Duo set up crushing win
	Today
	Essex beat Surrey by 156 runs at The Oval to retain their unbeaten record in the Friends Provident Trophy and their position as table-toppers of the South/East Division.

	Wright haunts former employers to seal Essex win
	Today
	Former Middlesex player Chris Wright scored an unbeaten 71 to steer Essex to a two-wicket victory against his old county at Chelmsford.

Nel spell offers Essex a boost

7:59am Friday 9th May 2008

MIDDLESEX were set to resume their second innings today with a lead of 114 runs after they closed the second day on 19 for three, having dismissed Essex for 207 at Chelmsford.

James is confident

8:02am Friday 9th May 2008

THE last time Essex tasted victory in a one-day match at the Brit Oval, Tony Blair had been Prime Minister for just five weeks.

Good day for Middlebrook

8:35am Thursday 8th May 2008

James Middlebrook enjoyed his best championship return for four years when he took five for 59 to reduce Middlesex to 263 for seven wickets by the close of the opening day of the County Championship fixture at Chelmsford after the visitors had been put into bat.

	Bopara says no to IPL
	7:46am Wed 7 May 08
	ENGLAND and Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara has turned down a lucrative offer to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in a bid to cement his place in the national side.

Wright ready for familiar faces

7:48am Wednesday 7th May 2008

LAST summer, Chris Wright played just two LV County Championship matches for Middlesex and, come the season's end, the young seamer knew his long-term future lay elsewhere.

Ryan says thanks to Essex coaches

8:52am Tuesday 6th May 2008

RYAN ten Doeschate has paid tribute to Essex coaches Graham Gooch and Graeme Welch after recording career-best bowling figures in this weekend's defeat to the New Zealanders.

Essex hit back over coffee-gate

8:54am Tuesday 6th May 2008

ESSEX have hit back after a national newspaper reporter said he "hoped" the county "will not survive" in his column.

Essex on way to target

8:13am Monday 5th May 2008

ESSEX will require a further 248 runs today to beat New Zealand with nine second innings wickets intact after they closed the third day on 45 for one, having lost Jason Gallian to the final ball of the day.

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