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Leicestershire “The club also have the Leicestershire Young Crickets Educational Trust. This is to benefit the young up-and-coming cricketers in the club” Civil Engineering Transport Structures Flood Risk Geo-environmental Utilities Noise & Air Quality Geomatics T: 01530 264 753 www.m-ec.co.uk drawing from not only Leicestershire but from other minor counties, including Huntingdonshire bowler Rob Sayer – who now plays for the county squad – and his younger brother Dave, who recently joined the academy. The club also have the Leicestershire Young Crickets Educational Trust. This is to benefit the young up-and-coming cricketers in the club, allowing them to be able to train throughout the winter, both in England and overseas. This way they utilize the working relationships the club have with academies in South Africa and in Adelaide, Australia. Bowlers also benefit from going to India for intense training. Not only this, the LYCET provides educational scholarships for those in the academy. Grace Road also has a wide range of hospitality on match day. They range from having a pint of beer and a curry for the faster matches such as Twenty20 to high-quality cuisine meals for the longer games. There is everything for everyone. One of their packages includes one for Edgbaston during the 3rd Ashes test between England and Australia this year. Not only will coffee and breakfast cobs be supplied but also a personalised hamper lunch, making it special for everyone. Captain: Mark Cosgrove Coach: Andrew McDonald Wins County Championships (3) – 1975, 1996, 1998 Sunday/National League (2) – 1974, 1977 Twenty20 (3) – 2004, 2006, 2011 Benson and Hedges Cup (3) – 1972, 1975, 1985 Location: County Ground, Grace Road, Leicester, Leicestershire LE2 8AD 01162 852128 [email protected] THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE PERFORMANCE TM WWW.MSC-NUTRITION.CO.UK OFFICIAL PERFORMANCE NUTRITION PARTNER www.sportip.biz 27