Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.
The club plays most of its home games at the County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford. It also plays some games at Lower Castle Park in . The club has formerly used other venues throughout the county including Ilford, Leyton Cricket Ground, Romford, (these being in the historic county of Essex and now being a part of London) and Billericayand Garons Park, Southend.
Essex C.C.C. is presently captained by James Foster, and has a very strong limited-overs team, which has won the National League in both 2005 and 2006, won the Friends Provident Trophy final in 2008, and reached the current Twenty20 Cup finals day.
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