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Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland. The club's limited overs team is called the Leicestershire Foxes. Founded in 1879,the club had minor county status until 1894 when it was promoted to first-class status pending its entry into the County Championship in 1895. Since then,Leicestershire have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.
George Geary was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team.
The Fox and Goose Ground was a cricket ground in Coalville,Leicestershire. Linked with the nearby Fox &Goose public house,the ground was used as an outground by Leicestershire in 1913 and 1914. First-class cricket was played at the ground twice,with Leicestershire playing against Worcestershire in the 1913 and 1914 County Championship's,with Leicestershire winning both matches. Following the First World War,Leicestershire did not return to the ground. Cricket is no longer played at the ground,which is still in use as a recreation ground and is now known as Scotlands Playing Fields.
The College Ground was a cricket ground based in the town of Loughborough,Leicestershire. Initially the ground was a playing field of the Loughborough Technical Institute,which was formed in 1909. First-class cricket was played at the ground twice in 1928 and 1929,with Leicestershire using the ground as an outground against Derbyshire in the 1928 County Championship and Glamorgan in the 1929 County Championship. Following the merger of the Loughborough College of Technology,Loughborough College of Education and Loughborough Training College and Loughborough College of Art and Design into The Union of Loughborough Colleges and subsequent application for university status by the College of Technology,there was a need for a permanent base for the Loughborough Students' Union. Land occupied by the College Ground was identified,with the Student Union building being constructed on it in 1979.
Charles Terence Spencer was an English first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire. Only Ewart Astill and George Geary have taken more wickets for Leicestershire. His career best figures of 9-63 were made in 1954 against Yorkshire. He is the nephew of Leicestershire fast bowler Haydon Smith.
Carl Daniel Crowe is an English former first-class cricketer. Crowe was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler. He was born in Leicester,Leicestershire.
Craig Piers Crowe is an English cricketer. Crowe is a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Leicester,Leicestershire.
Neal Alexander Scott Mackey is an English cricketer. Mackey is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Leicester,Leicestershire.
Matthew Robin Trevor is an English cricketer. Trevor is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Leicester,Leicestershire.
Karl Brian Smith is a former English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Leicester,Leicestershire.
James Jonathan Bull is an English cricketer. Bull is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born at Leicester,Leicestershire.
Paul Stuart Widdowson is an English cricketer. Widdowson is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at Leicester,Leicestershire.
Kirkby Road is a cricket ground in Barwell,Leicestershire. Cricket in Barwell dates to 1807,with cricket being played at Kirkby Road since at least 1913. First-class cricket has been played there three times in 1946 and 1947,with Leicestershire playing Lancashire and Warwickshire in the 1946 County Championship and Worcestershire in the 1947 County Championship. Over half a century later in 2001,major cricket returned to the ground when it played host to a List A one-day match between the Leicestershire Cricket Board (LCB) and the Northamptonshire Cricket Board in the Cheltenham &Gloucester Trophy,which was won by the LCB,with their captain Neil Pullen scoring 88. The ground is still used by the village club and adjoins the football ground used by Barwell F.C..
Paul Gavin Breedon Fisher is an English cricketer. Fisher is a right-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Leicester,Leicestershire.
Christopher James Griffiths is an English cricketer. Griffiths is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bradford,Yorkshire.
Neil Jon Pullen is an English cricketer. Pullen is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace and who occasionally plays as a wicketkeeper. He was born in Leicester,Leicestershire.
Nemesh Girishchandra Patel is an English cricketer. Patel is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Leicester,Leicestershire.
Haydon Arthur Smith was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Leicestershire from 1925 to 1939. He was born and died at Groby,Leicestershire. He was the uncle of later Leicestershire cricketer Terry Spencer.