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| LV= County Championship Division One, The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford (day four) |
| Northamptonshire 390: Procter 113, Berg 75; Snater 3-56 |
| Essex 193 & 328-9: Walter 93; Keogh 4-51 |
| Essex (10 pts) drew with Northants (13 pts) |
| Scorecard |
Paul Walter fell agonisingly short of a maiden first-class century but his mercurial 93 ensured Essex held on to save both the game and face against Northamptonshire.
Walter anchored Essex’s second innings for five-and-a-half hours before he was undone by a delivery from occasional bowler Saif Zaib needing seven runs for his ton and three for a career-best knock.
His good work was carried on, though without the same panache, by Adam Wheater, who used up 174 balls of the day’s allocation while scoring just 33 runs.
In the end, Wheater was still there to accept the handshake of Northampton captain Ricardo Vasconcelos on the draw just after 17:00 BST.
Off-spinner Rob Keogh wheeled away relentlessly…
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