Leicestershire appeal 27-point deduction for poor pitch

Leicestershire County Cricket Club have confirmed they are appealing the 27-point deduction and £5,000 fine for breaching pitch regulations in August's win over Glamorgan.

Leicestershire's groundsman Callum Lewin had argued filming of an unscheduled Bollywood film - believed to be for a biopic of former India captain Sourav Ganguly - had taken place at the ground four days before the Glamorgan fixture, preventing the pitch from being covered for eight hours in bright sunshine.