

See Also One-Day Matches and Second XI Matches and Other Matches
| Captain: R Illingworth |
|
Away Grounds visited:
FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge; Queen's Park, Chesterfield; Hesketh Park, Dartford; Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood; The University Parks, Oxford; County Ground, Southampton; Trent Bridge, Nottingham; Kennington Oval, Kennington; Sophia Gardens, Cardiff; County Ground, Northampton; County Ground, Hove; County Ground, New Road, Worcester; County Ground, Leyton; Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
Championship playing record:
P 24 W 6 D 16 L 2
First-Class playing record:
P 27 W 6 D 17 L 4
Click on these links for the season's First-Class scorecards and results
or First-Class batting averages or First-Class bowling averages or Championship batting averages or Championship bowling averages
20 players appeared in First-Class matches for Leicestershire in 1971:
JC Balderstone; J Birkenshaw; BJ Booth; NE Briers; GF Cross; BF Davison; B Dudleston; PR Haywood; R Illingworth; CC Inman; R Julian; GD McKenzie; RB Matthews; MEJC Norman; JDD Pember; CT Spencer; JF Steele; PM Stringer; JG Tolchard; RW Tolchard.
3 players made their debut for Leicestershire in these matches in 1971:
JC Balderstone; NE Briers; RB Matthews.