Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Derby, 4th day

Cosgrove hundred as Leics keep Derbs winless

Sep 15, 2016: Mark Cosgrove's courageous century and a defiant rearguard action from Rob Sayer and Richard Jones earned Leicestershire a draw and denied Derbyshire a first Championship win of the season

Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Derby, 3rd day

Madsen hundred lifts Derbyshire hopes of first win

Sep 14, 2016: Wayne Madsen made an unbeaten century to give Derbyshire a chance to break their Championship duck against Leicestershire

Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Derby, 2nd day

Defiant Cosgrove battles the pain but Derbyshire ahead

Sep 13, 2016: Mark Cosgrove defied the pain of a damaged hand to hold Leicestershire together but a late burst from Will Davis gave Derbyshire the edge before bad light ended play early on the second day of the Division Two game at Derby

Leic v Essex, Specsavers Championship, Division Two, Grace Road, 1st day

Shallow roots to Leicestershire growth

Aug 23, 2016: As another season enters its closing weeks it needs to be asked how much progress Leicestershire have made

Northants v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Northampton, 1st day

Captain Cosgrove does the trick again

Aug 13, 2016: Centuries from Mark Cosgrove and Mark pettini saw Leicestershire enjoy a healthy opening day in the Specsavers County Championship at Wantage Road

Leicestershire v Lancashire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Grace Road

Leics end drought with thumping win

Jul 26, 2016: Leicestershire won their first Royal London Cup match since August 2014, hammering Lancashire by 131 runs at a startled but delighted Fischer County Ground

Leicestershire v Derbyshire, NatWest Blast, North Group, Leicester

Foxes season still alive as Pettini, Cosgrove cruise to win

Jul 8, 2016: Mark Pettini and Mark Cosgrove made Derbyshire's target look easy meat as Leicestershire emerged victors by nine wickets

Leics v Gloucs, Specsavers Championship Div Two, Grace Road, 1st day

Dextrous Dexter shows credentials at reborn Grace Road

Jun 27, 2016: A win for either Leicestershire or Gloucestershire could put them top of the Division Two table if Kent fail to beat Derbyshire. Yes, Leicestershire...

Lancashrie v Leicestershire, NatWest T20 Blast, North Group, Old Trafford

Clark spearheads Lancashire's dash for the line

Jun 10, 2016: Jordan Clark smashed an unbeaten 31 off 12 balls as Lancashire's stuttering start to the defence of their Natwest T20 blast title got back on track with a rain-affected victory over Leicestershire at a sodden Old Trafford

'We are big on culture, big on values'

Jun 3, 2016: Leicestershire coach Andrew McDonald talks about taking charge of a struggling side, his coaching philosophy, and his short Test career

Kent v Leicestershire, Specsavers Championship Div 2, Canterbury, 1st day

Cosgrove and Pettini led Leicestershire revival

May 29, 2016: Mark Cosgrove led a Leicestershire fightback against Kent that saw the visitors rally from 19 for 3 to go in at stumps on day one sitting pretty on 340 for 8

Leics v Kent, County Championship, Division Two, Grace Road, 4th day

Cosgrove and Dexter keep Foxes running smoothly

Apr 27, 2016: Leicestershire made sure they picked up maximum bonus points before declaring on the final day of their County Championship match against Kent at Grace Road

Leics v Kent, County Championship, Division Two, Grace Road, 3rd day

Cosgrove keeps Leicestershire fire burning

Apr 26, 2016: An unbroken partnership of 159 scored at more than five runs an over between Leicestershire captain Mark Cosgrove and Neil Dexter was the highlight of another day made frustrating by the weather

Australia news

Cosgrove and Cooper cut by South Australia

Apr 15, 2016: Experienced batsmen Mark Cosgrove and Tom Cooper have lost their contracts with South Australia after a summer in which neither man had a significant impact on the Sheffield Shield campaign

County news

Pettini takes Leicestershire white-ball captaincy

Feb 15, 2016: Mark Pettini has been named as Leicestershire's limited-overs captain for the 2016 season but Mark Cosgrove will remain as club captain and lead the County Championship team

Derbyshire v Leicestershire, LV= Championship Div Two, Derby, 4th day

Hughes century as struggling duo serve up thrilling finale

Sep 25, 2015: Derbyshire and Leicestershire both could claim to have fallen short of what would have been a famous victory as two struggling side produced a thrilling season's finale at Derby

Derbyshire v Leicestershire, LV= Championship Div Two, Derby, 3rd day

Cosgrove ton threatens Footitt's grand farewell

Sep 24, 2015: Mark Footitt took 10 wickets in a match for the first time in what could be his farewell Derbyshire appearance, but Mark Cosgrove's century for Leicestershire reduced the chances of a victory to take with him

Leicestershire v Essex, LV= Championship, Grace Road, 3rd day

Cosgrove passes 1000 runs and eyes result

Sep 16, 2015: Half-centuries from captain Mark Cosgrove and opener Angus Robson helped Leicestershire make good progress in the 60.1 overs possible during the third day of the County Championship match at Grace Road

Northants v Leicestershire, LV= Championship, Division Two, Wantage Road, 2nd day

Cosgrove ton sets up Leicestershire lead

Aug 22, 2015: Mark Cosgrove's second consecutive century and a breezy 95 from Niall O'Brien helped Leicestershire fight back from 34 for four to take a lead of 47 at Wantage Road. Cosgrove's 110 mirrored the captain's knock played by Alex Wakely on day one and saw Leic

Leicestershire v Derbyshire, LV= Championship, Division Two, Grace Road, 2nd day

Cosgrove ton brings untold luxury

Aug 8, 2015: