07-04-2021, 20:29
(This post was last modified: 07-04-2021, 20:29 by Ska'dForLife-WBA.)
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The Pears have named an unchanged squad from the pre-season friendlies for Thursday's trip down to Essex, with Gareth Roderick expected to make his full debut. Alzarri Joseph, who arrived in the UK on Sunday, is in quarantine for the weekend and won't feature until the Derbyshire match at the earliest, but his absence may provide an opportunity for Dillon Pennington, whose 15 pre-season wickets included an excellent burst of 6-36 against Kent.
Venue: County Ground, Chelmsford
Last Visit: September 2018, Essex won by an innings and 129 runs
Highest Pears innings: 650-7 declared, June 2006
Highest individual Pears score: 244 - Philip Anthony Jaques, June 2006
Highest Pears partnership: 279, 1st wicket - Cyril Frederick Walters & Harold Harry Ian Haywood Gibbons, May 1934
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