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Leicestershire


1996 Sunday League game Kent 6-314 overhaul Leicestershire's 4-311

1972 Aftab Habib, cricketer, Leicestershire righty batsman 1996

1955 Tony Allcock, born in Leicestershire, England, bowler, two-time world outdoor singles champion, 1992, 1996, world singles champion 1986, 1987, 2002, won silver medal in men's singles event at 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada

1938 Michael Hirst, chief constable, Leicestershire England

1934 Alan Ridout, born in West Wickham, England, composer, teacher, professor Royal College of Music, worked with Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra, prolific instrumental and choral music composer

1930 Bradman scores 185* Australia vs. Leicestershire, 317 minutes, 16 fours

1918 Mervyn Pike, born in England, Irene Mervyn Parnicott Pike, Baroness Pike, Conservative, Life Peerk, knighted, Member of Parliament for Melton, in the county of Leicestershire

1912 Jack Walsh, NSW/Leicestershire cricket china bowler, didn't rep Australia

1910 Arthur Hazlerigg, born in England, Lord Hazlerigg, 2nd Baron Hazlerigg, awarded Military Cross, judge, Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire, soldier, served during World War II, life peer


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