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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Tim Phillips, the Essex left-arm spinner, has announced his retirement at the age of 33 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187700/187711.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/786325.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/786325.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-786325 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Phillips staged a late assault as Essex pipped Middlesex at Chelmsofrd to keep up their challenge in the NatWest Blast South Group https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/187700/187711.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/754213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/754213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-754213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex powered their way to a 59-run win over Scotland in a Yorkshire Bank 40 match reduced by rain to 29 overs a side https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/635579.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/635579.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-635579 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex saw their hopes of taking over as Clydesdale Bank 40 Group C leaders disappear with a dismal batting collapse in a four-wicket defeat by Gloucestershire at Cheltenham https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524868.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524868.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-524868 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Pettini and Ravi Bopara blasted Essex to a 65-run victory over Somerset in a Friends Life t20 South Group match at Bath https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521937.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521937.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521937 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Southee proved the hero as Essex condemned Hampshire to their first Friend's Life t20 defeat of the season at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520545.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520545.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520545 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/518352.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/518352.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-518352 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey's County Championship clash with second division rivals Essex petered out into a draw in Croydon, but not before Essex had flirted with the cricketing equivalent of hara-kiri https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516102.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516102.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516102 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Phillips recorded career-best one-day figures of five for 28 as Essex hammered the Unicorns by eight wickets at the Victory Ground https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/514320.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/514320.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-514320 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ravi Bopara's second century of the match and an unbeaten 90 from Alastair Cook put Essex firmly in control of their battle against County Championship leaders Yorkshire at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/468466.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/468466.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-468466 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Adam Lyth continued his impressive form as Yorkshire replied to an Essex total of 399 in their County Championship Division One clash at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/468335.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/468335.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-468335 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A magnificent unbeaten century from Scott Styris carried Essex to a thrilling six-wicket victory over Surrey at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/464709.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/464709.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-464709 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dual champions Durham needed plenty of backs-to-the-wall defiance, and some help from above, to eke out a draw against promoted Essex at the Riverside https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102900/102904.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456539.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/456539.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-456539 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 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 Ravi Bopara sent the England selectors a timely reminder of his talents with a fine innings of 91 but Essex still fell to a four-wicket defeat to Somerset in the Pro-ARCH Trophy in Abu Dhabi https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/343131.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/343131.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-343131 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/259084.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/259084.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-259084 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 A round-up from the County Championship https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/219971.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/219971.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-219971 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The NatWest England Under 19 Cricket Team travel to Sri Lanka today (Friday 7 January) as reigning Under 19 World Champions, aiming for a repeat triumph in the forthcoming Under 19 Cricket World Cup https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/87808.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/87808.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-87808 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT