Leicestershire relegation confirmed after losing appeal

Leicestershire's relegation from Division One of the County Championship has been confirmed after failing in their appeal against points penalty.

It was during the penultimate match of the season in mid-September that the independent cricket discipline panel handed down an initial 27-point punishment for the poor pitch they produced against Glamorgan a month earlier.

Leicestershire were stripped of all 19 points earned in the win over Glamorgan and hit with an extra eight-point penalty - as well as a further suspended eight-point deduction and £5,000 fine.

That dropped them to the bottom of the table before they were eventually relegated - pending their appeal - eight days later.