M1 southbound in Leicestershire reopens after two incidents. Northbound side stopped at junction 21A to 22 due to lorry fire. Southbound lanes closed after lorry-motorbike collision in the same area. The southbound lanes of the M1 in Leicestershire have been reopened following two separate incidents on the motorway. At approximately 13:00 BST, the northbound side … Read more
Leicestershire sign Ajinkya Rahane for a portion of the English domestic season. Rahane will be available for all first-class County Championship. He is scheduled to move into the Grace Road residence. Ajinkya Rahane of India has been signed by Leicestershire for a portion of the 2023 English domestic season, the Midlands county said on Tuesday. … Read more
31 y/o man was detained on suspicion of a death to a child. He was later granted police bail and released. Leicestershire Police advised not to speculate as enquiry is still in its early stages. A man has been detained in connection with the infant’s death who passed away at a home in Leicestershire. On … Read more
Ben Duckett hit a season-high 63 and Alex Hales his third half-century. Outlaws beat the Falcons to set a new record total of 227. Brooke Guest scored 40 unbeaten. Ben Duckett hit a season-high 63 and Alex Hales his third half-century as the Outlaws had their best night of a disappointing season. Zak Chappell (3 … Read more
Naveen-ul-Haq took four wickets after suffering a wrist injury. Alex Hales hit 55 off 43 balls. Samit Patel hit 300 wickets in this format. Naveen-ul-Haq concluded with 4 for 24 after suffering a severe wrist injury in his second over, with Ben Mike the all-round man of the match with 2 for 26 after smashing … Read more
Leicestershire Foxes beat Durham by 51. Wiaan Mulder hit 54 off 33 balls for the visitors. Ahmed tortured the home side with wrist-spin. Rehan Ahmed hit career-best figures as Leicestershire Foxes beat Durham by 51 runs at Seat Unique Riverside. Wiaan Mulder batted brilliantly for the Foxes. Striking 54 off 33 balls when the visitors … Read more
On Saturday, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee street celebration took placein Leicestershire It devolved into a mob fight that resulted in numerous arrests. After the celebration of the Queen’s 70-year reign devolved into violence, police had to apprehend three persons who were reportedly drinking. Read more: prince-charles-refers-to-queen-elizabeth-as-mummy The altercation, which included over 20 individuals, led … Read more
Paul Coughlin shined with bat and ball as Durham overcame Leicestershire Foxes by 54 runs in their Vitality Blast opener, despite losing three players to England duty. After being selected to bat first, the 29-year-old allrounder hit 42 from 30 balls to help Durham register 184 for 8 from their 20 overs, before taking 4 … Read more
In an English County Championship match against Leicestershire on Friday, Pakistan’s Azhar Ali hit an undefeated double century to help Worcestershire rewrite the record books. Azhar and former England Under-19 international Jack Haynes added 281 for the third wicket, breaking the previous mark of 278 set by Cyril Walters and Harold Gibbons against Leicestershire in … Read more
Before their red-ball and white-ball matches in June and July, the Indian teams will play a few warm-up games in England. According to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the red-ball team, which will play the Leicestershire County Cricket Club in Leicester from June 24, will have a Test in Birmingham on July 1. … Read more
Shaan Masood became the first Pakistani cricketer in the County Championship to score back-to-back double centuries. The Pakistani opener is representing the county cricket club Derbyshire. He played a blistering inning of 219 off 239 balls to register his second double century against Leicestershire on Friday. He scored his debut double century against Sussex in … Read more
Durham and Leicestershire drew as the visitors held off the bowlers, thanks to Sam Evans’ unbroken 77. Durham declared overnight on 239-2 in their second innings, giving Leicestershire a notional 395. By the time both sides shook hands, Evans and skipper Colin Ackermann (40 not out) had guided them to 183-2. Both teams have two … Read more
Tributes have been paid to a recently retired chief constable Simon Cole, who was found dead at his home. Former Leicestershire Police Chief Constable Simon Cole, who stepped down last week, was discovered dead at an address in Kibworth Harcourt on Wednesday. The 55-year-old had held the position for 12 years and announced his retirement from the … Read more
Scientists find a 180 million-year-old ‘sea dragon’ dinosaur fossil in Leicestershire. They were amazed to witness an ancient ‘sea dragon,‘ as the Ichthyosaurus is known, that had been found by Mary Anning in the nineteenth century. Ancient animals roamed the earth around 250 million years ago before being wiped out 90 million years ago. Read … Read more
