Two years later, in 1998, he stood in his last county match.

Last year, the shortest county match lasted a long time: 6 hours and 10 minutes.

Four county matches remained before the Tests, giving the players more chances to press their claims for selection.

The team bottomed out in 1871 when they did not win a single county match for the only time until 2008.

Rose was a good player with a strong forehand drive, and played in county matches.

According to Bray himself, his calling career began one night when the regular caller failed to show for a county match.

He took 5-36 in his second county match against Kent.

Ward played his last county match for Leicestershire in 2003.

He was injured during the third Test, and thus missed the last two games of the series and several county matches.

The club has hosted numerous county matches, and its players have appeared in representative sides over the years.