MATCH GUIDE | Essex Eagles v Glamorgan

 

Tickets

Tickets are discounted if purchased in advance, and are priced at £5 for Under 18s, £10 for Young Adults/Students, and £15 for Adults. Get yours here, or call 01245 254010.

Food and Drink

A range of food and drink will be available throughout the day with Anne’s Pantry serving outside the Essex Cricket Store, at the River End and County Corner. Anne will be serving a variety of foods, including burgers, Bratwurst sausages, curries and paellas.

The Members’ Restaurant will also be serving hot meals throughout the day, with a £10 deal available, which includes Chili and Mash, and a drink of your choice.

Sponsors Tiptree will also have a Gin Bar on site, and they will be serving an array of their finest concoctions for all Essex and Glamorgan supporters. Find out more here.

Alcoholic drinks will be served in reusable cups, which you will pay a £1 deposit for. This will be returned if you return the cup at the end of the match, or alternatively you’re welcome to keep as a souvenir!

You are allowed to bring in 4 cans of beer/cider, or a bottle of wine, in line with the Ground Regulations. There is strictly no glass permitted in The Cloudfm County Ground.

Travel

By Train | Chelmsford Railway Station is operated by Greater Anglia and is an approximate 10 minute walk from The Cloudfm County Ground. Regular direct train services depart from Chelmsford to London, Stratford, Shenfield, Romford, Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich. Chelmsford is situated on the Liverpool Street to Norwich mainline, with 5 trains per hour to and from Central London. It takes approximately 8 minutes to walk to the ground from Chelmsford train station – More Information.

By Bus | Chelmsford Bus Station is situated on Duke Street, next to Chelmsford Train Station, with connections to all over the County. Alternatively, bus numbers 42 and 100, which are operated by First Group, stop on New London Road, which is approximately a two minute walk to the ground, via New Writtle Street – More Information.

Parking | There is no parking available at The Cloudfm County Ground for the entirety of the 2018 season. Parking is available in Meteor Way for Members on a first come, first served basis, at the cost of £1 per car.

High Chelmer multi-storey is also open and just a 2 minute walk from the ground. Opening hours for this Car Park have been extended until 10pm during this game – More information.

Ground Entry

There are two entrance points to The Cloudfm County Ground tomorrow; the Driveway entrance and the River Gate. The easy accessible entrance point into the ground is via the Driveway from New Writtle Street, which is suitable for wheelchair users. (See entrance system below).

All spectators will be required to scan into the ground on arrival, and scan out, if departing more than 15 minutes before the end of play.

Tickets are only available to purchase on the gates, and not from the Membership and Ticketing Office.

Gates open at 9.30am for Members. Please arrive in good time to avoid queues and find your seat before the start of play.

Finding your seat

The Cloudfm County Ground, home of the Essex Eagles, is split into four areas which are named and coloured; Blue, Red, Yellow and Green. This includes 31 individual blocks.

Seats are numbered clockwise between 1 and 478, starting in the Tom Pearce Stand (Blocks 1 – 9).

If you require assistance on entry to the ground, then please find one of our ground stewards who will be able to help you.

Please note the following Blocks will not be open for this match, due to the position of the pitch: All of the Foundation Stand will be closed, and Boundary Club Stand Blocks 27, 28 and 29 will be also.

General public seating is available in Blocks 15-26.