Leicestershire County Cricket Club

[SMX11]

If they were looking at it objectively it would be below par because it appeared to be uneven on day one as the bounce was variable. I didn't watch enough of the game to judge but I have noticed the Grace road decks do generally have variable bounce over the game but it generally keeps low and not spit off a length.

[Ted Maul]

The only reason it's even a conversation is because of the way it was cut. 

[SemperEadem]

23 minutes ago, Ted Maul said:

The only reason it's even a conversation is because of the way it was cut. 

Why was it cut that way?

 

 

[Ted Maul]

18 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

Why was it cut that way?

 

 

Offer a bit more for both seamer and spinner, ultimately make it more likely produce a result. Doesn't mean it was necessarily substandard and, by all accounts, we'd had that approved by the ECB in advance. 

[MaidstoneFox]

On 24/08/2026 at 11:07, LBTufty said:

Great to see Sol back from injury and playing in our Second XI match against (of all teams) Glamorgan that's just started:

 

Starting XI: SG Budinger, R Rajashekar, AS Kalsi, LJ Hill*, D Fanibanda, GW Maddy†, Raheem Ahmed, MS Rizvi, A Farooq, JTS Sumerauer, H Cox, TS Marshall

I'm pretty sure Fanibanda was a 'Carry On' character.

[SemperEadem]

The social media snippets have improved, knocking out some nice video clipped together bits recently.

[MaidstoneFox]

8 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

The social media snippets have improved, knocking out some nice video clipped together bits recently.

The website actually loads up properly now, something Sean Jarvis never managed in his time.

[SemperEadem]

11 minutes ago, MaidstoneFox said:

The website actually loads up properly now, something Sean Jarvis never managed in his time.

Yeah clocked that also.

[Cakey]

3 hours ago, Ted Maul said:

Offer a bit more for both seamer and spinner, ultimately make it more likely produce a result. Doesn't mean it was necessarily substandard and, by all accounts, we'd had that approved by the ECB in advance. 

Guys I know at the club still maintain nothing in it and wasnt marked down. So someone has the wrong end of the stick. Probably County

[Corky]

It worked in our favour so much that the opposition had a first innings lead.

[SemperEadem]

No better place to watch cricket than Scarborough, hope we get a game in.

[Silebyfox_89]

11 hours ago, SemperEadem said:

No better place to watch cricket than Scarborough, hope we get a game in.

Looking unlikely to get a full game based on the forecast.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

21 hours ago, Ted Maul said:

Offer a bit more for both seamer and spinner, ultimately make it more likely produce a result. Doesn't mean it was necessarily substandard and, by all accounts, we'd had that approved by the ECB in advance. 

Even with approval from the ECB the pitch still has to be marked on its own merits, was there excess (excess is the key word) seam, spin or uneven bounce? The latter will probably be the issue. Unfortunately it’s all irrelevant that it was an exciting game with a result on the final day as the ECB marking system doesn’t actually take the whole game into account. 
It does leave us in a precarious position as if we get another BA mark in the next 12 months then we’re in trouble. 

The ECB will question if we prepared the best pitch possible.

Edited 27 August by Mark 'expert' Lawrenson

[CosbehFox]

Well Yorkshire and Scarborough have had a good go doing something similar 

 

 

[Angus Scott]

So the play has started, Holland bowling, but the Leicestershire commentator thinks it's Davey.

 

For pity's sake get Richard Rae back

[EastAnglianFox]

Such a shame that the weather is going to play a big part in this one.

 

Yorks already 8-2

[FOXYTALK]

55 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said:

Such a shame that the weather is going to play a big part in this one.

 

Yorks already 8-2

Not a bad pitch 

[everton carr]

1 hour ago, Angus Scott said:

So the play has started, Holland bowling, but the Leicestershire commentator thinks it's Davey.

 

For pity's sake get Richard Rae back

Richard Rae made mistakes by the bucketload he once confused Gavin Griffiths with Ben Mike

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

2 hours ago, Angus Scott said:

So the play has started, Holland bowling, but the Leicestershire commentator thinks it's Davey.

 

For pity's sake get Richard Rae back

I watched a bit of the live stream and thought the commentary was decent enough, going on about seagulls and fish and chips 🤣 

[HaroldBazBo]

Hants shot out and Surrey in trouble.

 

Grab a few bonus points and let the rain do the rest.

[LBTufty]

12 minutes ago, HaroldBazBo said:

Hants shot out

A set of ECB pitch inspectors turning up in Cardiff would be perfect karma 🤞😁

[EastAnglianFox]

19 minutes ago, HaroldBazBo said:

Hants shot out and Surrey in trouble.

 

Grab a few bonus points and let the rain do the rest.

Just a shame Glamorgan are 1-2 ffs 

[when_you're_smiling]

6 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said:

Just a shame Glamorgan are 1-2 ffs 

2-3. 13 wickets in two sessions. That reporter’s going to lose his mind at the state of the wicket.

[HaroldBazBo]

He'll be blaming Grace Road.

[Silebyfox_89]

Good to get bairstow before bad light