Essex all-rounder Eva Gray has signed for Hampshire on a two-year deal. The 26 year-old won The Hundred with London Spirit in 2024 and was Essex’s leading wicket-taker in the 2026 Vitality Blast with 17. She has played 53 times for Essex over the past two seasons, taking 63 wickets and scoring 239 runs across
Tom Westley has stepped down as captain of Essex after seven seasons in the role. Essex finished eighth in Division One of the County Championship, one spot above the relegation places. However, their top-flight status rests on the outcome of Leicestershire’s appeal against a 27-point deduction for breaching pitch regulations. A draw against Glamorgan in
Resuming on 318-3, Glamorgan crawled along against the newish ball, with Sam Cook particularly accurate, though Tribe was happy to accumulate gently in his second major score in successive innings after scoring 155 against Surrey. Together with his England Lions runs, Tribe passed 1,000 in first-class cricket for the season as he tries to stay
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (day one) Glamorgan 318-3: Tribe 135* Carlson 107 Essex: Critchley 2-56 Glamorgan 2 points, Essex 1 point Match scorecard Asa Tribe and captain Kiran Carlson put Glamorgan in a commanding position against Essex on the opening day of their final County Championship match of the season at
Essex cricketer Robin Das has been charged with two counts of rape. The 24-year-old will appear at Inner London Crown Court on Friday, 9 October after he was charged on 23 July. Das was arrested on 27 August last year following reports of a woman being raped in Brixton in March 2024. The Metropolitan Police
