Paul Nixon relieved of duties as Leicestershire head coach

Jun 23, 2023 at 9:44 AM
Paul Nixon relieved of duties as Leicestershire head coach

Paul Nixon has been relieved of his duties by Leicestershire and is unlikely to return to his place as head coach.

Nixon, 52, had spent nearly six years within the position, however has now been positioned on gardening go away, the membership have confirmed to ESPNcricinfo.

Leicestershire had began the season effectively and sit third in Division Two forward of the resumption of the County Championship this weekend. One of their two wins out of seven – there have been 4 attracts – was a first victory at Headingley since 1910.

However, they’ve since received simply two Vitality Blast matches out of 11, and sit backside of the North Group.

Colin Ackermann, a former membership captain who’s the Foxes’ all-time main T20 run-scorer, can be anticipated to affix Parkinson at Chester-le-Street. More departures are anticipated.

Claude Henderson, who returned to the membership as director of cricket in 2021 to work with Nixon, is more likely to oversee first-team duties till the top of the season with the assistance of assistant coach Alfonso Thomas.

ESPNcricinfo has approached Nixon for remark.