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All timesPaul Walter, Dean Elgar blunt Surrey's pace attack
Duo share opening stand of 183 before hosts bowl themselves back into the game at The Oval
Keith Barker marks Warwickshire return with match-winning haul
Three wickets in an over amid his 4 for 29 rocks Essex's run chase
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Fascinating final day looms as Essex eye victory target against Warwickshire
Tenth-wicket stand of 32 between Nathan Gilchrist and Ethan Bamber evens contest up after Sam Cook's five-for
Hain heroics hold up Essex before weather intervenes again
Visitors reach 110 for 3 in reply to 190 on another day of interruptions
Porter four-for leaves Warwickshire rocking despite Hain grit
Essex seamers make most of conditions before rain sets in at Edgbaston
Wiaan Mulder misses Essex's trip to Warwickshire for personal reasons
Allrounder heads home to South Africa after two County Championship appearances
Allround Overton condemns Essex to ten-wicket thumping
Captain's performance with bat and ball drives Somerset to victory at Chelmsford
Overton gives Somerset the edge with career-best 141
Allrounder's second first-class century handed Somerset a first innings which Essex have whittled down
Shaw, Overton give Somerset edge on 15-wicket day
Visitors send for Will Smeed after Essex tumble from 77 for 2 to 149 all out
Will Smeed makes first-class debut as substitute ... three years after red-ball retirement
Tom Kohler-Cadmore suffers hand injury in slip cordon, and becomes third substitute of season
Critchley five seals three-day win as Hampshire endure horror start
Essex claim thumping victory in opening round as hosts subside meekly after following on
Critchley hits the season running again as Essex leave Hampshire reeling
Imposing 173 sets up hefty total for visitors before Sam Cook strikes with new ball
Critchley, Allison steer Essex after early Abbott strikes
Unbroken stand worth 152 lifts Essex, who also became the first county to substitute a player for injury
Thain becomes county cricket's first injury substitute after Essex captain Westley breaks finger
Essex skipper substituted under trial ruling, but like-for-like replacement won't be permitted to bowl
Chris Silverwood: 'I'm still an England fan, I just want them to do well'
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Sam Cook: 'I took offence at what was said about the England set-up'
Essex seamer has chance to come again after processing lessons of one-off Test debut
Bopara quits county cricket: 'It's tough, I felt like part of the furniture'
Blast veteran won't be back for season No. 24 after prioritising commentary and coaching gigs
ECB warns counties to play fair with new player replacements rule
"If teams start pushing at the edges of the regulation, it risks a chance that we'll have to backpedal"
Wiaan Mulder joins Essex for Championship and T20 Blast
Derbyshire sign Sufiyan Muqeem and AM Ghazanfar; Logan van Beek to play first half of season for Yorkshire
Nick Browne named as Essex women's batting coach in club overhaul
Former opening bat takes first step into coaching following retirement this summer
PCA fears burnout after Championship schedule is unveiled
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