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Lawrence wears 'next big thing' tag easily

Dan Lawrence scored his second century of the season as Essex gained a slender first-innings lead over Surrey before rain curtailed the day

28-May-2017•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Chelmsford

Lawrence rallies Essex after Sangakkara 200

Sometimes, the feeling in county cricket is that the moments to savour come from the same old faces. That's not necessarily a complaint when Kumar Sangakkara is the face

27-May-2017•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Chelmsford

Sam Curran feeds off masterful Sangakkara

In the opening 50-minutes, Surrey were 31 for 5. The rest of the day? 303 for 2. What happened, you ask? Kumar Sangakkara. Again

26-May-2017•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Chelmsford

Essex go top as Porter spearheads innings win

Jamie Porter led the Essex attack in bowling out Hampshire twice inside three sessions for a three-day win to move to the top of the Specsavers County Championship first division, at least for 24 hours

21-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Hampshire subside in 17 balls of mayhem

Jamie Porter and Matt Quinn shared five Hampshire wickets in 17 balls of carnage in overcast evening conditions on the second day of Essex's Specsavers County Championship match at Chelmsford

20-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Cook, Westley ensure day of toil for Hampshire

Alastair Cook and Tom Westley both posted centuries for Essex as Hampshire endured a day of toil at Chelmsford

19-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Westley hundred puts Essex on verge of semis

Tom Westley hit a century as Essex moved to within touching distance of a home semi-final with a 72-run Royal London One-Day Cup win over previous South Group leaders Somerset at Taunton

14-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Middlesex have no response to Essex seamers

Paul Walter and Jamie Porter blasted out fragile Middlesex for 149 to claim career-best one-day figures and lay the foundations for Essex's comfortable seven-wicket Royal London Cup victory

12-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Taylor hat-trick to no avail as Cook, ten Doeschate hit tons

Centuries by Alastair Cook and Ryan ten Doeschate saw off Sussex after a hat-trick by Jerome Taylor had ripped the heart out of their top order

10-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Late panic costs Essex in one-run defeat

Essex missed the chance to maintain their 100% record in the competition when they lost in an exciting last over finish against Glamorgan who gained their second win from five games

07-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Cook ton sends Essex three from three

Alastair Cook served up his tenth career List A century to guide Essex to their third win in three Royal London Cup matches this season

04-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Harmer holds nerve to seal one-wicket win

Tailender Simon Harmer hit an unbeaten 44 including the winning boundary to steer Essex to a thrilling one-wicket win over Surrey in a low-scoring Royal London Cup clash at the Kia Oval

02-May-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Westley and Zaidi set up Essex's opening victory

Tom Westley's hard-hitting 93 off 98 balls helped set up Essex's 25-run victory in their first Royal London Cup match of the season

30-Apr-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Bad light denies dominant Middlesex victory

Middlesex were frustrated by a combination of bad light and lower-order resistance as Essex clung on for a draw in the Specsavers County Championship at Lord's

24-Apr-2017•ECB Reporters Network

Finn fires England imaginations - again

Middlesex pushed on to a second declaration after Steven Finn's four-wicket haul and set Essex 452 or a day to survive at Lord's

23-Apr-2017•Tim Wigmore at Lord's

Eskinazi responds with hundred after blow on helmet

Stevie Eskinazi was struck on the helmet by a short ball from Neil Wagner in the thirties but he went on to make a century in a fine retort to Wagner's short-pitched style

22-Apr-2017•Tim Wigmore at Lord's

Robson battles for an England retrial

The turnout was more modest than that which saw Middlesex take the title at Lord's last September but their look of champions remained ingrained as Sam Robson and Nick Gubbins took control

21-Apr-2017•Tim Wigmore at Lord's

Essex to vote against ECB T20 plan

Essex have followed Middlesex in announcing that they will not be supporting the ECB's proposed change to its constitution

19-Apr-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cook begins post-captaincy life with classy hundred

Those who harboured fears that Alastair Cook would descend into a sea of despond upon conceding the England Test captaincy can rest easy

16-Apr-2017•David Hopps at Taunton

Wagner's six exploits messy batting to give Essex a chance

Neil Wagner kept bashing the ball into the middle of the wicket and kept getting wickets? What's not to like?

15-Apr-2017•David Hopps at Taunton

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