Brentwood Champions of England...Essex fined over historic racism.

09/19/24 • 25 min

Brentwood pulled off the greatest day in their history by beating Northern CC by 9 wickets to lift the National Club Cup on Sunday at New Road, Worcester. Ian Livingston from the Premier League Cricket Club podcast who was commentating on the match and tells us all about a famous victory.

Also a report on Essex, who have been hit with a £100,000 fine (£50,000 suspended) over historical racism which took place at the club. Richard Clarke joins me to discuss the punishment and hope that this marks the end of a very dark chapter in the club's history.

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RICHARD CLARKE on the sale of The Hundred

The ECB has fired the starting gun on the sale of franchises in The Hundred and trouble is brewing. Essex has voiced opposition to the process but can it be stopped or amended?

Essex has also been deducted 12 Championship points for "Batgate". where Feroze Khushi was deemed using an "illegal" bat during the County Championship game against Nottinghamshire early in the season Is the punishment too harsh and why has it taken so long/

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Essex better NICK BROWNE and Sussex Chair JON FILBY.

After a lengthy absence, Sussex CCC - the oldest of the English county sides - has been promoted back to the County Championship's top flight. To celebrate a great year for the club, I am joined by Chairman JON FILBY to reflect on events on and off the pitch and he offers some upbeat thoughts on the future of county cricket.

For the first time in ten years, Essex has awarded a Testimonial Year and the recipient is long-serving opening bat NICK BROWNE. He joins a long list of Essex legends to have been bestowed the honour and he tells us about his plans for a very big year.