Tom Westley has stepped down as captain of Essex after seven seasons within the function.
Essex completed eighth in Division One of many County Championship, one spot above the relegation locations.
Nonetheless, their top-flight standing rests on the end result of Leicestershire’s appeal against a 27-point deduction for breaching pitch laws.
A draw in opposition to Glamorgan of their remaining match meant Essex ended the season 25 factors away from the Foxes, who will keep up at Essex’s expense if their attraction is profitable and so they get all 27 factors again.
Westley, Essex’s longest-serving participant, mentioned captaining the county had been his “biggest honour”.
“Personally, I really feel that my largest worth is scoring runs and contributing to Essex victories, one thing which I have never been in a position to obtain this 12 months,” the 37-year-old told the club website., external
“For that cause, I really feel now could be the precise time for a change and for the membership to discover a brand new path.”
Essex had been reigning county champions when former England Take a look at batter Westley succeeded Ryan ten Doeschate as membership captain in January 2020.
That 12 months’s County Championship didn’t happen due to the Covid pandemic, however Westley led Essex to victory within the shortened red-ball competitors that changed it, the Bob Willis Trophy.
They registered successive top-four finishes in 2022, 2023 and 2024 however ended 2025 in sixth spot and – as issues stand – have simply averted the drop in 2026.
