With the start of the county season delayed, Essex Women’s First XI squad will be competing against Middlesex, Surrey and Kent in a series of matches with a difference.
Starting this weekend, the squad and coaches will be running for 30 minutes and submitting their distances to be collated into a team total. Then it’s the simple matter of the team that records the most gets the victory!
Each team will come up against a side once with an overall winner announced after the third and final week of fixtures.
Essex Captain, Kelly Castle, said: “We’re all looking forward to competing against the other counties in an event that will hopefully keep people active and motivated during the daily exercise limits in lockdown. It’s a great way to keep in competition with our neighbours whilst also maintaining the important social distancing measures.”
The opening fixture sees a tricky away tie with Middlesex and the challenge see how many times the players can run the same distance between Chelmsford and St. John’s Wood!
Regular updates on how the team are getting on will be available via the players’ channels, as well as the team’s twitter account – @EssexWomen! You will also be able to track their progress on the Club’s social media accounts.
Special thanks also goes to Payntr who have supplied the Essex Women’s team with trainers for the 2020 season!
Fixtures:
18/19 April – Middlesex v Essex – Lord’s to The Cloudfm County Ground (35 miles)
18/19 April – Surrey Women v Kent Women – Kia Oval to The Spitfire Ground
25/26 April Essex v Kent – The Cloudfm County Ground to The Kia Oval (34 miles)
25/26 April – Middlesex Women v Surrey Women – Lord’s to Kia Oval
2/3 May – Essex v Surrey – The Cloudfm County Ground to The Spitfire Ground (59 miles)
2/3 May – Middlesex Women v Kent Women – Lord’s to The Spitfire Ground
