Match Details
Toss
Essex , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
01,02,03 August 2017 (3-day match)
Kemar Roach, who took 3 for 17 on the second day of West Indies' three-day warm-up match against Essex, shed light on the efforts he has been taking towards a Test return ahead of the three-match series against England
Paul Walter underlined his burgeoning reputation as an allrounder of considerable promise with starring performances from both bat and ball on the final day against the West Indians
West Indies quick Kemar Roach blasted a hole in the Essex top order before rain brought an early finish to the second day of the tour match at Chelmsford
The West Indians were given a thorough examination by a patchwork Essex attack on the opening day of the tourists' two-month tour of England and Ireland