Essex v Surrey
Vitality Blast
The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford
Sunday 14 July, 2:30pm
Team News
Essex: Adam Rossington+, Dean Elgar, Michael Pepper, Paul Walter, Matt Critchley, Charlie Allison, Simon Harmer*, Luc Benkenstein, Eathan Bosch, Shane Snater, Sam Cook.
Surrey: Will Jacks, Dom Sibley, Laurie Evans, Rory Burns, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton, Jordan Clark, Chris Jordan*, Cameron Steel, Tom Lawes, Dan Worrall.
Match Details
Umpires: Rob Bailey & Hassan Adnan
Match Referee: Jason Swift
Scorers: Paul Parkinson & Debbie Beesley
Toss: Essex won the toss and elected to bowl first
Result: Surrey won by 13 runs
Scorecard: View here
Match Highlights
Match Reaction: Adam Rossington
Match Report
Adam Rossington’s 78 off 49 was not enough for Essex to chase down a target of 190 as Surrey eked out a 13-run Vitality Blast win at The Cloud County Ground.
Will Jacks belted 86 from 46, a knock that included five sixes, but despite Simon Harmer’s three wickets keeping Surrey below 200, the visitors were able to defend their 189-9.
After winning the toss and opting to chase, Essex found some early joy as Dom Sibley was trapped lbw by Shane Snater for 12.
That was the only wicket in the first six overs, as Jacks hammered his way through the powerplay, but it was in fact the end of the fielding restrictions that brought about a collapse.
Matt Critchley bowled Laurie Evans for 13 three balls into the seventh over, before Simon Harmer followed up by taking two in two to see off Rory Burns and Sam Curran.
That left Surrey 88-4 at the halfway point, and Critchley had Jamie Overton held by Eathan Bosch in the deep for 14 three balls later to take a fifth before they had passed three figures.
Jacks remained undeterred, posting his fifty in 28 balls with a six to start the 12th over, as part of a 63 stand with Jordan Clark, steering the visitors beyond 150.
He went for one big shot too many in the 16th though as, having motored to 86 via consecutive further maximums, he was caught by Charlie Allison at midwicket to give Harmer his third scalp.
Further dismissals of Clark, Chris Jordan, and Tom Lawes kept Surrey in check, although a late breezy cameo from Cameron Steel pulled them to a total that could fairly be described as challenging.
The Eagles enjoyed an exceptionally similar powerplay to Surrey’s, with the loss of only one wicket, as Rossington and Michael Pepper hauled the score to 87-1 off the first nine overs.
Pepper was not quite able to match his heroics at Sussex yesterday as Cameron Steel removed him for an 18-ball 27.
A flurry of strikes from Rossington, including one particular pull that took him to a 33-ball fifty, kept the score moving, though wickets were falling to put Essex on 124-5 after one ball of the 15th over.
The key moment was the dismissal of Rossington, caught by Jamie Overton off Sam Curran, and despite Luc Benkenstein’s late 27, the target proved just beyond the Eagles.
50-over cricket in Chelmsford this summer
White-ball action at The Cloud County Ground continues into July and August as the Metro Bank One-Day Cup gets underway.
The competition has not only recently proven itself to be wide open and highly competitive, but also a breeding ground for the next generation of elite cricketers.
With all four matches set to take place during the school summer holidays, each fixture makes a perfect family day out in the heart of Chelmsford.
Wednesday 24 July, 11:00am: Essex v Warwickshire – buy here
Wednesday 31 July, 11:00am: Essex v Leicestershire Foxes – buy here
Sunday 04 August, 11:00am: Essex v Glamorgan – buy here
Friday 09 August, 2:00pm: Essex v Surrey – buy here
Alongside the offering of men’s Metro Bank One Day Cup action, The Cloud County Ground will also host two Women’s London Championship matches during the summer holidays.
Friday 26 July, 11:00am: Essex Women v Kent – buy here
Wednesday 14 August, 11:00am: Essex Women v Sussex – buy here
