Essex Head Coach Chris Silverwood lifting the Specsavers County Championship trophy 2017
Essex Head Coach Chris Silverwood lifting the Specsavers County Championship trophy 2017

Press release -

​Specsavers County Championship – September 25-28

The final round of the season starts tomorrow (Monday), with Essex already crowned champions, but numerous other issues still at stake.

Four matches in Division One, in which Essex are aiming for a 10th win in 14 matches, Lancashire and Surrey are battling for runners-up spot at Emirates Old Trafford, and Somerset face the 2016 champions Middlesex in a relegation crunch in Taunton – where a Somerset win could also drag Hampshire into trouble.

Five matches in Division Two, with Worcestershire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire chasing the two promotion places.

In addition, this round will mark the final first-class appearances of such distinguished cricketers as Kumar Sangakkara (for Surrey at Lancashire), Chris Read (for Nottinghamshire at Sussex) and, if fit, Ryan Sidebottom (for Yorkshire at Essex).

Essex will be presented with the Specsavers County Championship at the end of their home game against Yorkshire.

The last Opta stats pack of the season is attached.

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Kate Miller

Kate Miller

Press contact Director of Communications
Jonathan Reed

Jonathan Reed

Press contact Head of Media & Publications +44 (0) 7525 596 621
Danny Reuben

Danny Reuben

Press contact Head of Team Communications England Men's team +44 (0)7825 723 620 @dannyreuben
Matt Somerford

Matt Somerford

Press contact Communications Manager - Domestic Cricket +44 (0)7551 134 716
Hen Cowen

Hen Cowen

Press contact Senior Communications Manager (they/them) +44 (0)7585 987 302
Chris Tuttlebee

Chris Tuttlebee

Press contact Corporate Communications Lead +44 (0)7824 551713
Matilda Buss

Matilda Buss

Press contact Communications Officer
Emily Liles

Emily Liles

Press contact Communications Manager - Performance (England Women)

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