Simon Harmer: Spinner predicts 'trophies to come' for Essex despite T20 defeat
The club were looking to repeat their 2019 success in the competition and had set a target of 146 at Edgbaston.
But Harmer's team struggled 55-5 and were eventually knocked out for 131 in the 19th, losing by 14 points.
"We try to play an exciting brand of cricket and try to take it back from the first ball," said Harmer, captain of the T20 and spin bowler, at BBC Essex.
"We have made very good progress and understand that we are going to make mistakes from time to time, but we learned some good lessons this year.
"One thing you can say about this Essex team is they never give up and fight till the end and I think that's something you can't buy, the rest of the stuff you can work on.
"If we can maintain this attitude, there will be trophies to come."
Essex has been one of the most successful counties in recent years, also winning the County Championship in 2019 and the Bob Willis Trophy in 2020.
They finished fourth in the championship last season, but are in contention for another title this year, coming second table after last week's thrilling 46-point win over Lancashire at Blackpool, just 13 points behind leaders Surrey.
"We are slowly but surely cutting Surrey's lead and starting to put some pressure on them," Harmer said.
"I think they know that if they're wrong, we're right behind them, but we have to keep focusing on ourselves.
"Tom Westley has an incredible campaign as a skipper, and with the bat too. May this continue for a long time and I hope we can continue to achieve great performance."
They resume their Championship campaign with a home game against Kent on Wednesday, while Surrey take on Middlesex at Lord's Day Cup, which starts next month, is at the same time as The Hundred, who are on target, having failed to win a trophy at length limited in longer form since 2008.
The club were looking to repeat their 2019 success in the competition and had set a target of 146 at Edgbaston.
But Harmer's team struggled 55-5 and were eventually knocked out for 131 in the 19th, losing by 14 points.
"We try to play an exciting brand of cricket and try to take it back from the first ball," said Harmer, captain of the T20 and spin bowler, at BBC Essex.
"We have made very good progress and understand that we are going to make mistakes from time to time, but we learned some good lessons this year.
"One thing you can say about this Essex team is they never give up and fight till the end and I think that's something you can't buy, the rest of the stuff you can work on.
"If we can maintain this attitude, there will be trophies to come."
Essex has been one of the most successful counties in recent years, also winning the County Championship in 2019 and the Bob Willis Trophy in 2020.
They finished fourth in the championship last season, but are in contention for another title this year, coming second table after last week's thrilling 46-point win over Lancashire at Blackpool, just 13 points behind leaders Surrey.
"We are slowly but surely cutting Surrey's lead and starting to put some pressure on them," Harmer said.
"I think they know that if they're wrong, we're right behind them, but we have to keep focusing on ourselves.
"Tom Westley has an incredible campaign as a skipper, and with the bat too. May this continue for a long time and I hope we can continue to achieve great performance."
They resume their Championship campaign with a home game against Kent on Wednesday, while Surrey take on Middlesex at Lord's Day Cup, which starts next month, is at the same time as The Hundred, who are on target, having failed to win a trophy at length limited in longer form since 2008.
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