London, Aug. 16 -- Ireland all-rounder Curtis Campher thanked Essex for giving him the chance of some one-day match practice after smashing an unbeaten 123 off 68 balls in his first innings for the club.
Essex recruited the 26-year-old on a short-term deal after losing their opening three group games in the One-Day Cup.
His innings, and a partnership of 175 with Simon Harmer, enabled them to score 417-6 against Surrey at Chelmsford and they went on to win by 244 runs.
"It was really nice to get the ball rolling with that. You're always a bit nervous when you come into a new side and you want to make an impact, but thankfully I was able to do that," Campher said.
"You take the rough with the smooth in cricket. You have to ride the highs ...