By Chris Stocks

Good shout: Simon Harmer played a major role in Essex’s success last season
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Div 1: Essex

IF following up last summer’s unexpected Championship title win wasn’t hard enough, Essex’s task became even harder when they lost head coach Chris Silverwood to England over the winter.
In his place has stepped Anthony McGrath, who served as Silverwood’s assistant in the past two seasons during which the club was promoted to Division One as champions, following that up with the title in their first season ba...