direct from Grace Road, Leicester
Leicestershire have threatened in recent years to win a major competition and 1972 could be their year. The pace and penetration of McKenzie and Higgs and the dynamic hitting of Davison for Leicester should provide a keen contest against the consistent Harris and the brilliance of the great Sobers for Nottinghamshire, who have built up a reputation for upsetting the favourites.
During the tea interval at 4.10*: Profile of a Cricketer: Ray Illingworth (Leicester and England) by Jim Laker
Frank Bough introduces the programme which includes news of all today's other fixtures.
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