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Essex Cricket can confirm that Shardul Thakur will no longer be joining the Club for the start of the 2025 season following his selection by Lucknow Super Giants as a replacement player in the Indian Premier League.

While we are naturally disappointed, we fully understand Shardul’s decision and wish him all the best for the tournament.

Essex Members are invited to join an online Members’ Forum on Thursday 27 March 2025, at 6pm via Zoom.

The Forum will provide insights into the upcoming 2025 season, along with updates on the Ground Redevelopment.

Hosted on Zoom, the event will be chaired by Essex Cricket Chief Executive Dan Feist, alongside Club Chair Anu Mohindru KC.

The Forum is exclusively for 2025 Members and an an access link has been circulated via email ahead of the event.

The Principal Partnership between Essex Cricket and Cloud, which includes the naming rights to the Club’s Chelmsford home, is to come to an end today.

The Colchester-based facilities management company held the naming rights to the ground for eight seasons, the joint-longest naming rights partnership in the Club’s history.

That coincided with one of the most successful periods in Essex’s history, as the Eagles lifted four trophies, including a historic double in 2019, while playing their home matches at The Cloud County Ground.

We thank Cloud for their fantastic support since becoming a partner in 2017 and will announce soon our plans for their successor as our new ground naming rights partner.

Dan Feist, General Manager at Essex Cricket, said: “We are very grateful to Cloud for their support of the Club over the last eight years as our ground naming rights partner.

“Cloud actively played a part in helping us to achieve our goals both on and off the field, and I especially want to note their loyal support during the extremely challenging pandemic, for which we will always be thankful.

“Our Principal Partnerships are pivotal in helping us achieve our goals, and we thank Cloud for all they have done for the Club and wish them the best for the future.

“We will soon be making an announcement regarding our next naming rights partner for the ground, which everyone at the Club is excited about.”

Jeff Dewing, CEO of Cloud, said: “We are incredibly proud of everything we’ve achieved together in true partnership over the years. The relationships we’ve built — with the Club, sponsors, and partners — will stand the test of time.

I sincerely wish the Club continued success and look forward to seeing the legacy of this incredible partnership grow even further.”

Secure your 2025 Membership

As a Member of Essex, you’ll gain access to a host of exclusive benefits.

From priority ticketing for matches at our iconic HQ in Chelmsford to special events, and opportunities to engage with players and coaching staff, your Membership offers a unique opportunity to join the Club throughout the 2025 season.

Purchase your 2025 Membership now by clicking the link below, or by calling the Ticket and Membership Office on 01245 254010 between 10am and 4pm on Monday to Friday.

Vitality Blast Passes for the 2025 summer are now on sale.

This year, the Blast is bigger than ever before, with Essex Men and Women set to play a combined 14 matches in CM2, and purchasing your Blast Pass will secure your seat to every single one.

That includes two double-headers where both Essex sides will play at home on the same day, in addition to four ever-popular Friday night fixtures.

Over 500 Blast Passes have already been sold, so with availability now extremely limited, make sure to purchase yours now to avoid disappointment.

The group stages of this year’s Vitality Blast will be played between 30 May and 18 July, with both Essex sides’ first home games coming in the form of a double-header on Sunday 01 June against Somerset.

What’s more, by becoming an Essex Member, you will be able to access individual match tickets today, a week ahead of anyone else and almost a month before general sale.

You will also receive a discount of up to £85 on a Blast Pass and £15 on individual match tickets, as well as free entry to all Rothesay County Championship and Men’s and Women’s Metro Bank One Day Cup fixtures with your Membership card.

Click here for Membership prices and a full list of benefits.

Only 1,000 tickets left for this year’s International in CM2

This year’s International in Chelmsford sees England Women take on West Indies Women in a Vitality IT20 on Spring Bank Holiday Monday 26 May.

Tickets for the game have been in extremely high demand and only 1,000 remain.

Buy now from £25 for Adults and £7 for Juniors.

With winter having firmly set in in England, many Essex players from both the men’s and women’s sides have jetted out to play in sunnier countries.

Read on for a handy guide to whereabouts in the world every international Eagle has flown to.

Men’s Team

Australia: Charlie Allison, Noah Thain
Allison is in north-east Melbourne, representing Deepdene Bears in the second-grade Wright Shield of the Eastern Cricket Association.

Meanwhile, Thain has turned out in three matches in the North East 1st XI grade for Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association side Coburg, also in the northern Melbourne suburbs.

Guyana: Adam Rossington
Rossington is part of the Lahore Qalandars squad for the inaugural Global Super League T20 tournament, being held in Guyana between 26 November and 06 December.

Nepal: Luc Benkenstein, Matt Critchley
Benkenstein has been signed up by the Chitwan Rhinos in the inaugural Nepal Premier League, being played in the south Asian nation between 30 November and 21 December.

Also playing in that league, for Pokhara Avengers, is Matt Critchley; both Chitwan and Pokhara are central Nepal cities located just west of the capital, Kathmandu.

South Africa: Robin Das
Das, in an identical move to last winter, has based himself on South Africa’s west coast, playing for Cape Town Cricket Club in the Western Province Cricket Association Premier League.

United Arab Emirates: Sam Cook
Cook, under the coaching guidance of incoming Essex Director of Cricket Chris Silverwood, is part of the Delhi Bulls squad who qualified for the play-offs of the Abu Dhabi T10.

Women’s Team

Australia: Grace Scrivens, Jodi Grewcock, Sophie Munro
Scrivens was recently part of Melbourne Renegades’ title-winning squad in the Women’s Big Bash League, and following the conclusion of that tournament, she is now set to play on a short-term basis for Adelaide CC.

Also in Adelaide is Grewcock, who is representing Glenelg CC in the south-west of the city and has so far played two games in the Kookaburra Women’s 1st Grade T20.

The Essex trio currently down under is rounded out by Munro, who is based in inner-west Perth, at Subiaco-Floreat CC in the Female A Grade of WA Premier Cricket.

Secure your 2025 Membership

As a Member of Essex CCC, you’ll gain access to a host of exclusive benefits.

From priority ticketing for matches at our iconic HQ in Chelmsford to special events, and opportunities to engage with players and coaching staff, your Membership offers a unique opportunity to join the Club throughout the 2025 season.

Purchase your 2025 Membership now by clicking the link below, or by calling the Ticket and Membership Office on 01245 254010 between 10:00am and 4:00pm on Monday to Friday.