The white-ball team reached the quarter-finals of the T20 Blast where they were knocked out by eventual finalists Hampshire Hawks. Essex have now turned their attention to the One-Day Cup before the resumption of the County Championship season next month. She said: "Securing the women's tier-one team, for me, that was something as a club we were incredibly proud of. "The media attention was coming back to what the board was doing," Lewis said. You can listen to the full interview with Rachel Lewis on Around the Wicket from 18:00 BST on BBC Essex.