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Indian umpire Nitin Menon will be getting a chance to officiate in two English county matches this season as a part of BCCI's Umpires' Exchange programme with England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
Despite playing a mere seven seasons for them, Leicestershire gave George Geary a benefit in 1924.
Read brought up his 1,000th catch when he dived low to his left to take a stunning catch of Mark Cosgrove off Stuart Braod's bowling. The cherry on the cake for him was that his team beat Leicestershire by 10 wickets in the match.
New Zealand's Luke Ronchi is to replace Sharjeel Khan as one of Leicestershire's overseas players in English county cricket's Twenty20 Blast.
Ewart Astill served Leicestershire very well, playing 628 matches for them, scoring 19,879 runs, taking 2,131 wickets as well as 392 catches.
ECB will want to be assured about the prospect of day-night Test, even though Edgbaston remains the likely venue for their first-ever Test with the pink cricket ball.
Higgs claimed 71 wickets in the 15 Tests that he played for England.
Higgs coached both Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, mentoring many an aspiring cricketer.
Leicestershire earlier, also announced that Clint McKay will be their other overseas player for the NatWest Blast.