Essex welcomed annual visitors, the Netherlands to Garon Park with both sides claiming a victory and undoubtedly gleaning valuable match practice.
The touring side included a familiar face in Essex bowler, Shane Snater who represented his country on this occasion and impressed with the ball, taking 3-25.
Fresh from a new contract for the Club, Matt Quinn impressed with the ball in Game Two, taking 4-10 off just 3.1 overs to get valuable practice and stake a claim for the upcoming Vitality Blast competition.
Essex Second XI v Netherlands
Second XI T20 Friendly: Game Two
Tuesday 02 July
Garon Park, Southend
Essex Team: Michael Pepper, Feroze Khushi, Rishi Patel, Paul Walter, Will Buttleman (WK), Aron Nijjar (C), Josh Rymell, Alex Agedah, Darren Ironside, Jack Plom, Matt Quinn
Netherlands Team: Tobias Visee, Bas de Leede, Pieter Seelaar (C), Tony Staal, Scott Edwards (WK), Shane Snater, Hiddle Overdijk, Philippe Boissevain, Wesley Barresi, Ben Cooper, Vivian Kingma
Toss: Essex Second XI won the toss and elected to bat
Umpires: PD Nicholls and PH Richardson
Result: Essex 2nd XI won by 36 runs
Match Summary:
The Essex second string ensured it was a case of ‘honours even’ after winning an altogether more competitive encounter with the Netherlands at Garon Park.
The Dutchmen displayed notable athleticism in the field, while their bowlers appeared to be making short work of the Essex batting order – leaving the hosts floundering on 48/6.
However, Alex Agedah offered the Dutch attack a conundrum, scoring a quickfire 64 off 39 balls – hitting four boundaries and equally as many 6’s – before becoming Vivian Kingma’s second victim of the day following a deceptive delivery from the right-arm medium man.
Feroze Khushi followed up his 62 from the previous day with 25 as Essex closed on 142/8 – Kingma, 2/18, and Hiddle Overdijk, 2/28 the pick of the Dutch bowlers.
Nevertheless, despite appearing to be in a strong position, the Netherlands response spluttered. Matt Quinn impressively finished with 4/10 from just 3.1 overs, while Darren Ironside again impressed with 3/23 as the visitors were dismissed in the nineteenth over.
Essex Second XI v Netherlands
Second XI T20 Friendly: Game One
Monday 01 July
Garon Park, Southend
Essex Team: Michael Pepper, Feroze Khushi, Rishi Patel, Paul Walter, Will Buttleman (WK), Aron Nijjar (Capt), Josh Rymell, Chris Benjamin, Darren Ironside, Jack Plom, Matt Quinn
Netherlands Team: Tobias Visee, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Pieter Seelaar (Capt), Tony Staal, Scott Edwards (WK), Shane Snater, Hiddle Overdijk, Philippe Boissevain, Wesley Barresi, Ben Cooper, Vivian Kingma, Brendon Glover
Toss: Netherlands have won the toss and elected to bat
Umpires: PJ Sparshott & GW Marshall
Result: Netherlands won by 60 runs
A strong Dutch side proved too strong for Essex’s second string in the first of two T20 matches between the sides at Garon Park, Southend.
Stylish right-handed bat, Max O’Dowd, impressed the small but enthusiastic, crowd carrying his bat to a century off just 57 balls – a knock which included eleven 4’s and three 6’s as the Dutchmen posted a competitive 200/4.
Ben Cooper chipped in with 37 before he was trapped lbw by Matt Quinn. Meanwhile, Darren Ironside finished with 2/41 following an otherwise tough examination of the Essex bowlers.
The Essex response was largely a case of fits and starts. Feroze Khushi provided the only innings of note, finishing unbeaten on 62. However, with those around him falling relatively cheaply, the result was never really in doubt.
Essex’s right-arm medium, Shane Snater – representing his country on this occasion – impressed with the ball, taking 3/25 while there were two wickets apiece for Vivian Kingma, Brendon Glover and skipper, Pieter Seelaar.
Match reports courtesy of Brian Jeeves
Upcoming Second XI games:
8-10 July v Surrey (Championship – Billericay)
16th-18th July v MCC Young Cricketers (Championship – Coggeshall)
19 July Two T20 v MCC Young Cricketers (SET20 – Coggeshall)
22-24 July v Somerset (Championship – Taunton Vale)
25 July Two T20 v Somerset (SET20 – Taunton Vale)
