Middlesex vs Essex, at London, Apr 21 2017 - Match Highlights

RESULT

Lord's, April 21 - 24, 2017, Specsavers County Championship Division One

507/7d & 239/3d

(T:452) 295 & 160/8

Match drawn

County Championship Round-up: England hopefuls make their case

County Championship Round-up: England hopefuls make their case

Match Coverage

Bad light denies dominant Middlesex victory

Middlesex were frustrated by a combination of bad light and lower-order resistance as Essex clung on for a draw in the Specsavers County Championship at Lord's

Bad light denies dominant Middlesex victory

Finn fires England imaginations - again

Middlesex pushed on to a second declaration after Steven Finn's four-wicket haul and set Essex 452 or a day to survive at Lord's

Finn fires England imaginations - again

Eskinazi responds with hundred after blow on helmet

Stevie Eskinazi was struck on the helmet by a short ball from Neil Wagner in the thirties but he went on to make a century in a fine retort to Wagner's short-pitched style

Eskinazi responds with hundred after blow on helmet

Robson battles for an England retrial

The turnout was more modest than that which saw Middlesex take the title at Lord's last September but their look of champions remained ingrained as Sam Robson and Nick Gubbins took control

Robson battles for an England retrial

Instant answers to T20 questions

Essex Innings

Player Name		R	B
NLJ Browne	bowled	19	35
AN Cook	caught	37	56
T Westley	lbw	13	46
DW Lawrence	caught	15	71
RS Bopara	bowled	32	93
AJA Wheater	caught	0	12
RN ten Doeschate	caught	1	11
SR Harmer	lbw	20	67
N Wagner	not out	16	48
AP Beard	not out	0	5
Extras	(b 1, lb 6)
Total	160(8 wkts; 74 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	38	Alastair Cook	Nick Browne
2nd	36	Alastair Cook	Tom Westley
3rd	0	Alastair Cook	Dan Lawrence
4th	30	Ravi Bopara	Dan Lawrence
5th	0	Ravi Bopara	Adam Wheater
6th	12	Ravi Bopara	Ryan ten Doeschate
7th	14	Ravi Bopara	Simon Harmer
8th	30	Neil Wagner	Simon Harmer
9th	0	Neil Wagner	Aaron Beard

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Specsavers County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
ESS	14	10	0	4	248
LAN	14	5	3	6	176
SUR	14	2	2	10	163
YOR	14	4	5	5	148
HAM	14	3	3	8	148
SOM	14	4	6	4	147
MID	14	3	4	7	146
WAR	14	1	9	4	86
DER	-	-	-	-	-
DUR	-	-	-	-	-
NOR	-	-	-	-	-
NOT	-	-	-	-	-
SUS	-	-	-	-	-
WOR	-	-	-	-	-