matt_harris published Graham Napier to miss Essex's cup clash against Yorkshire

Essex all-rounder Graham Napier will miss today's (Thursday) Royal London One-Day Cup quarter-final against Yorkshire Vikings due to a calf strain.The match comes too early for Napier, who suffered a recurrence of the injury during the defeat to Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston in the NatWest T20 Blast, where he pulled up one ball into his second over.Napier said: "I'm really optimistic. It's been steady progress since I suffered the injury, and I hope to be out playing in the middle shortly....