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County previews 2014

Leicestershire have potential to improve

Mar 27, 2014: ESPNcricinfo assesses Leicestershire's prospects for the 2014 season

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Restrictions lifted off Leicestershire

Feb 27, 2014: Leicestershire took a giant step towards safeguarding their future with the news that the local council had lifted the restrictive covenant on their Grace Road home

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Delay to surgery hurts Thakor

Feb 25, 2014: Leicestershire allrounder Shiv Thakor is set to be out of action until the end of June after undergoing a second operation in two months to fix a troublesome broken finger

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Redfern joins Leicestershire

Feb 24, 2014: Dan Redfern, the former Derbyshire left-hand batsman, has signed a two-year with Leicestershire

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Leicestershire confirm Sarwan return

Feb 3, 2014: Leicetsershire have confirmed Ramnaresh Sarwan will return as their overseas player in 2014. Seam bowler Charlie Shreck has also been signed following his release from Kent.

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Leicestershire gloom set to deepen

Jan 23, 2014: Leicestershire's problems are set to intensify with the announcement of a significant loss for the 2013 financial year.

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Smith appointed Leicestershire first team coach

Oct 10, 2013: Leicestershire, reeling from an awful season, have reorganised their coaching set-up in a bid to find improvement

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County ins and outs 2014

Oct 3, 2013: ESPNcricinfo keeps tabs on the movement between counties ahead of the 2014 season

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Cobb, Eckersley fined by police

Sep 23, 2013: Josh Cobb, who is captain of Leicestershire's limited-overs side, and Ned Eckersley, who won the club's Player of the Year award, were arrested in the early hours of September 1 and fined for being drunk and disorderly

Leicestershire v Hampshire, Grace Road, 4th day

Leicestershire thumped on Hoggard farewell

Sep 18, 2013: Leicestershire crashed to a 180-run defeat against Hampshire at Grace Road as the curtain came down on their miserable Championship Division Two campaign

Leicestershire v Hampshire, Grace Road, 2nd day

Vince, Dawson give Hoggard tough farewell

Sep 18, 2013: Liam Dawson and James Vince both hit unbeaten centuries as Hampshire took a stranglehold on their game against Leicestershire at Grace Road

Lancashire v Leicestershire, Old Trafford, 4th day

Promoted Lancs already looking forwards

Sep 14, 2013: Lancashire may not have achieved promotion in the style they would have liked, but the hour-long wait to confirm their success completes a remarkable turnaround of fortunes

Lancashire v Leicestershire, Old Trafford, 3rd day

Katich signs off successful summer

Sep 13, 2013: Manchester's infamous rain may have delayed Lancashire's promotion celebrations but Simon Katich departs for a brighter climate this weekend content he has fully contributed to their successful return to Division One.

Lancashire v Leicestershire, Old Trafford, 2nd day

Horton continues prolific comeback

Sep 12, 2013: Sidelined for six matches during a key phase in Lancashire's promotion push, Paul Horton been prolific since his comeback and may now have played the innings that all but secures their return to Division One.

Lancashire v Leicestershire, Old Trafford, 1st day

Moores confident in youth policy

Sep 11, 2013: Lancashire may have undergone a makeover of their Championship line-up but coach Peter Moores is confident their decision to blood more players will make them more competitive in Division One next summer.

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Ashes legend Hoggard to retire

Sep 11, 2013: Matthew Hoggard, the swing bowler who helped England regain the Ashes in 2005, has announced his retirement after an 18-year career.

Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Bristol, 3rd day

Gidman joins greats in big win

Sep 5, 2013: Will Gidman became just the fifth Gloucestershire player to take 10 wickets and score a century in the same match as he almost single-handedly rolled Leicestershire over by an innings and 138 runs inside three days at Bristol.

Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Bristol, 2nd day

Gidman continues to grind Leics

Sep 4, 2013: Will Gidman again proved himself a thorn in Leicestershire sides as Gloucestershire moved into a dominant position on the second day at Bristol.

Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Bristol, 1st day

Will Gidman best fires out Leics

Sep 3, 2013: Allrounder Will Gidman returned career-best bowling figures as Gloucestershire assumed the upper hand on the opening day against Leicestershire at Bristol.

Leicestershire v Worcs, Grace Road, 4th day

Worcs wrap up straightforward win

Aug 31, 2013: Worcestershire kept their slim hopes of promotion alive with a nine-wicket victory against bottom-of-the-table Leicestershire in their Championship clash at Grace Road