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Second XI: Essex v Durham Match Report

 

Essex 2nd XI v Durham 2nd XI

Second Eleven Championship
Billericay CC, Monday 12 – Thursday 15 April

 

Team News:

Essex: Michael Pepper (c), Will Buttleman (wk), Feroze Khushi, Varun Chopra, Josh Rymell, Robin Das, Aron Nijjar, Joe MacGregor, Jack Plom, Darren Ironside, Eshun Kalley. Other players involved: Shane Snater, Matt Quinn, Harry Phillips, Jamal Richards.

Durham: Graham Clark, Soloman Bell, Michael Jones, Sean Dickson (c), Jonathan Bushell, Liam Trevaskis, Paul Coughlin, Alex Thompson, Matt Potts, Tomas Mackintosh (WK), Oliver Gibson. Other players involved: Jack Campbell, Alfie Taylor-Clarke.

Match Details:

Umpires: Mark Newell and Robin Parker
Toss: Durham won and elected to bat first
Result: Match Drawn

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Billericay Cricket Club provided the setting as Essex got their Second XI Championship campaign underway with a draw against Durham.

Having taken the opportunity to bat, Matthew Potts led the way for the visitors, hitting an impressive 92 off just 124 balls, while Tom Mackintosh chipped in with 59 as Durham posted a first-innings total of 325 – Matt Quinn, 3/47 and Shane Snater, 3/61, the pick of the Essex attack, while Darren Ironside was also amongst the wickets with 2/81.

Josh Rymell’s 91 went some way to ensuring the hosts a handy advantage. His knock came off 192 deliveries and included 13 fours. Robin Das and Aron Nijjar both passed fifty, while MacGregor’s 46 helped Essex to 391-9 declared.

Mackintosh was again amongst the runs for Durham, this time scoring 60 – Liam Trevaskis top scored with 77, while Graham Clark and Sol Bell down hit half-centuries – Eshun Kalley, Jack Plom and Jamal Richards each taking three wickets.

Set an unlikely target of 233, Essex had reached 35-1 when play was concluded just before 4:40pm. Varun Chopra on 16* – Michael Pepper the man out, lbw to give Potts his fourth victim of the match.

Essex 2nd XI return to action on Monday 19-22 April when Surrey 2nd XI are the visitors to Billericay CC for a behind closed doors Second XI Championship match (11am).

Report courtesy of Brian Jeeves

Match Preview: Essex v Durham

Essex v Durham

LV= Insurance County Championship
The Cloudfm County Ground
Thursday 15 – Sunday 18 April
11am start

Essex continue their LV= Insurance County Championship campaign when they entertain Durham at The Cloudfm County Ground starting on Thursday.

Essex are looking to restart an enviable record of home successes having previously won 11 successive red-ball matches at Chelmsford before the run ended with the drawn affair with Worcestershire in the opening match of the season.

Squad:

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Watch: Westley talks Durham:

Injury/Absentees News:

Essex name an unchanged 14-man squad but will again be without Aaron Beard who is recovering from a groin strain. Meanwhile Australian pacemen Peter Siddle is expected to be available to take his place in the side for the fixture with Warwickshire at Edgbaston starting next week.

Opposition:

Following a stint with Surrey, all-rounder Scott Borthwick returned to the County during the winter being one of several players returning to their former roots that also included Ben Raine and Paul Coughlin.

Durham also persuaded Sean Dickson to up sticks and move from Kent where he joins ex-Yorkshire Alex Lees in the batting. Left-hander Lees led the batting for his side in last year’s Bob Willis Trophy campaign with 386 runs whilst the bowling attack includes former Essex player Matt Salisbury.

One to Watch:

South Africa born batsman David Bedingham began the season in excellent nick, making 237 against Nottinghamshire. The 26-year-old’s second-innings of 180 not out was his best first-class score and spanned just 228 balls.

Head-to-Head:

The two teams last contested a red-ball affair back in September 2010 when the outcome at Chelmsford was a draw.

On that occasion, Essex scored 268 and 367 (Matt Walker 105, Alastair Cook 68) with their opponents collapsing to 5-4 before rallying to 177 (Chris Wright 5/70) and then 234-6.

In the 16 Championship clashes thus far, Essex boasts eight victories and Durham three whilst five matches have been drawn.

Potential Milestones:

Alastair Cook requires 49 runs to reach 9,000 first-class runs for Essex.
Dan Lawrence requires 243 runs to reach 4,000 first-class runs for Essex.
Adam Wheater requires 107 runs to reach 3,000 first-class runs for Essex.
Jamie Porter requires 12 more wickets to record 350 first-class wickets for Essex.
Sam Cook requires 1 more wicket to record 100 first-class wickets for Essex.

How To Watch:

Our Live Stream service will be available across all four days of this game from 11am, which also includes player stats, scorecards and clips throughout the day. Access via the Essex Cricket Matchzone is available here.

 

India A Tour Match Cancelled

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have agreed to postpone this summer’s men’s India A tour.

Essex were scheduled to face India A on Sunday 04 July at The Cloudfm County Ground but this will no longer go ahead as planned.

The India Men’s team will instead tour with a larger squad to prepare for, and use during, the five-match LV= Insurance Test Series. India’s warm-up schedule will now comprise two intra-squad four-day matches, which will replace the two previously planned four-day fixtures between India Men and India A in July. Venues for those two intra-squad matches are to be confirmed.

Following further discussions with the boards of New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Pakistan it has been agreed to cancel their scheduled men’s tour matches against first-class counties. New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Pakistan’s men’s teams will instead play intra-squad matches to allow them suitable preparation for their international fixtures this summer.

These agreements will allow the ECB to focus on delivering the safest possible environment for all international cricket matches scheduled to take place over the summer.

ECB Chief Executive Officer, Tom Harrison, said: “We are looking forward to staging a memorable summer of men’s and women’s international cricket when fans are set to return to venues.

“Ensuring the safest possible environment for international cricket is our first priority and we are appreciative for the understanding of our fellow boards.

“We look forward to welcoming a men’s India A tour at a later date after this summer. It will provide a valuable opportunity for players from both countries to experience high-quality cricket and to showcase the talent within our England Lions team and first-class counties.”

 

Chelmsford Set To Host England Women This Summer

The Cloudfm County Ground will host international cricket in 2021 with England Women playing two fixtures during July and September.

England will play India in a multi-format series across June and July – with an LV= Insurance Test match at Bristol kicking off the summer – and New Zealand in Vitality IT20s and a Royal London series in September.

• Thursday 15 July: 3rd Vitality IT20: England v India (The Cloudfm County Ground)

• Wednesday 01 September: 1st Vitality IT20 – England v New Zealand (The Cloudfm County Ground)

ECB Chief Executive Officer, Tom Harrison, said: “We’re really looking forward to a busy summer in what is a huge year for our England Women’s team, and we’re very excited about hosting India and New Zealand.

“The two international series will sit either side of The Hundred, and with the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the new Regional T20 competition running throughout the summer, it’s a fixture list that offers a lot for both our players and our fans.

“With the 2022 ICC Women’s World Cup around the corner it is of paramount importance that our England team is able to prepare accordingly, and with the team, also due to travel to Pakistan in October we can look forward to an exciting 12 months of international women’s cricket.”

India

LV= Insurance Test Series:
Wednesday 16 – Saturday 19 June: LV= Insurance Test Match – England v India (Bristol County Ground)

Royal London Series
• Sunday 27 June: 1st match of the Royal London Series – England v India (Bristol County Ground)
• Wednesday 30 June: 2nd match of the Royal London Series – England v India (The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton)
• Sunday 03 July: 3rd match of the Royal London Series – England v India (New Road, Worcester)

Vitality IT20 Series
• Friday 09 July 9: 1st Vitality IT20 – England v India (The County Ground, Northampton)
• Sunday 11 July: 2nd Vitality IT20 – England v India (The 1st Central County Ground, Hove)
• Thursday 15 July: 3rd Vitality IT20 – England v India (The Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford)

New Zealand

Vitality IT20 Series
• Wednesday 01 September: 1st Vitality IT20 – England v New Zealand (The Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford)
• Saturday 04 September: 2nd Vitality IT20 – England v New Zealand (The 1st Central County Ground, Hove)
• Thursday 09 September. 3rd Vitality IT20 – England v New Zealand (The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton)

Royal London Series
• Thursday 16 September: 1st match of the Royal London Series – England v New Zealand (Bristol County Ground)
• Sunday 19 September: 2nd match of the Royal London Series – England v New Zealand (New Road, Worcester)
• Tuesday 21 September: 3rd match of the Royal London Series – England v New Zealand (The Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester)
• Thursday 23 September: 4th match of the Royal London Series – England v New Zealand (The Incora County Ground, Derby)
• Sunday 26 September: 5th match of the Royal London Series – England v New Zealand (The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury)

Ticket Information:

• Monday 19 April: Essex Members

• Wednesday 28 April: General Sale begins

 

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Match Gallery: Essex v Worcestershire

The sight of bobble hats and coats is always a common theme for April’s start to the season and 2021 was no different.

A high-scoring clash ended with the points shared following a fantastic double century from Tom Westley and an impressive knock from Worcestershire’s Jake Libby who was on the field for the entire four days.

The Club’s official photographer, Nick Wood covered the match and you can view the game through his camera lens via our Match Gallery.

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Photo Gallery:

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Match Report: Essex v Worcestershire

 

Essex v Worcestershire

LV= Insurance County Championship
The Cloudfm County Ground, Thursday 08 – Sunday 11 March

 

Team News:

Essex: Alastair Cook, , Nick Browne, Tom Westley (c), Dan Lawrence, Paul Walter, Ryan ten Doeschate, Adam Wheater (wk), Simon Harmer, Ben Allison, Sam Cook, Jamie Porter.

Worcestershire: Jake Libby, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Fell, Gareth Roderick, Brett D’Oliveira, Riki Wessels, Ben Cox (wk), Ed Barnard, Joe Leach (c), Dillon Pennington, Charlie Morris.

Match Details:

Umpires: Neil Mallender & David Millns
Toss: Essex won and elected to bat first
Result:

Day Four Match Highlights

Day Four Reaction: Ben Allison

Day Four Match Report

Defending Champions, Essex were left to settle for a haul of 13 points as their battle with Worcestershire, who took 12 points, drifted to a draw at The Cloudfm County Ground.

In response to a score of 490 for 9 declared, the visitors were bowled out for 475 with opener Jake Libby carrying his bat for 180 that included 15 fours and one six.

His marathon effort consumed 11 hours and 21 minutes and he faced 496 deliveries during which he shared in a seventh-wicket stand of 244 with Ed Barnard, just 12 runs short of their county’s record for that wicket.

They had resumed the final day on 350 and added a further 39 before Dan Lawrence breached the defences of Barnard for 128 to end an innings that had brought him 18 boundaries and a maiden first-class century.

Joe Leach was caught behind one run later for a single to give Ben Allison his maiden first-class victim for Essex (he had taken 3 when on loan to Gloucestershire in 2019) but his departure only heralded the arrival of Dillon Pennington who put together a career-best of 56 that contained 10 boundaries in a stand worth 75.

Pennington was eventually stumped by Adam Wheater off Simon Harmer who, during the two days, sent down 61.3 overs, the most he has delivered in a single innings for the county.

Harmer then brought the innings to an end with the wicket of Charlie Morris to finish with figures of 3 for 126 while Sam Cook, who destroyed the early part of the visitors’ innings, claimed 4 for 100 in 37 overs.

Libby’s effort spoke volumes for his patience as he became the first Worcestershire player to carry his bat for six years – Daryl Mitchel did so in 2015 – but today, his innings was devoid of entertainment value.

In one spell following the demise of Barnard, he managed just 16 runs in 32.2 overs but even so, he will rightly have derived satisfaction for what he achieved.

When his side’s innings was concluded, Libby had carved a niche for himself in the County Championship record books with the second-longest individual innings – just 2 minutes shorter than Jason Gallian for Lancashire versus Derbyshire in 1996.

Essex faced only 10 overs before the captains shook hands on the draw although they did lose the services of Alastair Cook who was bowled for 12 when playing a loose drive against Joe Leach.

At the close, Nick Browne was unbeaten on 7 and Tom Westley was 8 not out with Essex 28 for 1 in their second innings.

Next opponents for the reigning champions are Durham who visits Chelmsford for a County Championship clash starting on Thursday.

Day Three Match Highlights

Day Three Reaction: Anthony McGrath

Day Three Match Report

Jake Libby and Ed Barnard frustrated Essex with magnificent unbeaten centuries as Worcestershire reached the close of play on 350 for 6, still 140 runs adrift of their hosts, but with the match seemingly destined for a draw.

Libby has batted for 7 hours and 49 minutes in reaching 141 and Barnard will resume in the morning with 116 to his name after batting for 4 hours and 10 minutes.

Yet Worcestershire had looked down and out when they lost their fourth wicket of the innings to the second ball of the day that left them 43 for 4.

But opener Libby was ably supported by Barnard, who struck a maiden first-class hundred, and Riki Wessels who scored 54 to carry their side to likely survival with only one day left for play.

Libby has been on the field for every minute of the three days having spent more than 5 and a half hours in the field when Essex batted before spending the remaining time occupying the crease.

He anchored the West Country side after the reigning Champions had enjoyed the perfect start when Sam Cook struck with the second ball collected of the day to pick up his fourth wicket of the innings thus far that reduced the visitors to 43 for 4.

The 23-year-old paceman had taken his first three wickets towards the close of the second day before Brett D’Oliveira walked in front of his stumps, to leave the bowler enjoying a wonderful sequence of 4 wickets in 12 balls without a run conceded.

But Libby offered an altogether different challenge. Showing aptitude, attitude, and application he proved a doughty performer.

Firstly, together with Wessels, he set about restoring the innings against an attack that were made to show patience before celebrating their next victim. Both batsmen stood firm before starting to dominate the bowlers with good footwork and good sense.

Wessels arrived at his half-century from 82 balls but his carefully-crafted innings in a stand of 89 was ended after almost two hours by Jamie Porter when he was lbw to a ball angled across him.

At lunch, Worcestershire were 142 for 5 and with the fourth delivery of the afternoon session, they lost another wicket when Ben Cox fatally opted to sweep across the line when facing Simon Harmer and was lbw for seven.

Any thoughts that the home side may have harboured of wrapping up the innings before the end of the session were ended by the arrival of Barnard who took over the role played so effectively by Wessels as a dependable ally to Libby.

Barnard settled at the crease immediately in an intriguing post-lunch session with Worcestershire conscious that avoiding the follow-on, that had seemed unlikely shortly after play began on day three was now becoming more attainable.

Essex skipper Tom Westley regularly rotated his bowlers in a fruitless attempt to find a breakthrough. Newcomer, Ben Allison was given three separate spells and returned commendable figures of 18-5-47-0 but, like his senior pace colleagues Jamie Porter and Sam Cook, found the going tough particularly after lunch when the pitch offered little encouragement as the bowlers toiled away.

Neither was their assistance for Harmer illustrated by his figures of 44-11-100-1.

Barnard, a composed and doughty opponent, offered a disciplined and controlled inning and reached his maiden century from 168 balls, with 15 boundaries.

Both he and Libby batsmen played beautifully showing few concerns even against the second new ball taken with the score 208 for 6 as Essex searched desperately for another breakthrough.

It had been bitterly cold on the first two days but the third day temperatures sank to a level more in keeping with Arctic conditions plus mizzle during the afternoon session on a day when the floodlights shone throughout.

Libby and Barnard ensured that there was nothing to warm the Essex hearts as they blunted the bowling keeping the attack at bay as their seventh-wicket partnership flourished.

A boundary by Barnard off Porter averted the follow-on and by the close, their defining partnership had reached 205, a record seventh-wicket stand for their county in first-class matches against Essex.

Day Two Match Highlights

Day Two Reaction: Sam Cook

Day Two Match Report

Tom Westley led from the front as Essex dominated the second day of the LV= Insurance County Championship against Worcestershire at The Cloudfm County Ground.

The 32-year-old Captain scored a superb 213 to steer his side to a formidable 490-9declared before Sam Cook produced a stunning spell to reduce the visitors to 43-3 at the close and trailing by 447 runs.

Westley, 84 overnight, never looked in the slightest trouble while underlying his love for the Worcestershire bowling. The other double century of his career came against them, also at Chelmsford, when he scored 254 in 2016.

On this occasion, his marathon effort spanned just over 9 hours and brought him 32 boundaries before he was caught on the mid-wicket boundary by Ed Barnard while attacking a delivery from spinner Brett D’Oliveira.

Westley made serene progress with some sweetly-timed drives, the majority through the onside as the visiting attack was put to the sword.

Essex had begun the day on 207-3 and Westley was to share in two century partnerships.

First of all, he continued his unbroken overnight stand with Paul Walter, who contributed 38 out of 124 in a little more than 44 overs, before a punishing partnership with Adam Wheater realised 157 in 42 overs for the sixth wicket.

Wheater punctuated his innings with pugnacious driving and delicate cuts on his way to 87 from 149 deliveries that included six fours before he too was caught on the boundary off D’Oliveira.

Sandwiched between those three-figure liaisons, came a half-century stand with Ryan ten Doeschate during in which Essex earned their third batting point, before ten Doeschate was trapped in front for 30 by D’Oliveira.

Worcestershire used a total of seven bowlers with Barnard, D’Oliveira and Charlie Morris each finishing with three wickets.

Worcestershire should have lost a wicket to the second ball of their innings without a run on the board when Wheater failed to hold onto an edge diving to his right from Daryl Mitchell off the bowling of Jamie Porter.

The opener stayed long enough to help Jake Libby carry the total on to 32 before Cook, having changed ends and now bowling from the Hayes Close End, made a dramatic impact.

In the space of five deliveries, he picked up three wickets.

He bowled Mitchell for 16 and three balls later, had Tom Fell taken at second slip for a duck by Simon Harmer. Without addition to the score, Cook struck again when Gareth Roderick, making his debut for Worcestershire following his winter move from Gloucestershire, was snapped up by Westley at third slip for a first-ball duck.

With the light deteriorating, Cook was removed from the attack with figures of 7-3-14-3 to be replaced by Dan Lawrence with Harmer bowling at the opposite end.

However, Essex’s progress was halted with 5 overs remaining in the day when the umpires decided that the light was not sufficient for play to continue.

Jake Libby has 21 and D’Oliveira is 6 not out.

Day One Match Highlights

Day One Reaction: Tom Westley

Day One Match Report

Tom Westley launched the start of the 2021 season for defending County Champions Essex with a superb unbeaten 84 on Day One to lead the way as the home side reached the close on 207 for 3 wickets.

The Essex skipper played an accomplished innings looking comfortable throughout his stay that has so far seen him collect 12 boundaries in his innings spanning 4 and a quarter hours and 210 deliveries.

In a pre-season interview, the 32-year-old had stated a personal wish to score more runs this season after a poor year with the bat in 2020 when he averaged just 17.20 in scoring 171 runs in 11 innings that included 51 in the Bob Willis Trophy Final against Somerset.

But after a winter spent working on his game plans, he made nonsense of those 2020 statistics showing all the talents and effectiveness that had earned him 5 England caps in 2017.

The bitterly cold weather – umpire Neil Mallendar wore woolly gloves throughout the day – offered a complete contrast to conditions experienced by Dan Lawrence in his previous first-class match when the batsman made such a favourable impression scoring a half-century out of 135 as England tumbled to an innings defeat in the Third Test against India in the heat of Ahmedabad back in early March.

The right-hander looked in good form though striking the ball sweetly in an assured manner and joining Westley in a partnership worth 73 for the third wicket until, having contributed 46, he was adjudged leg before wicket against Ed Barnard.

Essex, who won the toss, made a steady start with Nick Browne and Alastair Cook posting 30 in 57 minutes before Cook (15) went half-forward to a ball from Charlie Morris and was leg before.

Browne played with increasing fluidity until two balls after finding the boundary with a fine cover drive off Barnard, he attempted to repeat the shot and was well caught low down at extra cover by Jake Libby to give Barnard his first of two wickets.

That left the hosts 57 for 2 but Lawrence joined Westley to double the score.

Their half-century partnership spanned 115 balls but with the total having progressed to 130, Lawrence departed to be replaced by Paul Walter.

Westley arrived at his fifty from 129 balls with 8 boundaries and continued to master the bowling playing particularly well off his legs whilst selective in driving on both sides of the wicket.

By tea, the total had moved onto 167 for 3 and soon afterwards, Westley and Walter completed a 98 balls half-century with Westley in the aggressive role accounting for 35 of the runs with Walter his dependable ally with 11.

The pair took Essex to their first batting point of the season but shortly afterwards, at 5:10pm, bad light stopped play with Essex 206 for 3.

The players emerged again 50 minutes later but after just seven balls and one run added thanks to a wide, the umpires decided that the light had deteriorated and play was called off for the day with almost 15 overs lost from the day’s allocation.

Essex named pace bowler Ben Allison in their starting line-up. It is the former Academy player’s first Championship appearance for the county although the 21-year-old right-arm fast-medium bowler did make one appearance for Gloucestershire in 2019 when on loan from his parent Club.

 

The Cricket Store: Re-Opening Hours

The Cricket Store will open for reduced trading hours from Monday 12 April 2021 in-line with the latest Government Guidelines.
 
Opening Hours
Monday-Thursday: 4pm-8pm
Friday-Sunday: 10am-4pm (Away Match-days ONLY)
Home Matchdays: Closed (please see Club fixture list)
 
Online Orders
We will continue to accept orders online however, there may be a short delay in fulfilling your order.
 
Click & Collect
Click & Collect orders will remain suspended, we apologise for any inconvenience caused
 
The Cricket Store
Telephone: 01245 254020
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.essexcricketshop.co.uk

 

Members’ Vitality Blast Tickets On Sale Now

Members can now purchase tickets for fixtures that fall within the UK Government’s Stage Four guidelines as we prepare for the return of crowds to The Cloudfm County Ground.

Stage Three guidelines permit limited crowds in attendance and Members are invited to enter a ballot for LV= Insurance County Championship and Vitality Blast fixtures taking place between Monday 17 May and Monday 21 June.

Stage Four guidelines are set to be rolled out from Monday 21 June (subject to UK Government changes) with full crowds returning to the ground for the remainder of the campaign.

Members Tickets Now On Sale:

Tickets for the 2021 season are now on sale to Members with an exclusive discount and purchase period for Vitality Blast games, before they are available to the public later this month.

Initially only allocated tickets will be available to purchase pending clarity from the UK Government and SGSA on test and trace for ticket holders and social distancing between players and crowds.

View our Refund & Roll Back Policies for further information on your tickets should the match be restricted by COVID-19 restrictions.

To read the Refund & Roll Back Policy, please click here.

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On Sale Dates:

Priority Group One: 2021 Members
Online: 10am – Saturday 10 April
Telephone: 10am – Monday 12 April

Priority Group Two: 2020 Season Ticket Holders & Ticket Buyers
Online: 10am – Saturday 24 April
Telephone: 10am – Monday 26 April

Priority Group Three: Over & Out! Subscribers
Online: 10am – Saturday 01 May

 

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Essex Players Get Behind Lord’s Taverners Runs & Wickets For Change Campaign

Essex skipper Tom Westley along with Ryan ten Doeschate, Nick Browne, Jamie Porter and Aaron Beard will be supporting disadvantaged and disabled young people across Essex this summer as part of the Lord’s Taverners Runs and Wickets for Change campaign.

With the season now underway the batsmen involved will be helping the UK’s leading youth cricket and disability sport charity raise money with every run they score, while the bowlers will be replicating this fundraising for wicket-taking, where you can donate to their fundraising per wicket taken.

They will be supporting this style of fundraising, which saw £10,000 raised for the cause in 2020, at a time when the charity’s activity has been hampered by COVID-19.

During lockdown, the charity has been able to engage with many participants through online activity to support their mental wellbeing. However, this cannot replace the face-to-face weekly sessions through cricket programmes Wicketz, Super 1s and Table Cricket that help young people stay active while fulfilling their potential and building life skills – making the charity’s work more vital than ever.

You can sponsor each run scored, or wicket taken, for as little, or as much as you like – and you can cap the maximum amount you’d like to donate, while also choosing whether you donate for a single match, month or year.

For more information and to donate to your player/s of choice please follow the links below:

Tom Westley
Ryan ten Doeschate
Nick Browne
Jamie Porter
Aaron Beard

All funds raised will go towards the Lord’s Taverners charity cricket programmes delivered in Essex, which support some of the most marginalised and at-risk young people in the UK using sport and recreation to build links between communities and encouraging groups to play sport together.

Watch the New Season via Our Live Stream Service

The 2021 season begins on Thursday for the visit of Worcestershire to The Cloudfm County Ground in the LV= Insurance County Championship.

The game is set to be played behind-closed-doors until Government restrictions permit but Members and supporters will still be able to join the action throughout the season via the Club’s live stream.

A new and improved service will be available across every game at The Cloudfm County Ground, starting this week for the season opener. Following the success of our production last season, further developments will be introduced as we begin our title defence of the LV= Insurance County Championship and Bob Willis Trophy.

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We will also be welcoming the return of the BBC Essex team who will be providing ball-by-ball coverage alongside live pictures of the action.

Have a question about the Club’s Live Stream service? We welcome questions or feedback regarding our live stream production and you can get in touch by emailing [email protected] or via the Club’s social media channels on Facebook and Twitter.