Your votes have secured seam bowler Jamie Porter the title of August’s wefinanceanycar.com Player of the Month.
Porter, who recently became the first man in 24 years to claim 500 first-class wickets for Essex, took 35.2% of the vote, ahead of fellow contenders Jamal Richards, Robin Das, and Luc Benkenstein.
Against Surrey in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at The Cloud County Ground, Porter returned from an injury that had ruled him out for a month to lead the Essex attack with figures of 2/45 from ten overs.
He then followed up with the second-best figures of his List A career, taking 4/34 in the final match of the One Day Cup against Sussex as the Eagles ended with back-to-back victories.
Returning to Vitality County Championship action towards the end of the month, he then tore through Worcestershire’s top order in their first innings to return figures of 5/52.
In all, despite having not played for five weeks before his return against Surrey, the 31-year-old picked up 12 wickets across all formats in August at a miserly average of just 14.17.
Enter the ballot for international tickets
The 2025 international fixture list has been revealed, with Chelmsford braced for high-octane action as England Women take on West Indies Women on Monday 26 May at 2:30pm.
In what’s set to be an unmissable afternoon of IT20 cricket, some of the world’s best T20 cricketers will go head to head in a T20 set in the heart of Essex.
What’s more, the game will be played on the Spring Bank Holiday making it the perfect day out with friends and family.
Demand for tickets will be high, so make sure to enter the ticket ballot and share with family and friends for the best chance to get your hands on tickets before public sale.
You’ll also have the chance to earn an extra entry to the ballot by sharing with the person you’d like to bring with you.
The ballot will close at midnight on Monday 04 November and ballot winners will be contacted with a unique link to purchase tickets on Tuesday 05 November.
