Essex have confirmed a place in the Bob Willis Trophy Final and will reignite the red-ball rivalry with Somerset who secured their spot at Lord’s with a victory over Worcestershire in the Central Group.
The unbeaten record (4W and 1NR) in this year’s competition continued this week with the 9-wicket victory over Middlesex. However, with the win coming inside three days at Chelmsford, there was a short wait to find out our opposition as other games around the country headed into a fourth day.
Head Coach Anthony McGrath expressed his delight in reaching a Lord’s Final after play on Tuesday and is looking forward to another chance of silverware following the double success in 2019.
The match on 23 September is set to take place behind-closed-doors with broadcasting plans still to be confirmed. The match will have an added extra spice after Essex pipped Somerset to the County Championship on their own ground last season.
Further details will be announced in due course with the team now turning their attention to the Vitality Blast with five remaining in the competition. This next block of games starts with the visit of Surrey to The Cloudfm County Ground on Friday 11 September and is available on the Club’s live stream via the Essex Cricket Matchzone.
