Leicestershire CCC Competitive List A Records – Team Records
The statistics produced here are of all one-day games that have now been classified as List A; the longer one day competitions (i.e.
not t20) and one-off fixtures. These records include all matches played by Leicestershire in competitive one day matches and against
touring teams in officially designated ‘List A’ matches as defined by statistical outlets. It excludes festival matches, world cup ‘warm
up’ games and pre season friendly matches.
NB – ‘Sunday League’ applies to the List A format known as the John Player League, Pro 40, CB40, etc.
Highest Innings Totals for Leicestershire
406-5 (60 overs)
v Berkshire
Knockout
Leicester
1996
382-6 (50 overs)
v Minor Counties
B+H
Leicester
1998
371-6 (50 overs)
v Scotland
B+H
Leicester
1997
354-7 (60 overs)
v Wiltshire
Knockout
Swindon
1984
344-4 (60 overs)
v Durham
Knockout
Chester-le-Street
1996
Leicestershire CCC Competitive List A Records – Team Records
Highest Innings Totals against Leicestershire
350-5 (50 overs)
by Essex
Knockout
Leicester
2008
327-6 (50 overs)
by Kent
Sunday League
Canterbury
1993
326-9 (50 overs)
by Hampshire Knockout
Leicester
1987
323-3 (40 overs)
by Somerset Sunday League
Leicester
2013
Lowest Innings Totals for Leicestershire
36
v Sussex
Sunday League
Leicester
1973
48
v Surrey
Sunday League
The Oval
1996
53
v Yorkshire
Sunday League
Leicester
2000
Lowest Innings Totals against Leicestershire
62
by Middlesex Sunday League
Leicester
1998
62
by Northants Knockout
Leicester
1974
Leicestershire CCC Competitive List A Records – Team Records
73
by Staffs
Knockout
Stoke-on-Trent
1975
73
by Norfolk
Knockout
Norwich
1985
Most Runs for Leicestershire (more than 5000)
8216
N.E.Briers
1975-1995
7717
J.J.Whitaker
1983-1998
7025
D.I.Gower
1975-1989
6938
D.L.Maddy
1993-2006
6744
B.F.Davison
1970-1983
6010
R.W.Tolchard 1969-1983
5875
P.A.Nixon
1989-2011
5569
B.F.Smith
1990-2001
5491
J.C.Balderstone 1971-1986
5053
V.J.Wells
1992-2002
Leicestershire CCC Competitive List A Records – Team Records
Highest Individual Innings for Leicestershire (scores of 150+)
201
V.J.Wells
v Berkshire
Knockout
Leicester
1996
179
J.M.Dakin
v Wales MC
Knockout
Swansea
2001
167*
D.L.Maddy
v Scotland
Knockout
Edinburgh
2006
158*
B.F.Davison
v Warks
B+H
Coventry (Courtalds) 1972
158
W.J.Cronje
v Lancashire B+H
Old Trafford
1995
154*
B.J.Hodge
v Sussex
Horsham
2004
152
B.Dudleston
v Lancashire Sunday League
Manchester
1975
152
D.L.Maddy
v Surrey
The Oval
2006
Sunday League
Sunday League
Highest Individual Innings against Leicestershire
201*
R.S. Bopara
158
157*
for Essex
Knockout
Leicester
2008
Zaheer Abbas for Gloucs
Knockout
Leicester
1983
A.D.Brown
Sunday League
Leicester
1997
for Surrey
Leicestershire CCC Competitive List A Records – Team Records
Youngest Centurion for Leicestershire
19y 126d
J.W.A. Taylor 101
v Worcestershire
Knockout
New Road
2009
Three Consecutive Centuries for Leicestershire
J.J.Cobb
107, 130, 128*
Most Wickets for Leicestershire
308
K.Higgs
1972-1982
272
L.B.Taylor
1977-1990
264
G.J.Parsons
1979-1997
240
P.B.Clift
1976-1987
236
J.F.Steele
1970-1983
220
V.J.Wells
1992-2002
194
G.D.McKenzie 1969-1975
v Gloucs, Somerset and Unicorns
Sunday League
Leicester, Leicester, Wormsley 2013
Leicestershire CCC Competitive List A Records – Team Records
153
P.A.J. DeFreitas 1985-2004
153
D.L.Maddy
1993-2006
146
J.P.Agnew
1980-1992
Best Bowling for Leicestershire (figures of 6 wickets +)
6-16
C.M.Willoughby
v Somerset
Knockout
Leicester
2005
6-17
K.Higgs
v Glamorgan
Sunday League
Leicester
1973
6-20
K.Higgs
v Staffordshire
Knockout
Stoke-on-Trent
1975
6-24
K.Higgs
v Lancashire
Sunday League
Manchester
1977
6-25
V.J.Wells
v Minor Counties
B+H
Leicester
1998
6-29
W.A.White
v Notts
Sunday League
Leicester
2010
6-35
L.B.Taylor
v Worcs
B+H
Worcester
1985
6-38
A.D.Mullally
v New Zealand
Tourist
Leicester
1990
Leicestershire CCC Competitive List A Records – Team Records
Best Bowling against Leicestershire
6-21
S.M.Pollock
for Warks
B+H
Birmingham
1996
6-22
M.K.Bore
for Notts
B+H
Leicester
1980
6-30
K.Saxelby
for Notts
Sunday League
Leicester
1989
6-37
S.J.Cook
for Middlesex Sunday League
Leicester
2004
6-52
S.J.Foster
for North’land Knockout
Jesmond
2000
6-52
L.C.Norwell
for Gloucs
Leicester
2012
Sunday League
Hat-Tricks for Leicestershire
G.D.McKenzie
v Essex
Sunday League
Leicester
1972
G.D.McKenzie
v Worcs
B+H
Worcester
1972
K.Higgs
v Surrey
B+H
Lord’s
1974
W.K.M. Benjamin
v Notts
B+H
Leicester
1987
J.M.Dakin
v Middlesex
Sunday League
Leicester
1998
(inc 4 wickets in 6 balls)
Leicestershire CCC Competitive List A Records – Team Records
Most Wicket-Keeping Dismissals for Leicestershire
387
(313c, 74s)
P.A.Nixon
1989-2011 (includes catches taken in the outfield)
270
(238c, 32s)
R.W.Tolchard 1969-1983 (includes catches taken in the outfield)
117
(107c, 10s)
M.A.Garnham 1980-1985 (includes catches taken in the outfield)
107
(99c, 8s)
P.Whitticase 1984-1992
99
(81c, 18s)
N.D.Burns
2000-2002
Most Catches for Leicestershire (more than 60)
115
J.F.Steele
1970-1983
104
D.L.Maddy
1993-2006
96
N.E.Briers
1978-1995
88
D.I.Gower
1975-1989
77
K.Higgs
1972-1982
74
J.C.Balderstone
1971-1986
70
B.F.Smith
1990-2001
Leicestershire CCC Competitive List A Records – Team Records
65
J.J.Whitaker
1983-1999
64
B.F.Davison
1970-1983
Most Appearances for Leicestershire
338
N.E.Briers
1975-1995
322
P.A.Nixon
1989-2011
301
R.W.Tolchard 1969-1983
276
B.F.Davison
1970-1983
279
J.J.Whitaker
1983-1999
275
D.L.Maddy
1993-2006
263
G.J.Parsons
1979-1997
255
J.F.Steele
1970-1983
229
D.I.Gower
1975-1989
225
J.C.Balderstone
1971-1986
215
K.Higgs
1972-1982
215
B.F.Smith
1990-2001
Leicestershire CCC Competitive List A Records – Team Records
Record Partnership for each wicket for Leicestershire
1st
235
J.J.Cobb & G.P.Smith
v Somerset
Sunday League
Leicester
2013
2nd
241
P.V.Simmons & V.J.Wells
v Middlesex
Knockout
Leicester
1994
3rd
227
M.E.J.C.Norman & B.F.Davison
v Warwickshire B+H
Coventry (Courtalds) 1972
4th
178
J.J.Whitaker & P.Willey
v Glamorgan Knockout
Swansea
1984
5th
220*
C.C.Lewis & P.A.Nixon
v Kent
Knockout
Canterbury
1999
6th
136
P.A.Nixon & D.L.Maddy
v Sussex
Knockout
Hove
1995
7th
112*
B.F.Smith & G.J.Parsons
v Derbyshire Knockout
Leicester
1993
8th
116*
N.D.Burns & P.A.J.DeFreitas
v Northants
Knockout
Leicester
2001
9th
78
V.J.Wells & G.J.Parsons
v Lancashire Knockout
Leicester
1993
10th
52
N.M.McVicker & K.Higgs
v Notts
Nottingham
1975
Knockout
Leicestershire CCC Competitive List A Records – Team Records
Record Partnership for each wicket against Leicestershire
1st
221
P.R.Stirling & D.J.Malan
for Middlesex Sunday League
Leicester
2013
2nd
187
A.R.Butcher & R.D.V.Knight for Surrey
Leicester
1983
3rd
169*
N.J.Speak & N.H.Fairbrother for Lancashire B+H
Leicester
1996
4th
190
J.E.R.Gallian & N.Boje
for Notts
Nottingham
2002
5th
190
R.J.Blakey & M.J.Foster
for Yorkshire Knockout
Leicester
1993
6th
177*
C.C.Benham & N.Pothas
for Hampshire Knockout
Southampton 2009
7th
129*
D.Byas & D.Gough
for Yorkshire Knockout
Leicester
8th
89
R.J.Blakey & R.K.J.Dawson for Yorkshire Knockout
Scarborough 2002
9th
62*
G.D.Bridge & A.M.Davies
Leicester
2002
10th
69
J.Simmons & C.D.Matthews for Lancashire Both B+H
Leicester
1988
69
M.Saxelby & S.J.E.Brown
Stockton-on-Tees 1995
for Durham
for Durham
Knockout
Knockout
B+H
1991