Great Leighs once had a lion's head over the outlet. In 2008, Great Leighs became home to the first new racecourse in 80 years, when the nearby Essex County Showground was converted into a state-of-the-art horse-racing venue. Great Leighs Racecourse held its first race meeting on 20 April 2008 and staged its first meeting fully open to the public from 28 to 29 May 2008. However, the course had its temporary licence revoked on 16 January 2009 and did not seen racing again unto 11 January 2015. Great Leighs Great Leighs is a village in the City of Chelmsford district of Essex,
2007 English cricket season Championship Second XI Trophy Wisden Cricketers of the Year Division One Division Two 2007 English cricket season The 2007 English cricket season was the 108th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It began on Saturday 14 April 2007 with the match between MCC and the 2006 county champions Sussex at Lord's. Sussex went on to win the County Championship. The West Indies toured England to compete in the Wisden Trophy test series which England won 3-0 and India defeated England 1-0 in the Pataudi Trophy. Test series ODI series Twenty20 Internationals County Championship Friends Provident Trophy