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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Kiran Carlson became the youngest player to make a first-class hundred for Glamorgan and held up Essex's planned promotion party in the process https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/252100/252197.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1056513.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1056513.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1056513 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent were level with Essex at the top of Division Two for a few heady hours before a thumping innings win for Essex against Worcestershire reasserted the superiority of the long-time leaders https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/251500/251579.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1053383.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1053383.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1053383 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier boosted his chances of bowing out of the game on a high with a four-wicket haul as Essex moved closer to promotion by crushing Derbyshire. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/215600/215697.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1046847.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1046847.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1046847 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier's big-hitting exploits have been a feature of a long county career and he have his home Colchester crowd a treat with a big-hitting farewell hundred https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/211200/211273.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1043735.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1043735.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1043735 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At one stage in this match, it looked as if Sussex were disappearing off into the distance over the South Downs. Building on a second significant score from opener Chris Nash, the lead at tea was 210 with seven wickets standing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/240300/240391.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1000517.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1000517.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1000517 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier, the Essex allrounder, has announced he will retire at the end of 2016 English season to take up a position running his cricket academy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/211200/211273.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/960453.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/960453.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-960453 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier and James Porter bowled Essex into a winning position on the second day of the Championship match with Gloucestershire at Bristol https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/215600/215697.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/890293.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/890293.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-890293 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex got back on the winning trail to keep alive their slim hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the NatWest Twenty20 Blast, beating Glamorgan by 16 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/165100/165141.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/889443.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/889443.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-889443 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A second Championship win for Essex, this one by an in innings, sees them get off the bottom of Division Two. Their 23 points achieved in three days work here takes them to sixth in the table, with nine left to play. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/215600/215697.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/888335.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/888335.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-888335 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex launched a fine recovery to leave themselves slight favourites to beat Kent in their County Championship Division Two duel at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/211200/211273.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/864137.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/864137.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-864137 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 As on the first morning, Essex's bowlers tore through Worcestershire, finishing the job they had started two days ago https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/194400/194447.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/784547.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/784547.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-784547 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's Graham Napier doesn't have the look at first sight of the archetype fast bowler but he changed the complexion of the first day's play at Chesterfield in the space of 31 balls immediately after tea https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149600/149674.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/758227.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/758227.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-758227 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wellington opened a four-point lead at the top of the table after beating Northern Districts by 21 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/hrv-cup-2013-14/content/story/706957.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/hrv-cup-2013-14/content/story/706957.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-706957 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It seems not a day goes by that a former Essex academy product leaves the confines of Chelmsford to yield performances above and beyond anything they produced before https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/166500/166543.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668633.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/668633.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-668633 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Greg Smith finished with a career-best 177 as Essex clinched maximum batting points for the first time this season and took a firm grip at Bristol. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149600/149674.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666825.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/666825.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-666825 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex maintained their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Yorkshire Bank 40 competition after crushing Durham by six wickets at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/164500/164511.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/662229.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/662229.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-662229 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's qualification courtesy of Middlesex's defeat at Hampshire presents them a generous lifeline to rescue their season, though a transformed batting effort will be needed in the quarter-finals https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/163500/163599.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/657137.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/657137.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-657137 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier's superb bowling and Jaik Mickleburgh's unbeaten century enabled Essex to enjoy the better of their second day against Leicestershire. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160800/160849.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/652889.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/652889.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-652889 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Owais Shah clattered six sixes in a match-defining innings of 59 as Essex opened their Friends Life t20 win account with a 47-run success over Kent in Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/648007.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/648007.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-648007 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex came crashing down to earth after a run of four consecutive Yorkshire Bank 40 victories as Derbyshire romped to a 63-run win with 41 balls to spare in a record-breaking Group B match at Leek. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/159200/159215.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/640339.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/640339.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-640339 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier took four wickets in four balls on his way 7 for 32, the second best-ever List A bowling figures for any Essex player, as his side beat Surrey by 178 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158800/158832.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/638898.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/638898.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638898 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Once again runs from Graham Napier rescued Essex from a precarious position, as he and captain James Foster ensured the hosts posted a modest yet acceptable first innings score. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149703.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/637252.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/637252.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637252 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier made an unbeaten century batting with the tail to lift Essex towards a respectable total against Lancashire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149702.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/634593.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/634593.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-634593 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A magnificent century from James Vince carried Hampshire to a crushing nine wicket victory over Essex in the opening Yorkshire Bank 40 match of the new season at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/157600/157682.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/633934.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/633934.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-633934 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier gave Essex a first-innings lead with a lower-order half-century to put his side on top at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149700/149702.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/633220.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/633220.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-633220 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The exasperation induced by the wagging tail is something Northamptonshire's opponents might become familiar with this season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156408.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/630844.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/630844.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-630844 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northamptonshire weren't touted as promotion contenders but few counties have started 2013 better. Rain denied them victory at Glamorgan last week and here the vaunted Essex batting line-up were dismissed for 183. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156400/156419.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/630670.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/630670.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-630670 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Perhaps it was fitting that two Yorkshiremen from different backgrounds and different vintages combined to nudge their side ahead in the race to achieve promotion from Division Two https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149600/149680.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581804.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581804.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581804 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Masters helped Essex fight back against promotion favourites Derbyshire after a four wicket haul by spinner David Wainwright had secured maximum bowling points for the Division Two leaders at Derby https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579844.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/579844.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579844 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey opened their Friends Life t20 campaign with a 17-run victory over Essex at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/568316.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/568316.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-568316 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire survived a late onslaught from Graham Napier to secure a 28-run win over Essex at Old Trafford. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/565577.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/565577.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-565577 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier claimed 5 for 58 as Gloucestershire's second innings subsided quickly on the third morning https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/560258.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/560258.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-560258 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey gave their promotion hopes a large boost as they bowled Essex out for 239 to claim victory by 109 runs in their Division Two clash at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531912.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531912.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531912 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A career-best 71 from Chris Jordan spearheaded a fighting recovery by Surrey as they totalled 315 all out on the opening day of their County Championship Division Two match against Essex at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531503.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531503.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531503 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex remained rooted to the foot of the Friends Life t20 South table after suffering an eight-run defeat against Essex in Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521702.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521702.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521702 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex allrounder Graham Napier has signed a new one-year contract with Essex that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2012 season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520650.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520650.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520650 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Owais Shah failed by just four runs to mark his first-class debut for Essex with a century in the County Championship clash against Middlesex out at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516675.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516675.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516675 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Surrey and Essex faithful came to Croydon to watch England star Kevin Pietersen bat, but left for home marvelling over Graham Napier's astonishing display of pyrotechnics https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/515809.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/515809.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-515809 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier celebrated a dramatic hat-trick but Essex Eagles' day-night Clydesdale Bank 40 clash against Glamorgan Dragons fell victim to the weather https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/514116.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/514116.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-514116 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier will miss the remainder of the 2010 domestic season after suffering a stress fracture to his back and Ryan ten Doeschate is out for six to eight weeks https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118300/118302.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/essex/content/story/464680.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/essex/content/story/464680.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-464680 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier is determined to use the IPL as a chance to prove the England selectors were wrong for overlooking him for the preliminary World Twenty20 squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113500/113579.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/450618.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/world-twenty20-2010/content/story/450618.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-450618 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A summary of the fourth round of matches in New Zealand's domestic one-day competition https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/440849.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/440849.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-440849 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT All the latest Championship action as Essex secure a vital win with one ball to spare but Derbyshire are denied by Middlesex https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425547.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/425547.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425547 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT Graham Napier, the Essex allrounder, will play for Central Districts in New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 and one-day competitions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108300/108330.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/425272.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/425272.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-425272 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship action as Alfonso Thomas gives Somerset control and David Masters stars against his former club https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/409548.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/409548.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-409548 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Twenty20 Cup matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/406457.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/406457.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-406457 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/402933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/402933.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-402933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier is still trying to come to terms with what has been a whirlwind year as he has gone from a bit-part county player to an England international with a stop at the IPL on the way https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/92500/92570.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/402587.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/402587.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-402587 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 Graham Napier has signed a two-year deal with Essex which will keep him with the county side until the end of the 2011 season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/92500/92570.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/essex/content/story/398599.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/essex/content/story/398599.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398599 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex allrounder Graham Napier is keen on joining the Mumbai Indians for the second season of the IPL which gets underway in South Africa from April 18 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/92000/92050.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/396729.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/396729.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396729 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier, the Essex allrounder, will stay back in New Zealand to represent the England Lions for the forthcoming three-match one-day series against New Zealand A https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/393544.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/393544.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393544 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The BBC has reported that the few England players in line to secure lucrative IPL contracts are very unhappy with having to pay 10% of their auction fee back to their counties https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/388897.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/388897.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-388897 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier, the Essex allrounder, has confirmed he is in talks to join the Indian Premier League (IPL) next year https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/376164.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/376164.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-376164 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier, who hit a record 16 sixes during his unbeaten 152 in a Twenty20 game for Essex, will be part of the Wellington line-up for the 2008-09 season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/372189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/372189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-372189 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 Graham Napier has won the 2008 Walter Lawrence Trophy for the season's fastest hundred, having reached three figures off 44 balls against Sussex https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/371682.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/371682.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-371682 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dimitri Mascarenhas has been named captain of England's Hong Kong Sixes team for the two-day tournament in November https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/371673.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/371673.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-371673 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's Graham Napier has been handed positive news following an MRI scan on the ankle injury he sustained at Canterbury last weekend https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/370228.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/370228.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-370228 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship action https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/369232.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/369232.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-369232 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT A round-up from the latest Pro40 matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/366144.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/366144.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-366144 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches as Derbyshire secure an impressive win against Middlesex and Mark Ramprakash scores a double century https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365097.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365097.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365097 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 preview of Twenty20 Finals Day where the winning county will earn a trip to Antigua and there is still prospect of Champions League places https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/362469.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/362469.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362469 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the County Championship action on July 22, 2008 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/362105.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/362105.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-362105 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Graham Napier turned in another stellar performance, with bat and ball, as Essex romped past Northamptonshire at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/360257.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/360257.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-360257 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There won't be a Lord's final send-off for Darren Gough. His former club Essex dumped Yorkshire out of the Friends Provident Trophy with an 87-run victory in the second semi-final at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/359827.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/359827.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-359827 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier rewrote the Twenty20 record books with a breathtaking assault against Sussex at Chelmsford. He smashed an incredible 152 for 58 balls, the highest score in English Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/356129.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/356129.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-356129 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of matches in the penultimate rounds of the State Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/333902.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/333902.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-333902 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex allrounder Graham Napier will play for the county until 2009 after agreeing to a new two-year contract https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/307038.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/307038.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-307038 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/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 A round-up of the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/294961.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/294961.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-294961 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/294703.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/294703.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-294703 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/292811.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/292811.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-292811 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stephen Thorpe watches some former greats at the Antigua Independence Festival https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/229467.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/229467.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-229467 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier has signed a two-year contract extension with Essex. His contract was due to expire this year, and has been extended to 2007. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/213321.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/213321.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-213321 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Napier, Essex's allrounder, has signed a one-year contract extension with the county up to the end of the 2005 season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/139359.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/139359.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-139359 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The restoration of the traditional curtain-raiser between the champion county and MCC at Lord's after a 13-year absence heralded one the earliest starts to what will be the longest-ever English season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/134297.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/134297.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-134297 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior came to England A's rescue with a vital innings of 82 not out as East Zone had the better of things on the second day of their Duleep Trophy match at Amritsar https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137252.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137252.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137252 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Prior came to England A's rescue with a vital innings of 82 not out as East Zone had the better of things on the second day of their Duleep Trophy match at Amritsar https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137224.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137224.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137224 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Tredwell led England A's fightback in their Duleep Trophy match at Amritsar https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137185.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137185.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137185 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England A took complete control on the second day of their Duleep Trophy match at Gurgaon, bowling South Zone out for 174 to claim a lead of 203, and swelling that by 88 more runs before the close https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/136981.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/136981.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-136981 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England A began their winter tour with a comfortable win against a Malaysia CA Invitational XI at Kuala Lumpur https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137947.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/137947.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137947 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The England selectors have named a 15-man squad for England A's forthcoming tour of Malaysia and India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137538.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137538.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137538 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent 362 v Nottinghamshire 137 for 5 at Maidstone Scorecard A blistering century from Ed Smith and a late burst from Mohammad Sami put Kent in command against Notts at Mote Park https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128755.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128755.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128755 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England have confirmed that they consider Kevin Pietersen an integral part of their future plans by naming him in their provisional 15-man list for this winter's Academy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128573.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128573.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128573 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's Will Jefferson and the Worcestershire batsman Kadeer Ali are among 15 players, named today by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB), who will be considered for the 2003-04 National Academy intake https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128558.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128558.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128558 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bottom of the table Essex pulled off a shock win against league leaders Worcestershire by 33-runs at Chelmsford with Graham Napier grabbing the headlines with a magnificent all-round performance https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/96166.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/96166.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96166 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia will have been encouraged by the form of opening batsman Mathew Hayden prior to the Ashes battle that begins at Edgbaston next Thursday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/103892.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/103892.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-103892 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT