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Leicestershire Cited Bollywood Shoot as Reason for 27-Point Penalty Over Substandard Pitch
Leicestershire County Cricket Club have been hit with a severe sanction after a match against Glamorgan in August, receiving a total deduction of 27 points and a £5,000 fine for failing to meet the required pitch standards. The club’s groundsman has pointed to an unexpected Bollywood film shoot as a contributing factor, but the governing bodies have ruled that the explanation does not excuse the …
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
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Leicestershire Faults Bollywood Shoot for 27-Point Penalty Over Substandard Pitch
Leicestershire County Cricket Club has been hit with a severe sanction after a match against Glamorgan earlier this summer, seeing the side lose a total of 27 points and incur a £5,000 fine for failing to meet the required pitch standards. The club’s groundsman has pointed the finger at a Bollywood film shoot that took place on the ground just days before the fixture, claiming the production disr…
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
Leicestershire
Leicestershire Faults Bollywood Shoot for 27-Point Penalty Over Substandard Pitch
Leicestershire County Cricket Club has been hit with a severe sanction after a match against Glamorgan earlier this summer. The club was ordered to surrender 27 points and to pay a £5,000 fine after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) determined that the playing surface at Grace Road was below the required standard. In a formal statement released on Wednesday, Leicestershire confirmed the d…
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
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Leicestershire Faults Bollywood Shoot for 27‑Point Penalty Over Substandard Pitch
Leicestershire County Cricket Club has been hit with a severe sanction after a match against Glamorgan in August, seeing the side lose a total of 27 points and incur a £5,000 fine for failing to meet the required pitch standards. The club’s groundsman has pointed the finger at a Bollywood film shoot that took place at the venue shortly before the game, claiming the production interfered with prop…
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
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Leicestershire Cited Bollywood Shoot as Reason for 27-Point Penalty Over Substandard Pitch
Leicestershire County Cricket Club have been handed a severe sanction after a match against Glamorgan in August, with the club losing a total of 27 points and being fined £5,000 for failing to meet the required pitch standards. The club’s groundsman has pointed the finger at a recent Bollywood film shoot as a contributing factor to the poor playing surface. In an official statement released on W…
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
Leicestershire
Leicestershire Faults Bollywood Shoot for 27‑Point Penalty Over Substandard Pitch
Leicestershire County Cricket Club have been hit with a severe sanction after a match against Glamorgan in August, seeing the side lose 27 points and incur a £5,000 fine for failing to meet the required pitch standards. The club’s groundsman has pointed the finger at a recent Bollywood film shoot as a contributing factor, but officials have dismissed the claim as insufficient justification. In a…
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
Leicestershire
Leicestershire Cited Bollywood Shoot for 27-Point Penalty Over Substandard Pitch
Leicestershire County Cricket Club have been handed a severe sanction after a match against Glamorgan in August, with the club losing a total of 27 points and being fined £5,000 for failing to meet the required pitch standards. The club's groundsman has pointed to a Bollywood film shoot as the cause of the pitch problems, but the disciplinary authorities were not persuaded by that explanation. I…
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
Leicestershire
Leicestershire Faults Bollywood Shoot for 27-Point Penalty Over Substandard Pitch
Leicestershire County Cricket Club have been hit with a severe sanction after a match against Glamorgan in August, seeing them lose a total of 27 points and incur a £5,000 fine for breaching the ECB's pitch standards. The club's groundsman has pointed the finger at a recent Bollywood film shoot as a contributing factor, but the disciplinary panel dismissed that argument as insufficient mitigation…
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
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Leicestershire Cited Bollywood Shoot After 27‑Point Penalty for Substandard Pitch
Leicestershire County Cricket Club have been hit with a massive points deduction and a financial fine after officials ruled that the playing surface used in their August victory over Glamorgan did not meet the required standards. The club’s own groundsman tried to blame the problem on a recent Bollywood film shoot that took place at the venue, but the disciplinary panel was not persuaded and impo…
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
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Leicestershire penalised with 27‑point deduction for pitch rule breach
Leicestershire County Cricket Club have been handed a severe sanction after an investigation revealed that the playing surface at their home ground failed to meet the required standards. The club was stripped of 27 points from its County Championship tally and ordered to pay a fine of £5,000 as a consequence of breaching the ECB's pitch regulations during their August victory over Glamorgan. In …
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.