The Essex CCC Thread

[BLUEBLOOD]

Essex have won the toss and invited Derby to bat first

Currently 24-0 with Masters and Wright opening the attack

Essex team
AN Cook, JK Maunders, T Westley, MJ Walker, ML Pettini*, JS Foster†, RN ten Doeschate, GR Napier, DD Masters, Danish Kaneria, CJC Wright

No surprises in the line up

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Derbys 57-0.

Northants 21-2 against Leics

Kent 20-1 against Gloucs but it's raining

Surrey 39-2 against Glamorgan

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Yay .. Wright strikes 61-1

Now for 9 more quick wickets lads

 

[Smiffy]

Derbyshire 63-1

Madsen lbw b (Chris Wright) 16

 

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Derbys 57-0.

Northants 21-2 against Leics Thats good !!!

Kent 20-1 against Gloucs but it's raining

Surrey 39-2 against Glamorgan

Didn't Glamorgan and Gloucester knock each other out of the promotion frame by drawing last week ?? I can't seem to find an up to date table but i believe we are 3 clear of Northants (who have started poorly) and 10 ahead of Derby who must win to stand a chance of promtion

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Didn't Glamorgan and Gloucester knock each other out of the promotion frame by drawing last week ?? I can't seem to find an up to date table but i believe we are 3 clear of Northants (who have started poorly) and 10 ahead of Derby who must win to stand a chance of promtion

No, they are both within 11 points of us, so a win for either of them, and us losing would see them leap-frog us.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

No, they are both within 11 points of us, so a win for either of them, and us losing would see them leap-frog us.

But surely us losing would hand 2nd place to Derby ?? (or Northants should they win)

Back to business, the dangerous Chris Rogers is 52* out of 94-1 .. THE key wicket i believe

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

110-1 at Lunch

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Derbys 149-1. Now raining.

Northants 149-4 against Leics

Kent 101-1 against Gloucs.

Surrey 146-3 against Glamorgan

 

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Derbys 149-1. Now raining.

Northants 149-4 against Leics

Kent 101-1 against Gloucs.

Surrey 146-3 against Glamorgan

I'll settle for rain the way it was going, just as long as Northants fail obviously

 

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Derby now 228-2 .. with Rogers still there on 113

Looking at 500+

 

[Grayson]

As they pass 300 for 2 wickets down, can anyone inform me why we chose to bowl?

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

As they pass 300 for 2 wickets down, can anyone inform me why we chose to bowl?

Honestly, the pitch this morning was very green and doing a fair bit, so I can see the reasoning. That said, as Essex only have one bowler, I'd always choose to bat first, allowing Kaneria a chance at a fourth day pitch. As long as Essex apply themselves properly, there's no reason they can't pick up a high-scoring draw to give themselves a glimmer of a chance.

 

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Rogers has just got out. Derbys 400-4, need another 2 wickets in the next 12 overs to pick up another point.

Gloucestershire: 69-1 (20.0 overs)
Kent: 264 (62.0 overs)

Northamptonshire: 541-6 (105.0 overs)
Leicestershire: Yet to bat

Surrey: 334-4 (87.2 overs)
Glamorgan: Yet to bat
Close

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Northants were 44-4 too .. fine comeback from them

I fear we're blowing this bit time

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Derbys 429-6, so we've picked up another point :)

Gloucestershire: 135-1 (33.3 overs)
Kent: 264 (62.0 overs)

Northamptonshire: 562-6 (110.0 overs)
Leicestershire: Yet to bat

Surrey: 361-6 (102.0 overs)
Glamorgan: Yet to bat

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Derbys 439-9, Danish has just taken a Hat-trick :clap:

 

[number11]

Well done Danish....gives us a slim hope....

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

My dad just phoned with the news - terrific fightback Essex !!!

 

[canveyshrimper]

Great news, I thought we would be chasing 600+.