Essex Cricket 2023

[Ricky Otto]

Great win. Looking forward to a trip to finals day but weather forecast is looking pretty grim atm!

Me too, I'm staying over in Birmingham so if the reserve day is needed I'll be there. I'm an optimist so I'm taking it as a positive, we are probably the weakest side in the finals (the bookies certainly think so), but we do have a great top order who can score quickly. Shortened games might play to our advantage.

 

[Grayson]

Forecast is for showers and sun so hopefully we get it all done tomorrow.

Finals Day is a phenomenal day out.

 

[Dave Smiths Love Child]

Me too, I'm staying over in Birmingham so if the reserve day is needed I'll be there. I'm an optimist so I'm taking it as a positive, we are probably the weakest side in the finals (the bookies certainly think so), but we do have a great top order who can score quickly. Shortened games might play to our advantage.

Though I agree, we are very much on the day team

Great to be first game so when they get through to finals, a bit more rest
Have had a small bet on us, all depends on the day with us, sometimes we look unbeatable, other days how did we get to the final

 

[cerbera45]

Rain interrupts play

 

[Cricko]

Essex win and go into the final. Great game.

 

[Cricko]

Essex vs Somerset final. Essex won the toss and choose to bowl.

 

[Cricko]

Somerset all out for 145.

 

[Cricko]

Essex doing their best to throw it all away.

 

[tottenham541]

46-4

 

[The Big Dady]

Essex 106-7

Essex need 40 from 32 balls

It is going to be close

 

[WestStandBlue]

Essex 106-7

Essex need 40 from 32 balls

It is going to be close

It’s not, terrible approach to this innings by the batsmen. Done well to get to the final but we have chucked this away

 

[Cricko]

Somerset win by 14 runs.

 

[The Big Dady]

Somerset win by 14 runs.

Was close at the end but we just lost to many wickets

 

[jackj13]

Had a good day out at Edgbaston on Saturday. Lost too many wickets early in the end and wasn't meant to be. Somerset with one of the best records in the competition so worth winners.

Although if the ball for that catch slipped through for 4 I would have backed Sams to stick another couple over the ropes but fine margins and all that.

 

[Grayson]

Had a good day out at Edgbaston on Saturday. Lost too many wickets early in the end and wasn't meant to be. Somerset with one of the best records in the competition so worth winners.

Although if the ball for that catch slipped through for 4 I would have backed Sams to stick another couple over the ropes but fine margins and all that.

Agreed with all of this, had a great day out too. 15 wins from 17, Somerset clear deserved winners.

Essex had a phenomenal campaign given they are probably not top 10 side in T20 on the players alone. Fearless tactics with the bat is how we got there so we cannot complain when it doesn't pay off.

 

[Ricky Otto]

Was a great day, we were sat near a load of Somerset fans abd we did a deal that they would support us in the 1st semi and we would support them in the 2nd. The final was good fun banter between us, we managed to get the neutrals on our side in the final, EAAAAGLEEESSSS is a much better chant than "come on you cider boys". £5 a pint of Guinness was very good as well, that was the members price but nobody checked if we were members. 1st time I've been to finals day and I loved it despite Essex not getting over the line. Somerset were an amazing team this season, no shame losing to them.

 

[cerbera45]

Kent are currently 100 for 5 in the latest LVCC match

 

[cerbera45]

4 dropped catches look to prove costly.

 

[The Big Dady]

Kent 207 all out

Go get them Essex

 

[cerbera45]

Essex 100 without loss