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Essex Cricket are delighted to announce that the revolutionary, new sport & entertainment content app, IQONIQ, has signed a three-year deal with the Club to become its Official Fan Engagement Partner and a Platinum Club Partner.

When launched in the first quarter of 2021, the IQONIQ app will offer fans a much more personalised experience, bringing them closer than ever before to the Club with exclusive access, content, unique opportunities to interact with their players, money-can’t-buy prizes, games, and much, much more.

With the announcement, Essex Cricket becomes the first cricket Club to join the IQONIQ family, alongside a host of high-profile sports teams and leagues, including McLaren Racing, La Liga, Crystal Palace FC, and Euro League Basketball.

John Faragher, Executive Chairman at Essex Cricket, said: “IQONIQ will soon be one of the largest fan engagement companies in the world and I’m delighted to have them on board with us here at Chelmsford.

“IQONIQ are involved with some of the leading names in the sport and entertainment industry and will be working with some impressive teams, so it’s brilliant that they were so keen to add Essex Cricket to their list of clients.

“For the Club, this partnership represents how far we’ve come in recent years and how far we intend to go, and I’m sure that we will get to experience more success with IQONIQ over the coming seasons.”

Darrell Fox, Commercial Manager at Essex Cricket, said: “In reaching this agreement, the IQONIQ team have shown a huge commitment to us, and to the sport we all love so much.

“It was clear from the moment we first spoke that they were excited by the proud history and success of the Club, as well as the bright future ahead. They’ve seen the achievements accomplished on the field over the last five years and shown a real passion to become Essex Cricket’s latest Platinum Partner.

“I’m delighted that a global company such as IQONIQ has bought into the long-term vision for Essex Cricket and we’re looking forward to working closely with their team over the next three years.”

Kazim Atilla, Chief Executive Officer at IQONIQ, said: “As Essex Cricket is one of the oldest and most successful county cricket teams in the world, this for us is a key strategic partnership which welcomes in the world of cricket to the IQONIQ family.

“With 2021 shaping up to be a huge year for the sport here in the U.K., we’re thrilled to be able to partner with the team and help Essex fans get closer to the action, not just at home, but around the world.”

Everyone at Essex Cricket would like to wish our Members, supporters, Sponsors and Partners a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We are looking forward to a brighter 2021 with the hope of more trophy success on the field of play and the chance to open up our gates once again to welcome you back to The Cloudfm County Ground.

Last week, our latest Members’ offering headed to Tiptree’s Bond Street Tearoom in Chelmsford to bring some festive spirit to our on-going virtual Member events.

Tiptree, who are one of the Club’s long-standing Partners, treated Members to an online festive cocktail-making experience using a range of their delicious jams, spreads and spirits.

Bowlers, Jamie Porter and Sam Cook also joined the Tiptree team, where there was also a chance to hear more about the world-renowned company.

Enjoy some of Tiptree’s range during Christmas this year with their stores open across the county up until Christmas. View the range and their opening hours online – here.

Why not make the cocktails featured during the event at home?

The Raspberry Royale

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Ingredients:
• 25ml (1 shot) Tiptree English Raspberry Gin Liqueur
• 125ml (approx) chilled Prosecco
• 1 or 2 fresh raspberries to garnish

Method:
1. Pour the gin liqueur into a Champagne flute
2. Top up with Prosecco
3. Add one or two fresh raspberries

The Salted Caramel Espresso Martini

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Ingredients:
• 50ml Tiptree Salted Caramel Vodka Liqueur
• 1 heaped tsp Tiptree Salted Caramel Spread
• 50ml Coffee Espresso

Method:
1. Add the vodka, coffee espresso and salted caramel spread into a cocktail shaker with ice, and shake
2. In a martini glass, using a spoon, line the bottom of the glass with some more salted caramel spread to create a base
3. Strain the liquid into the martini glass
4. Garnish with coffee beans

Christmas Rum Fizz

• To start, fill a highball glass with ice and add three slices of Tiptree Lime Infusions
• Add 50ml of Tiptree Christmas Pudding Rum Liqueur
• Top with Ginger Ale
• Add a straw and enjoy!

Tawny Marmalade Old Fashioned

• In an empty jar, add 2 teaspoons of Tiptree Old Times Marmalade and 25ml of hot water
• Mix with a spoon until marmalade has dissolved
• Strain the mix through a sieve into a 340g etched jar
• Pour in 50ml of Tiptree Tawny Marmalade Vodka Liqueur and 3 dashes of Angostura bitters
• Stir mixture
• Place 5 ice cubes into the jar
• Garnish with a cinnamon stick, orange peel on the glass and a straw

Strawberry Snowball

• In an empty jar, add 2 teaspoons of Tiptree Strawberry Jelly and 25ml of hot water
• Mix with a spoon until the jelly has dissolved
• Strain the mix through a sieve into a cocktail shaker
• In the cocktail shaker, also add 25ml Advocaat, 50ml of Tiptree Strawberry Vodka and ice
• Shake for roughly 20 seconds
• Fill a high ball glass with ice
• Strain the mix from the shaker into the glass
• Fill to the top of the glass with Lemonade
• Stir mixture
• Garnish by adding a Strawberry on the side and a straw

Dan Lawrence has been named in England’s 16-man Test squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.

The touring party depart on 2 January and will play two Test matches behind closed doors at Galle International Cricket Stadium on 14-18 January and 22-26 January.

England Men’s Test Squad:

Joe Root (Yorkshire) (captain)
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Dom Bess (Yorkshire)
Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Zak Crawley (Kent)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Ben Foakes (Surrey)
Dan Lawrence (Essex)
Jack Leach (Somerset)
Dom Sibley (Warwickshire)
Olly Stone (Warwickshire)
Chris Woakes (Warwickshire)
Mark Wood (Durham).

*Reserves:*

James Bracey (Gloucestershire), Mason Crane (Hampshire), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Craig Overton (Somerset), Matthew Parkinson (Lancashire), Ollie Robinson (Sussex), Amar Virdi (Surrey).

England Tour of Sri Lanka – January 2021
Saturday 2 January: Touring party departs from London to Hambantota
Tuesday 5-9 January: Training and preparation at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Thursday 14-18 January: 1st Test match – Sri Lanka v England, Galle International Cricket Stadium, Galle
Friday 22-26 January: 2nd Test match – Sri Lanka v England, Galle International Cricket Stadium, Galle
Wednesday 27 January: Touring party departs Sri Lanka

Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes have been rested for the tour and will return in February for the Test series against India.

The National Selectors will provide a block of rest for all multi-format players at various points over the winter period.

Surrey batsman Rory Burns misses the tour as his wife is expecting their first child during the second week of January.

Ollie Pope, who is recovering from a shoulder injury sustained in September during the Test series against Pakistan, will join the squad and continue his rehab in readiness for the four-match Test series against India starting in February.