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Cook & Wellington win BBC awards
Essex cricketer Alastair Cook and Norfolk’s world ironman champion Chrissie Wellington are among the BBC East’s Sports Personality of the Year winners.
Gooch quits Essex to join England
Graham Gooch steps down as Essex batting coach to focus full-time on his coaching role with England.
Hunger remains for Essex veteran
New Essex seamer Charl Willoughby wants to prove he still has the “hunger” for the game, despite his advancing years.
Essex coach backs 50-over calls
Essex coach Paul Grayson adds his voice to the calls for a return of 50-over cricket to the domestic game.
Essex sign up seamer Willoughby
Former South Africa international seamer Charl Willoughby signs a two-year deal with Essex after six seasons at Somerset.
Bears sign up fast bowler Wright
Warwickshire sign Essex fast bowler Chris Wright following his loan at Edgbaston last season.
Phillips wins extended Essex deal
Essex hand spinner Tim Phillips a new deal for the 2012 campaign, but release young seamer Max Osborne.
Essex coverage
Listen to live Essex commentary from BBC local radio
Essex hand bowling duo contracts
Essex give Tom Craddock and Tymal Mills two-year contracts until 2013.
Taylor’s ton saves game for Glos
Chris Taylor’s final day century saves the game for Gloucestershire against Essex at Colchester.
Wright loan move for Warwickshire
Chris Wright signs for Warwickshire on a one-month loan deal from Essex.
Foster agrees new Essex contract
Essex skipper James Foster puts an end to speculation about his future by signing a new three-year deal with the club.
Essex coach eyes CB40 semi-finals
Essex coach Paul Grayson believes his side are still in the hunt for a semi-final place in the CB40.
Hants to enter talks with Foster
Essex give captain and wicketkeeper James Foster permission to hold talks with Hampshire.
Cosker takes five but Essex draw
Spinner Dean Cosker takes a season’s best 5-48 but Essex hold on to draw with Glamorgan in Cardiff.
Essex trail despite Shah century
Owais Shah scores his second century of the season but cannot prevent Essex trailing going into the final day of their clash with Glamorgan.
Craddock helps Essex fight back
Spinner Tom Craddock sparks an Essex fightback on day two at the Swalec Stadium as Glamorgan lose seven wickets for just 86 runs.
Petersen gives Glamorgan control
Alviro Petersen hits his second County Championship century of the summer as Glamorgan dominate the opening day of their game with Essex.
Ten Doeschate set for Essex rest
Essex all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate will be rested by his club and will not play for two weeks.
Masters claims eight as Essex win
A devastating haul of eight wickets in eight overs from David Masters helps Essex to a stunning 280-run victory against Leicestershire.
Live – Essex v Leics
Live commentary and scorecard from day three of the County Championship game at Southend.
Essex battle back against Leics
Essex battle back with bat and ball on the second day of their clash with Leicestershire to leave the game intriguingly poised.
Henderson spin gives Leics edge
Claude Henderson takes 4-43 to help bowl Essex out for 144 as Leicestershire dominate the opening day at Southend.
Live – Essex v Leicestershire
Live scorecard and commentary from day one of the County Championship game at Southend.
Essex to assess Foster’s injury
Essex captain James Foster will have to wait for up to two days before finding out how long he will be sidelined by an ankle injury.
Cook signs new contract at Essex
England one-day captain Alastair Cook signs a new two-year contract with Essex, keeping him at Chelmsford until 2013.
Kent edge Essex in tight finish
A terrific all-round performance from Darren Stevens helps Kent to a 15-run win over Essex and a FL t20 quarter-final tie at Leicestershire
Mills bowls Essex to win at Leics
Teenager Tymal Mills takes 3-48 on his Championship debut as Essex beat Leicestershire by 254 runs at Grace Road.
Live – Leics v Essex
Live scorecard and commentary from day three of the County Championship game at Grace Road.
Live – Leicestershire v Essex
Live commentary and scorecard from Sunday’s LV= County Championship clash at Grace Road (1100 BST).
Southee six gives Essex victory
Tim Southee returns the best figures by an Essex bowler in the t20 as Glamorgan suffered a five-wicket defeat at Chelmsford.
Hampshire beat Essex at Rose Bowl
Holders Hampshire moved a step close to an FL t20 quarter-final place as they beat Essex at The Rose Bowl.
Essex backing for captain Foster
Essex back James Foster to continue in his role as captain following his two-match ban by the ECB.
Foster given two-match suspension
Essex captain James Foster is handed an immediate two-match suspension from first-team cricket after a series of disciplinary offences by his team.
Phillips bowls Essex to victory
Essex’s Tim Phillips takes 4-20 as Somerset crash to a 65-run FL Twenty20 home defeat at Bath.
Essex scrap to Middlesex victory
Essex stutter to an eight-run victory against Middlesex as both sides struggle with the bat.
Key and Mahmood see off Essex
Kent leapfrog Essex in the FL t20 South Group thanks to half centuries from Rob Key and Azhar Mahmood.
Test player’s death ‘accidental’
An inquest records the death of ex-England cricketer and Test Match Special commentator Trevor Bailey in a house fire in Essex as “accidental”.
Essex discipline captain Foster
Essex fine captain James Foster for questioning an umpire’s decision in a Twenty20 match with Surrey in June.
Foster lauds Wheater’s potential
Essex captain James Foster says batsman Adam Wheater is a ‘serious talent’.
Essex v Surrey game is abandoned
Essex and Surrey are thwarted by the weather as their Friends Life t20 match at Chelmsford is abandoned without a ball being bowled.
T20 best for Southee as Essex win
New Zealander Tim Southee scores his highest Twenty20 score as Essex beat Hampshire by 26 runs.
Shah helps Essex beat Glamorgan
Owais Shah hits 60 off 45 balls to lead Essex to a four-wicket FL t20 victory over Glamorgan in Cardiff.
Duo exasperate Essex injury woe
Essex expect to be without injured Graham Napier for their next two Twenty20 outings.
Gloucestershire-Essex abandoned
Gloucestershire’s FL t20 game against Essex at Bristol is abandoned without a being ball bowled.
Dismal Essex suffer record defeat
Somerset skipper Marcus Trescothick smashes an unbeaten ton as Essex suffer a Twenty20 English record 143-run defeat.
Dismal Essex hammered by Somerset
Marcus Trescothick smashes an unbeaten century as Somerset subject Essex to a crushing 143-run defeat.
Essex suffer Napier injury blow
Essex expect to be without injured Graham Napier for their next two Twenty20 outings.
Wright condemns Essex to defeat
England all-rounder Luke Wright smashes an unbeaten 81 to defeat Essex and give Sussex their third successive FL t20 victory of the season.