There is a new look to the 2014 cricket season, which Leicestershire will kick off on April 6 with a home County Championship match against Derbyshire.
As well as 16 championship matches, County face 14 games – seven at home – in the T20 competition.
The other one-day competition sees them taking part in eight 50-over matches in a mid-summer block ahead of potential quarter-finals, semi-finals and a Lord's final. "I think the season is well-balanced," said County chief executive Mike Siddall.
"We are reasonably happy with the way the fixtures have come out.
"It is a new structure to the year, so we will have to see how it goes."
Attendances were up at Grace Road during last season's T20 competition, as the Foxes turned in some entertaining displays.
This time they have seven games in which to attract the crowds, and Siddall believes the opportunity is there for Josh Cobb's side to do that.
"We have five games on Fridays, one on a Sunday and one on a Thursday – which is against Notts," he said.
"They are spread out from May 16 to July 25, and I think that is good for the spectator.
"Under the old system, we might have had two or three home games in a week, and that put pressure on the pocket, with people choosing to come to one of the three but not all of them. There is good spacing in between games now."
The Foxes' T20 opener sees them host Derbyshire on May 16.
The move from a 40-over competition to 50 overs has not won universal approval in the game.
However, it is the route the ECB have opted to take and the fact that there is a quarter-final stage should help stimulate interest in the competition.
Derbyshire also provide the opposition at Grace Road when Leicestershire kick off the 50-over Cup on July 27.
Away from the domestic calendar, the undoubted highlight of the year is the visit of India to Grace Road for a three-day fixture, the tourists' first match in this country as they prepare for a Test series with England.
The game begins on June 26 and, although tickets are not on sale until early next year, Siddall reports a good early response to the prospect of such a high-profile visit.
"There has been lots of interest from a corporate perspective and we will be looking to build some momentum towards that game in the new year," he said.
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