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Leicestershire Cited Bollywood Shoot as Cause of 27-Point Penalty for Substandard Pitch
Leicestershire County Cricket Club have been hit with a severe sanction after a match against Glamorgan earlier this summer. The club was ordered to surrender 27 points from its County Championship tally and to pay a £5,000 fine after officials determined that the playing surface at Grace Road did not meet the required standards. In a formal statement released on Wednesday, Leicestershire explain…
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 an unexpected Bollywood film shoot as the cause of the problem, but the governing bodies were unconvinced. In a formal st…
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 severe sanction after a match against Glamorgan earlier this summer, seeing them lose a total of 27 points and incur a £5,000 fine for failing to meet the required pitch standards. The club’s own groundsman has pointed to a Bollywood film shoot as the root cause of the problem, but the disciplinary authorities have dismissed that explanation…
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 severe sanction after a match against Glamorgan earlier this summer. The governing body deducted a total of 27 points from the club's County Championship tally and imposed a £5,000 fine, citing a breach of the ECB's pitch regulations. In a formal statement released on Wednesday, the club acknowledged the Cricket Discipline Panel's ruling, wh…
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
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Leicestershire Cited for 27-Point Penalty After Pitch Issues Linked to Bollywood Shoot
Leicestershire County Cricket Club has been hit with a severe sanction after a match against Glamorgan earlier this summer, seeing the team stripped of 27 points and ordered to pay a £5,000 fine for violating the England and Wales Cricket Board's pitch standards. The club’s groundsman, Callum Lewin, attempted to shift some of the blame onto an unexpected Bollywood film shoot that took place at Gr…
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
Leicestershire
Leicestershire Cited for 27-Point Penalty After Pitch Issues Linked to Bollywood Filming
Leicestershire County Cricket Club has been hit with a severe sanction after a breach of pitch standards was uncovered during their August triumph over Glamorgan. The club was ordered to surrender 27 points from its championship tally and to pay a £5,000 fine. In a formal statement released on Wednesday, Leicestershire explained the breakdown of the penalty: an eight‑point deduction applied immed…
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
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Leicestershire Cited for Bollywood Shoot After 27-Point Penalty for Substandard Pitch
Leicestershire County Cricket Club have been handed a massive points penalty and a financial fine after an investigation revealed that the playing surface used in their August victory over Glamorgan failed to meet the required standards. The club’s groundsman has pointed to a Bollywood film shoot as the cause of the problem, but the disciplinary panel was unconvinced and imposed a total deduction…
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 handed a massive 27‑point deduction and a £5,000 fine after officials concluded that the pitch used in their August victory over Glamorgan failed to meet the required standards. The club’s groundsman has pointed the finger at a recent Bollywood film shoot as the primary cause of the problem, but the disciplinary panel was unconvinced. In an official s…
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 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 the disciplinary authorities were not persuaded that this excuse…
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
Leicestershire
Leicestershire Cited Bollywood Filming for 27-Point Penalty Over Substandard Pitch
Leicestershire County Cricket Club have found themselves in hot water after a disciplinary panel handed down a massive 27-point deduction and a £5,000 fine for allowing a pitch that was deemed "poor" during their August victory over Glamorgan. The club’s groundsman has pointed the finger at a recent Bollywood film shoot as the primary cause of the pitch’s condition, but the panel was unconvinced …
Sept. 16, 2026, 10:12 p.m.