Ryan ten Doeschate

Amid tense scenes at The Oval, on the final day of the season, Essex inflicted a first defeat on champions Surrey

Only Kyle Abbott had much of an impact with the ball as Essex made brisk progress after the opening-day washout

Jack Leach and Dom Bess have only 14 wickets between them but they will anticipate getting among Essex before this match is through

After a month-long heat wave across the UK, the weather gods decided to play a prank on a pair of Associate nation guests making their long-awaited return to Lord's

Ryan ten Doeschate and Ravi Bopara both struck hundreds with ease on a Chelmsford pitch on which Somerset will hope to meet just as successfully

The Essex captain's latest Level 1 breach has pushed him to the nine penalty-point mark for an automatic suspension

Fast bowlers Shane Snater and Frederick Klaassen, who were part of the World Cup qualifier campaign, have broken in along with Bas de Leede, the 18-year old who made a fifty on first-class debut

Essex captain remains committed to his Netherlands return and has called for greater opportunities for the Associate nations

A 113-run stand between Wesley Barresi and Ryan ten Doeschate kept Netherlands in the hunt in their chase of 310, but a string of run outs pegged them back and left them well short of the DLS par score when rain brought the contest to a premature halt

Pakistan's Akbar-ur-Rehman made 80 with the bat and chipped in with the ball as Kalabagan Krira Chakra earned their first win of the season against Gazi Group

The seamer's maiden five-wicket haul in List A cricket knocked over Namibia for 181 and consigned them to the last place in the WCL Championship

In the World Cricket League Championship, Ryan ten Doeschate may play a role in changing Netherlands' cricket forever

Allrounder's inclusion a boost as Netherlands eye 2019 World Cup berth through the qualifying route in March

Essex knew the Championship was theirs last night and it was confirmed as they drove down the motorway back to Chelmsford where they were greeted by supporters and started to reflect on what the title means

Essex's anticipated title win has been perhaps the biggest surprise in the Championship since the advent of two divisions. Here we look at some of the key factors on their road to the pennant

There may have been more high-profile matches since his comeback when Mohammad Amir has revived memories of his fast-bowling prowess but surely few where he exuded such joy in his bowling

Mohammad Amir's five-for and an unbeaten half-century from Ryan ten Doeschate helped Essex take charge at North Marine Road

Essex were in the box seat after hundreds from Alastair Cook and Ryan ten Doeschate set Nottinghamshire 371 in the Royal London Cup semi-final, but hundreds in return from Samit Patel and Steven Mullaney won one of the great games with three balls left

Ryan ten Doeschate's first hundred of the season put Essex in a good position after another day of heavy run scoring against Surrey at Guildford