Rib injury rules Nick Kelly out of Leicestershire's relegation decider
The short version
- Nick Kelly, 33, is out for the season with a rib injury.
- He will miss Leicestershire's must-win Championship match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
- Kelly was hurt in the win over Hampshire, where he top-scored with 86 in the second innings.
- He made 103 in Sunday's One-Day Cup final loss to Middlesex at Trent Bridge.
- He finishes with 405 runs from eight Championship games this season.
The New Zealand-born batter ends his season injured after top-scoring in the One-Day Cup final defeat to Middlesex.
Nick Kelly, 33, has been sidelined by a rib problem and will play no part in Leicestershire's decisive County Championship fixture against Warwickshire at Edgbaston. The club is fighting to avoid relegation in the final round of matches.
The injury occurred during last week's win over Hampshire, a match in which Kelly led the second-innings scoring with 86. He kept playing through the problem and made 103 on Sunday, again finishing as his side's leading scorer, though Leicestershire fell to Middlesex in the One-Day Cup final at Trent Bridge.
Across eight Championship appearances this season, Kelly accumulated 405 runs. Leicestershire thanked him on X, saying he had written his name into the club's history and become a true legend in a short time.
