Oakham School is a cricket ground in Oakham, England. The land is owned by Oakham School. The ground was first used by the Leicestershire 1st XI in 1935 for County Championship matches and in 2001 for one-day matches. In 2008, the ground will host two Friends Provident Trophy matches, the opponents being Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire.
The ground has hosted 9 first-class matches and 7 List A matches.
Game Information:
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Game Type No. of Games County Championship Matches 9 limited-over county matches 7 Twenty20 matches 0
Game Statistics: first-class:
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Category Information Highest Team Score Leicestershire (534 against Derbyshire) in 2004 Lowest Team Score Kent (56 against Leicestershire) in 1935 Best Batting Performance Ali Brown (295 Runs for Surrey against Leicestershire) in 2000 Best Bowling Performance Tich Freeman (8/123 for Kent against Leicestershire) in 1935
Game Statistics: one-day matches:
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Category Information Highest Team Score Nottinghamshire (299/5 in 50 overs against Leicestershire) in 2007 Lowest Team Score Leicestershire (137 in 36.4 overs against Worcestershire) in 2004 Best Batting Performance Stephen Fleming (107 Runs for Nottinghamshireagainst Leicestershire) in 2007 Best Bowling Performance Dinesh Mongia (4/12 for Leicestershire against Somerset) in 2005
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