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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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