James Foster led from the front as Essex opened their LV= County Championship Division Two campaign with a five-wicket triumph against Kent at the Essex County Ground. The home skipper hit an unbeaten 80, containing 10 fours and one maximum, to lead his side to their victory target of 193 shortly after the lunch interval. …
Ravi Bopara guided Essex to a thrilling two-wicket home triumph over Hampshire to revive their hopes of winning promotion from Division Two of the LV= County Championship. Bopara followed up his 79 in the first innings with an unbeaten 48 as Essex got to the winning line after being left a modest target of 133. …
Greg Smith’s first LV= County Championship century for Essex guided the visitors into a strong position on the opening day against Gloucestershire at Bristol. The 30-year-old hit an unbeaten 149 as his side ran up 333 for seven after losing the toss. Owais Shah contributed 34 and Ben Foakes 32, while Will Gidman and David …
Essex have signed Indian opening batsman Gautam Gambhir for the remainder of the season. Gambhir, 31, will replace Hamish Rutherford as Essex’s overseas player and he is expected to make his county debut in the LV= County Championship Division Two match against Northamptonshire, starting on August 20. Rutherford will return to New Zealand after Saturday’s …