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Essex retain county title in style
LONDON. Sept 4: Essex retained ihe English county cricket champions in style On Thursday with an
eight wicket win over Hampshire. reports Reuter
Set 165 to win on the final day of the four-day match at Chelmsford. Essex nerves were set janghng after they lost two wickets, including that of England captain Graham Gooch, with only 32 runs on the board
Opener John Stephenson and Paul Prichard ensured there were no further problems as they knocked off the required runs. Stephenson ending with 83 and Prichard 55
It was Essex's sixth championship and their 1 1th major trophy in 14 years.
Dogged batting by Hampshire s tallenders had earlier kept Essex waiting after they took their overnight 181 for eight to 229 with Adrian Aymes last man out for a defiant, four-hour 65
Left-arm spinner Ian Turner made sure Essex had no easy passage to the title when he removed Gooch and Jonathan Lewis but Stephenson and Prichard
steadied the innings.
Stephenson reached both his fifty and posted the 100 with straight sixes off Turner and Essex clinched the championship when Stephenson cut Robin Smith Sir a single to wrap up v* lory
The title wifi capped a remarkable 14 years for Essex during which they have been led by the combined talents of Gooch and coach Keith Fletcher— now united as England's captain and team manager for the forthcoming tour of India.
It was the sixth championship triumph for Essex since their first-ever success in 1979.
Added to those titles are three Sunday League wins 1981. 1984 and 1985. plus three other-one-day tournament wins in 1979. 1985 and 1989
Gooch took over the Essex captaincy from Fletcher 1n 1986 but stood down for one
season tn 1988 when Fletcher again took command.
The two men now have three championship victories each as captain— Fletcher tn 1979. 1983 and 1984 and Gooch in 1986. 1991 and 1992
Between them, they have given 47 years of playing services to Essex and monopolised the country's only successes in their I 16-year-his-tory.
Fletcher, who has captained the country's second XI since retiring from first-class cricket in 1988. offictally leaves the country's payroll at the end of this season to take over his new England duties after 30 years on the staff.
He made his Essex debut in 1962 and was captain from 1974 until 1985. winning eight titles before retiring.
Gooch, whose Essex debut was In 1973. has now won four trophies in his six seasons In charge.