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Cook provides a topping to a cheesecake day

Like countless summer blockbusters, Chelmsford did not quite meet expectations, but there Alastair Cook and Ravi Bopara provided some good moments along the way as Essex's batting finally stirred

15-Jun-2015•Vithushan Ehantharajah at Chelmsford

Cook steady after Porter gives Essex control

Alastair Cook marked his first Championship appearance of the season with an unbeaten half-century as Essex took command against Derbyshire at Chelmsford.

14-Jun-2015•ECB/PA

Reawakening Essex are a team on the charge

From nowhere, Essex are a team on the charge, moving from the foot of South Group to second in the space of a week

12-Jun-2015•Will Macpherson

Struggling Surrey need to curb Gayle's run spree

ESPNcricinfo brings you the team news ahead of the third round of the NatWest T20 Blast

12-Jun-2015•Will Macpherson

Essex triumph despite Klinger ton

Despite another fine innings by Michael Klinger, Essex gained sweet revenge for their defeat at Bristol last month by beating Gloucestershire by 18 runs

11-Jun-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Essex take draw as Wantage Road pitch wins again

Essex recorded their highest second-innings score in 13 years as their Championship Division Two match with Northamptonshire finished in a draw at Wantage Road

10-Jun-2015•ECB/PA

Westley and Ryder revive struggling Essex

Tom Westley struck 164 not out and shared in an unbroken partnership of 216 with Jesse Ryder as Essex fought back on day three against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road

09-Jun-2015•ECB/PA

Levi best gives Northants big lead

Richard Levi hit an unbeaten 157, his first County Championship century, as Northamptonshire dominated day two against Essex at Wantage Road.

08-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at Canterbury

Keogh the surprise package after Ryder shines

Jesse Ryder hit 87 but Essex lost their last six wickets for 39 runs as Northamptonshire fought back to enjoy the better of the opening day

07-Jun-2015•ECB/PA

Bopara at cocksure best lifts Essex

Ravi Bopara might well never play for England again. The selectors give the impression that, after 171 international games across all forms of the game, they have moved on. But at The Oval, Bopara was in no mood to make that decision easy.

05-Jun-2015•Tim Wigmore at The Oval

Emotional scenes as Leicestershire end long wait

At one minute past one, with lunch looming and Essex's fielders resigned to their fate, Leicestershire's Lewis Hill nudged the single into the covers that consigned to history one of the most ignominious runs of failure in the history of county cricket

03-Jun-2015•Andrew Miller at Chelmsford

Shreck best puts Leicestershire on course for victory

Leicestershire established themselves as firm favourites to claim their first Championship victory in 38 attempts after being left a modest target of 163 in their Division Two clash with Essex at Chelmsford.

02-Jun-2015•ECB/PA

Robson pushes Leicestershire along victory path

Angus Robson struck his first century of the season as Leicestershire ended the second day at Chelmsford as favourites to claim a long-overdue victory.

01-Jun-2015•ECB/PA

Raine best sees Essex struggle again at Chelsmford

Ben Raine returned career-best figures of 5 for 48 in 18 overs as Leicestershire took the honours on a rain-affected day at Chelmsford.

31-May-2015•ECB/PA

Cook breaks England Test runs record

Alastair Cook became England's highest Test runscorer, overhauling Graham Gooch, when he reached 32 against New Zealand in the second Investec Test at Headingley

30-May-2015•George Dobell at Headingley

Gayle's magical debut delivers last-ball Somerset win

Chris Gayle only met his Somerset team-mates hours before the match but three years after they first tried to sign him he delivered in style with a domineering innings to set up a last-ball victory

29-May-2015•Tim Wigmore at Chelmsford

Somerset welcome Gayle for a Blast

ESPNcricinfo brings you the team news ahead of the third round of the NatWest T20 Blast

29-May-2015•Freddie Wilde

Klinger marks return to Britain with a bang

Michael Klinger returned to English cricket with a bang, smashing a career-best T20 score of 126 not out to lead Gloucestershire to a 34-run NatWest Blast victory over Essex at Bristol.

24-May-2015•ECB/PA

Bopara gets Essex campaign on track

The aggressive bowling of Shaun Tait and the batting of Ravi Bopara combined for Essex to ease them to their first T20 win of the season against Glamorgan

22-May-2015•ECB/PA

Essex bolstered by Ryder, Bopara returns

ESPNcricinfo previews the match-ups for the second weekend of the Blast

21-May-2015•Freddie Wilde

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