Essex v
Derbyshire
County Championship - Division Two: Sunday 29th June
Essex won by 145 runs.
Yorkshire are without Michael Vaughan for Saturday's FP Trophy semi-final at Essex, but Naved-ul-Hasan is set to return.
Ryan ten Doeschate took three wickets on the final morning to help Essex seal a 145-run victory over Derbyshire.
Ian Ward previews the Twenty20 Cup quarter-finals and backs Rob Key's Kent Spitfires to march on.
Essex claimed their place in the quarter-finals with a crushing victory over rivals Hampshire, who just miss out on a place in the last eight.
| Fixture |
|---|
| Saturday 5th July |
| Friends Provident Trophy |
| Essex vs Yorkshire |
| Monday 7th July |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| Essex vs Northamptonshire |
| Friday 11th July |
| County Championship - Division Two |
| Glamorgan vs Essex |
| Wednesday 16th July |
| Pro40 - Division Two |
| Essex vs Yorkshire |
| Sunday 20th July |
| Pro40 - Division Two |
| Leicestershire vs Essex |
| Tuesday 22nd July |
| County Championship - Division Two |
| Essex vs Gloucestershire |
| Monday 28th July |
| Pro40 - Division Two |
| Derbyshire vs Essex |
| Wednesday 30th July |
| County Championship - Division Two |
| Essex vs Glamorgan |
| Sunday 3rd August |
| Pro40 - Division Two |
| Essex vs Northamptonshire |
| Tuesday 5th August |
| Pro40 - Division Two |
| Essex vs Surrey |
| Result |
|---|
| Sunday 29th June |
| County Championship - Division Two |
| Essex vs Derbyshire Essex won by 145 runs. |
| Friday 27th June |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| Essex vs Hampshire Essex won by 54 runs. |
| Wednesday 25th June |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| Hampshire vs Essex Match Tied |
| Tuesday 24th June |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| Essex vs Sussex Essex won by 128 runs. |
| Sunday 22nd June |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| Kent vs Essex Kent won by 81 runs. |
| Friday 20th June |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| Essex vs Surrey Essex won by 70 runs. |
| Wednesday 18th June |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| Essex vs Kent Essex won by 1 runs. |
| Tuesday 17th June |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| Sussex vs Essex Essex won by 7 wickets. |
| Sunday 15th June |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| Essex vs Middlesex Middlesex won by 7 wickets. |
| Thursday 12th June |
| The Twenty20 Cup |
| Middlesex vs Essex Middlesex won by 7 wickets. |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Middlesex | 7 | 81 |
| 3 | Leicestershire | 7 | 79 |
| 4 | Essex | 7 | 78 |
| 5 | Northamptonshire | 7 | 77 |
| 6 | Worcestershire | 7 | 76 |
Peter Moores tells us why Sky Sports' ECB Coach Education Programme is giving cricket a new injection.
Ian Ward marvels at Graham Napier's knock and wonders if it will mean an England Twenty20 chance.
Dave Fulton reflects on Daniel Flynn's injury and states why short-pitched bowling is part of the game.