County Championship: Steven Mullaney century retains Nottinghamshire on prime of Essex

Steven Mullaney celebrates reaching his century for Nottinghamshire against Essex

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Steven Mullaney scored his first County Championship hundred since the end of the 2019 season
LV= County Championship Group One, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (day two):
Essex 99: Browne 53; Fletcher 6-24 & 129-3: Browne 60*; James 1-24
Nottinghamshire 323: Mullaney 117, James 51, Hameed 49; Snater 7-98
Nottinghamshire (6 pts) lead Essex (3 pts) by 95 runs
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Nottinghamshire captain Steven Mullaney scored his first County Championship century since the end of 2019 as they continued to stay on top of Essex.

Mullaney made 117 in Nottinghamshire’s 323 as they took a 224-run lead.

Lyndon James also made 51, while Shane Snater claimed a career-best 7-98 to be the pick of Essex’s bowlers.

Essex closed on 129-3 in their second innings, with Nick Browne (60 not out) making his second half-century, but the champions still trail by 95 runs.

Nottinghamshire pressed on their overnight advantage from 188-4, as Mullaney added 123 with James for the fifth wicket.

Stuart Broad (41) also added a quickfire 66…

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