Tag: Chelmsford

Season review: Essex

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Essex’s usually high standards, it has been a disappointing season of cricket for the men from the east coast.

Season review: Durham

6 October 2024 0 comments

I predicted at the start of the season that Durham would more than hold their own in Division One this year and they did.

Season review: Warwickshire

6 October 2024 0 comments

Just as last year, Warwickshire showed much potential, especially in the white-ball tournaments, but fell well short of fulfilling it.

Triple tons build big Essex lead

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Martin Smith September 26-29, The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford Essex 508-8d (Elgar 182, Westley 135, Critchley 112, Patel 3-41, […]

Triple tons build big Essex lead

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Martin Smith After a rain-dominated first two days in which Essex reached 116 for 1, Essex batters Dean Elgar, […]

Richard Clarke: Luke Fletcher, Joe Leach a dying breed

22 September 2024 0 comments

There was a time when Luke Fletcher’s preparation for a cricket match consisted of two paracetamols plus a double sausage and egg McMuffin.

Essex brush off deduction to crush Notts

15 September 2024 0 comments

Sept 9 – 12, Chelmsford Essex v Nottinghamshire Toss: Nottinghamshire, who elected to field Officials: Peter Hartley, Rob White, Dean […]

WHERE ARE WE GOING AND HOW DO WE GET THERE?

8 September 2024 0 comments

Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler It is all very well agreeing a “direction of travel” but what happens when you […]

Worcestershire dig in to give Essex tricky chase

1 September 2024 0 comments

FIFTIES BY Jake Libby, Brett D’Oliveira and Adam Hose ensured Worcestershire would make Essex bat again in their rollercoaster match at Chelmsford.

Kate Cross fires as Thunder sink Stars

1 September 2024 0 comments

SOUTHERN VIPERS V THE BLAZE AT ARUNDEL A stunning team bowling performance kept The Blaze in the hunt to secure […]

SECOND BY NAME, NOT BY NATURE

1 September 2024 0 comments

Richard Clarke AKA The Grumbler Worth a Seconds look: Radlett looking glorious in the sunshine You could clearly hear the […]

Release height, weighted average, self-assurance?

11 August 2024 0 comments

Certainly, if Rob Key and co have added another off-the-wall metric to their selection criteria, Jordan Cox would be first in line.

Blake’s maiden century drives Surrey to big win

11 August 2024 0 comments

By Martin Smith August 9, County Ground, Chelmsford Surrey 306-4 Essex 217 Surrey won by 89 runs Toss: Surrey, who […]

Barnard’s purple patch sees Foxes hunted down

28 July 2024 0 comments

By Richard Rae July 26, County Ground, Leicester Leicestershire Foxes 88 Warwickshire 92-2 Warwickshire won by 8 wickets Toss: Warwickshire, […]

LET THE KIDS PLAY

28 July 2024 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE AKA The Grumbler Richard Clarke says the One-Day Cup is the perfect summer holidays day out Arsene Wenger […]

Curran cracks career-best ton at The Oval

21 July 2024 0 comments

T20 BLAST SOUTH GROUP SCORES Glamorgan 145-6 (Labuschagne 50*) beat Kent 132-5 (Billings 33, Rogers 31*) by 13 runs Surrey […]

Sussex make it seven in ten

14 July 2024 0 comments

SUSSEX V HAMPSHIRE AT HOVE Sussex Sharks made it seven wins out of ten in the Blast when they beat […]

Critchley’s learning curve helps Eagles

7 July 2024 0 comments

By Sam Dalling In the wickets: Matt Critchley celebrates another scalp PICTURE: Alamy IT TOOK A FEW SUMMERS, but Matt […]

Vipers, Sunrisers win to stay level

7 July 2024 0 comments

SUNDAY 30 JUNE NORTHERN DIAMONDS V CENTRAL SPARKS AT SCARBOROUGH Superb performances from Katie Levick and Bess Heath led Northern […]

Wanstead & Snaresbrook snatch one-run win in Essex

7 July 2024 0 comments

WANSTEAD & SNARESBROOK came out on top in an incredibly tight match in the Essex League, bowling out Hadleigh & […]

RED-HOT ROBINSON PILES PRESSURE ON BAIRSTOW

30 June 2024 0 comments

MARK BUTCHER Not for the first time, England face a wicketkeeping conundrum as they prepare for the start of the […]

JOY TO THE WORLD!

30 June 2024 0 comments

RICHARD CLARKE LOOKS ON THE BRIGHT SIDE AKA The Grumbler It is 11.30am on a fiercely hot Tuesday morning at […]

Elgar blunts Durham as Essex hang on

30 June 2024 0 comments

By Alex Smith June 23-26, Chelmsford Essex v Durham Toss: Durham, who elected to bat Doubling up: Ollie Robinson and […]

Cricket and maths a big hit in Essex

30 June 2024 0 comments

Children across Essex took on care home residents in an intergenerational game of cricket organised by Cricket4Numbers. They brought together […]

Rocky a chip off the old block

30 June 2024 0 comments

We don’t want to get too ahead of ourselves, but English cricket fans might have another Flintoff to get excited about […]

Tag: Chelmsford

Season review: Essex

Season review: Durham

Season review: Warwickshire

Triple tons build big Essex lead

Triple tons build big Essex lead

Richard Clarke: Luke Fletcher, Joe Leach a dying breed

Essex brush off deduction to crush Notts

WHERE ARE WE GOING AND HOW DO WE GET THERE?

Worcestershire dig in to give Essex tricky chase

Kate Cross fires as Thunder sink Stars

SECOND BY NAME, NOT BY NATURE

Release height, weighted average, self-assurance?

Blake’s maiden century drives Surrey to big win

Barnard’s purple patch sees Foxes hunted down

LET THE KIDS PLAY

Curran cracks career-best ton at The Oval

Sussex make it seven in ten

Critchley’s learning curve helps Eagles

Vipers, Sunrisers win to stay level

Wanstead & Snaresbrook snatch one-run win in Essex

RED-HOT ROBINSON PILES PRESSURE ON BAIRSTOW

JOY TO THE WORLD!

Elgar blunts Durham as Essex hang on

Cricket and maths a big hit in Essex

Rocky a chip off the old block

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