Cricket News

Paul Nixon will remain with Leicestershire for at least another year after signing a new contract with the county

Leicestershire's board of directors has agreed to step down en masse at the next annual general meeting, to be held in mid-Feb 2011

Leicestershire's former chairman Neil Davidson stepped down from his position on Tuesday with a parting shot at the county captain Matthew Hoggard, whom he accused of destabilising the club in the course of a season-long row

Jigar Naik took four wickets as Leicestershire rounded off their season with a thumping 10-wicket victory over Northamptonshire on the final day of the County Championship

James Taylor struck his third County Championship century of the season as Leicestershire's batsmen dominated on the third day against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road

Leicestershire batsman Greg Smith struck his second century in consecutive County Championship innings on the second day of the match against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road

Leicestershire have been plunged into a new crisis with the news that Tim Boon, their senior coach, is to leave the club

Young Northamptonshire batsman Rob Newton struck his maiden first-class century on a weather-affected first day of the County Championship Division Two match against Leicestershire at Wantage Road

Three weeks ago the chances of a thrilling conclusion to the County Championship looked highly unlikely

Leicestershire sent Gloucestershire spinning to an emphatic 329-run defeat at Grace Road, claiming the five wickets they needed for victory in 46 overs for the addition of 80 runs

Greg Smith scored a career best unbeaten 158 as Leicestershire set Gloucestershire a mountainous target of 488 to win their County Championship Division Two clash at Grace Road

Teenager Nathan Buck took a starring role to spearhead a Leicestershire fightback on the first day of their final home County Championship game of the season against Gloucestershire at Grace Road

Teenager Nathan Buck took a starring role to spearhead a Leicestershire fightback on the first day of their final home County Championship game of the season against Gloucestershire at Grace Road

Harry Gurney claimed career-best figures of 5 for 24 as the Leicestershire Foxes closed their Clydesdale Bank 40 campaign with a 14-run victory over Hampshire Hawks at Grace Road - their first win at home in the competition since the opening match of the

Leicestershire have announced that allrounder James Benning will leave Grace Road at the end of the 2010 season

Leicestershire seamer Andy Harris has announced his retirement from first-class cricket after 18 years in the game

Kent kept alive their hopes of reaching the Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-finals with a comfortable victory over Leicestershire in their Group C clash at Grace Road.

A valiant 71 not out from Australian Adam Voges was not enough to prevent Nottinghamshire Outlaws from slipping to their third Clydesdale Bank 40 defeat to dampen their hopes of reaching the semi-finals

Set a demanding target of 361 in a minimum of 76 overs on the last day of this game at Grace Road, Leicestershire fell just 23 runs short

There was little progress on or off the field at Grace Road as rain washed out the third day of the County Championship match between Leicestershire and Surrey