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Leicestershire's Lewis Hill last man out on 127 during the final day of the Rothesay County Championship One match between Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Essex County Cricket Club at the Uptonsteel Grace Rd, Leicester, UK on 15 June 2026.
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An Ode to Hilly

The former Foxes captain announced that he will retire at the end of the season earlier this month, bringing down the curtain on his career at Grace Road....

02.07.26, 10:16 Updated 02.07.26, 10:18 4 Minute Read

Andy Moore

Andy Moore

When Lewis Hill walks off a professional cricket field for the final time later this summer, Leicestershire will not simply be losing a batsman. They will be saying goodbye to one of the defining figures of a generation.

Not because he was the most gifted player to wear the Fox on his chest. Not because he dominated county attacks for two decades. But because few players have ever embodied what it means to represent Leicestershire quite like Hill.

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