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Visit Essex | Father’s Day Lunch with Graham Gooch

Posted on Monday 1 January 2018

Treat your Dad to lunch with Graham Gooch this Father’s Day. The event takes place on Sunday 17 June at The Cloudfm County Ground with a chance to enjoy lunch with your family and to hear from the legendary Essex and England captain throughout the day.

The package includes a three-course meal, with a welcome drinks reception and post-meal tea & coffee. The perfect gift for any cricket loving dad with places priced at £35.00 per Adult and £17.00 per child (U12).

There’s a calendar of events available throughout 2018, including a 70s & 80s Tribute Night, National Afternoon Tea Week and a Michael Buble Tribute Event. For the full list of events – view here.

Tickets for the Father’s Day Lunch and all the other events this year, can be purchased in person at The Cloudfm County Ground or online now:

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Chris Clarke-Irons to join England for Australia ODI tour

Posted on Monday 1 January 2018

Essex Head of Athlete Development, Chris Clarke-Irons, will join the England medical team for the ODI series against Australia.

The Essex Lead Physiotherapist will fly out to Australia on 2 January with former Essex Head Coach, Chris Silverwood.

Clarke-Irons has previously worked on the ECB Pace Programme and will work alongside the ECB Team Physiotherapist for the duration of the ODI series.

Clarke-Irons is excited to be joining up with England and said: “This a great opportunity to broaden my horizons and work alongside the England backroom staff.

“I am very fortunate to have the chance to be involved with the ODI squad around the closing stages of the Ashes Tour and then travel around Australia for the duration of the ODI series.

“The experience will only continue to benefit Essex as I will be able to bring back new ideas and methods to the squad upon my return and implement them in the teams pre-season training.

“It is further recognition of the good work we are doing at Essex and it will be nice to link back up with Chris again and work with him and all the coaching staff.”

Essex County Cricket Board receive new grant from EASST

Posted on Thursday 28 December 2017

The Essex and Southend Sports Trust in 2017 continued and enhanced its support for cricket across the County, with a grant of £31,000.

The cheque was presented to Essex Cricket CEO, Derek Bowden, on behalf of Essex County Cricket Board, during the Surrey T20 Blast Game. The trust is a long-term supporter of the development and opportunities that sport can provide to the community of Essex.

This work is specifically focused on the sustainability of Garon Park for the use of Essex Development programmes and the support for the Women and Girls game in the County. The increase in their annual grant this year though, has also seen EASST support the development of the new junior talent identification programme and help Essex Cricket in putting cricket back into schools by supporting over 30 primary schools across the region.

Key highlights in 2017, following the support from EASST, has seen the Essex Women’s team promoted to Division Two of the County Championship, along with the Under 15 girls reaching the finals weekend and hosting a development festival at Felsted School.

The wider impact of the programme has also been seen with Essex seeing a further increase in girls trialling and taking part in local clubs, along with over 350 women and 50 teams taking part in Women soft ball festivals throughout the County.

Through the support of EASST this year, we have also been able to host high profile events at Garon Park throughout 2017. In July and August Essex hosted Holland and the USA as they prepared for their respective Women’s T20 World Cup qualifiers.

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Left to right: Ronnie Irani, Peter Butler, Derek Bowden, Joe Sims.

In June, Garon Park hosted Holland and Denmark as Essex looked to build up its links with Europe, to support the development of the game.

Peter Butler, EASST, said: “We are proud of our continued relationship with Essex Cricket and were delighted to pass over a cheque for £31,000 to the Essex County Cricket Board.

“The Essex Cricket pathway continues to go from strength to strength and helping the Club develop a new junior talent identification programme and increase participation in schools has been very rewarding and shows the value of our support and our partnership.”

Derek Bowden, Essex Cricket CEO, commented: “Garon Park has played host to a number of Second XI, Women’s and Academy matches over the past few years and continues to provide a place for future Essex cricketers to ply their trade.

“EASST’s ongoing and generous support, allows the Club to continue its excellent work, and helps develop the Essex Cricket pathway across the region.”

Cooky back with a bang for England

Posted on Thursday 28 December 2017

Alastair Cook scored an epic double century to put England in command of the fourth Ashes Test with a lead of 164 runs after day three at the MCG.

Cook ended the day 244 not out with England 491/1 to become the sixth highest run scorer in Test history.

The former captain had completed his century late on day two but batted through the third day, spending a total of more than 10-and-a-half hours at the crease in his innings.

The emotion of last night will live with me for a long time. Today was about putting that emotion to one side and getting a really big score for the team. We’ve got to get the ball reverse swinging then we’ve got to be relentless in and around off stump and set ourselves up for 90 overs of hard work.

England captain Joe Root reached his half-century early in the first session but was dismissed for 61 when he top edged an attempted pull off Pat Cummins straight down Nathan Lyon’s throat at deep square leg.

It brought Dawid Malan to the crease and the new batsman made 14 before he was out lbw to Josh Hazlewood. Replays showed a thick inside edge before the ball slammed into the pad, but Malan decided against a review.

Cook continued to effortlessly accumulate runs as he approached 150 and England went in at lunch with the score 264/4.

Jonny Bairstow nicked behind to Tim Paine off Lyon for 22 just after lunch before Moeen Ali made a frantic 20 that came to an end when he smashed high to Shaun Marsh at short cover off Lyon.

Cook serenely batted on – supported by Chris Woakes – and moved on to his 11th Test score of more than 150, the most of any England player in history.

England started the last session on 360/6 and lost Woakes early for 26 when he gloved a short ball from Cummins to Paine.

Stuart Broad came to the crease and was peppered with short balls, but counter-attacked aggressively to help take England’s lead to three figures, passing fifty himself in the process.

But Broad himself knew he was the support act for Cook, who fittingly reached his double hundred with a perfect straight drive for four.

Roared on by England’s support, Cook became the highest ever run scorer against Australia at the MCG.

Broad was eventually dismissed for 56 when Usman Khawaja collected a high catch, with the umpires signalling it was taken cleanly despite the ball spilling out of his hands.

Lawrence and Porter named in Lions squad for West Indies tour

Posted on Tuesday 19 December 2017

Essex bowler Jamie Porter and batsman Dan Lawrence have been included in the England Lions squad that will play three four-day matches against West Indies A in Jamaica and Antigua early next year.

Porter has also been selected in a 15-man squad for a three-match one-day series against West Indies A which follows in Antigua, along with three more players who were not involved with the Lions in Australia – Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson, Kent batsman Sam Northeast and Lancashire leg-spinner Matthew Parkinson, who is currently in Sydney on an ECB Overseas Placement.

Keaton Jennings will captain the Lions in both the four-day and one-day series.

Two fast bowlers, Worcestershire’s Josh Tongue and Tom Helm of Middlesex, have been selected despite being affected by injury during the Australia camp. Tongue had a cortisone injection in his ankle this week but is expected to be fit for the four-day section of the trip, and Helm has been selected for the one-day leg only after struggling in Australia with the hamstring problem with which he ended the 2017 county season. Tom Westley was unavailable after having surgery on the finger injury he suffered during the Lions camp in Australia

James Whitaker, the National Selector, said: “We have selected a total of 22 players for these two series in the West Indies, to ensure we gain the most value in terms of assessing players in both first-class and one-day cricket.

“Haseeb Hameed, Jamie Porter and Toby Roland-Jones are all available again after injuries – Jamie and Toby after working exceptionally hard on the ECB’s Pace Programme over the last couple of months.

“Sam Curran missed out on the Lions training camp in Australia but he has also been training hard, under the supervision of Surrey’s strength and conditioning coaches, before going out to play T20 cricket in New Zealand.

“We have included two members of the Ashes tour squad, Ben Foakes and Mason Crane, for the four-day matches, with the possibility of either or both of them leaving the Lions tour early if they are selected in the England squad for the two Tests in New Zealand in March and April.

“We will be naming that squad in the New Year, and the same goes for the squads for the North-South Series which will be played in Barbados at the end of the Lions tour – and is likely to include the players who have been selected for the one-day series against West Indies A.”

Lions squads:

For whole tour: Keaton Jennings (Lancashire, capt), Joe Clarke (Worcestershire), Liam Livingstone (Lancashire), Sam Curran (Surrey), Jamie Porter (Essex), Paul Coughlin (Nottinghamshire), Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Nick Gubbins (Middlesex), Alex Davies (Lancashire, wk).

Red-ball only:

Haseeb Hameed (Lancashire), Dan Lawrence (Essex), Ben Foakes (Surrey, wk), Toby Roland-Jones (Middlesex), Jack Leach (Somerset), Mason Crane (Hampshire), Josh Tongue (Worcestershire).

White-ball only:

Sam Northeast (Kent), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Dom Bess (Somerset), Tom Helm (Middlesex), George Garton (Sussex), Matthew Parkinson (Lancashire).

Itinerary:

February 5-7: Tour Match – Sabina Park, Jamaica

February 11-14 – v West Indies A – Trelawny Multiplex, Jamaica

February 18-21 – v West Indies A – Sabina Park, Jamaica

February 26 – March 1 – v West Indies A – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua

March 4: Tour Match – Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua

March 6 – v West Indies A – Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua

March 9 – v West Indies A – Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua

March 11 – v West Indies A – Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua

(North-South Series follows in Barbados from March 18-23 – squads to be announced next month)

County Champions spread festive cheer at Broomfield Hospital

Posted on Tuesday 19 December 2017

Members of the Essex first-team and Women’s squad visited the Phoenix Children’s Ward at Broomfield Hospital yesterday to spread the festive cheer ahead of the Christmas period.

County Champion stars such as Jamie Porter, Nick Browne and Sam Cook were all in attendance, while Kelly Castle visited on behalf of the Women’s team.

The visitors played the role of Santa for the afternoon, giving out Essex Cricket goody bags and posing for photo opportunities with the Division One trophy.

Essex and Loughborough MCCU opening bowler Cook was more than happy to make the trip and said: “We are in a very privileged position to be able to do what we do, and having the opportunity to give back to the community is something we are more than happy to do.

“Being in hospital is never nice, especially around the Christmas period, and being able to put a smile on the kids faces was very rewarding.

“To be honest, I think the parents were just as happy to see us and it was a great visit all round and one we hope we can make for many years to come.”

Don’t Miss Out On Those Last Minute Presents!

Posted on Tuesday 19 December 2017

The Essex Cricket Store will open until 2pm on Saturday 23 December, ahead of the Christmas break.

Order your last minute presents online before Wednesday 20 December to guarantee delivery in time for Christmas. Please note that orders made after this time should not be expected to arrive before the festive break.

You can also visit our Store located on the main High Street in Chelmsford on Thursday 21 – Friday 22 December. You can find the Store outside Barclays, adjacent to the Christmas tree with a wide range of gift wrapped products, as well as the Champions range items and replica shirt sale on offer.

The Essex Cricket Store will reopen in 2018 on Tuesday 2 January at 9am. We wish all our Members, supporters and customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Early Bird Membership Prices | Don’t Miss Out!

Posted on Monday 18 December 2017

Have you secured your Essex County Cricket Club Membership for the 2018 season?

Purchase before the New Year to take advantage of the Early Bird price with a saving of upto £30 across all categories. Purchase online today, whether you are renewing from 2017, rejoining to watch Essex’s title defence or joining up for the first time. The Early Bird price ends on December 31 so make sure you don’t miss it!

Membership in 2018 brings a host of benefits for you to enjoy, including priority booking for Lord’s, entry into Huntington and Chelmsford City Racecourses, as well as the cricket with free entry for Specsavers County Championship, Royal London One-Day Cup and International matches at Chelmsford. Members will again be able to purchase Blast tickets at a heavily discounted price, before they go on sale to the general public.

The new season begins in mid-April for the trip to Lancashire in the Specsavers County Championship, followed by the opening home match of the season against Lancashire on April 20.

The 50-over tournament starts in May with Essex Eagles taking on Somerset for the first home One-Day Cup match at The Cloudfm County Ground on Friday 25 May.

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Essex CCC presented Championship plaque by Chelmsford City Council

Posted on Tuesday 12 December 2017

Chelmsford City Council has presented Essex County Cricket Club with a brass plaque, in recognition of the Club becoming the 2017 County Champions of England.

Engraved with the words, “The City of Chelmsford proudly congratulates Essex County Cricket Club on becoming the 2017 County Champions of England”, the plaque was presented by the Mayor of Chelmsford, Councillor Duncan Lumley, during Full Council on Wednesday 6 December.

In presenting the plaque, Councillor Duncan Lumley, said “We congratulate Essex County Cricket Club for some fine performances which have helped them be crowned 2017 County Champions. Essex’s winning performances have been exceptional, and they thoroughly deserve to be awarded this title.”

Club Chairman, John Faragher accepted the plaque on the Club’s behalf, saying: “I would like to thank Chelmsford City Council for presenting the plaque to Essex County Cricket Club in recognition of us becoming the 2017 County Champions. It will forever acknowledge our great achievement and history here in the City of Chelmsford.

“We have an excellent relationship with the County Council and the Club thanks them for their continued support as we strive to progress further.”

The Club lifted the Champion’s trophy for the first time in 25 years after beating Yorkshire in Chelmsford. The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales. It became an official title in 1890. The competition consists of eighteen clubs named after, and originally representing, historic counties, seventeen from England and one from Wales.

Chelmsford has been home to Essex County Cricket Club since 1967.

Scrutton Bland Sign a New Deal With the Club

Posted on Monday 11 December 2017

Essex Cricket are delighted to announce that Scrutton Bland have signed a new three-year agreement with the Club. The enhanced sponsorship deal will extend the existing three year relationship with the Essex based company, to make Scrutton Bland the first ever sponsor of the Premier Suite at The Cloudfm County Ground.

Jason Fayers, Managing Partner at Scrutton Bland commented: “The Scrutton Bland Premier Suite is a fantastic space for corporate hospitality for Members on match days, with a superb view of the pitch and perfect facilities for entertaining.

“As a corporate sponsor, we are able to show our ongoing commitment to cricket in Essex, whilst simultaneously promoting our brand in the region. We are so proud to have such a successful cricket club on our doorstep. Individuals and businesses should show their support for the 2017 County Champions.”

Darrell Fox, Commercial Manager at Essex Cricket is delighted to continue the relationship, commenting: ‘This is an excellent partnership for the Club because Scrutton Bland have been one of our most loyal supporters for the last three seasons and have contributed to our success on and off the field.

“Their reputation for supporting sport in the community is one of the reasons we value the partnership so much, plus the on-going support they have given to our England Women’s International fixtures and the inaugural On-Pitch Marquee events. With the help of Scrutton Bland, we can deliver both fantastic live sport and a great experience at the Club.”

The Premier Suite has been recently refurbished, and has an enhanced offering including new menus for the 2018 season. The fixtures are now available to view for new campaign, providing the perfect events to entertain clients throughout the year. Essex Cricket will be hosting the likes of India and the popular T20 Blast competition during the season, as well as looking to retain the County Championship title.

 

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Pictured: Simon Pinion (Scrutton Bland – Partner) Nick Browne, Sam Cook, Tim O’Connor (Scrutton Bland – Partner)