Leicestershire County Cricket Club have been relegated from the top flight of the County Championship after losing an appeal against their demotion. The East Midlands side, who won the Division Two title in 2025 to earn promotion, will return to the second tier for the 2027 season.
The club's appeal against the relegation decision was dismissed, confirming their drop after just one season back in Division One. Leicestershire's brief return to the top flight ended with the team finishing bottom of the table, triggering the automatic relegation that the club had sought to overturn.
The decision concludes a disappointing campaign for the 2025 Division Two champions, who were unable to maintain their status among England's elite county sides despite their promotion-winning form the previous year.
