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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Former England wicketkeeper won the ILT20 as Desert Vipers head coach in January https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/343500/343501.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1528113.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1528113.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ipl-2026-csk-james-foster-named-chennai-super-kings-fielding-coach-1528113 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:18:28 GMT Vaas, Moin Khan and Owais Shah are among the coaches roped in by the franchises https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/378100/378152.8.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1450114.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1450114.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/zim-afro-t10-david-warner-asif-ali-and-carlos-brathwaite-among-direct-signings-1450114 Sat, 07 Sep 2024 09:33:14 GMT Shortly after resigning from his role with Sri Lanka, Silverwood joins Tom Moody's backroom staff https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/356300/356379.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1443896.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1443896.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/chris-silverwood-appointed-oval-invincibles-assistant-coach-1443896 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 18:49:01 GMT Saqlain Mushtaq and James Foster to also be part of the set-up as New Zealand plan to rotate their support staff over the next four months https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/328200/328239.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1393766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1393766.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/stephen-fleming-ian-bell-saqlain-mushtaq-to-join-nz-coaching-staff-1393766 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:40:30 GMT He takes over from James Foster, who has been elevated to the post of assistant coach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/285600/285683.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1343977.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1343977.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ipl-2023-ryan-ten-doeschate-appointed-kolkata-knight-riders-fielding-coach-james-foster-elevated-to-assistant-coach-1343977 Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:49:09 GMT He takes over from James Foster who had been in charge of the side during PSL 2022 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/300800/300878.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1340526.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1340526.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/psl-2023-daren-sammy-returns-to-peshawar-zalmi-as-head-coach-1340526 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:34:03 GMT Wicketkeeper gets a gig with Desert Vipers, the franchise owned by Lancer Capital https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/326500/326565.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1329851.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1329851.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ilt20-azam-khan-becomes-the-first-pakistan-player-to-sign-up-with-uaes-ilt20-1329851 Sat, 20 Aug 2022 12:54:49 GMT Former Essex and England wicketkeeper succeeds Darren Lehmann in role https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/334200/334228.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1300610.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1300610.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/the-hundred-2022-james-foster-named-northern-superchargers-mens-head-coach-1300610 Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:43:10 GMT Former West Indies captain being convinced to remain in a mentorship role https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/323600/323612.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298819.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298819.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/psl-2022-james-foster-replaces-daren-sammy-as-peshawar-zalmi-head-coach-1298819 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:34:23 GMT Worcestershire's relegation to Division Two was confirmed as they slumped to an innings defeat against Essex at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/268000/268084.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1160144.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1160144.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1160144 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Regarded as one of the finest wicketkeepers of his generation, Foster was unlucky not to gain more international recognition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275300/275338.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159441.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1159441.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1159441 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Foster, who briefly contemplated retirement last year, added 103 with Simon Harmer to take the game away from Lancashire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/275300/275338.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143939.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143939.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1143939 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster has committed himself to another year behind the stumps for county champions Essex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/264700/264707.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1125820.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1125820.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1125820 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If this is to be James Foster's last summer as a professional, Essex's wicketkeeper and former captain will go out on a high note he barely believed possible https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/264600/264696.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1120944.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1120944.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1120944 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Give or take the little matter of a last over defeat in the Royal London Cup semi-final, these are good times for Essex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/264700/264707.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1104868.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1104868.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1104868 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dane Vilas top-scored for Lancashire with 74 while Haseeb Hameed proved his fitness after suffering an injury scare https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/261100/261133.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1090960.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1090960.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1090960 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If it is in adversity that a player can most accurately be judged, Essex have unearthed another gem in Dan Lawrence https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/240300/240313.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1049761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1049761.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1049761 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ryan ten Doeschate and James Foster made sparkling centuries in a record seventh-wicket stand as Essex pressed for victory against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213800/213805.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1021945.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1021945.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1021945 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex have relieved James Foster of his club captain duties only days after the appointment of Chris Silverwood as the new head coach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213700/213749.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/954123.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/954123.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-954123 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Alastair Cook fell two short of a half-century as Essex were bowled out for 319 by Gloucestershire on the opening day at Bristol. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213800/213805.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/890065.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/890065.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-890065 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster led from the front as Essex opened their LV= County Championship Division Two campaign with a five-wicket victory against Kent at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/211300/211395.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/864729.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/864729.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-864729 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo assesses Essex's prospects for 2015 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186800/186881.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/857685.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/857685.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-857685 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex crushed Leicestershire by an innings and 79 runs inside two days in the Championship Division Two clash at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149703.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/781473.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/781473.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-781473 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster led from the front as Essex closed in on victory against Kent after dominating the second day of their Championship Division Two encounter at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186800/186881.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/779737.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/779737.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-779737 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156700/156723.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/757181.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/757181.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-757181 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's often said that luck, over the course of a season, evens itself out. Last week, Glamorgan's push for a victory was rebuffed by rain and here, they are hoping for a similar outcome, but this time it will be they who will be hoping for assistance https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166400/166457.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/750005.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/750005.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-750005 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An innings of international quality, from James Foster might just prove to be the decisive juncture in an otherwise tight contest as Essex and Glamorgan fight for supremacy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132000/132013.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/749731.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/749731.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-749731 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An unbeaten 41 from captain James Foster helped Essex bat out the final day of their Championship Division Two tie with Leicestershire and secure a draw at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149703.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/742761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/742761.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-742761 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Foakes chalked up the highest score of his career as Essex took control against Gloucestershire at the County Ground https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166500/166507.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/740555.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/740555.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-740555 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As with all festival cricket all over the country, the future of cricket at Castle Park is not guaranteed, so the loss of the third day's play in Colchester was a cruel blow in such a dry summer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158600/158682.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664731.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664731.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-664731 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On Wednesday, Nigel Hilliard, the Essex chairman, said that the prospects of Monty Panesar remaining an Essex cricketer next year will be dependent on how well he fits into the dressing-room for the remainder of the season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165300/165383.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664341.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/664341.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-664341 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adam Hollioake captains ESPNcricinfo's team of the decade, selected to mark ten years of professional Twenty20 cricket in England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/76700/76718.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/645355.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/645355.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-645355 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's topsy-turvy Championship season continued with a battling four-wicket win against Leicestershire in their LV= County Championship Division Two clash at Grace Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132000/132013.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/645045.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/645045.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-645045 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster struck his first century of the season to put Essex in control on a rain-affected third day at Grace Road. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132000/132013.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/644673.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/644673.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-644673 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's City of Chelmsford Festival Week, and a good size crowd turned up in the hope of seeing some festival cricket, it took James Foster to keep them happy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149703.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/641301.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/641301.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-641301 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:20 GMT For a moment after lunch, with the sun shining and wickets tumbling, there was great intrigue https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149703.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/637766.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/637766.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637766 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's record of selecting and then abandoning wicketkeepers since the retirement of Alec Stewart suggests their strategy may need a rethink https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/150400/150498.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-england-2013/content/story/602082.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-england-2013/content/story/602082.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-602082 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster and Steven Croft have agreed to play in New Zealand's Twenty20 competition with the Northern Knights https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146800/146843.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/583137.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/583137.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-583137 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex chose to bat out their innings and set Hampshire a target of 425 to stay in the hunt for promotion before claiming three late wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119900/119993.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581240.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581240.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581240 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Group leaders Sussex maintained their unbeaten record in this season's Friends Life t20 with a dramatic four-wicket victory over nearest rivals Essex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146800/146843.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/570353.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/570353.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570353 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ravi Bopara gave the England selectors another huge nudge with his second century of the week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/567878.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/567878.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-567878 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Owais Shah's century kept Essex in the hunt for a place in the Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-finals as they hammered Gloucestershire by 118 runs in their Group C match at Colchester https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528919.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/528919.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-528919 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster has committed his future to Essex after signing a three-year deal to end the chances of him joining Hampshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119700/119711.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527226.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527226.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-527226 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A second successive century from their captain, James Foster, and a four-wicket haul for trialist Tom Craddock gave Essex a vital edge in their County Championship Division Two game against Leicestershire at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522639.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522639.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522639 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Half-centuries from Ravi Bopara and James Foster pulled Essex out of trouble on the first day of the County Championship match against Leicestershire at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/522583.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/522583.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522583 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA), the ECB umpires' manager and senior English umpires will meet next week in an attempt to quell the recent spate of poor behaviour in county cricket which has led to two leading players being suspended https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133600/133657.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522365.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522365.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522365 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster, the Essex captain, has been banned for two matches after a spate of disciplinary problems at the county who have also been fined £5000 by the ECB https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132000/132013.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522068.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522068.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522068 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adam Wheater's maiden century for Essex and the 15th of James Foster's first-class career left leaders Northamptonshire facing a daunting victory target of 416 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520876.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520876.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520876 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Owais Shah earned a measure of revenge over former county Middlesex as he blazed a half-century to guide Essex to a five-wicket Friends Life t20 win at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133900/133918.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/518571.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/518571.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-518571 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Only 31.5 overs were possible between stoppages for rain on the third day of Essex's County Championship match against Middlesex at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516797.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516797.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516797 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/513469.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/513469.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-513469 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster and Matt Walker put together a thrilling unbeaten century stand to carry Essex to a superb seven-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire in their Clydesdale Bank 40 clash at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/513307.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/513307.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-513307 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It took one month and five attempts last season for Middlesex to win a Championship match but after 20 wickets fell in 92.1 overs at Lord's they will have victory sealed against Essex in just over two days https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/511285.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/511285.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-511285 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Marcus Trescothick led Somerset to a crushing 95-run win in a spicy encounter with Essex at Taunton to book a place in the Clydesdale Bank 40 final next Saturday. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121500/121566.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/476545.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/476545.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476545 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex put themselves in a strong position to bid farewell to Division One on a winning note as they dominated the third day's play against Durham at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/476351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/476351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was a day of notable role reversal for Kent old-boys David Masters and Matthew Walker, who marked their return to the St Lawrence ground with performances that nigh-on broke Kentish hearts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/470387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/470387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-470387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Essex captain Mark Pettini revealed a more tenacious side to his game in a ding-dong battle at the St Lawrence ground where the visitors edged to within 77 of avoiding the follow-on against Kent https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/470060.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/470060.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-470060 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex still have plenty to smile about, even though they suffered an 11-run defeat in their final Friends Provident t20 group match against Middlesex at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119400/119471.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/467869.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/467869.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-467869 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Pettini has resigned as Essex captain with James Foster taking over the leadership in all formats https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/90600/90685.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/465810.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/465810.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-465810 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster has replaced Mark Pettini as Essex captain for the Friends Provident t20 after Pettini struggled in Essex's first three games of the campaign https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462887.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462887.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-462887 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Cosgrove and Tom Maynard powered Glamorgan to a superb seven-wicket victory over Essex in their Friends Provident t20 match at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462786.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462786.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-462786 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rain denied Hampshire the chance to beat relegation rivals Essex after Ravi Bopara had lifted his team out of a potential implosion https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462341.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462341.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-462341 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Defending champions Durham found themselves following on 286 behind and needing a backs-to-the-wall effort to avoid starting their campaign with defeat against Essex at the Riverside https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116200/116248.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456388.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456388.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-456388 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Liam Plunkett inspired a Durham fightback at the Riverside - but by stumps on the second day a safe draw was surely still the limit of the dual champions' realistic ambitions against Essex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116200/116248.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456273.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456273.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-456273 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham's first day in pursuit of a third successive County Championship title did not go precisely to plan as Jaik Mickleburgh's courageous maiden first-class century built a commanding position for Essex at the Riverside https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/116200/116211.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456131.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456131.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-456131 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ryan ten Doeschate was the hero as Essex pulled off a thrilling victory by 62 runs against Hampshire at Chelmsford in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102100/102161.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/455804.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/455804.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-455804 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster, the Essex wicketkeeper, heads into the 2010 domestic season in a familiar position https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104900/104935.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/453898.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/453898.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-453898 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's last pair hung on to secure a draw after the Glamorgan spinners created late panic https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424874.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/424874.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-424874 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT James Foster struck Durham legspinner Scott Borthwick for five consecutive sixes off the first five balls of an over as Essex surged to Pro40 victory at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423668.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/423668.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-423668 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest action in the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422400.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/422400.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-422400 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT For a day at least the focus on England's middle order didn't include Lord's as Essex fought back from a potential follow-on situation to have a chance of a final-day victory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419388.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419388.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419388 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster has promised to stay patient and wait for further opportunities after the disappointment of missing out on a place in England's training squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104800/104892.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/410300.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/410300.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-410300 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from England's three-run win over India at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104800/104881.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/409010.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/409010.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-409010 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the third day in the third round County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103300/103322.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/403594.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/403594.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-403594 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:19 GMT Paul Collingwood has been confirmed as England's captain for the ICC World Twenty20 and will lead a squad including James Foster, Robert Key, Graham Napier and Eoin Morgan as the selectors continue to unveil a new way of thinking https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101400/101451.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/402433.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/402433.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-402433 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's selectors are having a busy time of it and two days after naming a new-look Test squad the ICC World Twenty20 party will be unveiled at Lord's on Friday with all eyes on who will take the captaincy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101400/101451.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/402346.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/402346.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-402346 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster has learnt to be patient. It is more than six years since he last played for England so he isn't getting too carried away after enjoying a good week https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102000/102045.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/399266.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/399266.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399266 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex wicketkeeper James Foster and Sajid Mahmood, the Lancashire fast bowler, have been given further hope of international recalls after being named in the ECB's 25-man performance squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/93200/93238.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/398847.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/398847.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398847 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's wicketkeeper, James Foster, has signed a contract extension until the end of the 2011 season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/393589.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/393589.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393589 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Martin van Jaarsveld was named the Professional Cricketers' Association Player of the Year at a glitzy dinner in London https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/371762.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/371762.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-371762 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Owais Shah has been preferred to Ravi Bopara for a place in England's squad to tour India for two Tests during December https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/371559.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/story/371559.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-371559 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the second day in the final round of matches in County Championship's second division https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/371160.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/371160.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-371160 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship action as rain hits division two https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/369509.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/369509.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-369509 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/366678.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/366678.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366678 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365852.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365852.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365852 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT For two sides possessing such hulking heavyweights as Graham Napier and Justin Kemp, the final of the Friends Provident Trophy appeared destined to offer big runs and lavish hundreds. And yet for all the power contained Essex's lineup, it was left to Gran https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365103.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365103.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365103 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest matches in the Twenty20 Cup https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/354892.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/354892.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-354892 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Young English talent overcame imported South Africans as Ravi Bopara etched his name in the record books at Grace Road, with a breathtaking 201 off 138 balls, to guide Essex into the Friends Provident semi-finals https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353625.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353625.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353625 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Phillips, the Essex left-arm spinner, will be out of action until June after undergoing knee surgery. He picked up the injury during a second team match against Surrey last week https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/348281.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/348281.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-348281 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The MCC squad for the English season's traditional curtain raiser against the County Champions, Sussex, has been announced. Captained by Ed Joyce, the squad features a number of fringe England players as well as young up-and-comers. There was no place, ho https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/344588.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/344588.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-344588 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The England selectors have named three replacements for the Lions tour of India with James Foster, Charlie Shreck and Steve Kirby being called up after injuries to Worcestershire pair Steven Davies and Kabir Ali https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/331161.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/331161.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-331161 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the first day of the final round of matches in the County Championship's Division Two https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/311650.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/311650.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-311650 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT A round-up from the second day of the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/301422.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/301422.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-301422 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the second day of the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/301359.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/301359.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-301359 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Pettini has been confirmed as Essex captain and Paul Grayson as coach https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/300844.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/300844.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-300844 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest Twenty20 matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/299947.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/299947.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-299947 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Professional Cricketers' Association have named their side to take on West Indies in a charity Twenty20 match at Arundel on June 26 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/engvwi/content/story/297067.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvwi/content/story/297067.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-297067 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster, the former England wicketkeeper, has extended his contract with Essex until 2009 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/266681.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/266681.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-266681 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the second day of the final round of County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/260185.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/260185.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-260185 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex put themselves in pole position to secure the Pro40 Division One title with an easy 31-run over bottom side Lancashire at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/258985.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/258985.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-258985 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT