jun 2015
Leicestershire Foxes are looking to maintain their NatWest T20 Blast home form when Yorkshire Vikings arrive on Friday evening (5.30pm).
The Foxes are currently third in the North Section with nine points from eight matches, five of which have been away from Grace Road.
Leicestershire are unbeaten at base after wins against Derbyshire Falcons and Durham Jets and a no result against Northants Steelbacks and have four home matches to come, starting with the Vikings.
Grant Elliott and Kevin O'Brien are set to return for the Foxes after being on international duty with New Zealand and Ireland respectively.
Elliott played in the fantastic Royal London ODI series in which he made 155 runs at an average of 37.75, including a best of 55 not out at Trent Bridge, and is in the squad to face England in the T20I at Emirates Old Trafford tomorrow evening.
O'Brien missed the games at Derbyshire Falcons and Birmingham Bears after captaining his country during their 2-0 T20 international series defeat to Scotland.
The all-rounder made 30 off 19 balls and bowled two overs for nine runs during a six-wicket defeat on Thursday before the second game fell foul of the weather on Friday.
An additional fixture was added to the schedule on Saturday because of that abandonment, O'Brien scoring 36 off 29 deliveries and bowling one over for nine in another six-wicket loss, before the fourth and final T20I was washed out yesterday.
The Vikings have had to rotate so far because of international call-ups and injuries but they have a talented squad including big-hitting Australian duo Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell, and England stars Joe Root, Adam Lyth, Gary Ballance, Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid and Liam Plunkett.
We have two special offers for the visit of the Vikings as supporters who came to our abandoned match against Northants Steelbacks can return to Grace Road for the price of £10 adults and £1 under 16s. Please call 0116 245 2401 or pop into the club office to buy your tickets at those prices.
There is also a ticket deal available for any clubs who sign up to our fun-filled Foxes Blast Challenge, which is returning to Grace Road for one night only!
Clubs who sell 10 tickets or more for this game at Grace Road can enter the competition. It’s a unique and exciting opportunity to win a fabulous £200 cash prize for your club - watched by a big crowd during the interval. More information is available HERE.
