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Match Preview | Essex Eagles v Glamorgan

Posted on Saturday 15 July 2017

Essex Eagles posted their first points of the 2017 NatWest T20 Blast competition when Somerset were defeated by 22 runs at The Cloudfm County Ground on Thursday night.

That success ended back-to-back defeats by Surrey and Kent Spitfires, but the Eagles have an early opportunity to extend their winning run when they entertain Glamorgan at Chelmsford on Sunday with a scheduled start time of 2:30pm.

Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named the same 14-man squad that turned up trumps on Thursday and admitted that he was delighted to get the Eagles’ T20 Blast campaign up and running with the win.

“To register our first win in the competition is satisfying and bounce back after two defeats shows what character we have in our dressing room,” he said.

“It’s never nice to lose, we lost what was a fantastic game against Surrey before we were comprehensively beaten by Kent Spitfires. Since that second defeat, we worked and practiced really hard and got the result we wanted.

“You have to face up to the fact that you are going to lose games of Twenty20 cricket, it’s as simple as that and I accept it but to me, it’s more about the character the lads show.

“If they keep driving forward and practicing as hard as they did in the two days leading up to that Somerset match, then hopefully we’ll win more games than we lose.

“It was a marked improvement on our first couple of matches. I thought that we bowled beautifully against Somerset to defend that total of 170 for 6, there were good contributions from every member of our attack.

“Let’s not forget our batters, obviously Tendo (Ryan ten Doeschate) was outstanding and the guys played well around him. What I did like was the intent we showed right the way through.

“We were good in the field as well, we took some very good catches so overall, I’m pleased but now we have to keep driving all that forward.”

Tickets for this match are sold out with play set to get underway at 2:30pm. Gates will be open from 12:30pm with activities for all the family taking place in the main car park throughout the day.

Essex Eagles squad:
Ryan ten Doeschate (27) Captain
James Foster (7) Wicket-keeper
Mohammad Amir (5)
Ravi Bopara (25)
Varun Chopra (6)
Matt Dixon (30)
Simon Harmer (11)
Dan Lawrence (28)
Jamie Porter (44)
Callum Taylor (67)
Paul Walter (22)
Tom Westley (21)
Adam Wheater (31)
Ashar Zaidi (99)

 

Tendo praises his bowling attack after Somerset win

Posted on Friday 14 July 2017

Essex captain Ryan ten Doeschate praised his bowling attack for their part in the 22-run victory over Somerset on Thursday evening. The skipper stuck with the same bowlers from the games against Surrey and Kent Spitfires and the performance all came together to record a first win.

He said: “Mohammad Amir showed he’s world-class, he went for 17 there. Harmy bowled nicely, a tad on the expensive side, but crucial wickets. It was always going to be a challenge to defend with that short boundary and Ravi deserves a special mention for bowling his four overs all from that end as well.

“In fairness I think we misread the wicket a little bit. I don’t think it was a 185 wicket. I certainly felt at the halfway stage a little disappointed. But you saw the ball stick in the surface a tiny bit and I thought we exploited that very well. We held our lengths well. It wasn’t a typical Chelmsford wicket where you can hit through the line because the boundary was too small for that, so it’s probably balanced out quite nicely.

“I’d like to see the top-order get going a little bit. It’s crucially important in T20 cricket. In a perfect world myself, Ash. Fozzy and Paul Walter would just deliver the finishing touches. But we’ve relied heavily on the top three in the past – someone like Tom Westley has been leading run-scorer at the club for the last three or four years. It’s great to see Ravi in the runs again, his consistency is starting to come through there.

“It’s all looking all right, but there’s plenty of room for improvement. The second half of the game with the ball was our best showing for a long time.”

Tendo was pleased with the win after falling short in the opening two games, and added: “We’d put ourselves under pressure by losing the first two but we kind of embraced it. Certainly, going three down in a 14-game competition would have given us a lot of work to do. But if you win half your games you’ve got a chance, but Sunday [against Glamorgan] is a big game for us to go two in two.”

 

WATCH | Zaidi pleased to get a first win on the board

Posted on Thursday 13 July 2017

Essex Cricket TV spoke to fan favourite, Ashar Zaidi after play to talk about the Eagles’ opening victory in the NatWest T20 Blast. The all-rounder smashes 35 runs off 25 balls, which included 3 sixes to help Essex to a total of 170 runs. Some tight bowling including 1-17 for Mohammad Amir help the Eagles to cruise to victory in front of another great crowd at The Cloudfm County Ground.

Zaidi enjoyed some time in the middle with a valuable partnership with skipper, Ryan ten Doeschate who he himself earned the Player of the Match award, hitting 56 runs.

Essex Eagles now come up against Glamorgan on Sunday in front of another sell-out crowd hoping to make it two wins in two before a trip to the Kia Oval next week.

 

LIVE | Essex Eagles v Somerset

Posted on Thursday 13 July 2017

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Matt Quinn ruled out for the season with back injury

Posted on Thursday 13 July 2017

Essex County Cricket Club opening bowler Matt Quinn has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a back injury.

New-Zealander Quinn has been troubled by a persistent back problem and will unfortunately play no further part in the 2017 campaign.

The 24-year-old will undergo an operation next week and commence rehabilitation in preparation for the 2018 season.

MATCH PREVIEW | Essex Eagles v Somerset

Posted on Wednesday 12 July 2017

Essex Eagles return to NatWest T20 Blast action on Thursday welcoming Somerset to The Cloudfm County Ground.

Chris Silverwood’s men are still in search of their first win of the campaign after two losses to Surrey and Kent Spitfires respectively.

Somerset also travel to Chelmsford looking for their first win and will be encouraged by the form shown by overseas star Corey Anderson.

Head Coach Silverwood has named a 14-man squad for Thursday’s encounter and wants to move past Sunday’s defeat as quickly as possible.

He said: “Sunday definitely wasn’t like us and the standards we have set over the last couple of years.

“The good thing about the new block format is that we have another game on Thursday and a chance to put it right. We have been working hard in training this week and we will be ready for the challenge Somerset throw at us.”

Silverwood is full of praise for Ravi Bopara who has started the tournament in fine fashion with 120 runs in two matches and added: “Rav has been exceptional with the bat so far, scoring consistent runs in both games. We are now looking to improve in all areas of our game and capitalise on winning situations.

“There is a number of games left in the NatWest T20 Blast and I am sure if we continue to work hard and execute our skills we will be absolutely fine.”

Essex Eagles squad:
Ryan ten Doeschate (27) Captain
James Foster (7) Wicket-keeper
Mohammad Amir (5)
Ravi Bopara (25)
Varun Chopra (6)
Matt Dixon (30)
Simon Harmer (11)
Dan Lawrence (28)
Jamie Porter (44)
Callum Taylor (67)
Paul Walter (22)
Tom Westley (21)
Adam Wheater (31)
Ashar Zaidi (99)

Somerset squad: Jim Allenby (Captain), Johann Myburgh, Steve Davies (Wicket-keeper), James Hildreth, Peter Trego, Adam Hose, Tom Banton, Roelof van der Merwe, Lewis Gregory, Craig Overton, Josh Davey, Tim Groenewald, Max Waller.

Tickets for the match are still available, priced from £25 Adults, Students/Young Adults £20 and £10 Juniors. (U18s).

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Essex Eagles Return to T20 Blast Action On Thursday

Posted on Wednesday 12 July 2017

Essex Eagles return to The Cloudfm County Ground on Thursday for the third NatWest T20 Blast match. Somerset are the visitors and the Eagles will be looking to bounce-back and get a win on the board in front of a electric home crowd.

Somerset are still to get a win after their defeat to Surrey last week and the match is set to a great clash with the Eagles looking to revenge defeat from the past two meeting in 2015 and 2016, which saw Chris Gayle smash 92 and 49, respectively, however… this time there is no Chris Gayle!

Ravi Bopara is in-form Eagle with 120 runs to his name across the two games so far in the competition. This included his 75 off 46 balls against Surrey in the opening fixture at The Cloudfm County Ground last week.

Tickets for the match v Somerset, which begins at 7pm on Thursday are still available and can be purchased online now!

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Membership & Ticketing Office Back Up & Running

Posted on Wednesday 12 July 2017

We are pleased to say that our ticket website is back up and running after the problems experienced this week due to an issue with our ticket provdier, which affected many Club across the UK.

The next game taking place at The Cloudfm County Ground is Essex Eagles v Somerset on Thursday 13 July in the NatWest T20 Blast. Tickets are still available for this match and the other remaining 5 games in the competition.

We thank you for your patience during this time and you can now purchase tickets for the remaining games this season as normal.

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Tamim Iqbal to leave Essex Cricket due to personal reasons

Posted on Tuesday 11 July 2017

Essex County Cricket Club can confirm that overseas player, Tamim Iqbal, has left the Club with immediate effect due to personal reasons.

We wish him all the best and it would be appreciated if Tamim’s privacy is respected during this time.

Simon Harmer wins June DeVines Player of the Month

Posted on Monday 10 July 2017

After an unbelievable month in an Essex shirt, unsurprisingly South African Simon Harmer was awarded the June DeVines Player of the Month.

Harmer scooped his second successive Player of the Month award and continues to prove his worth with stellar performances across all formats.

The South African took Essex to the top of the Specsavers County Championship First Division by taking 28 wickets in successive victories over Warwickshire and defending champions Middlesex.

He took 14-128 against Warwickshire, the best match figures for Essex since 1985, including 8-36 in the second innings.

Harmer’s career-best lasted only a week as he took 9-95 to spin Middlesex to defeat. His figures were the best for Essex since Mark Ilott took 9-19 against Northamptonshire at Luton in 1995.