Lancashire vs Essex match prediction 19 May 2022

LAN vs ESS Match 30 Day 1 Predictions & Betting Tips

Lancashire will go up against Essex in the match number 30 under Division One of the County Championship 2022. Lancashire will host their opponent at the Old Trafford in Manchester on May 19. The match is scheduled to commence from 3:30 PM IST. Ahead of the matchday, I have unearthed three of the best money making betting tips for you from the LAN vs ESS head-to-head contest.

The two teams are arriving here on the back of similar results from their latest outing. Both the sides played their last game against Yorkshire and coincidentally both of them ended in a draw. With two victories and three draws from five fixtures, Lancashire are stationed at the second spot in the Division One ladder. They have collected 85 points in the process and have kept their Championship title hopes alive. Their opponent, Essex, are sitting five places below them in the points table. So far from five matches, Essex won and lost one each while the remaining three petered out to a draw. Essex leads the tally by 2-0 in terms of the victories in the last five head-to-head meetings against Lancashire. As we gear up for this intriguing battle, let us have a look at the top team & player betting tips from the LAN vs ESS Day 1 head-to-head encounter.

LAN vs ESS Day 1 Team Bet:

Mentioned below is the top team betting tip from the LAN vs ESS Day 1 head-to-head contest.

Essex To Score Under 26.5 Runs Before 1st Dismissal

The 8 time Champions, Essex are certainly not in the title race at the moment and are reeling at the 7th spot in the Division One standings. Their openers have failed to gather runs consistently this season before the fall of first wicket. Nick Brownie and veteran Englishman Alastair Cook are regular ones to open the innings for Essex. Essex’s total before the first dismissal this season read 167*, 0, 41, 12, 0, 6, 2, 64, 16 & 220. This sums up to 528 runs from five matches, averaging almost 52.80 runs per innings. Although their average is well above our desired target, the stats which I am going to present now says otherwise. Just thrice out of ten occasions the Essex batters have been able to go beyond our radar before the fall of first wicket. This entails 70% efficiency of Essex to pull off an opening partnership under our desired target, thus making it a strong betting tip for this game. Essex posted scores of 9, 7, 12, 48, 9, 22, 40, 3 & 6 for the first wicket in the last five head-to-head meetings against Lancashire. This sums up to 156 runs from nine innings averaging almost 17.33 per innings which falls well under our target. Seven out of nine times the Essex batters have been unable to pull off a total above our target with a failure rate of 77.77%. Although Cook is having a good time with the bat this season, his teammate N Brownie is finding it tough to accumulate runs in this year’s Championship. N Brownie has been the weak link out the two batters and has thrown his wicket first, eight out of nine times. Moreover, Lancashire bowlers including the likes of J Anderson, M Parkinson and H Ali will not make it any easier for them. This season, only twice out of ten occasions Lancashire has leaked runs above our desired target for the first wicket. After a careful analysis of the past datas and stats, we have backed Essex to score under 26.5 runs for the first wicket. Pari Match has offered odds of 1.87 for the same from the LAN vs ESS head-to-head contest.

LAN vs ESS Day 1 Player Bets:

Keaton Jennings and Alastair Cook are my top two player betting tips from the LAN vs ESS Day 1 head-to-head contest. Hurry up and place your bet on them for a heavy cashout.

Keaton Jennings To Score Over 26.5 Runs

The 29-year-old left-handed opener deserved a place in my list after his career best knock of 238 in the previous game against Yorkshire. There’s a saying that ‘fortune favours the brave’ and that was the case at Headingley as the southpaw was dropped four times. He made the most of the lifeline given and smashed a total of 32 boundaries in his 408 ball stay at the crease. The Johannesburg born English cricketer has featured in just two innings thus far this season and has racked up 348 runs from them, averaging about 174.00 which is well above our target. Despite playing the fewest number of matches, Jennings ranks second in the run scoring charts for his side and is just 14 runs behind Dane Vilas. The southpaw brings an experience of about 150 First-class matches with him in which he has accumulated 8426 runs at a phenomenal average of 35.25 which falls well above our radar. He has posted scores of 110 & 238 in the two innings he played this season both of which are above our target. In the previous edition of the competition, Jennings featured in almost 14 matches to pile up 588 runs from them, averaging almost 30.94 which is also above our desired target of 26.5 runs. Although his scores of 19, 0, 2 & 24 in the last two head-to-head matches against Essex aren't that impressive, we surely cannot deny the fact that the batter is going through a rich run of form at the moment. With Pari Match offering odds of 1.87 in Keaton Jennings favour we have sided with him from the LAN vs ESS Day 1 match prediction.

Alastair Cook To Score Over 30.5 Runs

Former English skipper Alastair Cook recorded a century in both innings for the first time in his illustrious career as a player. England’s leading Test scorer, Cook has never reached three figures in both innings of a game but he rectificted that we an unbeaten 102* & 107 in the previous game against Yorkshire. Even at 37, Cook has been the main man for Essex and has scored a plethora of runs in domestic cricket after he announced his retirement from international level back in 2018. With 481 runs from five matches, A Cook is the leading run getter for his side this season. He has averaged close to 60.12 this season which falls well above our radar. The southpaw has posted scores of 107, 102*, 6, 19, 23, 36, 59, 3, 100 & 26* this season. This entails 60% efficiency of the 37-year-old to score above our desired target of 30.5 runs in this game. Cook continued from where he left last season hammering 913 runs from 14 fixtures at an average of 45.65 which also falls well above our target. He was the fourth highest run getter overall last season. In his decorated Test career of 161 matches, Cook has amassed 12472 runs at an spectacular average of 45.35. He also holds an experience of about 329 First-class matches wherein he has added 25322 runs at an scintillating average of 47.41. Therefore, it is hard to question a batter of this stature. Pari Match has offered odds of 1.87 in Alastair Cook’s favour from the LAN vs ESS Day 1 match prediction.

My Picks:

Essex To Score Under 26.5 Runs Before 1st Dismissal - @ 1.87 (Pari Match)

Keaton Jennings To Score Over 26.5 Runs - @ 1.87 (Pari Match)

Alastair Cook To Score Over 30.5 Runs - @ 1.87 (Pari Match)