2006 Season
In 2006, Essex successfully defended their National League title in the newly rebranded Pro40 format by the narrowest of margins, having tied for the title on points.
The club missed out on promotion in the County Championship only on the last day of the season, losing to Leicestershire while their rivals Worcestershire beat Northamptonshire.
In the Twenty20 Cup Essex beat Yorkshire to reach the semi-finals at Trent Bridge, although they were beaten in the semi-finals by eventual tournament winners Leicestershire. Essex also had Twenty20 success in the first floodlit Twenty20 Tournament, held between the four teams with permanent floodlights, in a series of 2 legged matches. Essex beat Derbyshire 1-0, after the first leg was washed out, and they won the second leg convincingly.
Notable and strange facts:
-In the Championship Essex were the only county who Mark Ramprakash did not score a fifty against. -The 150/9 scored against Leicestershire in the Twenty20 Cup semi-final was the lowest total scored by Essex when they batted the whole innings -Essex's 2nd XI did better than the England cricket team by beating Sri Lanka in a one day match
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