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Cricket Club Details Year Formed Ground Grace Road End names Pavilion End Bennett End Captain: Paul Nixon Overseas Players: Boeta Dippenaar |
Grace Road The Home Of Leicestershire County Cricket Club  Capacity 12000 Address Leicestershire CCC The County Ground Grace Road Leicester LE2 8AD Telephone 0116 2832128 Fax |
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Leicestershire County Cricket Club Fixtures 2008 Leicestershire County Cricket Club County Championship Fixtures Wednesday, 16 April 2008 Wednesday, 23 April 2008 Tuesday, 29 April 2008 Tuesday, 13 May 2008 Wednesday, 21 May 2008 Friday, 30 May 2008 Sunday, 29 June 2008 Friday, 11 July 2008 Tuesday, 22 July 2008 Wednesday, 30 July 2008 Wednesday, 06 August 2008 Wednesday, 20 August 2008 Wednesday, 27 August 2008 Tuesday, 09 September 2008 Wednesday, 17 September 2008 Wednesday, 24 September 2008 Leicestershire v Middlesex, Grace Road, 11:00 Worcestershire v Leicestershire, New Road, 11:00 Warwickshire v Leicestershire, Edgbaston, 11:00 Leicestershire v Northamptonshire, Grace Road, 11:00 Essex v Leicestershire, Chelmsford, 11:00 Leicestershire v Glamorgan, Grace Road, 11:00 Leicestershire v Worcestershire, Grace Road, 11:00 Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Derby, 11:00 Northamptonshire v Leicestershire, Northampton, 11:00 Leicestershire v Warwickshire, Grace Road, 11:00 Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Cheltenham, 11:00 Middlesex v Leicestershire, Lord's, 11:00 Leicestershire v Essex, Grace Road, 11:00 Leicestershire v Gloucestershire, Grace Road, 11:00 Glamorgan v Leicestershire, Cardiff, 11:00 Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Grace Road, 11:00 Leicestershire County Cricket Club Pro40 League Div 2 Sunday, 20 July 2008 Tuesday, 29 July 2008 Sunday, 03 August 2008 Sunday, 10 August 2008 Tuesday, 12 August 2008 Monday, 25 August 2008 Sunday, 07 September 2008 Saturday, 13 September 2008 Leicestershire v Essex, Grace Road, 13:00 Leicestershire v Warwickshire, Grace Road, 16:30 Yorkshire v Leicestershire, Headingley Carnegie, 13:00 Glamorgan v Leicestershire, TBC, 13:00 Kent v Leicestershire, Canterbury, 16:30 Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Grace Road, 13:00 Leicestershire v Northamptonshire, Grace Road, 13:00 Surrey v Leicestershire, The Brit Oval, 12:45 Leicestershire County Cricket Club The Friends Provident Trophy Sunday, 20 April 2008 Sunday, 04 May 2008 Monday, 05 May 2008 Saturday, 10 May 2008 Sunday, 11 May 2008 Sunday, 18 May 2008 Monday, 26 May 2008 Wednesday, 28 May 2008 Leicestershire v Northamptonshire, Grace Road, 12:00 Leicestershire v Ireland, Grace Road, 12:00 Warwickshire v Leicestershire, Edgbaston, 12:00 Northamptonshire v Leicestershire, Northampton, 12:00 Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, Trent Bridge, 12:00 Ireland v Leicestershire, Stormont Belfast, 12:00 Leicestershire v Warwickshire, Oakham School, 12:00 Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire, Oakham School, 12:00 Leicestershire County Cricket Club Twenty20 Cup Div North Wednesday, 11 June 2008 Friday, 13 June 2008 Sunday, 15 June 2008 Tuesday, 17 June 2008 Thursday, 19 June 2008 Friday, 20 June 2008 Sunday, 22 June 2008 Tuesday, 24 June 2008 Thursday, 26 June 2008 Friday, 27 June 2008 Leicestershire v Lancashire, Grace Road, 17:30 Leicestershire v Durham, Grace Road, 17:30 Lancashire v Leicestershire, Old Trafford, 17:30 Leicestershire v Yorkshire, Grace Road, 17:30 Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, Trent Bridge, 17:30 Durham v Leicestershire, Riverside, 17:30 Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Derby, 17:30 Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire, Grace Road, 17:30 Yorkshire v Leicestershire, Headingley Carnegie, 17:30 Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Grace Road, 17:30 |
Leicestershire County Cricket Club 2008 Squad Player Hylton Ackerman James Allenby Matthew Boyce Ryan Cummins Boeta Dippenaar (Overseas) Dillon du Preez Harry Gurney Paul Harrison Claude Henderson Garnett Kruger Jermaine Lawson Nadeem Malik Jigar Naik Thomas New Paul Nixon (Capt) Joel Pope Daniel Rowe Jeremy Snape James Taylor D.O.B. 14/02/1973 12/09/1982 13/08/1985 14/04/1984 14/07/1977 11/08/1981 25/10/1986 22/05/1984 14/06/1972 05/01/1977 13/01/1982 06/10/1982 10/08/1984 18/01/1985 21/10/1970 23/10/1988 22/03/1984 27/04/1973 06/01/1990 Born Cape Town, SA Perth, Aus Cheltenham Sutton Kimberley Port Elizabeth, SA Loughborough Cuckfield Worcester, SA Port Elizabeth, SA Jamaica, WI Nottingham Leicester Sutton-in-Ashfield Carlisle Surrey Ogwr Stoke-on-Trent Nottingham Bat/bowl RHB RM RHB RM LHB RM RHB RFM RHB RHB RFM RHB LFM RHB RM RHB SLA RHB RFM RHB RFM RHB RFM RHB OB LHB WK LHB WK RHB WK RHB RMF RHB OB RHB LB |
Leicestershire County Cricket Club First Class Records Team Highest Total For 701-4d v Worcestershire 1906 Highest Total Against 761-6d by Essex v , Chelmsford 1990 Lowest Total For 25 v Kent 1912 Leicester Lowest Total Against 24 by Glamorgan Leicester 1971 Batting Highest Score 302* BJ Hodge v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, 2003 Most Runs in Season Most Runs in Career Best Partnership for each wicket 1st 390 B.Dudleston & J.F.Steele v Derbyshire Leicester 1979 2nd 289* J.C.Balderstone & D.I.Gower v Essex Leicester 1981 3rd 316* W.Watson & A.Wharton v Somerset Taunton 1961 4th 290* P.Willey & T.J.Boon v Warwickshire Leicester 1984 5th 322 B.F.Smith & P.V.Simmons v Nottinghamshire Worksop 1998 6th 284 P.V.Simmons & P.A.Nixon v Durham Chester-le-Street 1996 7th 219* J.D.R.Benson & P.Whitticase v Hampshire Bournemouth 1991 8th 172 P.A.Nixon & D.J.Millns v Lancashire Manchester 1996 9th 160 R.T.Crawford & W.W.Odell v Worcestershire Leicester 1902 10th 228 R.Illingworth & K.Higgs v Northamptonshire Leicester 1977 Bowling Best Bowling 10-18 G Geary v Glamorgan, Pontypridd 1929 Best Match Bowling 16-96 G Geary v Glamorgan, Pontypridd 1929 Wickets in Season Wickets in Career |
Leicestershire County Cricket Club Honours County Champions 1975, 1996, 1998 One Day League Champions 1974, 1977 Gillette Cup/NatWest Trophy/C & G Trophy/Friends Provident Trophy Benson & Hedges Cup 1972, 1975,1985 Twenty20 Cup 2004, 2006 Other |
