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Mady Villiers has been named in the England squad for the ICC Women’s World Cup in New Zealand.

15 players have been chosen to try and retain the trophy that Heather Knight’s team lifted at Lord’s in 2017, alongside two travelling reserves.

England Women’s Squad:

Heather Knight (Western Storm) captain
Tammy Beaumont (Lightning)
Katherine Brunt (Northern Diamonds)
Freya Davies (South East Stars)
Charlie Dean (Southern Vipers)
Sophia Dunkley (South East Stars)
Kate Cross (Thunder)
Sophie Ecclestone (Thunder)
Tash Farrant (South East Stars)
Amy Jones (Central Sparks)
Emma Lamb (Thunder)
Nat Sciver (Northern Diamonds, vice-captain)
Anya Shrubsole (Western Storm)
Lauren Winfield-Hill (Northern Diamonds)
Danni Wyatt (Southern Vipers)

Travelling Reserves:

Lauren Bell (Southern Vipers)
Mady Villiers (Sunrisers)

Jonathan Finch, Director of England Women’s Cricket, said: “The ICC Women’s World Cup is a special event in the international women’s cricket calendar and we are excited by the squad we have selected.

“The chance to refocus our intentions immediately after the disappointment of the Ashes is exciting and provides an opportunity to embrace the challenge of a global event.

“The England Women’s A series that ran alongside the Ashes enabled a wider group of players to compete for a place in the squad which has made for some tough calls on selection.

“Emma Lamb, a consistent performer across domestic cricket, comes into the squad after making her international debut last summer and offers multiple options with the bat and as an all-rounder with her off-spin bowling.

“Success at World Cups is often the pinnacle of a player’s career and we wish all those selected all the best in their quest to win on the world stage.”

Dan Lawrence has been named in the England Men’s Test squad for the upcoming tour of the Caribbean.

England Men’s selection panel, consisting of Sir Andrew Strauss (interim managing director of England Men’s Cricket), interim head coach Paul Collingwood and head scout James Taylor, have named a 16-strong squad for the three-match Test tour of the Caribbean starting next month.

England Men’s Test squad:

Joe Root (Yorkshire) captain
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire)
Ben Foakes (Surrey)
Dan Lawrence (Essex)
Jack Leach (Somerset)
Alex Lees (Durham)
Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire)
Craig Overton (Somerset)
Matthew Parkinson (Lancashire)
Ollie Pope (Surrey)
Ollie Robinson (Sussex)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)

Eight players, including James Anderson, Dom Bess, Sam Billings, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Jos Buttler, Haseeb Hameed and Dawid Malan, who featured in the recent Ashes series, have missed out on selection.

Interim Managing Director for England Men’s Cricket, Sir Andrew Strauss, said:

“With the start of a new cycle, it has allowed the selection panel to refresh the Test squad with a particular focus on competing away from home.

“We felt that it was time to draw a line after the Ashes defeat, look forward and give some impetus with an influx of new players.

“In respect of James Anderson and Stuart Broad, I want to emphasise this does not mean the end for them as England players. We feel that it is important to look at some exciting new bowling potential and give some added responsibility to other players who have featured previously. No one doubts the quality and experience that James and Stuart bring to the England set-up. It will be up to the new managing director and permanent head coach to decide on whether they will be involved this summer and beyond.

“This selection of this squad is the start of a process and a journey to get England Test cricket back to where it needs to be, and the hard work starts now.”

The three-match Test series forms part of the ICC World Test Championship. Joe Root’s team will be looking to climb the rankings after a disappointing start to the second edition of the Championship. At the end of the two-year cycle, the top two teams will compete in the ICC World Test Championship Final due to be staged in 2023.

The touring party departs the UK on Thursday 24 February.

The priority booking period for Members to purchase tickets for this year’s Vitality Blast home fixtures is now open.

2022 Members of the Club can buy discounted tickets and Blast Passes via our online ticketing site. In order to purchase tickets, you must be logged in to your Membership account. Wheelchair accessible areas can be booked via our ticket line, 01245 254010.

Essex Eagles will play the first Vitality Blast fixture at The Cloud County Ground on Tuesday 31 May when they take on Hampshire Hawks. The campaign hots up when Friday night T20 cricket returns to Chelmsford over three successive weeks in June as the Eagles take on Middlesex (10 June), Sussex Sharks (17 June) and Surrey (24 June).

Following the Members’ priority booking period, Blast Passes will be available to purchase from Friday 11 February (10am).

Subscribers to our Over & Out! e-news will receive their priority booking period from Friday 25 February (10am), before tickets go on general sale from Tuesday 08 March (10am).

Our hospitality packages for the 2022 season are now live and on sale. Booking hospitality is the perfect way to level up your cricket-watching experience.

Packages for adults start from as little as £60 + VAT for LV= Insurance County Championship and Royal London Cup fixtures and £79 + VAT for the Vitality Blast.

Hospitality at Essex Cricket offers something for everyone, with Weekend Family Packages available as well as firm favourites in the Beer & Balti (from £109 + VAT), Premier (from £69 + VAT) and Fine Dining Packages (£119 + VAT) at The New London and Chelmsford Club Restaurants.

Browse our array of hospitality packages by clicking below or make an enquiry by calling Callum Sutherland on 01245 254038 or emailing [email protected]. Phone lines will be monitored Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Essex Cricket can today confirm the Club’s pre-season plans ahead of the 2022 season.

From Wednesday 23 March – Thursday 24 March, Anthony McGrath’s side will play an intra-squad game at The Cloud County Ground.

This will be followed up with a trip to Merchant Taylors to play Middlesex in a three-day friendly from Thursday 31 March – Saturday 02 April.

Club Captain, Tom Westley, said: “Pre-season is always an exciting time of year and all the lads are itching to get going and get stuck in.

“Last year didn’t go quite to plan, but everyone in the team is working hard in training so when it gets to April and the season begins, we can perform to the best of our ability and bring more success to this great Club.”

Grab yourself a bargain in the Essex Cricket Store ahead of the new season with discounts available on training wear, replica shirts and merchandise.

A range of selected items are now priced at just £5-£10 and can be purchased in-store from Thursday 27 January and online at www.essexcricketstore.co.uk from Tuesday 01 February.

Sale items include training t-shirts, gilets, performance tops, hoodies, tracksuit tops, caps, County Championship replica shirts, Royal London Cup replica shirts/sweaters/slipovers.

Store Opening Hours at The Cloud County Ground:
• Monday-Friday: 9am-5:30pm
• Saturday-Sunday: 10am-2pm

You can browse the online store and wider range of products now:

Essex spinner Simon Harmer has been named in the 17-man South Africa squad for the upcoming tour of New Zealand.

The 32-year-old last featured for South Africa in 2015, during their tour of India, and in the 5 Test matches he’s played to date, he’s taken 20 wickets at an average of 29.40.

Harmer has been instrumental to Essex’s success since making the move to Chelmsford in 2017, leading the team to a maiden T20 title and playing a part in four red-ball titles.

During that period he’s taken 308 first-class wickets for Essex at an average of 20.19 and has claimed numerous awards, including the PCA Overall MVP for three successive years (2019, 2020, 2021).

Victor Mpitsang, CSA Convenor of Selectors, said: “The inclusions of Simon (Harmer) and Lutho (Sipamla) reaffirm our intentions, as a panel, to reward excellence on the field and the pair have let their work speak on their behalf this past season.”

South Africa Test fixtures:

New Zealand v South Africa: 17 – 21 February
New Zealand v South Africa: 25 February – 01 March

Some of Essex’s star players will be running masterclass sessions with Club Cricket Academy over the next few months, and there’s still time to book a place.

With 649 Essex wickets between them, new ball partners Jamie Porter and Sam Cook will be conducting a bowling masterclass. They’ll be guiding youngsters on a range of bowling subjects, such as how to swing the ball both into and away from the batter, how to develop a consistent stock ball and how to master different techniques for variation balls.

First Team gloveman Adam Wheater will be running a wicketkeeping masterclass, advising on how to stand up to the stumps to both spinners and seamers, how to handle the pace of seamers and how to take dismissals with diving catches and stumpings.

The sessions will be taking place at Ockendon Academy, South Ockendon, and prices start from just £49. To book your place, please click here.