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Leicestershire scaling new heights

Matthew Hoggard, Josh Cobb and chairman Paul Haywood are leading a Leicestershire team that will take part in a sponsored skydive to raise money for the club's benefit year and Rainbows Children's Hospice.

O'Brien and Peters plunder again

Northamptonshire opening batsmen Niall O'Brien and Stephen Peters made their second half-centuries of the game to tighten the hosts’ grip on Leicestershire on day three of the Division Two match at Wantage Road.

Northants in charge despite Sarwan fifty

Ramnaresh Sarwan struck a half-century but Leicestershire remained in a perilous situation after the second day of their LV= County Championship Division Two match at Northamptonshire.

Peters makes it back-to-back hundreds

Stephen Peters struck a century for the second game running as Northamptonshire's batsmen dominated the first day of their LV= County Championship Division Two match against Leicestershire at Wantage Road.

Fans get say on future of county cricket

The ECB is giving cricket fans the opportunity to have their say on county cricket and its future, through the biggest survey of its kind in the history of the domestic game.

Shah steers Eagles home

Essex eased to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Leicestershire in their Clydesdale Bank 40 Group A clash at Chelmsford.

Rain all but ends Essex promotion hopes

With rain playing the decisive role, Essex and Leicestershire had to settle for a draw in their LV= County Championship Division Two match at Chelmsford.

Westley and Chambers given CB40 chance

Chris Airey

Essex head coach Paul Grayson insists he will still field his best available side in the Clydesdale Bank 40 clash with Leicestershire, even though the Eagles can no longer qualify from Group A.

Thornely a thorn in Essex's side

Michael Thornely continued to repay Leicestershire’s faith by scoring his second LV= County Championship century to lead his side to 336 for nine in response to an Essex total of 434 for three in their Division Two battle.

Essex continue to dominate

Essex were firmly in control of their LV= County Championship Division Two match against Leicestershire at Chelmsford after day two.