2 https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb England's Ashes warm-up game at Chelmsford has lost its first-class status after two new bowlers were drafted into the Essex side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160800/160817.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/646949.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/646949.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-646949 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch, the England batting coach, made no excuses for an underwhelming performance by England's top-order in the Ashes warm-up match against Essex at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160700/160707.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/646443.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/646443.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-646443 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An unbroken eighth-wicket stand of 116 between Tim Bresnan and Graeme Swann lifted England from a parlous 212 for 7 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/160700/160727.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/646295.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/646295.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-646295 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex saw their slim chances of promotion all but wiped out while Derbyshire took another step towards Division One https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580255.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/580255.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580255 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset assured themselves of a home semi-final in the Clydesdale Bank 40 with a 40-run Group C win over Essex at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530243.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530243.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530243 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tom Craddock took four wickets and Owais Shah and Jaik Mickleburgh weighed in with half-centuries as Essex fought back on the second day against Glamorgan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135600/135620.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525872.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525872.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525872 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When Ravi Bopara was overlooked for the England team ahead of the first Test of the summer, it precipitated a sharp decline in his contributions for Essex https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525124.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525124.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525124 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex revived their promotion hopes with a crushing 254-run victory over Leicestershire in the County Championship Division Two clash at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523086.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523086.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523086 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 Northamptonshire suffered their first defeat of their Championship campaign as they went down by 171 runs to Essex in the Division Two match at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520969.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520969.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520969 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT