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All You Need to Know - 2022 Vitality Blast

Thu 20 Jan 2022 · Leicestershire CCC

All You Need to Know - 2022 Vitality Blast

The Running Foxes kick-off their highly anticipated 2022 T20 Vitality Blast campaign with the visit of Durham on Thursday, 26 May, 2022.Leicestershire Foxes fans will see the return of the 2021 T20 Vitality Blast lead...

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Sakand-stays at Leicestershire

Tue 18 Jan 2022 · Leicestershire CCC

Sakand-stays at Leicestershire

Abi Sakande joins the list of Running Foxes players extending their stay at the Uptonsteel County Ground after impressing during the 2021 campaign.The 27-year-old quick bowler joined Leicestershire CCC in June last ye...

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Davis extends contract in Leicestershire

Wed 12 Jan 2022 · Leicestershire CCC

Davis extends contract in Leicestershire

Will Davis has agreed terms on a contract extension at the Uptonsteel County Ground, taking him into his fourth season with the Running Foxes.Davis initially signed on the dotted line in Leicestershire from Derbyshire...

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Running Foxes to continue preparation in Desert Springs

Wed 12 Jan 2022 · Leicestershire CCC

Running Foxes to continue preparation in Desert Springs

Leicestershire County Cricket Club will take their pre-season preparations to warmer climes with a trip to Desert Springs.Based in Almeria, Spain, Desert Springs is home to an ICC ODI accredited match ground with 18 g...

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Nixon accepts BPL Challenge

Wed 5 Jan 2022 · Leicestershire CCC

Nixon accepts BPL Challenge

Head Coach Paul Nixon will be heading to Bangladesh to link up with former-employers, Chattogram Challengers, for the 2022 edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).With the first ball of the competition being bo...

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Raymond Illingworth CBE 1932-2021

Sun 26 Dec 2021 · Leicestershire CCC

Raymond Illingworth CBE 1932-2021

For those of us privileged to be Leicestershire supporters in the 1970s, they were a special period: County Champions, cup and Sunday League winners. In the early years of that period, the county captain was also Engl...

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Rehan Ahmed Selected in England U19 World Cup Squad

Wed 22 Dec 2021 · Leicestershire CCC

Rehan Ahmed Selected in England U19 World Cup Squad

Leicestershire CCC Academy graduate Rehan Ahmed has been named in the 15-man England squad who will head over to the West Indies to take part in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.This comes after the leg-break bowler...

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Naveen-Ul-Haq and Gurbaz drafted into the Pakistan T20 Super league.

Tue 14 Dec 2021 · Leicestershire CCC

Naveen-Ul-Haq and Gurbaz drafted into the Pakistan T20 Super league.

Our Afghanistan duo Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Naveen-Ul-Haq have been drafted into the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League draft, with the competition due to take place between 27thJanuary to 27th February 2022....

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Members' Story of the Week

Wed 8 Dec 2021 · Leicestershire CCC

Members' Story of the Week

20th July 1985, Benson and Hedges Cup Final at Lords.I must have watched many thousands of hours of Cricket at Grace Road over the last 50 years. I have lived in South Leicestershire for all of that time, apart from U...

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GurBOSS takes over Abu Dhabi T10 League

Mon 6 Dec 2021 · Leicestershire CCC

GurBOSS takes over Abu Dhabi T10 League

With the Abu Dhabi T10 League ending at the weekend, it is a chance to reflect on the tantalising display of action produced by big hitters and smashing wicket takers alike in cricket’s shortest format. This is the fi...

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Lilley flies out to the US Open

Wed 1 Dec 2021 · Leicestershire CCC

Lilley flies out to the US Open

The white-ball competitions keep coming for the Running Foxes as Arron Lilley has been drafted in by Clarion County Eagles for the thirteenth edition of the Cricket US Open.Lilley, who extended his stay in Leicestersh...

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...I'm dreaming of a green and red Christmas

Tue 30 Nov 2021 · Leicestershire CCC

...I'm dreaming of a green and red Christmas

Leicestershire Count Cricket Club have today launched their 2021 Christmas Shopping campaign (Tuesday, November 30, 2021), the most comprehensive in its history, providing the perfect chance to fill stockings this Chr...