4.02pm Essex were right up against it after losing the first day of this match to rain, but it's been a stunning win in little more than two days of actual play. Dan Lawrence's extraordinary 152 put huge runs on the board in the first innings, Simon Harmer's career-best 9 for 80 enabled the follow-on, and despite a valiant bout of resistance from Brooke Guest in particular, they were unpicked wicket by wicket in a typically wholehearted team performance.
But the champions are back up and running, an innings defeat last week, an innings win this week.
92.4
W
SJ Cook to Hughes, OUT, closes the face on a leg-stump line, a leading edge to point and Essex have pulled off their victory!
AL Hughes c Walter b SJ Cook 8 (49m 35b 0x4 0x6) SR: 22.85
92.3
0
SJ Cook to Hughes, no run,
92.2
0
SJ Cook to Hughes, no run,
92.1
0
SJ Cook to Hughes, no run,
END OF OVER:92 | 3 Runs | DERBS: 251/9
- Dustin Melton2 (4b)
- Alex Hughes8 (31b)
- Simon Harmer45-10-122-3
- Sam Cook16-5-45-2
91.6
2
Harmer to Melton, 2 runs,
91.5
0
Harmer to Melton, no run,
