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Leicestershire County Cricket Club

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RizLCFC

RizLCFC

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30 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said:

I reckon I’d look 20 years younger if I didn’t support teams that have the name Leicester in them

Literally said the same thing when we needed 5 to win and hadn’t scored a run in 3 overs.

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CrawlingFox

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36 minutes ago, RizLCFC said:

Ben Cox is a seriously underrated cricketer for us. He’s added some grit, and is a quality wicketkeeper too.

He's class. He, Hill, Holland and Handscomb give the side a real spine with great experience and as you say, grit. You can almost guarantee at least a couple will perform very well in any given innings.

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Bert

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23 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

A weekend where three of the four Leicester pro clubs win. Guess which one didn’t 🤣

The women :ph34r:

Voll Blau

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Again, the kind of day where in years gone by we'd have gone to pot.

 

Gloucestershire are a poor side but getting the result in those circumstances is the kind of thing genuine promotion contenders do, even when they're having a wobble.

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Lionator

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22 minutes ago, everton carr said:

Only on the field certainly not off it

Well the club structure is a lot better, the Claude appointment didn’t convince me and it sounds like some feathers were ruffled. 
 

The money that we’re getting from the hundred gives us some leeway and we have trimmed down the squad. Does anyone know when the club will receive that money? 

MaidstoneFox

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There's a good interview in The Cricketer with CH. I'm pasting it here as it's behind a paywall:

Leicestershire director of cricket Claude Henderson has praised the virtues of county cricket's loan system, calling it "really good for the game".

Henderson was speaking to The Cricketer from Bristol, where allrounder Ben Green – hired from Somerset for County Championship cricket through the early stages of the season – claimed a maiden first-class five-wicket haul.

Green's signing – he will return to Somerset for T20 Blast fixtures – comes after Hampshire seamer Scott Currie enjoyed a successful stint at Grace Road in 2024. Currie, 23, took 54 wickets for Leicestershire across the Championship and the Blast, returning to the south coast this summer with his reputation reinforced.

"It was really good for both Scott and for Leicestershire," explained Henderson. "The loan system is really good for the game. It is very sad to see quality players not playing first-team cricket. That is a challenge; clubs want depth, and I get that. But that is my vision for it."

Green has taken 12 wickets at 21.25 apiece for the early Division Two pacesetters, who have also signed Ian Holland permanently from this summer onwards after initially taking him on loan last year.

"My view on it is that if we get someone in on loan, then they're playing first-team cricket," added Henderson. "Ben Green has given us very good depth this year. Somerset are happy because he's playing first-team cricket.

"Has he blocked anyone? No. If somebody else is a better option, they'll play. My view is that he is a Leicestershire player for that pocket. He might not play every game; if you get somebody on loan, you don't have to play them in every game. He is a squad player. He strengthens my squad and gives me the option of a quality player for two months. It is financially viable. It's about how you link him in, how you communicate with the rest that there is no agenda – and there isn't."

Few counties, though, have utilised the temporary-signing market in the same way, instead relying on the option for short-term injury fixes rather than as season-long recruits, as in football. Conor McKerr, for example, joined Nottinghamshire permanently from Surrey over the winter, having been shipped out on loan on seven different occasions.

"It could be very difficult at times," he told The Cricketer in pre-season. "The goal for everyone is to play for their club. But I'm trying to get the best out of my career. So, when I got opportunities to play, that's what I had to do. So, yes, it was tough, going out on loan – but sometimes that's just what you've got to do."

Leicestershire, who missed Ben Mike and Tom Scriven to injuries for their nail-biting two-wicket victory over Gloucestershire, will welcome Shan Masood as a third overseas option from May 20. Masood and Logan van Beek are expected to begin the Blast, with Championship captain Peter Handscomb resting.

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when_you're_smiling

when_you're_smiling

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5 hours ago, Lionator said:

Well the club structure is a lot better, the Claude appointment didn’t convince me and it sounds like some feathers were ruffled. 
 

The money that we’re getting from the hundred gives us some leeway and we have trimmed down the squad. Does anyone know when the club will receive that money? 

Has the sales even been completed yet? They extended the deadline to complete it.

 

Jarvis is going to be in charge of arguably the most important off-season at the club when that arrives. He’ll be judged on that more than anything in 5/10 years time. Wipe off the debt and put in a structure that’s self-sustainable going forward. If he doesn’t, doubt the ECB will throw any more  in the way of lifelines.

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LBTufty

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On 26/04/2025 at 15:18, Graceroad said:

We have an excellent number 2 in Harry Swindells

Another half-century for HS in yesterday's Second XI game against Northamptonshire. Speaking of which, Wrighty seems good for a welcome return after his 3-19 helped run through their top order. 

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Graceroad

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4 hours ago, LBTufty said:

Another half-century for HS in yesterday's Second XI game against Northamptonshire. Speaking of which, Wrighty seems good for a welcome return after his 3-19 helped run through their top order. 

Yes Harry's  n great form atm Cox has done well but he's coming towards the end of his career hopefully he gets a chance sooner rather then later

Vowels

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Swindells is an able backup and I hope he has a good future in the game. 

 

Ben Cox is lovely for us though. A super WK in div 2 and handy with the bat. Seems to be good man to have around the squad by all accounts too.

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LBTufty

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For those into their cricket podcasts, Ian Holland is the special guest on this week's edition of 'The Analyst Inside Cricket' with Simon Hughes and Simon Mann, talking about all sorts including the recent win in Bristol.

 

Spotify

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Tommy Fresh

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6 hours ago, Graceroad said:

Yes Harry's  n great form atm Cox has done well but he's coming towards the end of his career hopefully he gets a chance sooner rather then later

I'd rather the bloke in good form for the first team keeps playing actually 

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