Welcome back to the Sunday Service with Church and Vickers - we hope you’ve all had a peaceful cricketing week.

This week, Mark and Hector reunite at the Holy Ground. It's the first time the pair have recorded at the Kia Oval in 6 episodes, so you just know it's going to be special.

Church and Vickers are joined by the Chief Executive of Essex Cricket Club, Dan Feist, who has spent over 14 years at the club.

As everybody knows, domestic cricket in this country is facing an interesting future. With the investment into the hundred, a different type of money has come into the game - but what does that mean for county cricket?

With the landscape changing at rapid speed, Dan talks us through everything county-related. From losing £120,000 from just one single T20 Blast fixture, to managing players like Jordan Cox during the winter.

Also on the episode, Church and Vickers continue their new segment - “Whose cricket book is this?” - and Churchy delivers a sermon on pre-game entertainment.

A huge thank you to Dan Feist for joining us on this week's episode for an incredibly insightful conversation. We wish him and Essex all the best for the upcoming season.

Another big thank you goes to our friends at Newbery Cricket, who have announced a SECRET SPECIAL prize for the months of February and March.

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