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Essex Second XI: Josh Rymell, Feroze Khushi, Robin Das, Luc Benkenstein, Will Buttleman (wk), Aron Nijjar (c), Ronnie McKenna, Aaron Beard, Eshun Kalley, Naivedyam Dwivedi, Chinmay Mullapudi, Alex Gosling.

Kent Second XI: Marcus O’Riordan (c), Harry Finch (wk), Tawanda Muyeye, George Linde, Jadyn Denly, Tom Hinley, Benjamin Aldred, James Logan, Frederick Klaassen, Jaskaran Singh, Nathan Gilchrist, Arafat Bhuiyan.

Match Details:

Umpires: Jack Shantry & Paul Witney
Toss: Essex won the toss and elected to bat
Result: Match Drawn

Match Report:

Essex’s Second XI and their Kent counterparts provided another run-fest despite their Second XI County Championship encounter being severely affected by the weather.

With the first day washed out and prospects of further play appearing bleak, the decision was taken to switch the fixture from the Polo Sports Ground to Kent’s traditional St Lawrence Ground.

The venue had proved to be batter-friendly when the side’s First XI’s had met a week previously, with Essex Nick Browne and Tom Westly along with Kent’s Zak Crawley scoring impressive centuries. That (again) proved to be the case, with Robin Das, Feroze Khushi, Will Buttleman and Tawanda Muyeye achieving similar feats.

Das was in fine form for the visitors, scoring an unbeaten 116 off 207 balls during his 325-minutes in the middle.

Khushi and Aron Nijjar passed fifty, while Aaron Beard fell one short as Essex made up for lost time before declaring their innings on 301-6. George Linde was the pick of the Kent attack, returning bowling figures of 2/49 from his 17 overs.

Nevertheless, it was the home side who established a 25-run first-innings advantage. Muyeye’s 100 came off 92 balls, including fourteen 4s and three 6s. Linde was amongst the runs, scoring 87, while skipper Marcus O’Riordan chipped in with 59 before the Kent decoration. Alex Gosling took 3/22 from his three-over spell for the visitors.

Khushi continued his superb form with the bat. This time the talented 23-year-old scored 152 off just 164 balls during a 204-minute stint. His innings included no less than seventeen 4s and four 6s. Buttleman got in on the act, finishing unbeaten on 100.

Kent had reached 147/7 before the contest concluded as a draw. Harry Finch hit 52 while Essex’s Luc Benkenstein impressed with the ball, claiming 4/19 from his 6 overs.

T20 fans have one week left to pick up the cheapest T20 tickets before the Early Bird window ends on Wednesday 03 May and ticket prices rise.

Ticket buyers are recommended to act fast as all three Friday night Vitality Blast fixtures at The Cloud County Ground have already sold out of available tickets.

There are still tickets for four games at Chelmsford this summer, including the Eagles ‘Battle of the Bridge’ fixture against rivals Kent on Thursday 22 June. However, allocated tickets for this fixture are in limited supply and will greatly reduce over the course of the next week.

Also on sale is the opening game of the campaign against Gloucestershire, which falls in the summer half-term and is perfect for families.

Essex v Gloucestershire: The Half-Term Blast

Essex’s opening fixture of the 2023 Vitality Blast is at Chelmsford against Gloucestershire on Tuesday 30 May.

Due to the match coinciding with the summer half-term, the start time was moved forward from 7pm to 6pm to make the hours more family-friendly.

As well as a chance to see the Eagles in action, young cricket fans will also be able to take part in a signing session with their heroes and enjoy entertainment in the form of mascots, music and more.

And, for the next seven days tickets for Under 18s cost just £10!

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Essex Cricket are pleased to announce that Tees, who have been affiliated with the Club since 2016, will now become their Official Legal Partner.

Tees provides expert legal services and independent financial advice across its six offices in the East of England, including its Chelmsford office situated very close to The Cloud County Ground. The firm advises businesses and individuals across a range of practice areas, with five of their departments ranked in the top tier of Legal 500.

Speaking about the partnership, Tees Group Managing Director, Ashton Hunt, said:

“We are delighted that Tees has become the Official Legal Partner of Essex Cricket Club. Building on the success of the Tees River Gate entrance launch in 2021, we are delighted to further our partnership.

We are extremely excited to be working alongside Essex Cricket once again and wish them the best of luck going into the 2023 season.”

Chief Executive Officer of Essex Cricket, John Stephenson added:

“We are delighted to continue our thriving partnership with Tees as our Official Legal Partner. Creating rewarding partnerships with companies in the Essex region is important to us and we look forward to growing our relationship with Ashton and the team over the coming years.”

For more information about Tees, visit www.teeslaw.com.

Essex Women: Catherine Dalton, Grace Poole, Kelly Castle, Katherine Speed, Matilda Callaghan, Jessica Bird, Hollie Dring-Richardson, Esmae MacGregor, Bella Johnson, Prisha Bedi and Sally Chapman

Suffolk Women: Sophie Singer, Sophie Hughes, Emily Cunningham, Natalie Samuels, Maddie Reynolds, Imogen Sidhu, Amelie Clarke, Charlotte Oastler, Lara Neild, Poppy Sindhu and Lauren Swinburne

Match Details:

Umpires: T Smith & S Whitfield
Toss: Essex Women won the toss and elected to bat
Result: Essex Women won by six wickets

Match Report:

Essex got their Women’s County T20 Group Seven campaign underway with an impressive six-wicket victory over their Suffolk counterparts at Bury St Edmunds Cricket Club.

Having taken the ball, five of the Essex attack were amongst the wickets, with Esmae Macgregor leading the way with two for 11 from her four-over spell as Suffolk were restricted to 76 for six. Imogen Sidhu was the pick of the hosts’ batters, scoring 13, while Emily Cunningham and skipper, Natalie Samuels both hit 12.

In response, Essex chased down their target with twenty-eight balls to spare. Catherine Dalton top-scored with 20 from the 22 balls she face, while Katherine Speed finished unbeaten on 16. Poppy Sidhu was the pick of the Sufflok bowlers, returning figures of two for 13 but her efforts prove to be in vain as the visitors took maximum points.

All three Friday night Vitality Blast fixtures hosted at Chelmsford this summer have sold out of tickets available to the public.

With Essex’s fixtures against Hampshire Hawks (Friday 06 June) and Middlesex (Friday 30 June) already having sold out, Essex’s match against Glamorgan on Friday 16 June has now also sold out of publically available tickets.

Tickets are still available for Essex’s first T20 match against Gloucestershire which falls in the Summer Half-Term holidays on Tuesday 30 May, the ‘Battle of the Bridge’ fixture against Kent on Thursday 22 June as well as the matches against Sussex Sharks (Tuesday 06 June) and Somerset (Monday 19 June).

There are less than two weeks remaining of the Early Bird window for T20 tickets, so make sure to secure your seats by Wednesday 03 May and make the most of the cheapest ticket prices.

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Essex v Durham

Second XI County Championship

Woolpit Cricket Club

Team News:

Essex: Paul Walter (c), Feroze Khushi, Michael Pepper, Robin Das, Josh Rymell, Luc Benkenstein, Will Buttleman (wk), Ben Allison, Aaron Beard, Jamal Richards, Eshun Kalley, Alex Gosling.

Durham: Harry Crawshaw, Ben McKinney (c), Ross Whitfield, Bas de Leede, Liam Trevaskis, Tomas Mackintosh (wk), Mitchell Killeen, George Drissell, Stanley McAlindon, Oliver Gibson, Brandon Glover, Daniel Hogg.

Match Details:

Umpires: James Tredwell and Neil Bainton
Toss: Durham won the toss and elected to bat
Result: Durham won by 271 runs
Scorecard: View Here

Durham: 186 & 439
Essex: 190 and 164