After the whirlwind of Vitaliy Blast Finals Day, Essex return to LV= Insurance coverage County Championship cricket anda continuation of their push to dislodge Division One frontrunners, Surrey.
The opponents, Kent, will likely be wanting over their shoudler on the different finish of the desk as they sit simply 11 factors above the relagation zone.
Match Data:
Open Floor
The Membership will likely be persevering with to have an open floor for this match, allowing all spectators to stroll across the full concourse space with higher entry to the Membership Retailer and different services.
Members will nonetheless have unique entry to devoted Members’ seating areas which will likely be positioned within the Doug Insole Pavilion and Tom Pearce Higher & Decrease Stands. All different seating areas within the floor will likely be accessible for each Members and common public.
Please observe that seating for LV= Insurance coverage County Championship fixtures is unallocated so will likely be accessible on a primary come, first served foundation.
Peter Edwards Museum & Library
Go to the Peter Edwards Museum & Library throughout your go to to the match which embody a brand new exhibition on the late Ken Farnes who was a outstanding participant for the Membership in the course of the Thirties. The Museum is free to to go to over the course of the match and is positioned subsequent to the Essex Cricket Retailer.
Gates Opening Occasions:
Gates open from 10am by way of the Major Entrance on New Writtle Road or alternatively, the Tees River Gate which is the closest entrance from Chelmsford Metropolis Centre and Chelmsford Bus/Practice Stations.
Scheduled Hours of Play:
Toss (Day One): 10:30am
Morning Session: 11am-1pm
Afternoon Session: 1:40pm-3:40pm
Night Session: 4pm-6pm
Scheduled Shut of Play: 6pm
Members Entry & Matchday Tickets:
The LV= Insurance coverage County Championship is a part of the 2023 Membership and Members are required to scan their card on the gate.
Supporters visiting particular person matchdays should buy tickets upfront to avoid wasting on the worth and velocity up your entry into the bottom. Decreased priced tickets can be found at £14 Adults, £11 College students/Younger Adults (18-25) and £5 Juniors (U18s).
These may be bought on-line by way of the next hyperlink or alternatively by cellphone (01245 254010) in particular person at The Cloud County Floor.
Tickets will even be accessible on the gates from 10am every day and that is strictly card gross sales solely. Publish-lunch tickets can be found priced at £11 Adults, with entry freed from cost after the scheduled Tea break.
Matchday Purchases:
The Cloud County Floor is a cashless floor, which incorporates buying tickets on the gates, scorecards on the gates, and on food and drinks purchases within the Doug Insole Pavilion and concourse areas. Discover out extra – right here
Scorecards will likely be accessible utilizing contactless fee on the entry gates priced at £1, and likewise accessible within the Essex Cricket Retailer.
Accessibility:
Accessible parking:
Accessible automotive parking areas are positioned at The Cloud County Floor and accessible on a first-come, first-served foundation.
Accessible Seating:
Accessible seating may be discovered within the Hayes Shut Finish of the bottom and a wheelchair-accessible platform is positioned in Block One of many Tom Pearce Stand.
Carers can enter the bottom on a companion ticket which is freed from cost. That is upon the presentation within the Membership & Ticketing Workplace or on the gate with proof of Private Independence Cost (PIP) or Incapacity Residing Allowance (DLA) for folks underneath 16 years outdated.
We will additionally settle for a Blue Badge and Entry card.
Accessible Bogs:
Wheelchair-accessible bathrooms are positioned behind the principle scorecard (Crimson Space), rear of the Doug Insole Pavilion (Blue Space) and adjoining to Block 25 at County Nook (Inexperienced Space).
Forward of Your Go to:
Within the occasion of hostile climate circumstances on the day of the match, please hold updated with the prospects of play by way of the Membership’s Twitter and Fb channels.
Please observe that the Prospect of Play cellphone line is now not in use and all updates will likely be accessible on-line.
Journey:
Parking:
• Spectators travelling by automotive might want to find a public automotive park within the proximity of the bottom as there isn’t a parking accessible on-site at The Cloud County Floor.
• The Excessive Chelmer multi-storey will likely be open throughout all 4 days.
• Meteor Method will likely be open for Members and open three hours earlier than the beginning of play and on a first-come, first-served foundation.
Public Transport:
• Chelmsford Bus Station is located on Duke Road, subsequent to Chelmsford Practice Station, with connections to all around the County. Alternatively, bus numbers 13, 46 and C1 shuttles, cease on New London Highway, which is roughly a two-minute stroll to the Floor, by way of New Writtle Road.
• Chelmsford Railway Station is operated by Higher Anglia and is an approximate 10-minute stroll from The Cloud County Floor. Common direct practice providers depart from Chelmsford to London, Stratford, Shenfield, Romford, Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich. Chelmsford is located on the Liverpool Road to Norwich mainline.
Floor Entry:
Spectators are capable of enter the bottom by way of the Major Gate positioned on New Writtle Road or by way of the Tees River Gate.
• The Doug Insole Pavilion is open for Members upon the presentation of a legitimate Membership card and accessible by getting into the bottom by way of the Major Gate.
• Members should not required to pre-book a match ticket and might enter by scanning their Membership card on the gate. Should you require a substitute card, please get in touch with the Membership & Ticketing Workplace earlier than the fixture to rearrange a substitute or this will trigger delays on entry for you and different spectators.
• Entry to this fixture is included in 2023 Membership and encourage Members to reach in loads of time to safe your seat. All seating for Championship video games is Unallocated and will likely be accessible on a first-come, first-served foundation.
• There will likely be an open floor for this match permitting spectators to stroll round the entire concourse space at The Cloud County Floor with entry to the Membership store and different services.
Members will nonetheless have entry to devoted Members’ seating areas which will likely be positioned within the Doug Insole Pavilion and Tom Pearce Higher & Decrease Stands. All different seating areas within the floor will likely be accessible for Members and common public.
Common Public Seating:
• Supporters who’ve bought tickets can enter the bottom by scanning the QR in your tickets that has been despatched to you by way of e mail following your buy. Should you select to print out your ticket, please make sure that the match particulars (together with title and seat particulars) are included as per the picture under. Ensure you have your match ticket accessible in your cellphone or printed out so it’s simply accessible for ticket scanning on arrival. Please don’t take a ‘display seize’ of your QR code as that won’t be learn by the scanners.
• Ticket holders can sit in all areas of the bottom for this match, aside from the Doug Insole Pavilion and Tom Pearce Higher & Decrease stands.
• Within the occasion of rain forecast on the day of the match, spectators can convey a small umbrella into the bottom however steel spiked umbrellas should not permitted.
Across the Floor:
• Spectators are welcome to enter the pitch in the course of the lunch & tea breaks when instructed over PA or by a member of the Membership’s stewarding group. Please observe the steering to the particular areas permitted to enter and please respect the taking part in floor. We encourage spectators to play on the outfield however please use softballs.
• Spectators are permitted to maneuver behind the Doug Insole Pavilion however please respect the gamers’ space and walkway.
• The Membership have put in a brand new religion and reflection room. That is accessible to spectators all through the length of the match and is positioned inside the Allen Ford Graham Gooch Cricket Centre.
• The Membership Retailer and Membership & Ticketing Workplace will likely be open for spectators in the course of your go to.
• The Peter Edwards Museum & Library is positioned on-site adjoining to the Essex Cricket Retailer and will likely be open in the course of the sport.
• Should you expertise any anti-social or discriminatory behaviour throughout your go to to The Cloud County Floor then, please contact your nearest steward. Alternatively, you possibly can e mail [email protected] or textual content ‘CROWD’ together with your stand and problem to 60066.
• Free Wi-Fi is accessible at The Cloud County Floor for each matchday providing you with the chance to share images and movies of your Eagles expertise. Merely logon to ‘EC-Public’ out of your seat to entry.
Meals & Drink:
• The Doug Insole Pavilion will likely be serving a variety of cold and hot drinks from the bar. A alternative of snacks will even be accessible to buy.
• Anne’s Pantry will likely be providing a alternative of home-cooked meals, truffles/snacks, and drinks from their refreshment kiosks positioned within the Hayes Shut Finish and River Finish.
They are going to be serving a spread of meals appropriate for all dietary necessities together with vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free and gluten-free, in addition to kids’s parts.
• Different refreshment kiosks embody bar areas positioned at both finish of the bottom in County Nook and Spinners Bar.
• Spectators can convey food and drinks into the bottom for this fixture. A restrict of 4 cans of beer/lager or one bottle of wine per particular person however there’s strictly no glass or sharp objects permitted into the bottom.
• Please observe that The Cloud County Floor is a cashless floor, so please be sure you convey an acceptable methodology of fee on your go to.
Leaving the Floor:
On the conclusion of the day’s play, we ask spectators to go away the bottom in a protected and affected person method. Stewards will likely be readily available to assist direct you safely out of the bottom.
We hope you could have an fulfilling go to to The Cloud County Floor and additional info relating to the match, together with squad bulletins and a full match preview will likely be accessible on essexcricket.org.uk forward of the match.
Get in contact with us by e mail when you’ve got any additional questions at [email protected] or by way of the Membership’s official Twitter and Fb channels.
Watch The Motion On the Transfer
Our Dwell Stream will likely be accessible for spectators with multi-angled ball monitoring, replays and commentary courtesy of BBC Essex. Head to the Essex Cricket Matchzone to observe the motion dwell forward of the toss on Day One, plus view an interactive scorecard, stats and particular person match clips.