ESSEX have been handed a tough draw for the 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup, which took place during the final of this year's competition between Warwickshire and Durham at Lord's.
The Eagles reached the quarter-final of this year's competition, losing to beaten finalists Warwickshire by 67 runs.
And Essex have discovered that they will be coming up against the Bears again, along with Kent, Hampshire, Sussex, Lancashire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire and Glamorgan next season.
Essex get their final game of the season underway tomorrow (Tuesday) when they host already-promoted Worcestershire at Chelmsford in the County Championship.
James Foster's team are currently ten points behind Hampshire in the race for promotion, with the South-Coast outfit travelling to Cardiff to play Glamorgan.
