ESS vs NHNTS, County Div 1, County Championship Division One 2022
Date
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Toss
Essex won the toss and opt to bowl
Time
Venue
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires
Nigel Llong, Tom Lungley
Match Referee
Steve Davis
Essex Squad
Playing
Nick Browne, Sir Alastair Cook, Tom Westley (c), Paul Walter, Matthew Critchley, Feroze Khushi, Adam Wheater (wk), Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Mark Steketee, Samuel Cook
Bench
Daniel Lawrence, Adam Rossington, James Porter, Aaron Beard, Michael-Kyle Pepper
Northamptonshire Squad
Playing
Ricardo Vasconcelos (c), Will Young, Emilio Gay, Saif Zaib, Rob Keogh, Luke Procter, Lewis McManus (wk), Tom Taylor, Matthew Kelly, Gareth Berg, Ben Sanderson
Bench
Simon Kerrigan, Nathan Buck, Joshua Cobb, Ben Curran
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Last Updated on May 04, 2022 05:21 PM
Match Date & Time:
2022-04-28 03:30 PM (IST) 2022-04-28 10:00 AM (GMT)
Match Venue: Chelmsford, County Ground, England
Pitch Report:
The average first inning score at this venue is 260.
Weather Report:
The temperature is expected to hover around 21°C on the matchday with 53 % humidity and 14 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of rain at all.
English Test County Championship will see Essex facing off against Northamptonshire on Thursday, 28 April 2022 at 15:30 PM IST
Essex (ESS) Team Updates:
Nick Browne and Alastair Cook will probably open the inning.
Tom Westley will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
Dan Lawrence and Matt Critchley will handle the middle-order batting.
Matt Critchley is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
Adam Wheater will lead the Essex as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Adam Wheater will do the Wicket Keeping for Essex.
Samuel Cook and Shane Snater will lead the pace attack of his team.
Northamptonshire (NOR) Team Updates:
Ricardo Vasconcelos and Will Young will probably open the inning.
Simon Kerrigan will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
Matthew Kelly and Emilio Gay will handle the middle-order batting.
Ricardo Vasconcelos will lead the Northamptonshire as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Lewis McManus will do the Wicket Keeping for Northamptonshire.
Graeme White will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Ben Sanderson and Simon Kerrigan will lead the pace attack of his team.
Live Telecast:
The match will be live telecast on Star Sports
Top Picks
Will Young played the last contest and is likely to play this one too. He has 129 runs from his two innings with an average of 64.50 and had 17 fours to his name.
Sanderson is the leading wicket-taker for Northants with 11 wickets from four innings. He has the best of 9/132 in a match and has a fifer to his name.
Sam Cook is the leading wicket-taker for Essex at the moment. He has 10 wickets with the best of 5/49 in a match while giving away just 1.83 runs per over.
Sir Alaistar Cook needs no introduction. He has a ton to his name already and has 247 runs overall in the tournament. One can expect him to come up with something special once again.
Dan Lawrence can contribute from both fronts. He has three wickets as well as 98 runs in the tournament so far and is likely to add more to that tally.
Fantasy Tips
In Wicket Keeping, Ricardo Vasconcelos is the best choice.
Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
Essex team has the upper hand over Northamptonshire team. So try to pick more players from Essex
Small League Must Picks:
ESS: Matt Critchley [261 points], Alastair Cook [157 points] NOR: Rob Keogh [0 points], Emilio Gay [0 points]
Grand League Risky Picks:
ESS: Simon Harmer [0 points], Mark Steketee [7 points] NOR: Graeme White [0 points], Luke Procter [0 points]
Essex Key Players:
Simon Harmer
Shane Snater
Tom Westley
Nick Browne
Alastair Cook
Matt Critchley
Northamptonshire Key Players:
Ricardo Vasconcelos
Emilio Gay
Tom Taylor
Ben Sanderson
Will Young
Rob Keogh
Best Choice for Captain and Vice-Captain:
Ricardo Vasconcelos
Tom Taylor
Tom Westley
Will Young
Rob Keogh
Alastair Cook
Injury/unavailable
Essex Cricket Team Injuries:
There are no injury updates as of now.
Northamptonshire Cricket Team Injuries:
There are no injury updates as of now.
Squads
Essex Squad:
Nick Browne, Alastair Cook, Tom Westley, Paul Walter, Matt Critchley, Feroze Khushi, Adam Wheater(WK)(C), Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Mark Steketee, Samuel Cook, Robin Das, Josh Rymell, Eshun Kalley, Luc Benkenstein, Michael Pepper, Dan Lawrence, William Buttleman(WK), Adam Rossington(WK), Aaron Beard, Jamie Porter, Aron Nijjar, Jack Plom, Ben Allison
Northamptonshire Squad:
Ricardo Vasconcelos(WK)(C), Will Young, Tom Taylor, Matthew Kelly, Emilio Gay, Saif Zaib, James Sales, Rob Keogh, Luke Procter, Lewis McManus(WK), Gareth Berg, Ben Sanderson, Freddie Heldreich, Simon Kerrigan, Ben Curran, Joshua Cobb, Charlie Thurston, Brandon Glover, Nathan Buck, Jack White, Graeme White
