Record Against Each First-Class Opponent 1894-2014 First match P W L D T A Derbyshire 1894 205 62 60 83-1 Durham 1992 15 11 1 3 - - Essex 1894 169 39 49 81-2 Glamorgan 1921 138 45 32 61-1 Gloucestershire 1919 123 36 54 33-2 Hampshire 1895 167 42 55 70-1 Kent 1906 156 29 77 50 - - Lancashire 1894 161 20 79 62-2 Middlesex 1898 91 20 38 33-1 Northamptonshire 1905 183 49 41 93-1 Nottinghamshire 1894 171 32 62 77 - - Somerset 1920 101 28 33 40 - - Surrey 1894 160 19 73 68-3 Sussex 1900 140 34 54 52 - -
Warwickshire 1894 166 30 55 81-3 Worcestershire 1899 142 39 45 58 - - Yorkshire 1894 168 16 85 66 1 2 MCC 1894 19 8 9 1 1 - Cambridge University 1924 43 16 6 21-1 Oxford University 1922 45 16 6 23 - - Dublin University 1895 1 1 - - - - Durham UCCE 2005 1 - - 1 - - Loughborough UCCE 2003 3 1-2 - 1 Leeds-Bradford MCCU 2013 1-1 - - - Ireland 1959 2 2 - - - - London County 1901 8 4-4 - - Sir J Cahn's XI 1935 1 - - 1 - - Sir L Parkinson's XI 1935 1 1 - - - - Australia 1896 25 1 11 13 - - South Africa 1901 13 1 7 5 - -
West Indies 1906 18 1 7 10 - - India 1911 13 1 3 9 - - New Zealand 1927 9-4 5-1 Pakistan 1954 10-5 5 - - Sri Lanka 1981 2-1 1 - - Zimbabwe 1981 4 - - 4 - - Philadelphia 1903 1-1 - - - Australian Imp Forces 1919 1 - - 1 - - South America 1932 1 1 - - - - Young Australia 1995 1 1 - - - - Natal 1997 1-1 - - - Bangladesh A 2008 1 - - 1 - - West Indies A 2006 1 - - 1 - - Sri Lanka A 2011 1 1 - - - - Total 2683 607 955 1119 2 22
Championship Record Year Pos P W L D Td Abd Most Championship Runs Most Wickets 1895 12th 16 3 10 3 - - W.Tomlin (622) A.D.Pougher (72) 1896 13th 14 2 8 4 - - A.D.Pougher (847) A.Woodcock (59) 1897 13th 14 1 10 3 - - A.E.Knight (500) A.Woodcock (51) 1898 13th 16 1 10 5 - - C.J.B.Wood (697) A.Woodcock (51) 1899 13th 18 2 8 8 - - A.E.Knight (1231) F.Geeson (57) 1900 14th 22 3 11 8 - - C.J.B.Wood (1455) J.H.King (76) 1901 12th 19 4 10 5-1 C.J.B.Wood (1444) F.Geeson (97) 1902 11th 19 2 4 13-1 J.H.King (838) W.W.Odell (73) 1903 14th 20 1 10 9 - - A.E.Knight (1223) W.W.Odell (550 1904 7th 20 6 6 8 - - C.J.B.Wood (1233) W.W.Odell (70) 1905 5th 22 8 5 9 - - C.J.B.Wood (1567) T.Jayes (95) 1906 15th 22 3 14 5 - - C.J.B.Wood (1333) T.Jayes (93) 1907 11th 20 6 10 4 - - A.E.Knight (947) W.W.Odell (97) 1908 13th 21 4 8 9-1 C.J.B.Wood (1126) W.E.Astill (84) 1909 13th 21 3 10 8-1 J.H.King (1071) T.Jayes (102)
1910 10th 18 6 11 1 - - C.J.B.Wood (1129) W.Shipman (82) 1911 15th 22 1 16 5 - - C.J.B.Wood (1487) W.Shipman (100) 1912 13th 22 3 13 6 - - C.J.B.Wood (982) J.H.King (98) 1913 14th 22 4 13 5 - - J.H.King (1380) G.Geary (79) 1914 13th 23 4 11 8-1 S.Coe (1258) G.Geary (115) 1919 9th 14 3 4 7 - - A.T.Sharp (706) W.E.Benskin (44) 1920 13th 24 7 14 3 - - S.Coe (960) J.H.King (100) 1921 11th 26 10 14 2 - - J.H.King (1440) W.E.Astill (152) 1922 14th 26 6 11 9 - - J.H.King (1207) W.E.Astill (136) 1923 14th 24 5 13 6 - - J.H.King (1084) G.Geary (115) 1924 11th 25 7 12 6-1 W.E.Astill (965) G.Geary (101) 1925 12th 26 7 13 6 - - W.E.Astill (1382) G.Geary (90) 1926 13th 27 5 12 10-1 W.E.Astill (1196) G.Geary (1030 1927 7th 28 7 3 18 - - W.E.Astill (1311) A.Skelding (97) 1928 9th 28 6 4 18 - - E.W.Dawson (1421) W.E.Astill (114) 1929 9th 28 9 6 13 - - E.W.Dawson (1486) G.Geary (138) 1930 12th 28 4 10 14 - - G.L.Berry (1041) W.E.Astill (106)
1931 16th 28 2 7 19 - - G.L.Berry (1271) G.Geary (116) 1932 12th 28 6 11 11 - - G.L.Berry (1716) G.Geary (101) 1933 17th 26 3 15 8 - - G.L.Berry (1903) H.A.Smith (104) 1934 12th 24 6 9 9 - - N.F.Armstrong (1554) H.A.Smith (118) 1935 6th 24 11 9 4 - - N.F.Armstrong (1352) H.A.Smith (143) 1936 15th 24 2 5 17 - - C.S.Dempster (1271) G.Geary/H.A.Smith (97) 1937 16th 26 1 11 14 - - G.L.Berry (2245) H.A.Smith (106) 1938 15th 26 4 9 13 - - G.L.Berry (1217) H.A.Smith (92) 1939 17th 23 1 14 8-1 N.F.Armstrong (1135) H.A.Smith (65) 1946 11th 26 7 13 6 - - G.L.Berry (1503) J.E.Walsh (143) 1947 14th 26 6 14 6 - - G.L.Berry (1733) J.E.Walsh (142) 1948 11th 26 6 11 9 - - V.E.Jackson (1345) J.E.Walsh (157) 1949 17th 26 3 14 9 - - G.L.Berry (1781) J.E.Walsh (127) 1950 16th 28 3 13 12 - - M.Tompkin (1750) J.E.Walsh (100) 1951 15th 28 4 7 17 - - M.Tompkin (1646) V.E.Jackson (87) 1952 6th 28 9 9 10 - - C.H.Palmer (1819) J.E.Walsh (112) 1953 3rd 28 10 7 11 - - M.Tompkin (1847) J.E.Walsh (85)
1954 16th 26 3 9 13 1 2 M.Tompkin (1371) V.E.Jackson (76) 1955 6th 28 11 10 7 - - M.Tompkin (1865) V.E.Jackson (106) 1956 17th 28 3 12 13 - - M.R.Hallam (1464) T.J.Goodwin (61) 1957 17th 27 2 16 9-1 M.R.Hallam (1617) J.S.Savage/C.T.Spencer (75) 1958 12th 28 7 13 8 - - W.Watson (1469) B.S.Boshier (105) 1959 16th 28 5 16 7 - - W.Watson (2017) C.T.Spencer (92) 1960 17th 28 2 13 13 - - M.R.Hallam (1345) C.T.Spencer (80) 1961 9th 28 9 13 6 - - M.R.Hallam (1822) C.T.Spencer (112) 1962 17th 28 2 12 14 - - M.R.Hallam (1670) J.van Geloven (95) 1963 16th 28 3 13 12 - - C.C.Inman (1483) J.S.Savage (97) 1964 16th 27 3 18 6-1 C.C.Inman (1339) C.T.Spencer (67) 1965 14th 28 5 11 12 - - B.J.Booth (1413) J.Cotton (76) 1966 8th 28 8 7 13 - - M.R.Hallam (1453) G.A.R.Lock (97) 1967 3rd 27 10 3 14-1 M.R.Hallam (1355) G.A.R.Lock (122) 1968 9th 28 6 10 12 - - C.C.Inman (1611) J.Birkenshaw (75) 1969 14th 24 4 7 13 - - C.C.Inman (901) G.D.McKenzie (74) 1970 15th 24 5 6 13 - - P.T.Marner (1409) G.D.McKenzie (76)
1971 5th 24 6 2 16 - - C.C.Inman (1322) G.D.McKenzie (81) 1972 6th 20 6 2 12 - - B.Dudleston (1206) J.Birkenshaw (74) 1973 9th 19 4 3 12-1 J.C.Balderstone (1186) J.Birkenshaw (65) 1974 4th 20 7 7 6 - - B.F.Davison (1392) G.D.McKenzie (57) 1975 1st 20 12 1 7 - - B.F.Davison (1309) K.Higgs (50) 1976 4th 20 9 3 8 - - B.F.Davison (1669) P.B.Clift (59) 1977 5th 22 6 4 12 - - J.C.Balderstone (1175) J.Birkenshaw (50) 1978 6th 22 4 5 13 - - B.F.Davison (1628) P.B.Clift (49) 1979 6th 21 4 5 12-1 J.C.Balderstone (1221) K.Higgs (46) 1980 9th= 22 4 2 16 - - J.C.Balderstone (1375) N.G.B.Cook (69) 1981 8th 21 6 6 9-1 J.C.Balderstone (1199) L.B.Taylor (70) 1982 2nd 22 10 4 8 - - B.F.Davison (1789) N.G.B.Cook (80) 1983 4th 24 9 3 12 - - J.C.Balderstone (1443) P.B.Clift (71) 1984 4th 24 8 2 14 - - P.Willey (1322) J.P.Agnew (72) 1985 16th 24 2 3 19 - - P.Willey (1194) J.P.Agnew/L.B.Taylor (52) 1986 7th 24 5 7 12 - - J.J.Whitaker (1382) P.A.J.DeFreitas (89) 1987 3rd 24 8 3 13 - - N.E.Briers (1244) J.P.Agnew (99)
1988 7th= 22 6 3 13 - - N.E.Briers (1231) J.P.Agnew (88) 1989 13th 22 4 8 10 - - J.J.Whitaker (1252) J.P.Agnew (66) 1990 7th 22 6 7 9 - - N.E.Briers (1846) J.P.Agnew (59) 1991 16th 22 3 8 11 - - N.E.Briers (1358) J.N.Maguire (69) 1992 8th 22 7 7 8 - - T.J.Boon (1383) D.J.Millns (68) 1993 9th 17 6 5 6 - - J.J.Whitaker (889) A.D.Mullally (59) 1994 2nd 17 8 7 2 - - N.E.Briers (1042) D.J.Millns (68) 1995 7th 17 7 8 2 - - W.J.Cronje (1301) A.R.K.Pierson (65) 1996 1st 17 10 1 6 - - P.V.Simmons (1186) D.J.Millns (67) 1997 10th 16 4 1 11-1 V.J.Wells (1061) D.J.Millns (48) 1998 1st 17 11-6 - - B.F.Smith (1165) A.D.Mullally (60) 1999 3rd 17 5 3 9 - - A.Habib (1020) M.S.Kasprowicz (53) 2000 (Div 1) 4th 16 4 3 9 - - A.Habib (1038) A.Kumble (45) 2001 (Div 1) 5th 16 5 6 5 - - B.F.Smith (1197) D.E.Malcolm (68) 2002 (Div 1) 5th 16 5 5 6 - - D.L.Maddy (1187) D.E.Malcolm (60) 2003 (Div 1) 9th 16 1 6 9 - - B.J.Hodge (1293) P.A.J.DeFreitas (58) 2004 (Div 2) 6th 16 4 5 7 - - B.J.Hodge (1548) O.D.Gibson (60)
2005 (Div 2) 7th 16 3 6 7 - - H.D.Ackerman/D.D.J.Robinson (1027) O.D.Gibson (44) 2006 (Div 2) 4th 16 5 4 7 - - H.D.Ackerman (1804) S.C.J. Broad/C.W.Henderson (44) 2007 (Div 2) 8th 15 2 8 5-1 P.A.Nixon (879) D.D.Masters (41) 2008 (Div 2) 7th 16 3 4 9 - - H.D. Ackerman (1302) M.N.Malik (42) 2009 (Div 2) 9th 16 2 3 11 - - J.W.A.Taylor (1184) A.J.Harris (35) 2010 (Div 2) 4th 16 7 5 4 - - J.W.A.Taylor (1027) C.W.Henderson (56) 2011 (Div 2) 9th 16 1 11 4 - - W.I.Jefferson (1007) C.W.Henderson/J.K.H.Naik (40) 2012 (Div 2) 7th 16 3 3 10 - - R.R.Sarwan (941) W.A.White (43) 2013 (Div 2) 9th 16-8 8 - - E.J.Eckersley (1275) O.H.Freckingham (36) 2014 (Div 2) 9th 16-10 6 - - A.J.Robson (1086) N.L.Buck/C.E.Shreck (42) Total 2411 547 870 993 1 18 HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 701-4d v Worcestershire Worcester 1906 681-7d v Yorkshire Bradford 1996 638-8d v Worcestershire Leicester 1996 636-4d v Surrey Leicester 2003
634-9d v Durham Leicester 2004 612-8d v Kent Canterbury 2001 609-8d v Sussex Leicester 1900 603 v Sir J Cahn's XI West Bridgford 1935 600-7d v Essex Southend-on-Sea 2003 HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE 761-6d by Essex Chelmsford 1990 739-7d by Notts Trent Bridge 1903 708-9d by Essex Chelmsford 2004 694-6 by Australians Leicester 1956 686-8 by Sussex Leicester 1900 682-2d by West Indians Leicester 1950 675-5d by Somerset Taunton 2007 673 by Essex Leicester 1899 668-7d by Surrey The Oval 2006 660 by Yorkshire Leicester 1896
650-8d by Gloucs Leicester 2007 LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS BY LEICESTERSHIRE 25 v Kent Leicester (Aylestone Road) 1912 26 v Kent Leicester (Aylestone Road) 1911 28 v Australians Leicester 1899 30 v MCC Lord's 1899 33 v Lancashire (one player absent) Leicester (Aylestone Road) 1925 33 v Glamorgan Ebbw Vale 1965 34 v Yorkshire Headingley 1906 34 v Essex Southend 2011 35 v Surrey (1st inns) Leicester 1897 35 v Surrey (2nd inns) Leicester 1897 36 v Derbyshire Loughborough (Brush Ground) 1965
LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE 24 by Glamorgan Leicester 1971 24 by Oxford University Oxford 1985 35 by Surrey Leicester 1894 35 by Northamptonshire Northampton 1907 36 by Derbyshire Chesterfield 1905 36 by Glamorgan Leicester (Aylestone Road) 1925 40 by Worcestershire Worcester 1971 41 by Middlesex Lord's 1974 43 by Glamorgan Cardiff (Sophia Gardens) 1971 47 by Yorkshire Leicester (Aylestone Road) 1911 HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS AGAINST EACH CHAMPIONSHIP OPPONENT Derbyshire 552-6d Leicester 2005 Durham 634-9d Leicester 2004 Essex 600-7d Southend-on-Sea 2003 Glamorgan 588 Cardiff (SG) 2001
Gloucestershire 565 Bristol 2014 Hampshire 535-8d Leicester (AR) 1938 Kent 612-8d Canterbury 2001 Lancashire 493 Leicester (AR) 1910 Middlesex 533 Lord's 2008 Northants 557 Northampton 1997 Notts 523-7d Nottingham 2003 Somerset 490 Frome 1937 Surrey 636-4d Leicester 2003 Sussex 609-8d Leicester 1900 Warwickshire 523 Leicester 2002 Worcestershire 701-4d Worcester 1906 Yorkshire 681-7d Bradford 1996 HIGHEST INNINGS TOTALS FOR EACH CHAMPIONSHIP OPPONENT Derbyshire 509 Glossop 1906 Durham 523-8d Leicester 2005
Essex 761-6d Chelmsford 1990 Glamorgan 566 Colwyn Bay 2009 Gloucestershire 650-8d Leicester 2007 Hampshire 548-6d Southampton 1927 Kent 575 Canterbury 1995 Lancashire 590 Leicester 1899 Middlesex 637-4d Leicester 1947 Northants 600-8d Northampton 2009 Notts 739-7d Nottingham 1903 Somerset 675-5d Taunton 2007 Surrey 668-7d The Oval 2006 Sussex 686-8 Leicester 1900 Warwickshire 605 Leicester 1899 Worcestershire 561 Leicester (AR) 1901 Yorkshire 660 Leicester 1896
LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS AGAINST EACH CHAMPIONSHIP OPPONENT Derbyshire 36 Loughborough (BG) 1965 Durham 123 Leicester 2005 Essex 34 Southend 2011 Glamorgan 33 Ebbw Vale 1965 Gloucestershire 49 Gloucester (WW) 1977 Hampshire 52 Bournemouth 1931 Kent 25 Leicester (AR) 1912 Lancashire 33 Leicester (AR) 1925 Middlesex 65 Lord's 1971 Northants 43 Peterborough (BP) 1968 Notts 53 Nottingham 1932 Somerset 41 Leicester 1957 Surrey 35 Leicester (both inns) 1897 Sussex 40 Hove 1960 Warwickshire 47 Birmingham 1900 Worcestershire 52 Worcester 1965
Yorkshire 34 Leeds 1906 LOWEST INNINGS TOTALS FOR EACH CHAMPIONSHIP OPPONENT Derbyshire 36 Chesterfield 1905 Durham 93 Leicester 2000 Essex 53 Leicester 1977 Glamorgan 24 Leicester 1971 Gloucestershire 57 Gloucester (WW) 1925 Hampshire 58 Leicester (AR) 1907 Kent 56 Oakham 1935 Lancashire 72 Ashby-de-la-Zouch 1926 Middlesex 41 Lord's 1974 Northants 35 Northampton 1907 Notts 58 Leicester 1974 & 1986 Somerset 61 Leicester (AR) 1929 Surrey 35 Leicester 1894 Sussex 66 Leicester (AR) 1935
Warwickshire 48 Coventry (BH) 1919 Worcestershire 40 Worcester 1971 Yorkshire 47 Leicester (AR) 1911 HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS FOR LEICESTERSHIRE (all over 200) 309* H.D.Ackerman Glamorgan Cardiff (SG) 2006 302* B.J.Hodge Notts Trent Bridge 2003 262 B.J.Hodge Durham Leicester 2004 261 P.V.Simmons Northants Leicester 1994 252* S.Coe Northants Leicester (AR) 1914 240 B.J.Hodge Essex Chelmsford 2004 237 J.W.A.Taylor Lough MCCU Leicester 2011 232 G.L.Berry Sussex Leicester (AR) 1930 229* A.E.Knight Worcestershire Worcester 1903 229* D.L.Maddy Lough UCCE Leicester 2003 228 D.I.Gower Glamorgan Leicester 1989 227* J.H.King Worcestershire Coalville (Fox & Goose) 1914
226 A.W.Shipman Kent Tonbridge 1928 225 C.J.B.Wood Worcestershire Worcester 1906 224 V.J.Wells Middlesex Lord's 1997 221* M.E.J.C.Norman Camb Uni Cambridge 1967 221 B.J.Hodge Derbyshire Oakham School 2004 218 J.J.Whitaker Yorkshire Bradford 1996 217* W.Watson Somerset Taunton 1961 216 A.T.Sharp Derbyshire Chesterfield 1911 216 H.D.Ackerman Northants Northampton 2006 215 A.Habib Worcestershire Leicester 1996 213 W.J.Cronje Somerset Weston-super-Mare 1995 210* M.R.Hallam Glamorgan Leicester 1959 209 C.J.L.Rogers Australians Leicester 2005 207* J.W.A. Taylor Surrey The Oval 2009 207* C.S.Dempster Sir J Cahn's XI West Bridgford 1935 207 G.L.Berry Worcs Ashby-de-la-Zouch 1928 206* J.W.A. Taylor Middlesex Leicester 2010
205 J.H.King Hampshire Leicester (AR) 1923 204 V.J.Wells Northants Leicester 1996 204 B.F.Smith Surrey The Oval 1998 203* M.R.Hallam Sussex Worthing 1961 203 A.E.Knight MCC Lord's 1904 203 I.J.Sutcliffe Glamorgan Cardiff (SG) 2001 202* B.J.Hodge Lough UCCE Leicester 2003 202 B.Dudleston Derbyshire Leicester 1979 201* N.E.Briers Warwickshire Edgbaston 1983 201 C.H.Palmer Northants Northampton 1953 200* C.J.B.Wood Hampshire Leicester (AR) 1905 200* M.R.Hallam Notts Trent Bridge 1962 200* J.J.Whitaker Notts Leicester 1986 200 M.R.Hallam Derbyshire Leicester 1959 200 V.J.Wells Yorkshire Bradford 1996
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE 341 G.H.Hirst Yorkshire Leicester (AR) 1905 335* M.W.Goodwin Sussex Hove 2003 311 G.C.Smith Somerset Taunton 2005 295* A.D.Brown Surrey Oakham S 2000 294 J.R.Gunn Notts Trent Bridge 1903 284 M.R.Ramprakash Surrey The Oval 2009 281* K.R.Miller Australians Leicester 1956 275 K.S.Ranjitsinhji Sussex Leicester 1900 268 C.R.N.Maxwell Sir J Cahn's XI West Bridgford 1935 267* W.Rhodes Yorkshire Headingley 1921 266 J.Hardstaff Notts Leicester (AR) 1937 259 M.A.Butcher Surrey Leicester 1999 257 W.J.Edrich Middlesex Leicester 1947 253* D.Kenyon Worcestershire Worcester 1954 253 L.B.Fishlock Surrey Leicester 1948 253 M.E.K.Hussey Durham Leicester 2005
252 W.R.Hammond Gloucestershire Leicester (AR) 1935 HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS FOR LEICESTERSHIRE AGAINST CHAMPIONSHIP OPPONENTS Derbyshire 221 B.J.Hodge Oakham S 2004 Durham 262 B.J.Hodge Leicester 2004 Essex 240 B.J.Hodge Chelmsford 2004 Glamorgan 309* H.D.Ackerman Cardiff (SG) 2006 Gloucestershire 181* J.C.Balderstone Leicester 1984 Hampshire 205 J.H.King Leicester (AR) 1923 Kent 226 A.W.Shipman Tonbridge 1928 Lancashire 158 W.Watson Leicester 1961 Middlesex 224 V.J.Wells Lord's 1997 Northants 261 P.V.Simmons Leicester 1994 Notts 302* B.J.Hodge Trent Bridge 2003 Somerset 217* W.Watson Taunton 1961 Surrey 207* J.W.A Taylor The Oval 2009 Sussex 232 G.L.Berry Leicester (AR) 1930
Warwickshire 201* N.E.Briers Edgbaston 1983 Worcestershire 229* A.E.Knight Worcester 1903 Yorkshire 218 J.J.Whitaker Bradford 1996 HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE BY CHAMPIONSHIP OPPONENTS Derbyshire 239* K.J.Barnett Leicester 1988 Durham 253 M.E.K.Hussey Leicester 2005 Essex 245 P.J.Prichard Chelmsford 1990 Glamorgan 230* S.P.James Leicester 1995 Gloucestershire 264 A.P.R.Gidman Bristol 2014 Hampshire 231 J.H.K.Adams Southampton 2014 Kent 249* H.T.W.Hardinge Leicester (AR) 1922 Lancashire 249 J.T.Tyldesley Leicester 1899 Middlesex 257 W.J.Edrich Leicester 1947 Northants 232 M.E.K.Hussey Northampton 2001 Notts 294 J.R.Gunn Trent Bridge 1903 Somerset 311 G.C.Smith Taunton 2005
Surrey 295* A.D.Brown Oakham S 2000 Sussex 335* M.W.Goodwin Hove 2003 Warwickshire 233 R.G.Twose Edgbaston 1992 Worcestershire 253* D.Kenyon Worcester 1954 Yorkshire 341 G.H.Hirst Leicester (AR) 1905 FIRST-CLASS CENTURIES FOR LEICESTERSHIRE G.L.Berry 45 B.F.Davison 37 J.J.Whitaker 37 N.F.Armstrong 36 C.J.B.Wood 34 J.C.Balderstone 32 J.H.King 32 N.E.Briers 31 M.R.Hallam 31 A.E.Knight 31
M.Tompkin 29 B.Dudleston 27 D.I.Gower 24 C.H.Palmer 24 V.E.Jackson 21 B.F.Smith 20 J.F.Steele 20 S.Coe 19 C.C.Inman 19 P.A.Nixon 19 P.Willey 19 C.S.Dempster 18 W.Watson 18 F.T.Prentice 17 V.J.Wells 17 H.D.Ackerman 16 D.L.Maddy 16
A.W.Shipman 15 A.Habib 15 T.J.Boon 14 H.Whitehead 14 W.E.Astill 13 B.J.Booth 13 R.W.Tolchard 12 E.W.Dawson 10 B.J.Hodge 10 There have been 1,115 centuries scored for Leicestershire to the end of the 2014 season MOST RUNS IN A SEASON FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 2446 52.04 G.L.Berry 1937 2212 55.30 W.Watson 1959 2112 43.10 N.F.Armstrong 1933 2096 39.55 M.R.Hallam 1961 1996 49.90 N.E.Briers 1990
1971 37.19 G.L.Berry 1933 1939 34.02 M.R.Hallam 1959 1928 36.38 M.Tompkin 1955 1919 36.90 M.Tompkin 1953 MOST RUNS IN A CAREER FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 30143 30.32 G.L.Berry 1924-1951 23662 28.61 M.R.Hallam 1950-1970 22618 27.19 J.H.King 1895-1925 21872 30.76 C.J.B.Wood 1896-1923 19879 22.44 W.E.Astill 1906-1939 19001 32.99 N.F.Armstrong 1919-1939 18726 33.03 N.E.Briers 1971-1995 18590 31.94 M.Tompkin 1938-1956 18537 43.11 B.F.Davison 1970-1983 18142 28.93 A.E.Knight 1895-1912 17627 36.95 J.C.Balderstone 1971-1986
17367 24.85 S.Coe 1896-1923 16845 38.90 J.J.Whitaker 1983-1999 15010 23.06 H.Whitehead 1898-1922 14379 28.53 V.E.Jackson 1938-1956 13895 31.09 R.W.Tolchard 1965-1983 13605 23.26 A.W.Shipman 1920-1936 12857 21.61 G.Lester 1937-1958 12814 29.39 J.F.Steele 1970-1983 12587 33.04 C.H.Palmer 1950-1959 12483 31.68 B.Dudleston 1966-1980 12365 34.54 C.C.Inman 1961-1971 12088 34.05 P.A.Nixon 1989-2011 11820 31.35 T.J.Boon 1980-1995 11685 19.74 G.Geary 1912-1938 11040 23.79 J.Birkenshaw 1961-1980 10997 27.70 F.T.Prentice 1934-1951 10685 39.00 D.I.Gower 1975-1989
10113 28.65 B.J.Booth 1964-1973 1000 RUNS IN A SEASON FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 18 G.L.Berry 13 N.F.Armstrong, B.F.Davison, M.R.Hallam 12 C.J.B.Wood 11 J.C.Balderstone, N.E.Briers, V.E.Jackson 10 W.E.Astill, J.H.King, A.E.Knight, M.Tompkin, J.J.Whitaker 8 B.Dudleston, C.C.Inman, C.H.Palmer, A.W.Shipman 7 T.J.Boon, S.Coe 6 B.J.Booth, J.F.Steele, P.Willey 5 G.Lester, P.T.Marner, F.T.Prentice, W.Watson 4 D.I.Gower, S.Jayasinghe, H.Whitehead 3 H.D.Ackerman, E.W.Dawson, C.S.Dempster, D.L.Maddy, M.E.J.C.Norman, L.Potter, B.F.Smith, J.W.A.Taylor, J.van Geloven, G.S.Watson 2 I.P.Butcher, A.Habib, B.J.Hodge, A.C.Revill, D.D.J.Robinson, I.J.Sutcliffe, V.J.Wells, A.Wharton 1 H.D.Bird, J.C.Bradshaw, R.A.Cobb, V.F.S.Crawford, W.J.Cronje, H.H.Dippenaar, E.J. Eckersley, L.R.Gardner, P.N.Hepworth, W.I.Jefferson, V.S.Munden, P.A.Nixon, A.J.Robson, J.L.Sadler, T.E.Sidwell, P.V.Simmons, G.A.Smithson, J.E.Walsh
RECORD PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 1st 390 B.Dudleston & J.F.Steele v Derbyshire Leicester 1979 2nd 289* J.C.Balderstone & D.I.Gower v Essex Leicester 1981 3rd 436* D.L.Maddy & B.J.Hodge v Loughborough UCCE Leicester 2003 4th 360* J.W.A.Taylor & A.B.McDonald v Middlesex Leicester 2010 5th 330 J.W.A.Taylor & S.J.Thakor v Loughborough MCCU Leicester 2011 6th 284 P.V.Simmons & P.A.Nixon v Durham Riverside 1996 7th 219* J.D.R.Benson & P.Whitticase v Hampshire Bournemouth 1991 8th 195 J.W.A. Taylor & J.K.H.Naik v Derbyshire Leicester 2009 9th 160 R.T.Crawford & W.W.Odell v Worcestershire Leicester (AR) 1902 10th 228 R.Illingworth & K.Higgs v Northamptonshire Leicester 1977
RECORD PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE 1st 323 A.J.Strauss, S.D.Robson and J.M.W. Dalrymple for Middx Lord's 2011 (Robson retired hurt with score on 231) 2nd 403 G.A.Gooch & P.J.Prichard for Essex Chelmsford 1990 3rd 392 G.H.Roderick & A.P.R.Gidman for Gloucs Bristol 2014 4th 321 W.R.Hammond & W.L.Neale for Gloucs Gloucester (WW) 1937 5th 329 F.Mitchell & E.Wainwright for Yorkshire Leicester 1899 6th 260 J.N.Crawford & Lord Dalmeny for Surrey The Oval 1905 7th 336 F.C.W.Newman & C.R.N.Maxwell for Sir J Cahn's XI West Bridgford 1935 8th 198 J.D.Middlebrook & A.R.Adams for Essex Leicester 2004 9th 183 C.H.M.Greetham & H.W.Stephenson for Somerset Weston-super-Mare 1963 10th 168 C.P.Wood & D.J.Balcombe for Hampshire Leicester 2012
HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 436* 3rd D.L.Maddy & B.J.Hodge v Loughborough UCCE Leicester 2003 390 1st B.Dudleston & J.F.Steele v Derbyshire Leicester 1979 380 1st C.J.B.Wood & H.Whitehead v Worcestershire Worcester 1906 360* 4th J.W.A.Taylor & A.B.McDonald v Middlesex Leicester 2010 335 1st B.Dudleston & J.F.Steele v Glamorgan Leicester 1975 330 5th J.W.A.Taylor & S.J.Thakor v Loughborough MCCU Leicester 2011 322 5th B.F.Smith & P.V.Simmons v Nottinghamshire Worksop 1998 320 5th J.J.Whitaker & A.Habib v Worcestershire Leicester 1996 316* 3rd W.Watson & A.Wharton v Somerset Taunton 1961 314 3rd H.H.Dippenaar & H.D.Ackerman v Surrey Leicester 2009 305 3rd J.C.Balderstone & B.F.Davison v Nottinghamshire Leicester 1975 300 3rd B.F.Smith & A.Habib v Somerset Taunton 2001 291 3rd A.E.Knight & J.H.King v MCC Lord's 1904 290* 4th P.Willey & T.J.Boon v Warwickshire Leicester 1984 289* 2nd J.C.Balderstone & D.I.Gower v Essex Leicester 1981 287 2nd W.Watson & A.Wharton v Lancashire Leicester 1961
284 6th P.V.Simmons & P.A.Nixon v Durham Riverside 1996 281 2nd J.K.Maunders & B.J.Hodge v Surrey Leicester 2003 278 3rd C.J.B.Wood & A.E.Knight v Hampshire Southampton 1905 278 2nd P.N.Hepworth & V.J.Wells v Glamorgan Leicester 1993 278 4th B.J.Hodge & P.A.Nixon v Nottinghamshire Nottingham 2003 277 1st M.R.Hallam & H.D.Bird v South Africans Leicester 1960 275 5th A.Habib & J.M.Dakin v Somerset Leicester 2000 270 6th H.D.Ackerman & J.J.Cobb v Middlesex Lord's 2008 CARRYING BAT THROUGH COMPLETED INNINGS FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 46 J.Holland v Surrey Leicester 1894 21 C.J.B.Wood v Yorkshire Dewsbury 1898 118 C.J.B.Wood v Yorkshire Leicester (AR) 1903 91 A.E.Knight v Surrey The Oval 1903 160 C.J.B.Wood v Yorkshire Leicester (AR) 1905 200 C.J.B.Wood v Hampshire Leicester (AR) 1905 56 C.J.B.Wood v Lancashire Leicester (AR) 1906
110 C.J.B.Wood v Northants Northampton 1906 105 C.J.B.Wood v Essex Southend-on-Sea 1906 130 H.Whitehead v Lancashire Leicester (AR) 1907 61 A.E.Knight v Notts Trent Bridge 1908 84 C.J.B.Wood v Lancashire Leicester (AR) 1908 137 A.E.Knight v Warwickshire Edgbaston 1909 38 C.J.B.Wood v Derbyshire Derby 1910 78 C.J.B.Wood v Kent Leicester (AR) 1911 54 C.J.B.Wood v Northants Leicester (AR) 1911 107 C.J.B.Wood v Yorkshire Bradford 1911 117 C.J.B.Wood v Yorkshire Bradford 1911 66 A.E.Knight v Hampshire Portsmouth 1911 74 A.E.Knight v Surrey Leicester 1911 38 C.J.B.Wood v Lancashire Leicester 1913 164 C.J.B.Wood v Warwickshire Hinckley 1913 26 H.Wright v Hampshire Southampton 1914 126 E.W.Dawson v Essex Leyton 1928
124 H.C.Snary v Indians Leicester (AR) 1932 100 A.W.Shipman v Lancashire Old Trafford 1935 36 F.T.Prentice v Worcs Hinckley 1937 28 C.S.Dempster v Yorkshire Bradford 1938 58 G.L.Berry v Derbyshire Chesterfield 1939 45 G.L.Berry v South Africa Leicester 1947 109 G.L.Berry v Somerset Leicester 1949 79 W.Watson v Yorkshire Leicester 1959 152 M.R.Hallam v Gloucs Leicester 1961 101 B.Dudleston v Essex Leyton 1971 75 T.J.Boon v Zimbabwe Harare (Sports Club) 1980/81 114 J.C.Balderstone v Essex Colchester 1982 100 J.C.Balderstone v Worcs Hereford 1983 181 J.C.Balderstone v Gloucs Leicester 1990 60 N.E.Briers v Northants Leicester 1991 73 N.E.Briers v Derbyshire Ilkeston 1992 175 N.E.Briers v Worcs Worcester 1995
158 D.L.Maddy v Yorkshire Leicester 1999 125 I.J.Sutcliffe v Kent Canterbury 2002 CENTURY IN BOTH INNINGS OF A MATCH FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 111 & 100* J.H.King v Northamptonshire Leicester (AR) 1911 107* & 117* C.J.B.Wood v Yorkshire Bradford 1911 133 & 154* C.S.Dempster v Gloucestershire Gloucester (WW) 1937 165 & 111* G.L.Berry v Essex Clacton-on-Sea 1947 156 & 107* M.Tompkin v Middlesex Leicester 1952 210* & 157 M.R.Hallam v Glamorgan Leicester 1959 203* & 143* M.R.Hallam v Sussex Worthing 1961 129 & 108 A.Wharton v Middlesex Leicester 1961 109 & 104 B.J.Booth v Middlesex Lord's 1965 107* & 149* M.R.Hallam v Worcestershire Leicester 1965 105 & 158 B.J.Hodge v Glamorgan Leicester 2004 106 & 119 E.J.Eckersley v Worcestershire Leicester 2013
THREE CENTURIES IN SUCCESSIVE INNINGS FOR LEICESTERSHIRE C.S.Dempster 1937 v Sussex Leicester (AR) 110 v Gloucestershire Gloucester (WW) 133 & 154* C.S.Dempster 1938 v Australians Leicester (AR) 105 v Hampshire Southampton 110 v Oxford University Oxford 187 B.F.Smith 2001 v Surrey Leicester 179 v Glamorgan Cardiff (SG) 117 v Kent Leicester 111 CENTURY ON LEICESTERSHIRE DEBUT A.D.Pougher 109* v Essex Leyton 1894 P.Willey 141* v Cambridge University Cambridge 1984 M.D.Haysman 102* v Cambridge University Cambridge 1984 P.D.Bowler 100* v Hampshire Leicester 1986 P.V.Simmons 261 v Northamptonshire Leicester 1994 G.I.MacMillan 103 v Sussex Hove 1995
J.Allenby 103* v Essex Leicester 2006 (On Championship debut) S.J.Thakor 134 v Loughborough MCCU Leicester 2011 (Became Leicestershire's youngest-ever centurion) YOUNGEST FIRST-CLASS CENTURION FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 17y 180d S.J.Thakor 134 v Loughborough MCCU Leicester 2011 YOUNGEST CHAMPIONSHIP CENTURION FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 18y 5d J.J.Cobb 148* v Middlesex Lord's 2008 YOUNGEST DOUBLE-CENTURION FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 19y 206d^ J.W.A Taylor 207* v Surrey The Oval 2009 (^ date when innings started) CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS OPENING BOTH INNINGS IN A MATCH FOR LEICESTERSHIRE G.L.Berry & G.Lester 124 & 139 v Middlesex Lord's 1948 M.R.Hallam & B.J.Booth 143 & 204 v Worcestershire Leicester 1965
N.E.Briers & T.J.Boon 145 & 170 v Essex Chelmsford 1990 V.J.Wells & D.L.Maddy 144 & 153 v Derbyshire Leicester 1997 Note also: D.J.Constant & B.J.Booth 136 v Oxford University Oxford 1965 D.J.Constant & S.Greensword 101 J.K.Maunders & D.L.Maddy 126 v Durham UCCE Leicester 2005 J.L.Sadler & J.K.Maunders 119 FASTEST CENTURIES FOR LEICESTERSHIRE P.B.Clift 1983 v Sussex at Hove 100* in 50 mins off 58 balls B.F.Davison 1971 v Northamptonshire at Leicester 100* in 63 mins FASTEST HALF-CENTURIES FOR LEICESTERSHIRE C.C.Inman 1965 v Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge 51* in 8 mins (five 6s & five 4s) C.C.Lewis 1998 v Northamptonshire at Leicester 50* in 36 mins off 23 balls (four 6s & two 4s) V.J.Wells 1998 v Northamptonshire at Leicester 50* in 32 mins off 25 balls (one 6 & six 4s) E.J.Eckersley 2012 v Essex at Leicester 50* in 14 balls (nine 4s and two 6s)
W.A.White 2012 v Essex at Leicester 50* in 12 balls (four 4s and four 6s) BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 10-18 G.Geary v Glamorgan Pontypridd 1929 9-28 A.Woodcock v MCC Lord's 1899 9-29 J.Cotton v India Leicester 1967 9-33 G.Geary v Lancashire Ashby-de-la-Zouch 1926 9-37 D.J.Millns v Derbyshire Derby 1991 9-41 W.E.Astill v Warwickshire Edgbaston 1923 9-63 C.T.Spencer v Yorkshire Huddersfield 1954 9-70 J.P.Agnew v Kent Leicester 1985 9-78 T.Jayes v Derbyshire Leicester (AR) 1905 9-83 W.Shipman v Surrey The Oval 1910 9-89 G.C.Gill v Warwickshire Edgbaston 1905
BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE 10-32 H.Pickett for Essex Leyton 1895 10-64 T.B.Mitchell for Derbyshire Leicester (AR) 1935 10-78 A.J.G.Pearson for Camb Uni Loughborough (BG) 1961 9-32 C.H.Parkin for Lancashire Ashby-de-la-Zouch 1924 9-33 J.L.Hopwood for Lancashire Old Trafford 1933 9-35 C.W.L.Parker for Gloucs Cheltenham (Col) 1920 9-37 T.W.J.Goddard for Gloucs Bristol (County Ground) 1934 9-42 C.Blythe for Kent Leicester (AR) 1909 9-44 D.W.White for Hampshire Portsmouth 1966 9-47 M.P.Bicknell for Surrey Guildford 2000 9-49 E.A.Cordle for Glamorgan Colwyn Bay 1969 9-51 D.V.P.Wright for Kent Maidstone 1949 9-68 G.G.Walker for Derbyshire Leicester 1895 9-73 F.W.Tate for Sussex Leicester (AR) 1902 9-75 W.Mead for Essex Leyton 1896 9-104 E.F.Field for Warks Leicester 1899
9-109 H.Dean for Lancashire Leicester (AR) 1911 BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 16-96 G.Geary v Glamorgan Pontypridd 1929 16-225 J.E.Walsh v Oxford University Oxford 1953 15-100 J.E.Walsh v Sussex Hove 1948 15-136 A.Woodcock v Nottinghamshire Leicester 1894 15-164 J.E.Walsh v Nottinghamshire Loughborough (Park Road)1949 14-72 A.Woodcock v MCC Lord's 1899 14-86 G.Geary v Hampshire Southampton 1926 14-86 J.E.Walsh v Glamorgan Leicester 1948 14-89 A.D.Pougher v Essex Leyton 1894 14-94 C.T.Spencer v Essex Colchester (Castle Park)1959 14-94 A.M.E.Roberts v Glamorgan Leicester 1982 14-98 G.Geary v Lancashire Ashby-de-la-Zouch 1926 14-99 J.S.Savage v Northamptonshire Northampton 1958 14-107 J.E.Walsh v Kent Leicester 1946
14-125 A.Skelding v Northamptonshire Northampton 1925 14-181 J.E.Walsh v Sussex Leicester 1946 BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE 16-102 C.Blythe for Kent Leicester (AR) 1909 16-119 M.P.Bicknell for Surrey Guildford 2000 15-45 C.Blythe for Kent Leicester (AR) 1912 15-63 G.H.Hirst for Yorkshire Hull 1907 15-77 A.E.Relf for Sussex Hove 1912 15-108 J.B.Statham for Lancashire Leicester 1964 15-113 T.Richardson for Surrey The Oval 1896 15-115 W.Mead for Essex Leyton 1903 15-134 T.W.J.Goddard for Gloucs Gloucester (WW) 1947 15-144 A.P.Freeman for Kent Maidstone 1931 15-163 D.V.P.Wright for Kent Maidstone 1949 15-167 G.J.Thompson for Northants Northampton 1906 15-224 A.P.Freeman for Kent Tonbridge 1928
BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS FOR LEICESTERSHIRE AGAINST CHAMPIONSHIP OPPONENTS Derbyshire 9-37 D.J.Millns Derby 1991 Durham 7-49 P.V.Simmons Darlington 1998 Essex 8-41 C.T.Spencer Colchester (Castle Park) 1959 Glamorgan 10-18 G.Geary Pontypridd 1929 Gloucestershire 8-40 H.A.Smith Bristol 1938 Hampshire 7-16 W.E.Benskin Leicester (AR) 1920 Kent 9-70 J.P.Agnew Leicester 1985 Lancashire 9-33 G.Geary Ashby-de-la-Zouch 1926 Middlesex 7-44 K.Higgs Lord's 1978 Northants 8-44 H.A.Smith Northampton 1935 Notts 8-44 A.Skelding Leicester (AR) 1924 Somerset 8-23 W.E.Astill Leicester (AR) 1929 Surrey 9-83 W.Shipman The Oval 1910 Sussex 8-73 J.E.Walsh Hove 1948 Warwickshire 9-41 W.E.Astill Edgbaston 1923 Worcestershire 8-20 G.Geary Leicester (AR) 1931
Yorkshire 9-63 C.T.Spencer Huddersfield 1954 BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE BY CHAMPIONSHIP OPPONENTS Derbyshire 10-64 T.B.Mitchell Leicester (AR) 1935 Durham 7-65 M.Prabhakar Leicester 1995 Essex 10-32 H.Pickett Leyton 1895 Glamorgan 9-49 E.A.Cordle Colwyn Bay 1969 Gloucestershire 9-35 C.W.L.Parker Cheltenham (Col)1920 Hampshire 9-44 D.W.White Portsmouth 1966 Kent 9-42 C.Blythe Leicester (AR) 1909 Lancashire 9-32 C.H.Parkin Ashby-de-la-Zouch 1924 Middlesex 7-34 P.H.Edmonds Lord's 1978 Northants 8-40 W.Wells Leicester (AR) 1920 Notts 8-43 T.L.Richmond Leicester (AR) 1922 Somerset 7-23 J.I.D.Kerr Taunton 1999 Surrey 9-47 M.P.Bicknell Guildford 2000 Sussex 9-73 F.W.Tate Leicester (AR) 1902
Warwickshire 9-104 E.F.Field Leicester 1899 Worcestershire 8-85 N.Gifford Leicester 1969 Yorkshire 8-25 G.H.Hirst Hull 1907 BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH FOR LEICESTERSHIRE AGAINST CHAMPIONSHIP OPPONENTS Derbyshire 13-61 W.E.Astill Derby 1908 Durham 10-87 D.J.Millns Leicester 1992 Essex 14-89 A.D.Pougher Leyton 1894 Glamorgan 16-96 G.Geary Pontypridd 1929 Gloucestershire 12-110 G.Geary Leicester (AR) 1926 12-110 H.A.Smith Bristol 1938 Hampshire 14-86 G.Geary Southampton 1926 Kent 14-107 J.E.Walsh Leicester 1946 Lancashire 14-98 G.Geary Ashby-de-la-Zouch 1926 Middlesex 9-40 N.M.McVicker Lord's 1976 Northants 14-99 J.S.Savage Northampton 1958 Notts 15-136 A.Woodcock Leicester 1894
Somerset 13-107 J.E.Walsh Melton Mowbray 1946 Surrey 12-178 W.E.Astill Leicester (AR) 1929 Sussex 15-100 J.E.Walsh Hove 1948 Warwickshire 13-43 G.Geary Hinckley (Ashby Road) 1936 Worcestershire 13-120 F.W.Stocks Leicester 1899 Yorkshire 12-139 A.D.Pougher Leicester 1895 BEST BOWLING IN A MATCH AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE BY CHAMPIONSHIP OPPONENTS Derbyshire 13-73 H.L.Jackson Derby 1962 Durham 10-141 S.J.E.Brown Leicester 1997 Essex 15-115 W.Mead Leyton 1903 Glamorgan 13-110 E.A.Cordle Colwyn Bay 1969 Gloucestershire 15-134 T.W.J.Goddard Gloucester (Wagon Works) 1947 Hampshire 14-119 D.W.White Loughborough (Brush Ground) 1963 Kent 16-102 C.Blythe Leicester (AR) 1909 Lancashire 15-108 J.B.Statham Leicester 1964 Middlesex 13-125 A.E.Trott Lord's 1899
Northants 15-167 G.J.Thompson Northampton 1906 Notts 13-76 T.L.Richmond Trent Bridge 1920 Somerset 12-106 J.Garner Leicester 1981 Surrey 16-119 M.P.Bicknell Guildford 2000 Sussex 15-77 A.E.Relf Hove 1912 Warwickshire 13-192 E.F.Field Leicester 1899 Worcestershire 13-107 C.F.Root Leicester 1931 Yorkshire 15-63 G.H.Hirst Hull 1907 MOST WICKETS IN A SEASON FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 170 18.96 J.E.Walsh 1948 153 20.99 W.E.Astill 1921 150 19.67 H.A.Smith 1935 148 20.35 J.E.Walsh 1946 147 22.64 J.E.Walsh 1947 140 17.06 G.Geary 1929 138 18.96 W.E.Astill 1922
132 28.79 J.E.Walsh 1949 130 17.59 G.Geary 1931 129 15.33 G.Geary 1935 128 18.12 G.A.R.Lock 1967 126 21.62 W.E.Astill 1928 MOST WICKETS IN A CAREER FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 2131 23.18 W.E.Astill 1906-1939 1759 19.73 G.Geary 1912-1938 1320 26.90 C.T.Spencer 1952-1974 1127 24.25 J.E.Walsh 1937-1956 1100 25.25 J.H.King 1895-1925 1076 25.99 H.A.Smith 1925-1939 930 24.15 V.E.Jackson 1938-1956 908 26.50 J.Birkenshaw 1961-1980 816 24.47 J.S.Savage 1953-1966 650 23.41 W.W.Odell 1901-1914
632 28.71 J.P.Agnew 1978-1990 597 25.37 A.W.Shipman 1920-1936 593 24.67 A.Skelding 1912-1929 586 23.91 P.B.Clift 1975-1987 564 31.26 G.J.Parsons 1978-1997 528 23.74 T.Jayes 1903-1911 505 23.00 B.S.Boshier 1953-1964 502 25.13 L.B.Taylor 1977-1990 HAT-TRICKS FOR LEICESTERSHIRE J.H.King v Sussex Hove 1903 T.Jayes v Northamptonshire Leicester (AR) 1906 W.E.Benskin v Essex Southend-on-Sea 1906 T.Jayes v Kent Maidstone 1907 W.W.Odell v Northamptonshire Leicester (AR) 1908 W.Shipman v Derbyshire Leicester (AR) 1909 J.H.King v Somerset Weston-super-Mare 1920
G.Geary v Gloucestershire Bristol (Greenbank) 1922 V.E.Jackson v Derbyshire Derby 1946 J.E.Walsh v Nottinghamshire Loughborough (Park Road) 1949 V.E.Jackson v Surrey Leicester 1950 V.S.Munden v Derbyshire Ashby-de-la-Zouch 1953 J.S.Savage v Somerset Loughborough (Brush Sports) 1961 J.Cotton v Surrey The Oval 1965 G.A.R.Lock v Hampshire Portsmouth 1967 J.Birkenshaw v Worcestershire Worcester 1967 J.Birkenshaw v Cambridge University Cambridge 1968 R.Illingworth v Surrey The Oval 1975 J.C.Balderstone v Sussex Eastbourne 1976 P.B.Clift v Yorkshire Leicester 1976 K.Shuttleworth v Surrey The Oval 1977 K.Higgs v Hampshire Leicester 1977 L.B.Taylor v Middlesex Leicester 1979 G.J.F.Ferris v Northamptonshire Leicester 1983
P.B.Clift v Derbyshire Chesterfield 1985 W.K.M.Benjamin v Australians Leicester 1989 V.J.Wells v Durham (1st inns) Durham University 1994 A.Sheriyar v Durham (2nd inns) Durham University 1994 J.Srinath v Surrey The Oval 2002 M.J.Hoggard v Glamorgan Leicester 2011 A.Sheikh v Gloucestershire Bristol 2014 BOWLING UNCHANGED THROUGH A MATCH FOR LEICESTERSHIRE W.E.Astill (10-65) & G.Geary (10-68) v Gloucestershire Bristol (Ashley Down) 1922 W.E.Astill (8-35) & G.Geary (11-61) v Glamorgan Leicester (AR) 1925 H.A.Smith (11-91) & G.Geary (9-62) v Northamptonshire Northampton 1935 WICKET WITH FIRST BALL FOR LEICESTERSHIRE E.W.Tilley v Derbyshire Derby 1946 J.Lee v Glamorgan Cardiff (Arms Park) 1947
OUTSTANDING SPELLS OF WICKET-TAKING FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 7 in 20 balls J.H.King v Yorkshire Leicester (AR) 1911 5 in 9 balls J.E.Walsh v Notts Trent Bridge 1946 4 in 5 balls W.E.Benskin v Derbyshire Leicester (AR) 1921 A HUNDRED RUNS AND TEN WICKETS IN A MATCH FOR LEICESTERSHIRE A.D.Pougher 5 & 109* 6-29 & 8-60 v Essex Leyton 1894 F.Geeson 104* 6-128 & 6-111 v Derbyshire Glossop 1901 V.E.Jackson 108 & 13 6-46 & 4-53 v Kent Gillingham 1954 D.J.Millns 103 4-74 & 6-54 v Essex Leicester 1996 A HUNDRED RUNS AND TEN WICKETS IN A MATCH AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE A.E.Relf 103* 8-41 & 7-36 for Sussex Hove 1912 J.L.Hopwood 110 & 45 1-20 & 9-33 for Lancashire Old Trafford 1933 J.Bailey 62 & 88 6-51 & 5-19 for Hampshire Southampton 1948 K.D.Boyce 113 6-25 & 6-48 for Essex Chelmsford 1975 W.R.S.Gidman 143 6-15 & 4-28 for Gloucs Bristol 2013
PLAYER ACHIEVING THE SEASON DOUBLE FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 1921 W.E.Astill 1,380 153 1922 W.E.Astill 1,168 138 1923 W.E.Astill 1,118 101 1928 W.E.Astill 1,099 126 1930 W.E.Astill 1,017 106 1952 J.E.Walsh 1,062 116 1955 V.E.Jackson 1,480 109 1962 J.van Geloven 1,055 100 5000 RUNS AND 500 WICKETS FOR LEICESTERSHIRE W.E.Astill 19,879 2,131 1906-1939 J.Birkenshaw 11,040 908 1961-1980 P.B.Clift 5,835 586 1975-1987 G.Geary 11,685 1,759 1912-1938 V.E.Jackson 14,379 930 1938-1956 J.H.King 22,618 1,100 1895-1925
A.W.Shipman 13,605 597 1920-1936 C.T.Spencer 5,796 1,320 1952-1974 J.E.Walsh 6,892 1,127 1937-1956 MOST CATCHES IN AN INNINGS FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 5 H.Whitehead v Sussex Leicester (AR) 1912 5 C.J.B.Wood v Warwickshire Hinckley (Ashby Road) 1919 5 W.E.Astill v Somerset Weston-super-Mare 1920 5 R.L.Pratt v Derbyshire Leicester 1961 5 M.R.Hallam v Northamptonshire Leicester 1964 5 J.F.Steele v Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge 1971 5 P.B.Clift v Worcestershire Worcester 1976 MOST CATCHES IN AN INNINGS AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE 6 E.P.Robinson for Yorkshire Bradford 1938 6 M.J.K.Smith for Warwickshire Hinckley (Coventry Road) 1962
MOST CATCHES IN A MATCH FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 7 R.L.Pratt v Derbyshire Leicester 1961 MOST CATCHES IN A MATCH AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE 7 J.Tunnicliffe for Yorkshire Headingley 1897 7 J.Tunnicliffe for Yorkshire Leicester 1900 7 E.P.Robinson for Yorkshire Bradford 1938 7 W.S.Surridge for Surrey The Oval 1955 MOST CATCHES IN A SEASON FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 56 M.R.Hallam 1961 41 M.R.Hallam 1955 40 H.Whitehead 1908 40 J.E.Walsh 1947 38 G.A.R.Lock 1966 37 J.F.Steele 1972 35 C.T.Spencer 1958
35 P.T.Marner 1966 35 P.V.Simmons 1996 MOST CATCHES IN A CAREER FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 426 M.R.Hallam 1950-1970 409 H.Whitehead 1899-1922 392 W.E.Astill 1907-1937 377 C.T.Spencer 1952-1972 367 G.Geary 1912-1938 331 J.F.Steele 1970-1983 308 J.H.King 1895-1925 265 J.Birkenshaw 1961-1980 257 H.A.Smith 1925-1939
MOST DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 7 (7c) N.D.Burns v Somerset Leicester 2001 6 (4c,2s) P.Corrall v Sussex Hove 1936 6 (3c,2s) P.Corrall v Middlesex Leicester 1949 6 (6c) R.W.Tolchard v Yorkshire Headingley 1973 6 (6c) R.W.Tolchard v Hampshire Southampton 1980 6 (5c,1s) P.A.Nixon v Glamorgan Hinckley (Leicester Road) 1990 6 (6c) N.D.Burns v Yorkshire Leicester 2001 6 (6c) N.D.Burns v Glamorgan Leicester 2001 6 (6c) T.J.New v Derbyshire Derby 2009 6 (6c) E.J.Eckersley v Middlesex Leicester 2011 6 (5c/1st) E.J.Eckersley v Gloucestershire Leicester 2012 MOST DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGS AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE 6 (6c) T.W.Oates for Notts Leicester (AR) 1907 6 (6c) H.R.Butt for Sussex Hove 1909 6 (5c,1s) H.G.Davies for Glamorgan Leicester (AR) 1939
6 (4c,2s) B.S.V.Timms for Hampshire Portsmouth 1964 6 (6c) C.P.Metson for Glamorgan Neath 1988 6 (6c) A.J.Stewart for Surrey Leicester 1989 6 (6c) S.A.Marsh for Kent Leicester 1991 6 (6c) W.K.Hegg for Lancashire Leicester 2005 6 (6c) S.M.Davies for Worcs Worcester 2006 MOST DISMISSALS IN A MATCH FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 10 (7c,3s) P.Corrall v Sussex Hove 1936 9 (9c) P.A.Nixon v Essex Leicester 1992 9 (9c) P.A.Nixon v Notts Leicester 1997 9 (9c) N.D.Burns v Somerset Leicester 2001 9 (8c,1s) N.D.Burns v Yorkshire Leicester 2001 MOST DISMISSALS IN A MATCH AGAINST LEICESTERSHIRE 11 (11c) A.J.Stewart for Surrey Leicester 1989 9 (9c) A.P.E.Knott for Kent Maidstone 1977
9 (8c,1s) A.N.Aymes for Hampshire Southampton 2000 MOST DISMISSALS IN A SEASON FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 85 (60c,25s) J.Firth 1952 79 (72c,7s) R.Julian 1961 74 (64c,10s) R.W.Tolchard 1967 73 (69c,4s) P.Whitticase 1988 70 (59c,11s) T.E.Sidwell 1921 70 (38c,32s) P.Corrall 1948 69 (67c,2s) P.Whitticase 1987 68 (65c,3s) N.D.Burns 2001 66 (60c,6s) R.Julian 1965 65 (33c,32s) P.Corrall 1946 65 (46c,19s) P.Corrall 1950
MOST STUMPINGS IN A SEASON FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 32 P.Corrall 1946 32 P.Corrall 1948 28 P.Corrall 1947 27 J.P.Whiteside 1901 25 J.Firth 1952 22 J.Firth 1953 MOST DISMISSALS IN A CAREER FOR LEICESTERSHIRE (these figures may include some catches taken in the outfield) 905 (794c,111s) R.W.Tolchard 1965-1983 772 (719c,53s) P.A.Nixon 1989-2011 708 (572c,136s) T.E.Sidwell 1913-1933 565 (379c,186s) P.Corrall 1932-1951 444 (351c,93s) J.Firth 1951-1958 422 (382c,40s) R.Julian 1954-1971 410 (322c,88s) J.P.Whiteside 1894-1906
323 (309c,14s) P.Whitticase 1984-1995 223 (172c,51s) J.Shields 1906-1913 181 (160c,21s) M.A.Garnham 1980-1988 168 (162c,6s) N.D.Burns 2000-2002 116 (94c,22s) G.O.Dawkes 1937-1939 MOST APPEARANCES FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 628 W.E.Astill 1906-1939 605 G.L.Berry 1924-1951 502 J.H.King 1895-1925 496 C.T.Spencer 1952-1974 493 M.R.Hallam 1950-1970 454 G.Geary 1912-1938 448 S.Coe 1896-1923 431 R.W.Tolchard 1965-1983 423 C.J.B.Wood 1896-1923 420 J.Birkenshaw 1961-1980
388 T.E.Sidwell 1913-1933 386 N.F.Armstrong 1919-1939 383 A.W.Shipman 1920-1936 381 N.E.Briers 1971-1995 380 H.Whitehead 1898-1922 373 G.Lester 1937-1958 367 A.E.Knight 1895-1912 349 M.Tompkin 1938-1956 341 H.A.Smith 1925-1939 322 V.E.Jackson 1938-1956 319 J.C.Balderstone 1971-1986 312 J.F.Steele 1970-1983 306 J.J.Whitaker 1983-1999 303 B.F.Davison 1970-1983 294 P.A.Nixon 1989-2011 285 P.Corrall 1930-1951 281 J.S.Savage 1953-1966
279 J.E.Walsh 1937-1956 262 B.Dudleston 1966-1980 248 T.J.Boon 1980-1995 244 J.van Geloven 1956-1965 242 C.C.Inman 1961-1971 241 G.J.Parsons 1978-1997 241 F.T.Prentice 1934-1951 232 B.J.Booth 1964-1973 231 C.E.de Trafford 1894-1920 231 C.H.Palmer 1950-1959 228 V.S.Munden 1946-1957 225 G.S.Watson 1934-1950 223 J.Firth 1951-1958 219 P.B.Clift 1975-1987 215 J.P.Whiteside 1894-1906 205 J.P.Agnew 1978-1990
TEST MATCHES ENGLAND 106 D.I.Gower (117) 31 R.Illingworth (61) 16 A.D.Mullally (19) 14 G.Geary 12 P.A.J.DeFreitas (44) 9 W.E.Astill 9 N.G.B.Cook (15) 7 B.R.Knight (29) 7 C.C.Lewis (32) 6 W.Watson (23) 6 P.Willey (26) 5 J.Birkenshaw 5 E.W.Dawson
4 R.W.Tolchard 3 J.P.Agnew 3 A.E.Knight 3 D.L.Maddy 2 J.C.Balderstone 2 A.Habib 2 G.A.R.Lock (49) 2 L.B.Taylor 1 J.H.King 1 J.Ormond (2) 1 C.H.Palmer 1 A.D.Pougher 1 J.J.Whitaker
WEST INDIES 10 W.K.M.Benjamin (21) 9 A.M.E.Roberts (47) 3 P.V.Simmons (26) AUSTRALIA 11 G.D.McKenzie (60) ONE DAY INTERNATIONALS ENGLAND 105 D.I.Gower (114) 38 P.A.J.DeFreitas (103) 29 A.D.Mullally (50) 19 P.A.Nixon 16 S.C.J.Broad (108)
14 C.C.Lewis (51) 9 V.J.Wells 8 D.L.Maddy 7 P.Willey (26) 3 J.P.Agnew 3 R.Illingworth 2 L.B.Taylor 2 J.J.Whitaker 1 N.G.B.Cook (3) 1 R.W.Tolchard 1 J.W.A.Taylor (2) WEST INDIES 60 W.K.M.Benjamin (85)
AUSTRALIA 1 G.D.McKenzie (1) TWENTY20 INTERNATIONALS ENGLAND 8 S.C.J.Broad (56) 1 P.A.Nixon 1 J.N.Snape Appearances whilst with Leicestershire, correct up to Nov 25, 2014 The figures in parentheses show the total Test Match or ODI appearances during the player's career. Test, ODI and T20 appearances are not included for overseas players contracted only for a single English summer season.
YOUNGEST PLAYER FOR LEICESTERSHIRE 16y 103d N.E.Briers v Cambridge University Cambridge 1971