Essex
- Name: Essex
- Country: England
- Stadium: County Ground, Chelmsford
- Year Founded: 1876
- Official Site: https://www.essexcricket.org.uk/
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the oldest first-class county clubs in the English domestic cricket structure. The limited team of the club is called the Essex Eagles and has par
Origin of the club
Essex County Cricket Club was formed at a meeting in Shire Hall in Chelmsford on January 14, 1876. The club achieved first-class status in 1894 and played its maiden first-class match against Leicestershire County Cricket Club in Leyton from May 14 to May 16 in 1894. They joined the County Championship in 1895 and showed gradual improvement in performance after several years of poor performances.
In recent years, Essex has won the County Championship twice in the last decade.
Essex Eagles in Vitality Blast
Essex Eagles have been competing in the Vitality Blast (The T20 Blast) since the first edition of the tournament in 2003. They won a tournament once in 2019 after defeating Worcestershire Rapids in the final at Edgbaston by four wickets. They have also made it to the tournament's semifinals on four occasions.
Achievements
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the few teams to defend the National League/Pro40 title successfully.
- County Championship in 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1992, 2017 and 2019
- Twenty20 Cup ( now Vitality Blast) in 2019
- C&G Trophy in 1985, 1997 and 2008
- Won the Bob Willis Trophy in 2020