After 6 Vitality Blast and 3 Metro-Bank One Day Cup fixtures, 4 Essex players have been nominated for the July Player of the Month award.
Now, you once again have the chance to choose the one who stood out more than any other, by voting one of these four contenders as July’s wefinanceanycar.com Player of the Month at the bottom of the page.
THE CONTENDERS
1. Jamal Richards
Jamal featured in three Metro Bank One Day Cup fixtures at the end of July and has showcased numerous strong performances with both bat and ball. Richards has shone with ball in hand in particular and has ended the month as Essex’s leading wicket-taker in the competition. Against Leicestershire, he took 2 crucial wickets, dismissing both Indian star Ajinkha Rahane and all-rounder Liam Trevaskis.
2. Charlie Allison
Allison who has come through the Essex ranks, had an outstanding July with the bat shining in both T20 and List-A cricket.
After featuring for England U19’s earlier in the month against Sri-Lanka, Charlie Allison took his chance in the Essex first-team, starting with a mammoth 121 run partnership with Michael Pepper down in Hove to see Essex home in what was a must win clash for the Eagles. In the last four innings of the month, Charlie continued his fine form scoring over 200 runs, averaging over 50.
3. Luc Benkenstein
Following the announcement of Luc being rewarded with the captaincy of the England U19 national side, Benkenstein showcased his talent on the county circuit with both his leg-spin bowling and his attacking intent with the bat.
Picking up wickets in T20 games throughout July, ‘Benki’ showed control and multiple variations to dismiss high level batters. Slotting into the Essex middle-order, Essex fans were blown-away by his aggressive nature with the bat, averaging just under 36.
4. Michael Pepper
In what will go down as one of the greatest T20 innings in Essex history, Michael Pepper cemented his name as the leading run-scorer for Essex in the 2024 Vitality Blast. Hitting 9 sixes and scoring 120 runs off just 53 balls, Pepper saw Essex home chasing 210 against Sussex Sharks, coming out to bat with the score only on 2-1.
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