The Essex Men’s squad will today depart the UK for Abu Dhabi, where they will spend ten days training and playing red- and white-ball warm-up matches ahead of the start of the 2025 season.
The Eagles will land in the UAE tomorrow morning, Tuesday 11 March, with the tour providing the first opportunity in almost six months for the majority of the squad to return to training together.
Essex will be one of six sides taking part in the Abu Dhabi T20 Super Cup between Friday 14 and Sunday 16 March, joining fellow counties Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Somerset, and Yorkshire, as well as a side representing the South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA).
The Eagles have games scheduled against Yorkshire on Friday and against Warwickshire on Saturday, with the finals day, where fixtures take place according to standings, set for Sunday.
Following that, the Eagles will take on SACA in a two-day red-ball match on Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 March, before flying back to the UK the following day.
All matches will be played at the Zayed Cricket Academy facility in the UAE capital, where in between games, the squad will also spend time netting and training on the outfield as preparations for 2025 ramp up.
ESSEX SQUAD FOR ABU DHABI PRE-SEASON TOUR
ESSEX FIXTURES DURING ABU DHABI PRE-SEASON TOUR
Friday 14 March, 14:00 GMT: Essex v Yorkshire (Abu Dhabi T20 Super Cup)
Saturday 15 March, 14:00 GMT: Essex v Yorkshire (Abu Dhabi T20 Super Cup)
Sunday 16 March, 06/10/14:00 GMT: Essex v TBC (Abu Dhabi T20 Super Cup Finals Day)
Wednesday 19 – Thursday 20 March, 06:00 GMT: Essex v SACA (two-day red-ball match)
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England Women are also in CM2 for a blockbuster Spring Bank Holiday T20 against West Indies Women, you can’t miss this one!
And the Metro Bank One Day Cup returns, but this time with Men’s and Women’s competitions throughout the summer.
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