Chingford Cricket Club

By Guardian-series

ESSEX have offered trials to Bryan Pietersen who plays his club cricket with Chingford.

The younger brother of England batsman Kevin turned out against Middlesex second XI and scored 41 although the innings lacked the sparkle of his more illustrious sibling.

Bryan has previously tried his luck with Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire.

He earned his chance to make it third time lucky after he impressed at recent Essex net sessions and that innings of 41 represented his highest score in second XI cricket so far.

Paul Grayson, coach of the Essex seconds, said: "Bryan was recommended to the club by a couple of people, including Darren Gough, who saw him play in a few charity matches and it obviously made sense to see how he performed."