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during Day One of the Rothesay County Championship One match between Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Yorkshire County Cricket Club at the Uptonsteel Grace Rd, Leicester, UK on 19 June 2026.aWICKET - Leicestershire's Ben Green is congratulated for trapping William Luxton during Day One of the Rothesay County Championship One match between Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Yorkshire County Cricket Club at the Uptonsteel Grace Rd, Leicester, UK on 19 June 2026.
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Power Ratings: Leicestershire’s County Championship Season So Far - Part 2

The Foxes are still finding it tough going in Division One of the County Championships but have been buoyed by their innings victory over Yorkshire that still...

24.06.26, 09:00 Updated 24.06.26, 11:26 3 Minute Read

Andy Moore

Andy Moore

The step up to Division One was always going to be difficult for Leicestershire. After years outside the top division, survival alone represented a realistic objective at the beginning of the season.

But as the season approaches its halfway point, the conversation is beginning to change. An impressive response after the defeat to Essex, culminating in a dominant innings victory over Yorkshire, has strengthened the growing belief that the Foxes are more than capable of competing at this level but they will need more when the competition resumes in August.

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