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EliotNes wrote: ↑Fri Apr 04, 2025 10:57 am Essex to bat and I’m well settled in. Coffee in one hand, Playfair Annual in the other. Sun cream applied

Esssex Esssex

39/0 good start hope you are enjoying.

It’s a lovely day in the sun. But soooo disappointing that Big Paul didn’t get to his century. I hope we can post 400 plus by the close.

Jordan Cox with our first century of the season. woo woo and 300 up

EliotNes wrote: ↑Fri Apr 04, 2025 10:57 am Essex to bat and I’m well settled in. Coffee in one hand, Playfair Annual in the other. Sun cream applied

Esssex Esssex

Playfair Annual or Playboy

BIGRON wrote: ↑Fri Apr 04, 2025 5:39 pm

EliotNes wrote: ↑Fri Apr 04, 2025 10:57 am Essex to bat and I’m well settled in. Coffee in one hand, Playfair Annual in the other. Sun cream applied

Esssex Esssex

Playfair Annual or Playboy

C’mon Ron you know I’m a clean living guy

Announced attendance 2374. Not bad.

Stream commentary said Elgar was in ground with children. Didn't need him today - well done Walter and Allison.

Such a shame Big Paul didn’t get a ton, he deserved it.

EliotNes wrote: ↑Fri Apr 04, 2025 10:08 pm Such a shame Big Paul didn’t get a ton, he deserved it.

He threw it away. Batted really well until he got to the early nineties and started playing some rash attempted shots definitely the nervous nineties today. They said on the stream that he averages over 100 opening the batting for Essex after doing really well in the Covid affected "Bob Willis Trophy" season - and tbf he was good today. Cox was pure class .

Amusing to read some Surrey fans on line accusing Essex of preparing a flat pitch to negate their wonderful pace attack. Lets see what happens when they bat and Cook and Porter can get at them.

Top of the JES wrote: ↑Fri Apr 04, 2025 10:27 pm Amusing to read some Surrey fans on line accusing Essex of preparing a flat pitch to negate their wonderful pace attack. Lets see what happens when they bat and Cook and Porter can get at them.

As if they don't prepare pitches for their bowlers at the Oval. All teams do it, IMO.

Only been to a county game once in my life , it was many years ago and it was first day at Leyton cricket ground , it was pretty boring till the last Esssex man came in and hit a 50 off about 3 overs , he also bowled the opposition's opening batsman in the short time left for the other team to bat ( think it was Kent ) ive only been to one day games since ( mainly at the Oval )