Essex Cricket 2023

[cerbera45]

Watching this on Youtube. What a deadful start losing two quick wickets, Rymell seemed away with the fairies and what was Das thinking of?. Are Essex taking this competition seriously?

a big thank you to The Hundred

 

[blues exile]

a big thank you to The Hundred

Yes, we had a weakened, inexperienced line up because of The Hundred but the way most of the batters got out, Westley included, was just inexcusable.

 

[jackj13]

Unfortunately was there today. Good day out but a sadly very disappointing performance.

I must admit we have a very very weak line up. But that performance was quite incredible!

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

a big thank you to The Hundred

It wasn’t the Hundred who decided to not pick Simon Harmer or Alastair Cook or Nick Browne (although I’m not sure the latter would have actually strengthened the side).

Essex decided to treat this as a 2nd XI match and I don’t particularly have a problem with that when we’re in the middle of a championship title charge.

But people need to adjust their expectations when you’ve got a top six where I hadn’t heard of half of them a month ago (and the likes of Rymell and Das who I had heard of are hardly household names).

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

Not blaming our loss on the Hundred, but just thought i'd say I f&cking hate the Hundred.

 

[The Big Dady]

WOW that went down to the wire.

Essex win by 3 runs against Middlesex in the Metro Bank One Day Cup.

 

[cerbera45]

Leicestershire beat Essex by 2 wckets, I hadn't heard of half the Essex team

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

my mate has just dropped out of coming to Chelmsford on Monday. Anyone on here going?

 

[The Big Dady]

Essex v Middlesex

Essex win toss and elect to bat

Lunch Essex 117-0

 

[cerbera45]

Essex v Middlesex

Middlesex are 14 for 0 (needing 445 for victory)

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

40-2 now, Harmer with both wickets

 

[cerbera45]

The extra half-an-hour has been taken

 

[RHB]

Looks like a very exciting finish is on the cards.

 

[tottenham541]

Will it finish tonight tho, they are still hanging in eh.

 

[tottenham541]

All over and harmer has his 5 wickets.

 

[RHB]

Cracking result for Essex.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Aron Nijjar, Will Buttleman, Josh Rymell and Eshun Kalley all to depart.

No real surprises there. Rymell had plenty of opportunities in the RLODC this year and never kicked on after his promise a few years back. Buttleman would arguably have been behind Rossington, Jordan Cox and Pepper; Nijjar behind both Harmer and Critchley and various other assorted all-rounders in one day cricket and never really featured in the longer form stuff. I expect Benkenstein to push for selection as second spinner in white ball cricket next season too.

Essex have some really good young talent with Benkenstein, Charlie Allison, Noah Thain and Jamal Richards. This might be the best crop for quite a while.

 

[cerbera45]

Final round of fixtures, can Essex still win the title?

1st) Surrey 205 pts
2nd) Essex 187 pts

 

[tottenham541]

Run out of time I think, rain hasn’t helped.

 

[cerbera45]

leaders Surrey made to follow on at The Oval