BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Wells	c †Rossington b Porter	3	12	13	0	0	25.00

Keaton Jennings (c)	c †Rossington b SJ Cook	1	19	36	0	0	5.26

Josh Bohannon	c Harmer b Bracewell	27	49	75	4	0	55.10

Steven Croft	c Harmer b Bracewell	7	21	37	1	0	33.33

Dane Vilas	lbw b SJ Cook	24	41	65	4	0	58.53

George Bell †	c AN Cook b SJ Cook	60	109	161	10	0	55.04

Colin de Grandhomme	b SJ Cook	2	5	4	0	0	40.00

Tom Hartley	lbw b Harmer	33	50	67	5	1	66.00

Tom Bailey	run out (Porter)	18	41	33	3	0	43.90

Will Williams	lbw b SJ Cook	11	25	29	1	0	44.00

James Anderson	not out	9	18	23	1	0	50.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 6, nb 2, w 3)	12
TOTAL	64.5 Ov (RR: 3.19)	207
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Luke Wells, 2.4 ov), 2-12 (Keaton Jennings, 7.5 ov), 3-35 (Steven Croft, 16.1 ov), 4-53 (Josh Bohannon, 18.3 ov), 5-84 (Dane Vilas, 30.1 ov), 6-86 (Colin de Grandhomme, 30.6 ov), 7-153 (Tom Hartley, 47.5 ov), 8-184 (Tom Bailey, 56.5 ov), 9-188 (George Bell, 58.2 ov), 10-207 (Will Williams, 64.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	13	2	43	1	3.30	60	7	0	0	0
2.4 to LWP Wells, lifter down the leg-side, tickled out of the armpit and into Rossington's gloves for Porter's first of the day. 4/1
Sam Cook	17.5	4	42	5	2.35	88	5	0	0	0
7.5 to KK Jennings, too close to cut and Rossington, standing up to the stumps, clings on well to deepen Lancashire's problems. 12/2 30.1 to DJ Vilas, nobbled on the knee-roll and that's plumb! Full from Cook, angling in, would have taken out middle and leg as Vilas knelt forward and played down the wrong line. 84/5 30.6 to C de Grandhomme, full length, tailing in and keeping low, de Grandhomme is yorked as he topples across his crease. 86/6 58.2 to GJ Bell, extra bounce on a tighter line, Alastair Cook takes the edge at first slip, and Bell's fine innings is done and dusted. 188/9 64.5 to WSA Williams, inswinging yorker, pinned on the boot, and that's Cook's five-for! Up goes the finger, that will be tea. 207/10 See all photos
Doug Bracewell	15	4	38	2	2.53	74	6	0	0	0
16.1 to SJ Croft, has a chase at the wide one, and a smart take at second slip completes Bracewell's maiden Essex wicket. 35/3 18.3 to JJ Bohannon, another loose drive, off the back foot, and that's an outstanding one-handed take from Harmer, reaching high to his left at second slip. Bracewell has his second. 53/4 See all photos
Shane Snater	8	1	37	0	4.62	39	6	0	1	1
Simon Harmer	11	2	40	1	3.63	49	5	1	0	0
47.5 to TW Hartley, Attempts another reverse-sweep but this one is tighter to the pads and up goes the finger. 153/7 See all photos

Essex 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	c Wells b Anderson	0	3	3	0	0	0.00

Alastair Cook	lbw b Anderson	16	36	42	2	0	44.44

Tom Westley (c)	lbw b Williams	5	27	45	1	0	18.51

Dan Lawrence	c Jennings b Anderson	39	62	92	6	0	62.90

Matt Critchley	c de Grandhomme b Williams	78	154	237	9	0	50.64
Adam Rossington †	c Wells b Anderson	7	8	10	1	0	87.50

Simon Harmer	c Wells b Bailey	0	8	12	0	0	0.00

Doug Bracewell	c Jennings b Williams	13	41	48	1	0	31.70

Shane Snater	c †Bell b de Grandhomme	6	19	27	1	0	31.57
Sam Cook	c Bailey b de Grandhomme	20	53	51	2	0	37.73
Jamie Porter	not out	0	1	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 20, lb 6, nb 4, pen 5)	35
TOTAL	68.2 Ov (RR: 3.20)	219
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Nick Browne, 0.3 ov), 2-17 (Alastair Cook, 10.4 ov), 3-25 (Tom Westley, 11.2 ov), 4-100 (Dan Lawrence, 32.5 ov), 5-114 (Adam Rossington, 34.5 ov), 6-121 (Simon Harmer, 37.2 ov), 7-164 (Doug Bracewell, 48.6 ov), 8-181 (Shane Snater, 55.3 ov), 9-219 (Sam Cook, 67.5 ov), 10-219 (Matt Critchley, 68.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Anderson	22	5	70	4	3.18	99	11	0	0	0
0.3 to NLJ Browne, nip, bounce, nibble away from the bat, a loose waft and Browne guides that straight to first slip. 0/1 10.4 to AN Cook, fuller length from Anderson, Cook is half-forward, pinned on the front pad, and though the umpire takes his time, that looks pretty plumb! Potentially struck outside the line, to be fair. But umpire's call would probably have stood.... 17/2 32.5 to DW Lawrence, Drawn forward on off stump, nips away with extra bounce, a regulation nick flies at waist height to second slip. Anderson is back among them early on day two. 100/4 34.5 to AM Rossington, Back of a length, too wide to be chasing those but Rossington has a wipe anyway and first slip pockets a sharp edge.. 114/5 See all photos
Tom Bailey	20	7	38	1	1.90	100	2	0	0	0
37.2 to SR Harmer, Tight line, angled in on off stump, Harmer is squared up as he attempts to cover his stumps and another edge squirts out to first slip. 121/6
Will Williams	14.2	2	46	3	3.20	64	7	0	0	0
11.2 to T Westley, wider on the crease, angled in, pinned on the pad, on a full and threatening length again. Westley topples across his crease and Essex are in the mire now. 25/3 48.6 to DAJ Bracewell, Edged and this time the catch is safely pouched by Jennings at second slip. 164/7 68.2 to MJJ Critchley, . 219/10
Colin de Grandhomme	12	1	34	2	2.83	53	3	0	0	2
55.3 to S Snater, . 181/8 67.5 to SJ Cook, . 219/9

Lancashire 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Luke Wells	lbw b Porter	5	11	19	1	0	45.45
Keaton Jennings (c)	c Westley b Harmer	96	201	293	11	0	47.76
Josh Bohannon	b Porter	28	45	77	3	0	62.22
Steven Croft	c Lawrence b SJ Cook	2	17	22	0	0	11.76
Dane Vilas	c Porter b Bracewell	13	22	28	3	0	59.09
George Bell †	lbw b Harmer	56	113	138	9	0	49.55
Colin de Grandhomme	b Bracewell	38	31	37	2	3	122.58
Tom Hartley	not out	73	50	69	7	5	146.00
Tom Bailey	not out	25	22	39	1	2	113.63
Extras	(b 2, lb 8, nb 4, w 1)	15
TOTAL	85 Ov (RR: 4.12)	351/7d
Did not bat: Will Williams, James Anderson
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Luke Wells, 4.2 ov), 2-83 (Josh Bohannon, 21.4 ov), 3-90 (Steven Croft, 26.5 ov), 4-111 (Dane Vilas, 33.1 ov), 5-211 (George Bell, 67.2 ov), 6-214 (Keaton Jennings, 69.4 ov), 7-270 (Colin de Grandhomme, 76.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jamie Porter	19.4	2	80	2	4.06	84	9	3	0	0
4.2 to LWP Wells, . 12/1 21.4 to JJ Bohannon, . 83/2
Sam Cook	15.2	5	30	1	1.95	77	4	0	0	0
26.5 to SJ Croft, . 90/3
Doug Bracewell	15	1	88	2	5.86	54	9	2	0	2
33.1 to DJ Vilas, . 111/4 76.4 to C de Grandhomme, . 270/7
Shane Snater	16	1	68	0	4.25	65	9	1	1	0
Simon Harmer	19	2	75	2	3.94	81	6	4	0	0
67.2 to GJ Bell, . 211/5 69.4 to KK Jennings, . 214/6

Essex 2nd Innings (T: 340 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nick Browne	lbw b Bailey	15	49	62	2	0	30.61
Alastair Cook	lbw b Anderson	0	11	17	0	0	0.00
Tom Westley (c)	lbw b de Grandhomme	43	120	167	2	0	35.83
Dan Lawrence	lbw b Bailey	15	39	62	1	0	38.46
Matt Critchley	not out	35	87	103	3	0	40.22
Adam Rossington †	not out	8	45	42	0	0	17.77
Extras	(lb 6, nb 6)	12
TOTAL	58 Ov (RR: 2.20)	128/4
Did not bat: Simon Harmer, Doug Bracewell, Shane Snater, Sam Cook, Jamie Porter
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Alastair Cook, 4.5 ov), 2-23 (Nick Browne, 15.3 ov), 3-61 (Dan Lawrence, 29.4 ov), 4-101 (Tom Westley, 44.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
James Anderson	13	4	24	1	1.84	64	1	0	0	1
4.5 to AN Cook, . 5/1
Tom Bailey	13	4	28	2	2.15	67	4	0	0	0
15.3 to NLJ Browne, . 23/2 29.4 to DW Lawrence, . 61/3
Will Williams	12	1	26	0	2.16	56	0	0	0	0
Colin de Grandhomme	11	1	34	1	3.09	53	3	0	0	2
44.6 to T Westley, . 101/4
Tom Hartley	9	4	10	0	1.11	46	0	0	0	0

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Thu, 13 Apr - day 1 - Essex 1st innings 98/3 (Dan Lawrence 39*, Matt Critchley 23*, 31 ov)

Fri, 14 Apr - day 2 - Lancashire 2nd innings 82/1 (Keaton Jennings 45*, Josh Bohannon 28*, 21 ov)

Sat, 15 Apr - day 3 - Lancashire 2nd innings 167/4 (Keaton Jennings 80*, George Bell 30*, 57 ov)

Sun, 16 Apr - day 4 - Essex 2nd innings 128/4 (58 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 4

Essex 2nd innings
Batting and Bowling Points: Essex 3, Lancashire 3

MATCH DETAILS

County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss	Lancashire, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship Division One
Season	2023
Match days	13,14,15,16 April 2023 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Ben Debenham Graham Lloyd
Match Referee	Mike Smith
Points	Lancashire 8, Essex 8

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Matt Critchley enjoys joust with James Anderson as Lancashire edge in front

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James Anderson gets in the groove as Sam Cook five-for gives Essex the edge

George Bell's maiden first-class fifty provides Lancashire with middle-order substance

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Essex Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
NLJ Browne	lbw	15	49
AN Cook	lbw	0	11
T Westley	lbw	43	120
DW Lawrence	lbw	15	39
MJJ Critchley	not out	35	87
AM Rossington	not out	8	45
Extras	(lb 6, nb 6)
Total	128(4 wkts; 58 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
JM Anderson	13	4	24	1	1.84 (1 nb)
TE Bailey	13	4	28	2	2.15
WSA Williams	12	1	26	0	2.16
C de Grandhomme	11	1	34	1	3.09 (2 nb)
TW Hartley	9	4	10	0	1.11

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	5	Alastair Cook	Nick Browne
2nd	18	Tom Westley	Nick Browne
3rd	38	Tom Westley	Dan Lawrence
4th	40	Tom Westley	Matt Critchley
5th	27	Adam Rossington	Matt Critchley

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County Championship Division One

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	14	8	2	4	216
ESSEX	14	7	3	4	196
HANTS	14	8	4	2	192
WARKS	14	6	4	4	179
LANCS	14	3	1	10	161
NOTTS	14	4	4	6	151
SOM	14	3	4	7	148
KENT	14	2	7	5	111
MIDDX	14	3	9	2	104
NHNTS	14	2	8	4	96

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