Essex will face Surrey in the County Championship Division One 2023 starting from Thursday. Essex managed to draw their previous 2 matches against Kent and Lancashire. Surrey, on the other hand, are coming into this match on the back of thumping wins over Warwickshire and Hampshire.
Match Details:
Essex vs Surrey
Venue: County Ground, Chelmsford
Date & Time: May 4th-7th, at 3:30 PM IST and 11:00 AM Local Time
What is the pitch report for ESS vs SUR, County Championship Division One 2023?
The bowlers will likely to have an upper hand over the batters in this match. It’s challenging for the batters to survive on this bowling-friendly wicket. Bowling first always helps here.
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— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) May 3, 2023
Recent form:
Essex: Draw Draw Won Won Lost
Surrey: Won Won Draw Lost Won
ESS vs SUR, County Championship Division One 2023 Probable Winners:
Surrey are expected to win this match.
What is the expected, Probable Playing XIs for ESS vs SUR, County Championship Division One 2023?
Essex
Nick Browne, Alastair Cook, Tom Westley (c), Dan Lawrence, Matt Critchley, Michael Pepper (wk), Simon Harmer, Doug Bracewell, Shane Snater, Ben Allison, Jamie Porter
Surrey
Rory Burns (c), Dominic Sibley, Ollie Pope, Will Jacks, Jamie Smith, Ben Foakes (wk), Cameron Steel, Jordan Clark, Sean Abbott, Daniel Worrall, Kemar Roach
Injury Updates:
Will Jacks has recovered from injured and has been named in the Surrey squad.
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— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) May 3, 2023
What are the Top Picks, players for Dream11, My11circle and MPL for ESS vs SUR, County Championship Division One 2023?
Top Pick – Batter
Tom Westley has set a good example for the rest of the side through his run-scoring abilities. The Essex skipper has scored 251 runs in 5 innings in this competition at an average of 50.2 with the highest score of 148.
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Matt Critchley is an integral member of Essex who has scored 222 runs in 5 innings in this tournament at an average of 55.5 and even picked up 2 wickets.
Top Pick – Bowler
Daniel Worrall is the joint leading wicket-taker in this tournament so far with 16 scalps in 3 matches.
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Ben Foakes is the best wicket-keeper in the country especially in the longest format of the game. In 3 innings in this competition, he has scored 218 runs at an average of 109 which includes one century and a half-century.
X-Factor:
Ollie Pope adapts himself to the conditions quickly and scores runs at a faster rate. The 25-year-old England International has scored 272 runs in 3 matches in this Championship at an average of 68.
Dan Worrall & Will Jacks brought the heat last time out against Essex ????
In sweltering conditions at The Kia Oval, Worrall took 11 wickets and Jacks smashed 150 not out as Surrey beat Essex by 6 wickets ☀️
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— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) May 3, 2023
What are the fantasy suggested teams for ESS vs SUR, County Championship Division One 2023?
1. Ben Foakes, Alastair Cook, Dominic Sibley, Tom Westley (vc), Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Matt Critchley, Will Jacks, Kemar Roach, Daniel Worrall (c), Jamie Porter
2. Ben Foakes, Dominic Sibley, Rory Burns, Tom Westley, Nick Browne, Ollie Pope (c), Doug Bracewell, Simon Harmer, Matt Critchley (vc), Sean Abbott, Daniel Worrall
Worrall was on fire last time out against Essex ????
Dan Worrall took 1⃣1⃣ wickets in our 6⃣ wicket victory over Essex in July 2022 ????
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— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) May 3, 2023
Pre-Match Analysis:
Essex who won their first game against Middlesex by 97 runs settled for a draw against Lancashire and Kent in the following games. There was no play on the 4th day against Kent due to rain. Batting first they declared for a mammoth score of 451 for 5 and in return, Kent added 342 runs at the end of 3rd day’s play. Middle-order batter, Matt Critchley is looking steady having scored 3 half-centuries in 5 innings so far in this competition. Samuel Cook, Jamie Porter, and Simon Harmer are causing damage with their disciplined bowling display. They are placed 4th in the standings with 40 points.
Emphatic all-round performances have taken Surrey to the top of the table with 52 points. It was too easy for them as they finished the game against Warwickshire inside 3 days against Surrey to earn 9 wickets win. They used proper 4 bowlers and it was enough for them to earn a facile win. The overseas signing Kemar Roach continues to excel, picking up 14 wickets already and he is the in the right company of Daniel Worrall who has 16 scalps to his name. Sean Abbott and Will Jacks return to the squad which will further strengthen the side.
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