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Ryan Patel stars as early championship leaders Surrey seal victory over Somerset

25 April 2022 0 comments

…completed the first victory of their LV= Insurance County Championship title defence with a 10-wicket triumph over Essex at Edgbaston. Essex resumed the last morning on 290 for eight, just…

Joe Root lights up Kensington Oval with unbeaten century against West Indies

16 March 2022 0 comments

…balls Lees faced, he scored off just 15. Root had reached 50 off the previous delivery but appeared to be unshackled by Lawrence’s arrival at number four. The Essex player…

Bat break presents a great opportunity

3 March 2022 0 comments

By Dave Swanton The Village Bat Company was founded in 2020 in Essex by two cricketing friends, Freddie Chatt and George Simmons. Both pay for Great Baddow Cricket Club and…

Dan Lawrence ready to put Ashes frustration aside and press case in West Indies

3 March 2022 0 comments

…effectively sealed the deal. The Essex batter hit 46 on the first evening in Antigua and added another 37 in good time on the second morning and looked set for…

Essex charged by ECB with bringing game into disrepute

18 February 2022 0 comments

Essex have been charged by the England and Wales Cricket Board with bringing the game into disrepute in relation to an alleged racist comment made at a board meeting five…

James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler left out of England’s Windies tour

9 February 2022 0 comments

…a chance to nail down some kind of partnership, with alternatives such as James Bracey, Dom Sibley and Rob Yates not summoned. Like Overton, Essex middle-order batter Dan Lawrence holds…

County Cricket News: Moxon and Gale leave Yorkshire amidst racism scandal

9 December 2021 0 comments

…on to play 33 first-class games since, scoring two centuries, and also spent a period on loan at Essex. White was Middlesex’s second highest scorer in the County Championship last…

Darren Gough returns to crisis club Yorkshire as new managing director

6 December 2021 0 comments

…team which won the County Championship in 2001. After a spell with Essex, he returned to Yorkshire as captain for the 2007 and 2008 seasons before retiring. He made 58…

County cricket news

3 December 2021 0 comments

…loss of the influential Matt Critchley, who has seeked pastures new at Essex. Fynn Hudson Prentice departed at the end of summer to return home to Sussex. Furthermore, the retirement…

Sir Alastair Cook signs new Essex deal

30 November 2021 0 comments

…retiring from international cricket in 2018. https://twitter.com/EssexCricket/status/1465699779728474115 Cook said: “I have really enjoyed my cricket here at Essex since my international retirement. “We are lucky to have a fantastic dressing…

Azeem Rafiq predicts ‘hundreds and thousands’ could share experiences of racism

17 November 2021 0 comments

…going to come forward.” A number of individuals have told their own stories through the media, including former Essex players Zoheb Sharif and Maurice Chambers in recent days, while a…

Azeem Rafiq: There ‘seemed to be an acceptance’ of racist abuse at Yorkshire

16 November 2021 0 comments

…Essex player Maurice Chambers has spoken about his experiences of racism in cricket (Sean Dempsey/PA). Rafiq said the problem at Yorkshire was replicated “up and down the country”. Asked about…

Who do England turn to after eight ducks in second Test?

17 August 2021 0 comments

…a farewell century against India. He is still going with Essex, and made scores of 110 and 68 during the Lord’s Test, but a recall is the stuff of fantasy….

Durham and Glamorgan book home semi-finals in One-Day Cup

13 August 2021 0 comments

…— Royal London Cup (@RoyalLondonCup) August 12, 2021 Former England captain Sir Alistair Cook struck a century to help Essex progress and end Lancashire’s hopes at Old Trafford. Essex, who…

The Hundred gives youngsters opportunity to shine in Royal London One-Day Cup

27 July 2021 0 comments

…likes of England legend Alastair Cook, who recently notched a 48th List A fifty to help Essex cruise to a nine-wicket victory against Middlesex, and Lanchashire’s Danny Lamb, who took…

How a lack of distraction from The Hundred has Tom Westley aiming for Essex glory

27 July 2021 0 comments

Tom Westley says Essex are hoping to benefit from being snubbed for The Hundred by being victorious in the Royal London Cup. The captain scored 87 not out on Sunday…

Luke Wright and Alex Hales star in T20 Blast wins

16 June 2021 0 comments

…over Essex Eagles in Chelmsford. The Blast’s all-time leading run-scorer missed the opening two rounds after splitting the webbing in his hand while practicing fielding on the eve of the…

Ollie Robinson set for return to action with Sussex second XI

15 June 2021 0 comments

…Blast match at Essex on Tuesday but has instead been named in the squad for the behind-closed-doors second XI matches at Hove. The controversial Robinson tweets came to light on…

New Zealand make England suffer after controversial Devon Conway decision

11 June 2021 0 comments

…an acknowledgement of his record-breaking 162nd cap rather than his batting ability, but although he lingered long enough to see Lawrence to his career-best Test score, the Essex man was…

County Championship – Ben Brown ton rescues Sussex against Yorkshire

4 June 2021 0 comments

…pair adding 160 for the third wicket before Lewis Hill, who made 56, helped add a further 75 before Harris was out. Essex v Nottinghamshire Steven Mullaney and Lyndon James…

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18 January 2021 Comments are Disabled

…closing tbc Digital Video Manager – Cricket Australia (AUS), closing 14/2/20 Customer Support Advisor – ECB (UK), closing 14/2/20 Ground Staff – Essex CCC (UK), closing 14/2/20 Coach – Esher…

Essex reign supreme at Lord’s with Bob Willis Trophy triumph

27 September 2020 0 comments

…finished unbeaten on 45, while Porter was the picked of the Essex attack with 4-73. It was an aggressive declaration, setting Essex 237 to win from 80 overs. But with…

BWT – Day 4: Tons continue at Home of Cricket

26 September 2020 0 comments

Tom Lammonby’s fine hundred set up a potentially intriguing final day between Somerset and Essex at Lord’s tomorrow. The 20-year-old’s became the third southpaw to reach three figures in the…

BWT final – Day 3: Alastair Cook hits masterful ton on familiar ground

25 September 2020 0 comments

Sir Alastair Cook’s 67th first-class hundred nudged Essex ever so slightly towards an advantage on Day 3 of the Bob Willis Trophy Final. The opener’s 172 guided Essex to 271-6…

BWT final – Day 2: Somerset gain upper hand despite Cook’s 5-76

24 September 2020 0 comments

…a more than healthy 301 all out. Craig Overton chipped in with a half-century of his own while Essex’s Sam Cook added three wickets to his overnight tally to finish…