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[Bats_Entertainment]

Varun Chopra
Alastair Cook
Ravi Bopara
Adam Wheater
Tom Westley
Ben Foakes
James Foster
Graham Napier
Reece Topley
Ant Palladino


Can't think of a good 11th man for the side! 

Do you actually follow Essex cricket?

[Alvaro]

Do you actually follow Essex cricket?

to be fair, they're homegrown Essex players, so they could in theory be banded as an Essex XI even though they're now at other counties.

[Alvaro]

Vikram Banerjee - First class batting average of 9.73, bowling average of 46.29 from 43 matches. The longer format clearly not his favoured game!

There are many, many like him. Check out Paul Muchall!

[Stuey]

Chuck Tymal Mills in there and you're onto a winner!

From next door, Suffolk.

[400notout]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Shankar

Stole a living, definitely!

[Stuey]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Shankar

Stole a living, definitely!

Where can I find this anti aging machine?

Doubts about his age also circulated at Lancashire, with rumours saying his was 3 years older than he claimed he was. Sutton confronted Shankar on these rumours, and when asked why the rumours existed, Shankar claimed he was on a life support machine for the first three years of his life, saying this made his body physically three years younger than it was. When Sutton questioned the fact he would still continue to grow under these circumstances, he replied "no I didn't" and proceeded to walk off.

[Twelfth Man]

From next door, Suffolk.

From Suffolk yes, but came through Essex's Academy for the later age groups and Development side. (He only started playing around 15)

[Twelfth Man]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Shankar

Stole a living, definitely!

This is literally the winner on all fronts for robbing a living!

[iand123]

Was just thinking - if the other counties stopped poaching them, Leicestershire would have a pretty decent if seamer heavy side at the moment:

Josh Cobb
Ned Eckersley
James Taylor
Darren Stevens
Luke Wright
Shiv Thakor
Jim Allenby
Stuart Broad
Nathan Buck
Harry Gurney
David Masters

Not sure Kent can be claimed to have poached Darren Stevens, he was released by Leics

[Twelfth Man]

There are many, many like him. Check out Paul Muchall!

To be fair to Muchall, he's only played 4 FC games 2 List A! Average of 16 though explains this...

Jeremy Snape's FC bowling average was 49.4, from 121 FC matches. Handy in the shorter forms though so can just count as the OD specialist!

[Stuey]

From Suffolk yes, but came through Essex's Academy for the later age groups and Development side. (He only started playing around 15)

I guess that means I can't be the 11th man

[Bats_Entertainment]

to be fair, they're homegrown Essex players, so they could in theory be banded as an Essex XI even though they're now at other counties.

Wasn't really my point. Check the current Essex side?

[Twelfth Man]

Wasn't really my point. Check the current Essex side?

Current team playing vs Worcestershire is:

Westley
Browne
Smith - Not from Essex or Academy system
Bopara
Foster
Ryder - Overseas
Velani - Young and unproven in FC cricket
Napier
Masters
Panesar - Not from Essex or Academy system
Porter - Young and unproven in FC cricket

Other players in the squad: Craddock, Foakes, Mahmood, Hassan, Mickleburgh, Phillips, Ramsden, Topley and Ten Do'

Who from these sides would you put in, instead of the team of Essex players stated? (RTD could be questionable?)

Varun Chopra
Alastair Cook
Ravi Bopara
Adam Wheater
Tom Westley
Ben Foakes
James Foster
Graham Napier
Reece Topley
Ant Palladino


Can't think of a good 11th man for the side! 

[Bats_Entertainment]

Nick Browne and Jamie Porter.

[Sam]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/396249.html

Joe Gatting - some may say feeding off his uncles success?