County Championship: 26 wickets fall on day one between Essex and Lancashire

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Shane Snater
Shane Snater helped reduce Lancashire to 7-6 in their second innings
LV= County Championship Division One, Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford (day one)
Lancashire 131: Bailey 24*; Harmer 5-41 & 25-6: Snater 4-6
Essex 107: A Cook 40; Bailey 5-36
Lancashire (3 pts) lead Essex (3 pts) by 49 runs
Match scorecard

Essex’s Simon Harmer took five Lancashire wickets on his return from international duty as 26 fell in total on day one on a controversial pitch at Chelmsford.

The off-spinner, who had bowled just 23 overs in two months since his last appearance for Essex in late July, claimed his sixth five-wicket haul of the summer to take his tally past 50 for the fifth time in six seasons.

But while his 5-41 helped skittle Lancashire for 131, Essex struggled to capitalise in what is essentially the bronze-medal match to decide the finishing order in the County Championship.

Lancashire seamer Tom Bailey matched Harmer’s efforts by taking 5-36 as Essex were dismissed for 107. Only Alastair Cook’s resolute…

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