Event Information

The Running Foxes Professional Masterclass Skills Sessions are 2 or 3-hour skill specific sessions that are led by Leicestershire’s elite First Team and Pathway coaches who will offer their expertise across batting, spin and seam bowling focussed sessions as well as fielding and wicketkeeping. Each session is limited to a maximum of 12 players allowing for three specialist Foxes coaches to provide the best possible hands-on mentoring.

The group of renowned LCCC coaches include: 

  • Alfonso Thomas – Leicestershire CCC Head Coach/Lead Bowling Coach and ex-South Africa International (Fast Bowling)
  • James Taylor – Leicestershire CCC Assistant Coach/Batting Coach and ex-England International (Batting)
  • Claude Henderson – Leicestershire CCC Director of Cricket and ex-South Africa International (Spin Bowling)
  • Dips Patel – Leicestershire CCC Second XI Head Coach and ECB Level Four Master Coach (Batting)
  • Jigar Naik - Leicestershire CCC Head of Talent Pathway, playing for Leicestershire for more than 10 years (Spin Bowling)
  • Phil DeFreitas - Leicestershire CCC Pathway Coach and ex-England International (Batting/Fast Bowling)
  • Dieter Klein – Leicestershire CCC Pathway Coach with 346 career wickets (Fast Bowling)
  • Dave Whitmore – Leicestershire CCC 1st XI Fielding Coach and ECB Level Four Master Coach (Fast Bowling)
  • Paul Johnson – Leicestershire CCC Pathway Coach with more than 30,000 career runs (Batting)
  • Stephen Franklin – Leicestershire CCC Women and U18 Girls Head Coach (Fast Bowling)