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James Whitaker last night announced that he was retiring as a player and standing down as Leicestershire captain after failing to overcome knee problems. The 37-year-old Yorkshire-born batsman, who has led Leicestershire to two County Championship titles in the last three years, broke the news to his players in Worcester, where they are preparing for tonight's National League game.

Whitaker is already gaining a reputation in coaching and has been handed the job of managing the England Under-19 side in this winter's World Cup tournament in Sri Lanka.

Whitaker is also managing the First Class Counties XI who face Sri Lanka A in a one-day match at Durham in 10 days. Sussex's Chris Adams is the captain. Adams, who hit a career-best 163 in Sunday's National League win over Middlesex, leads a 12-man squad drawn from counties not involved in the same day's NatWest Trophy quarter-finals.