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Essex Eagles T20 / Re: Derby ( H) 2026
« Last post by bwildered on Today at 06:12:51 PM »
 Have we stumbled on how to prepare winnable white ball hybrid wickets . Just play a double header, makes the hybrid wickets partly  worn, so just ruffed up enough despite a roll between matches to just take the true flatness off.
 Finally the batters have contributed, makes such a difference.
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Essex Eagles T20 / Re: Derby ( H) 2026
« Last post by vim on Today at 05:49:31 PM »
A finish that looked like, a benefit or pro celebrity game. When the crowd go home happy with the exciting end.
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Essex Eagles T20 / Re: Derby ( H) 2026
« Last post by nat on Today at 04:30:51 PM »
Quote from: spirali on Today at 04:26:03 PM
?while there was no real need for Benkenstein to bowl at all. Still, 173 should be gettable.. should be.
Trying to give him experience of bowling in the thrashathon. There are much easier places to learn your craft than postage stamp Chelmo.
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Essex Eagles T20 / Re: Derby ( H) 2026
« Last post by spirali on Today at 04:26:03 PM »
Another good bowling performance although it did feel like we had them on the ropes at 70-odd for 5 and let things slip a bit from there. Puzzled again by Harmer?s bowling choices - Mulder and Akhter were arguably the best bowlers today but both had overs unused, while there was no real need for Benkenstein to bowl at all. Still, 173 should be gettable.. should be.
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Essex Eagles T20 / Re: Derby ( H) 2026
« Last post by dazedpenguin on Today at 04:23:33 PM »
174 to win, a bit more than expected after having been 74/5, but Essex *should* be favourites. Derbyshire have some decent bowlers though.

A good performance from all the bowlers, particularly Snater, Mulder and Akhter. 
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Essex Eagles T20 / Re: Derby ( H) 2026
« Last post by dazedpenguin on Today at 02:51:40 PM »
Derbyshire won the toss and will bat first.

Unchanged team:

Walter, Pepper, Allison, Benkenstein, Mulder, Critchley, Harmer, Thain, Snater, Akhter, Bennett
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Essex Eagles T20 / Re: Kent (A) 2026
« Last post by vim on May 30, 2026, 04:40:40 PM »
I predicted that Essex, would play opponents who perform worse than then, on the day. Let's see a few more wins, before getting excited.
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Essex Eagles T20 / Re: Derby ( H) 2026
« Last post by dazedpenguin on May 30, 2026, 03:51:28 PM »
Unchanged squad. Almost certainly unchanged team.

Harmer, Akhter, Allison, Benkenstein, Bennett, Critchley, Das, Fernandes, Jones, Mulder, Pepper, Snater, Thain, Walter

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Essex Eagles T20 / Re: Derby ( H) 2026
« Last post by spirali on May 30, 2026, 01:25:56 PM »
Ross Whiteley is also still dangerous in this format. Some years ago he tied with Chris Gayle for the most sixes in a Blast season - having said that he achieved the tally playing 16 games, while Gayle played just 3.
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Essex Eagles T20 / Re: Derby ( H) 2026
« Last post by nat on May 30, 2026, 08:39:02 AM »
The Donald is the danger man.
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