Leicestershire County Cricket Club, also known as Leicestershire Foxes in shorter forms of the game, is a cricket team based in Leicester, England. The club takes part in the County Championship, One Day Cup, and Vitality Blast.
📜 Leicestershire County Cricket Club History
Representing its namesake county, Leicestershire CCC is a cricket club formed in 1879. The team is one of the 18 first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.
Since becoming a first-class county in 1894, Leicestershire have predominantly played their home games at the Uptonsteel County Ground (also known as Grace Road), though Hinckley, Loughborough, Melton Mowbray, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Coalville, Uppingham and Oakham have also acted as home venues.
Leicestershire have won the County Championship on 3 occasions (1975, 1996, 1998), while 3 victories in the Vitality Blast have made the team one of the T20 competition's most successful sides. Alan Mullally and Phil Simmons are among the most famous players to have played for the club.
