Harmer’s Eagles soar to a maiden T20 title

By Will Jennings

Man for the big occaaion: Spin king Simon Harmerwas the bowling hero for his Essex side in both the semi-final and final at Lord’s
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HE MAY have only assumed the role of T20 captain at the start of the season, but Essex’s Blastwinning skipper and spin-king Simon Harmer says stamping his authority on his side was the key to engineering their historic success.
Essex clinched their first ever T20 crown in a remarkable final against reigning champions Worcestershire at Edgbaston, winning by four wickets off the final ball after Ravi Bopa...

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