Careless fielders keep dropping Leicestershire's opener (8)
I believe the answer is:
slipshod
'careless' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'fielders keep dropping leicestershire's opener' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'fielders' could be 'slips' (cricket term) and 'slips' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'hod' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for slipshod that I've seen before include "Sloppy, careless" , "Disorganised" , "Careless and slapdash, bad work" , "Loose" , "Haphazard, slapdash" .)