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With 37% of the vote, Paul Walter is your DeVines Player of the Month for July. He had a fantastic month, playing an integral role in the Vitality Blast T20 campaign, taking 3 wickets in the final against Somerset. He also played a key role on Day Four as Essex faced Lancashire in Blackpool, taking 5 wickets in 13 overs.

July saw the Eagles secure a place in the quarter-finals after a nail-biting performance against Surrey at the start of July concluded the group stage of the T20 campaign. Essex faced Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston in a match that came down to the wire with Essex requiring 3 from 2 balls. Shane Snater socked the first ball for a straight six, soaring the Eagles to Finals Day on Saturday 15 July. After a successful win against Hampshire Hawks to start off the day, Essex went head-to-head with Somerset in an epic battle that unfortunately did not end as the Eagles hoped with Somerset winning by 14 runs.

After our Finals Day journey came to an end, the team’s focus returned to red-ball cricket as Essex faced Kent on their home turf here at The Cloud County Ground.

Simon Harmer

The T20 captain, Simon Harmer, started the month by guiding the Eagle’s to their second Vitality Blast Final, hitting the final ball of the Semi-Final into the stands for six before falling just short in the Final.

He followed this up in the County Championship against Kent starring with both bat and ball scoring 83* (91) as well as bowling an incredible 65 overs against Kent, rewarded with figures of 5-145.

Bowling Figures:

121.3 Overs, 36 Maidens, 12 Wicket @ 27.5

Batting Figures:

8 Innings, 164 Runs @ 32.8

Dan Lawrence

Dan Lawrence shone towards the back end of the Vitality Blast at the start of July. This included two marquee innings in the final Group Stage game against Surrey and in the Quarter-Final against Warwickshire, sharing a record second-wicket partnership in the former with Michael Pepper on his way to a half-century.

The Englishmen also brought up three-figures for the third time this season against Lancashire as he hit 135 (125) in an important second innings to set up the win at Blackpool.

Bowling Figures:

7 Overs, 2 Maidens, 1 Wicket @ 33

Batting Figures:

8 Innings, 323 Runs @ 40.4

Jamie Porter

Jamie Porter has been in fine form since the continuation of the County Championship after the Vitality Blast. The main highlight being a pair of 5-wicket hauls in both innings of the win at The Ageas Bowl.

Porter passed 10 wickets in the match for the third in his career and the first time since facing Worcestershire at The Cloud County Ground in 2018.

Bowling Figures:

81 Overs, 18 Maidens, 15 Wickets @ 16.4

Paul Walter

The allrounder started the month playing a vital role in the T20 campaign, where he would take a wicket in every match, including 3 in the Final, as well as providing valuable runs in the low-scoring Final.

At Blackpool, with Essex batting first, Paul Walter formed a match defining partnership of 155 with Dan Lawrence, scoring 76 (119) of them. The left-armer also played a decisive enforcer role with the ball taking 5 wickets in his 13 overs as Essex won late on Day 4.

Bowling Figures:

40.1 Overs, 4 Maidens, 14 Wickets @ 11.8

Batting Figures:

10 Innings, 236 Runs @ 26.2

ESSEX WOMEN V MIDDLESEX
WOMEN’S LONDON CHAMPIONSHIP
THE CLOUD COUNTY GROUND, CHELMSFORD
FRIDAY 4 AUGUST | 11AM START

Essex Women play their final match of the 2023 season on Friday, as they welcome Middlesex to The Cloud County Ground for a 50-over London Championship fixture.

Kelly Castle’s charges will hope to finish their season on a high, and with the potential for a minimum ten points on offer for a win, victory could propel them ahead of Kent in the competition table.

The Eagles’ last outing against Middlesex resulted in a big win, and hopes will be high once more that proceedings will follow the form book as Essex target the summit of the table.

THE OPPOSITION

Middlesex are suffering something of a tough season in the London Championship so far, having been defeated in both of their matches to sit bottom of the five-team table.

They were convincingly beaten by Kent in their last outing in mid-July, losing by ten wickets after being bowled out for 95.

The Seaxes were also seen off by a large margin against city rivals Surrey at the end of May, being dismissed for 106 to lose by 161 runs.

However, the Women’s County T20 brought them a little more joy, as they picked up five wins from six and progressed to the Group 6 final against Kent, though a washout meant they shared the trophy.

LAST TIME WE MET

The Eagles secured a crushing win last time they encountered Middlesex, winning by eight wickets in last season’s London Championship at North Middlesex Cricket Club.

In the shadow of Alexandra Palace last August, Essex won the toss and opted to insert the hosts, with Tilly Callaghan claiming 5-18 and Hollie Dring-Richardson taking 3-8 as the Seaxes were bowled out for 77.

In reply, Jess Bird hit an unbeaten 33 and captain Kelly Castle contributed 22 as the target was overhauled comfortably inside only 19 overs.

TICKETS

This fixture is free entry for all, and seating will be unreserved.

Should you want to plan another visit to the Cloud County Ground before the summer is out, there are still a handful of tickets remaining for the IT20 between England Women and Sri Lanka on 2nd September.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting the link below:

HOW TO WATCH

If you are unable to make it to The Cloud County Ground in person, the match will be streamed live and available to watch via the Essex Cricket Matchzone or on the Essex Cricket TV YouTube channel.

Match updates will also be provided on the Club’s own social media channels, while highlights will be available after each day’s play via the Essex Cricket website and social channels too.
 

Essex youngsters Luc Benkenstein and Noah Thain have been selected in a 16-player England Men’s Under-19s squad for upcoming Youth One-Day Internationals against Ireland and Australia.

Benkenstein, 19, made his Essex first-team debut in a One Day Cup fixture away to Durham in 2021, and has since played five further matches in the 50-over format, collecting 11 wickets at an average of 17.90.

Meanwhile, 18-year-old Thain recently signed a rookie contract covering the 2023 season, and has made both his First-Class and List A debuts for the Eagles this season.

The Young Lions will play Ireland in two Youth ODIs at Loughborough on 21st and 23rd August, before hosting Australia in a five-match series, held across Beckenham and Hove, between 26th August and 4th September.

In addition, there is further recognition for another Essex prospect, as Charlie Allison has been named in a Young Lions Invitational squad.

Allison is one of 18 named in that group, which will play a 50-over match against Ireland U19s on 25th August, and a two-day warm-up against Australia starting on 22nd August, both in Loughborough.

England Men Under-19s squad: Ben McKinney (Durham, captain), Farhan Ahmed (Nottinghamshire), Tazeem Ali (Warwickshire), Charlie Barnard (Lancashire), Luc Benkenstein (Essex), Jack Carney (Lancashire), Keshana Fonseka (Lancashire), Henry Hurle (Glamorgan), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Dom Kelly (Hampshire), Mitch Killeen (Durham), JT Langridge (Somerset), Henry Rogers (Sussex), Hamza Shaikh (Warwickshire), Noah Thain (Essex), Ross Whitfield (Durham).

Young Lions Invitational XI squad: Charlie Allison (Essex), Yousaf Bin Naeem (Derbyshire), Tommy Boorman (Gloucestershire), Alex French (Surrey), Tom Giles (Nottinghamshire), Daniel Hogg (Durham), Travis Holland (Nottinghamshire), Haider Hussain (Lancashire), Noah Kelly (Yorkshire), Rhys Lewis (Middlesex), Freddie McCann (Nottinghamshire), Haydon Mustard (Durham), Louie Owens (Yorkshire), Jake Tarling (Leicestershire), Stuart Van Der Merwe (Surrey), Josh Thomas (Somerset), Raphael Weatherall (Northamptonshire), Theo Wylie (Warwickshire).
 

ESSEX V NOTTS OUTLAWS
METRO BANK ONE DAY CUP
THE CLOUD COUNTY GROUND, CHELMSFORD
THURSDAY 3 AUGUST | 11AM START

Following a damp first outing in this season’s One Day Cup for Essex, the visit of Notts Outlaws to Chelmsford on Thursday provides another opportunity to kick-start the 50-over campaign in earnest.

Only 42 overs in total were possible against Lancashire in Sedbergh, as rain first delayed the start and reduced the encounter to 36 overs per side, before returning to curtail proceedings in the early stages of Essex’s chase.

Having taken a point from that match, the upcoming clash with Notts will now present a first chance for several of this season’s crop of Eagles to play in front of a Chelmsford crowd.

Charlie Allison, Noah Thain, and Beau Webster all made their List A debuts for Essex on Tuesday, with the latter in particular impressing in a three-wicket return before the rain restarted.

Squad

Simon Harmer continues a scheduled rest from cricket but is still expected to return to play a part later in the group stage.

The Opposition

Notts Outlaws squad: Haseeb Hameed (c), Calvin Harrison, Brett Hutton, Lyndon James, Sammy King, Tom Loten, Ben Martindale, Matthew Montgomery, Dane Patterson, Liam Patterson-White, Toby Pettman, Dane Schadendorf, Fateh Singh, Ben Slater

The only meeting this summer between the sides was back in May, when Trent Bridge played host to a draw in the LV= County Championship in a match that saw both Alastair Cook and Tom Westley register twin fifties.

Since then, Essex have had the upper hand in the four-day game, currently second in Division One and 52 points ahead of the sixth-placed Green and Golds.

Meanwhile, both sides reached the Vitality Blast knockout stages, though it was only Essex who progressed to Finals Day, as the Outlaws, having finished fourth in the North Group, were defeated at Somerset in the last eight.

Last Time We Met

Though the most recent meeting between Essex and Notts was in that aforementioned four-day contest at Trent Bridge earlier this year, the last time there was any contact in the 50-over format was back in 2017.

That was in that year’s semi-finals, and a run-drenched affair unfolded as Essex set the visitors 371 to win as Alastair Cook and Ryan ten Doeschate hit centuries, with the latter’s effort coming in just 66 deliveries.

However, in reply, the Outlaws made use of what was still a belting pitch to chase the target down with three balls to spare thanks to tons from Samit Patel and Steven Mullaney and despite three wickets for Jamie Porter.

Two wickets apiece for Ravi Bopara and Lonwabo Tsotsobe kept the target within reach, and Cook then again shone with 96, which, alongside fifties for James Foster and Bopara, sealed a comfortable seven-wicket win.

Metro Bank One Day Cup Remaining Fixtures

Tickets

Essex Members need only to show their valid card at the gate and are free to sit in any vacant seat anywhere in the ground, though the Doug Insole Pavilion benches and seating blocks 1-14 and 27-31 are reserved specifically for members.

General admission seats are located in blocks 15 to 26 and are unreserved, with the Family Area able to be found in block 23, which is part of the Felsted School Stand.

These are priced at £16 for adults if bought in advance, or £22 at the gate on the day, while young adults aged between 18 and 25 can buy at any time for £11, and under-18 tickets cost just £5.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting the link below:

How To Watch

If you are unable to make it to The Cloud County Ground in person, the match will be streamed live and available to watch via the Essex Cricket Matchzone or on the Essex Cricket TV YouTube channel.

Live updates will also be provided on the Club’s own social media channels, while highlights will be available after each day’s play via the Essex Cricket website and social channels too.

We’re offering fans a one-time-only opportunity to watch Essex’s Metro Bank One Day Cup fixture against Yorkshire on Sunday 13 August from the Premier Marquee.

Perfect for a family day out, a special occasion or simply an affordable elevated matchday experience, the Premier Marquee ticket allows you to watch the cricket with added luxuries including:

• Private pitchside marquee with indoor and outdoor seating and a private bar
• Complimentary tea, coffee or a soft drink on arrival, plus an Essex chocolate brownie
• A matchday scorecard
• One FREE general admission ticket to a Metro Bank One Day Cup fixture of your choosing or one day of an LV=Insurance County Championship fixture at The Cloud County Ground in 2023.

Ticket Prices:

£40 Adults
£15 Under 18s
£99 Family ticket (2 Adults, 2 Juniors)

How to Purchase:

You can purchase tickets online by choosing the Woodland Group Premier Marquee block or by choosing the Family Marquee Package drop-down. You can also call our Ticketing Team on 01245 254010 (family tickets must be purchased over the phone) or email [email protected].

If you already have tickets for the fixture, you can upgrade your existing ticket by calling our Ticketing Team and paying the difference.

In order to claim your complimentary ticket to a 50-over or County Championship at of your choosing, please reply to your ticket confirmation email with your chosen day of cricket.

The Metro Bank One Day Cup makes its long awaited return to Chelmsford on Thursday as Notts Outlaws travel south for second match of this year’s 50-over competition.

The competition will be a chance to see the likes of Tom Westley, Simon Harmer and new signing Beau Webster, play alongside some of the upcoming Academy players at the Club such as Charlie Allison and Noah Thain.

The ground will be operating an open ground for these fixtures which permit spectators to walk the full concourse of the ground throughout your visit.

The Doug Insole Pavilion and Tom Pearce Upper and Lower stands are exclusively for Members and proof of membership will be required to enter these seated areas.

The Metro Bank One Day Cup is part of the 2023 Membership and the capacity for Members’ entry into the ground will remain unrestricted for these fixtures. Members are not required to purchase a ticket in advance and can enter the ground using their 2023 Membership card.

General Public tickets are on sale now and can be purchased in advance for a discounted price.

Tickets can be bought on the gates from 10am and priced £22 Adults, £11 Students/Young Adults (18-24) and £5 Juniors (U18s).

Scheduled Hours of Play:

 

Ahead of Your Visit:

In the event of adverse weather conditions on the day of the match, please keep up to date with the prospects of play via the Club’s Twitter and Facebook channels.

Please note that the Prospect of Play phone line is no longer in use and all updates will be available online.

 

Accessibility:

Accessible parking:
Accessible parking spaces at The Cloud County Ground are available for Members on a first-come, first-served basis.

Spectators with accessibility needs can be dropped off by drivers at the main gate via New Writtle Street.

Accessible Seating:
Accessible seating is located in The Kenton Group Stand (Hayes Close End) and in Block 1 of the Tom Pearce Stand Lower for this game.

Carers can enter the ground on a companion ticket which is free of charge and must be arranged in advance. This is upon the presentation in the Membership & Ticketing Office or on the gate with proof of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people under 16 years old.

We can also accept a Blue Badge and Access card.

Accessible Toilets:
Wheelchair accessible toilets are located behind the main scoreboard (Red Area), rear of the Doug Insole Pavilion (Blue Area) and adjacent to Block 25 at County Corner (Green Area).

 

Travel:

Parking:
• Spectators travelling by car will need to locate a public car park in the proximity of the ground as there is no parking available on-site at The Cloud County Ground.

• The High Chelmer multi-storey will be open and closes at 10pm for this fixture.

• Meteor Way will be open for Members from three hours before the start of play and on a first-come, first-served basis. This car park will close 30 minutes after play has concluded.

Public Transport:
• Chelmsford Bus Station is situated on Duke Street, next to Chelmsford Train Station, with connections to all over the County. Alternatively, bus numbers 13, 46 and C1 shuttles, stop on New London Road, which is approximately a two-minute walk to the Ground, via New Writtle Street.

• Chelmsford Railway Station is operated by Greater Anglia and is an approximate 10-minute walk from The Cloud County Ground. Regular direct train services depart from Chelmsford to London, Stratford, Shenfield, Romford, Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich. Chelmsford is situated on the Liverpool Street to Norwich mainline.

Please note that there will be a disrupted train service on Friday due to a train strike. For further information and to view the revised timetable, please visit Greater Anglia – here.

 

Ground Entry:

Spectators are able to enter the ground via the Main Gate located on New Writtle Street or through the Tees River Gate. Please enter through the gate nearest your seat location.

General Public Seating:

• Supporters who have purchased tickets can enter the ground by scanning the QR on your tickets that has been sent to you via email following your purchase. If you choose to print out your ticket, please ensure that the match details (including name and seat details) are included as per the image below. Make sure you have your match ticket available on your phone or printed out so it is easily accessible for ticket scanning on arrival. Please do not take a ‘screen grab’ of your QR code as that will not be read by the scanners.

• In the event of rain forecast on the day of the match, spectators can bring a small umbrella into the ground but metal spiked umbrellas are not permitted.

• Please note, blocks 28 and 29 are strictly alcohol-free. If you are seated in either block you will not be permitted to take an alcoholic beverage to your seat.

• The designed Family Area is located in block 30-31.

 

Around the Ground:

• Spectators are permitted on the pitch during the interval and please be guided by the safety stewards on the playing areas. We also ask that only soft balls are used when playing cricket on the outfield.

• The pitch will also be accessible for 30 minutes after play for spectators.

• Spectators are permitted to move behind the Doug Insole Pavilion but please respect the players’ area and walkway.

• The Club Store and Membership & Ticketing Office will be open for spectators for the duration of your visit.

• Scorecards will be available for £1 from the Club Store for cash or card payment, or alternatively by card from the Tees River Gate entrance.

• If you experience any anti-social or discriminatory behaviour during your visit to The Cloud County Ground then, please contact your nearest steward. Alternatively, you can email [email protected] or text ‘RESPECT’ including your stand and issue to 60066.

• Fan Wi-Fi is available at The Cloud County Ground for every matchday giving you the opportunity to share photos and videos of your Eagles experience. Simply logon to ‘EC-Public’ from your seat to access.
 

Food & Drink:

• The Food Court is located in the blue area of the ground by the Essex Cricket Store which includes hog roast for this match.

• The Level Head Bar is new for 2023! This new area in partnership with Greene King brings you live music and beer garden vibes to enjoy before and throughout your evening with us.

• The Doug Insole Pavilion will be welcoming Members through its doors and serving a wide range of hot and cold drinks from the bar. A choice of snacks will also be available to purchase.

• Anne’s Pantry will be offering a choice of hot meals, cakes/snacks, and drinks from their refreshment kiosks located in the Hayes Close End, River End and will also be operating a Food Court outside the Essex Cricket Store.

They will be serving a range of meals suitable for all dietary requirements including vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free and gluten-free, as well as children’s portions.

• Other refreshment kiosks include bar areas located at either end of the ground in County Corner and Spinner’s Bar.

• Spectators are not permitted to bring alcohol into the ground for Vitality Blast fixtures. However, food and non-alcoholic beverages are allowed providing there is no glass or sharp objects such as cutlery.

• Please note that The Cloud County Ground is a cashless venue, so please make sure you bring a suitable method of payment for your visit.

 

Leaving the Ground:

During T20 fixtures, spectators are not allowed to reenter the ground after leaving.

At the conclusion of the game, players will be signing autographs by the players steps which are accessible in front of the Doug Insole Pavilion.

We ask spectators to leave the ground in a safe and patient manner. Stewards will be on hand to help direct you safely out of the ground.

We hope you have an enjoyable visit to The Cloud County Ground and further information regarding the match, including squad announcements and a full match preview will be available on essexcricket.org.uk ahead of the match.

Get in touch with us by email if you have any further questions at [email protected] or via the Club’s official Twitter and Facebook channels.

Watch The Action On the Move

Our Live Stream will be available for spectators with multi-angled ball tracking and replays.

Head to the Essex Cricket Matchzone to watch the action live, plus view an interactive scorecard, stats and individual match clips.

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