Leicestershire boss Thomas slams 'ridiculous' Hundred rule

Leicestershire caput coach Alfonso Thomas has criticised The Hundred's "ridiculous" subordinate information rules.

The injury-hit Foxes mislaid successful nan One-Day Cup to Surrey connected Tuesday and adjacent play Yorkshire connected Thursday, their 4th lucifer successful 7 days.

And Thomas is disappointment that, while his broadside are struggling for numbers, a number of Leicestershire players person featured only occasionally for their Hundred teams.

He believes they would beryllium amended disconnected playing for their county, if not selected for Hundred duty.

"The triumph connected Sunday (against Sussex) came astatine a costs - we mislaid Ben Mike, we mislaid [Matt] Salisbury, we've sewage [Liam] Trevaskis pinch a strapped quad, Chris Wright who's sewage a [bad] ankle," Thomas told Talking Foxes connected BBC Radio Leicester.

"What kills maine is coming we'll spell and watch The Hundred and spot a mates of our lads not play, which to maine is an perfectly ridiculous rule.

"Just to beryllium retired successful nan dugout and transportation a mates of drinks."

Leicestershire person 5 players successful Hundred franchises - batters Louis Kimber and Rishi Patel astatine Birmingham Phoenix, all-rounder Rehan Ahmed astatine Southern Brave and bowlers Scott Currie and Josh Hull some astatine Manchester Originals.

Patel and Kimber person played conscionable 2 of Phoenix's 5 games, arsenic has Ahmed for Brave and Hull for nan Originals. Currie has played each five.

"For teams for illustration Leicestershire, it's going to wounded much because of nan size of our squad," said Thomas.

"This is nan 1 downside of having a bully run successful nan Blast because you're going to suffer players."

Last year, only Ahmed and Callum Parkinson near nan East Midlands nine successful nan summertime for The Hundred pinch nan erstwhile returning aft conscionable 2 matches.

Leicestershire beryllium 5th successful Group B of nan One-Day Cup connected six points aft 3 wins and 2 defeats.