Essex 10 for 1 path Surrey 183 (Thomas 43, Akhter 3-36, Prepare dinner 3-41) by 173 runs
Prepare dinner, substituting in for Charlie Bennett from the XI that began a day shorn of 36 overs by heavy rain, extracted swing and bounce off a typical Chelmsford green-tinged wicket. Pope got here in for Nikhil Gorantia, who was thereby denied an lively half in what would have been his first-class debut.
Put in, Surrey limped to 183 inside 54 over however shortly hit again within the 25 balls potential earlier than unhealthy mild ended play prematurely. Paul Walter regarded stunned to be given out, caught behind to Dan Worrall, to a ball that swung away late. Dean Elgar and Tom Westley have been each hit on the fingers by spitting deliveries from Worrall and Matt Fisher as Essex completed on 10 for 1.
Prepare dinner was straight into the assault when he appeared on the pitch an hour after a begin delayed till 1.30pm. He wanted simply 10 deliveries to announce his arrival. Dom Sibley was all at sea as he nicked behind one which swung into him. Prepare dinner’s preliminary six-over burst contained 4 maidens and simply eight runs conceded.
It was a tad unlucky on the withdrawn Bennett, who had constructed up a head of steam within the three overs he managed to squeeze in earlier than his departure, with Josh Blake struggling to put a bat on some energetic deliveries.
Surrey had already misplaced Rory Burns by the point of Prepare dinner’s entrance, lbw to 1 from Jamie Porter that jagged into his again pad, and have been quickly to lose Blake, caught at second slip aiming a drive by means of the covers. Ben Foakes lasted three balls earlier than he was pinned lbw for a second wicket in eight deliveries for Shane Snater and a 3rd for Essex in 14.
Pope needed to sit padded up for 17 overs earlier than he strode to the wicket as Adam Thomas and Mahipal Lomror placed on 52 for the fifth wicket. However to the primary ball after tea, Lomror turned Prepare dinner to sq. leg, took one snug run and wished a second that Thomas patently did not. A relay of throws from Ahkter to Michael Pepper to the non-striker’s finish accomplished the reckless run-out.
Thomas adopted nearly instantly, enjoying loosely at Prepare dinner to 3rd slip. Pope performed throughout a supply from Akhter that stored low and Fisher performed the identical bowler airily to mid-on. Rahul Chahar grew to become Prepare dinner’s third sufferer, chipping one other catch to Westley, and Tom Lawes was the final of Akhter’s trio after a battling 38 with eight fours.
Between them, Essex and Surrey have gained the Championship six occasions within the final 10 years. Nonetheless, they’ve misplaced a mixed eight matches this season and been dragged right into a tense battle to remain within the high division. On this proof, allied to 3 defeats within the earlier 4, Surrey arguably have probably the most to concern them.
