Essex Cricket 2025

[Yorkshire Blue]

Some excellent news as Charlie Allison has signed a 2 year deal

Dean Elgar 2026
Tom Westley 2025
Feroze Khushi 2024 unsurprisingly leaves
Robin Das 2025
Charlie Allison 2026
Nick Browne 2025
Jordan Cox 2026
Matt Critchley 2027
Paul Walter 2025
Luc Benkenstein 2027
Simon Harmer 2026
Michael Pepper 2025
Adam Rossington 2025 - T20 only
Noah Thain 2026
Ben Allison 2024 joined Worcestershire
Jamal Richards?
Shane Snater 2025
Sam Cook 2025
Jamie Porter 2024 2027
Aaron Beard 2024 retired
Mackenzie Jones 2025?

Still need a new Chris Silverwood Head Coach though

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

1st XI of the season

1. Walter
2. Charlie Allison
3. Westley
4. Cox
5. Critchley
6. Pepper
7. Thain
8. Harmer
9. Snater
10. Cook
11. Porter

No Dean Elgar who’s on paternity leave but really looking forward to these two opening. 16/0 so far….

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

wish I was there, sun out, flat pitch. lovely

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

221-2 (almost Richie Benaud territory)

Walter 94*
Cox 52*

 

[Dave Smiths Love Child]

Terrific first day and great toss to win
Pitch didn’t give much, Westley gave his wicket away with poor shot and Walter’s out for 95 not sure if he was tired or carrying an injury but slowed down after initial 50
Decent crowd first day, weather perfect and oh a great century Jordan Cox
The power of Surrey team looks unstoppable, so great to get them on back foot in day one.
Dan Lawrence bowled tidy, so Harmer may fancy his arm on day 2

 

[cerbera45]

Essex declare on a mammoth 582 (for 6)

 

[Dave Smiths Love Child]

Can only result in a draw, pitch giving nothing again, thought they may go for highest ever score of 611 but declared before

 

[cerbera45]

Surrey 6 wickets down but Ben Foakes still at the crease

 

[cerbera45]

bleddy Foakes is still hanging on in there (9 wickets down)

 

[RHB]

Day 3 of 4 · 4 Apr - 7 Apr
Essex vs Surrey, close
Essex
Close
Surrey
582-6 dec (147.2)
365 all out (129.5)
9-0 (6.0)

Surrey trail Essex by 208 runs with 10 wickets remaining

 

[Bearded Shrimper]

great effort to make them follow on, let's turn them over again tomorrow

 

[tottenham541]

Think this will go right to the end, will we get that last wicket

 

[cerbera45]

a solid start by Surrey following-on

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Surrey 81-3, Burns, Pope and Smith all back in the pavilion.

Surrey still 136 behind

 

[Dave Smiths Love Child]

From day one, it was a batting wicket, so to be in the position we were, it’s a testament to the team
Sadly a draw looks now the result, but encouraging signs so early in the season
Walter’s and Allison unusual opening pair, but seemed to work first game of season.
Said on day one, Surrey should be champions again looking at squad, but maybe like Man City they will crumble……..

 

[tottenham541]

203-5 could still be on