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Cricket => Essex Second XI => Topic started by: Perov on January 22, 2019, 08:16:30 PM
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Any idea when ours will be published?
Yorkshire and Lancashire had their 2019 fixtures on their websites last week.
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Nothing on the ECB website so far, they released them on the 23rd January last year.
These 2nd XI matches are becoming more cloak and dagger every year, there is no dedicated link on the ECB website at all, just about every format does have a link, including the over 50's ! It does make you wonder whether they really want spectators present at all.
Have Yorks and Lancs jumped the gun publishing them, fixtures are usually embargoed until released by the appropriate League etc.
I suppose Essex will be the last to inform, nothing new there of course, will Halstead return this year I wonder?
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I heard Halstead were offered an early season fixture last year that didn't work for their cricket week. I trust Coggeshall will be in the school holidays this year. If not my school teacher mate from the north east will only see the first team game at whitsun . In the days of Colchester and Southend festivals in August he was a member.
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Lot of complaints among my sporting friends in Coggeshall about Coggeshall week. It’s during the school term. Just shows up the hypocrisy of the ECB; when it’s during school holidays we get dozens of boys and girls watching.
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Any idea of the date for Coggeshall Mr Square. Daft to have it in term time.
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Starts on July 15th. Because it's been so much later recently, I'd booked a ten day holiday then.
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Thanks Mr Square. That's knackered my mate who was originally from Coggeshall and now teaches at a special school in Newcastle. Must be the worst fixture list ever now!
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That's knackered my mate who was originally from Coggeshall and now teaches at a special school in Newcastle.
I'm resisting, resisting, resisting...
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That's knackered my mate who was originally from Coggeshall and now teaches at a special school in Newcastle.
I'm resisting, resisting, resisting...
Yep i had to count to 10 ...and then some.
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Lot of people locally unhappy, too.
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Still no Second XI fixtures on the ECB website, are they late or are they deliberately not making them available I wonder?
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Middlesex have now posted their fixtures, so why are we still waiting for ours?
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So have Kent.
We play them at Tunbridge Wells in April.
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Had an email from the cliub to say they've been having problems getting confirmation at some venues. Should be out in a day or so.
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At last! Sadly Coggeshall Week confirmed as during term time. Why oh why cannot the ECB try to have games during school holidays?
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At last! Sadly Coggeshall Week confirmed as during term time. Why oh why cannot the ECB try to have games during school holidays?
It's obvious isn't it? They can say children don't want to watch 'real' cricket ... if these matches were in the holidays then they could be proved to be wrong.
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At last! Sadly Coggeshall Week confirmed as during term time. Why oh why cannot the ECB try to have games during school holidays?
It's obvious isn't it? They can say children don't want to watch 'real' cricket ... if these matches were in the holidays then they could be proved to be wrong.
Quite. When this Week is in holiday time we get a good few local lads and lasses watching. It's to be hoped some at least will come after school; the ground's not too far from the local Secondary school.
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Anyone know why we are playing two HOME games at Broxbourne, Herts?
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Anyone know why we are playing two HOME games at Broxbourne, Herts?
Nice ground.
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With Coggeshall week approaching I was interested to see a lad called Tendulkar, has been playing for the visitors, MCC YC.
Ajun is 19, the son of the great man, bowls left arm pace, and has been net bowling against England as they prepare for the Ashes.
If he gets picked to play at Coggeshall, could be one to keep an eye on.
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Hope to get along on Friday. The Warwick game has rather limited my opportunity to get there. Mrs Slogger giving me grief about too much cricket and not enough gardening.....
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Hope to get along on Friday. The Warwick game has rather limited my opportunity to get there. Mrs Slogger giving me grief about too much cricket and not enough gardening.....
Hire a gardener?
Lynda
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With Coggeshall week approaching I was interested to see a lad called Tendulkar, has been playing for the visitors, MCC YC.
Ajun is 19, the son of the great man, bowls left arm pace, and has been net bowling against England as they prepare for the Ashes.
If he gets picked to play at Coggeshall, could be one to keep an eye on.
Couldn't, I'm afraid, really say he distinguished himself. Although I wasn't able to watch all the game, so that might be unfair.
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A bit belated but thanks again to Coggeshall CC for their efforts this year. I could only see one day but it was as enjoyable as ever.
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I attended Coggeshall on Tuesday and Wednesday but felt the proceedings were a little flat compared to previous years - the crowd on those two days was noticeably down, no doubt not having a county playing and the schools not being out had some bearing.
MCC Young Cricketers did reasonably well but Essex were always in control.
You get the feeling that Essex really do not want spectators at the Second XI games, they seem to be moving them further afield each year, dropped Halstead as an example - interesting that committee members like Keith Fletcher, David Acfield, Graham Saville, John Childs + a few others who usually attend were not present when I was there, is that an ominous sign for the Coggeshall week next year I wonder?
Great shame the last two days were rain affected.
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It was a shame it was during term time, which affected attendance.
Keith Fletcher was there on Friday as was Graham Gooch who gave an entertaining talk in the Marquee, to the large hospitality crowd.
Weather didn't help, and hopefully a more attractive fixture next year.
Still a nice ground though.
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I got there Friday and had a good day despite the weather
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I saw Keith Fletcher and John Childs at Bishops Stortford for a 2XI game a few weeks ago.