Has signed a 2 year rookie contract

Is Theo Wylie injured?

Decent crowd in for a Monday too who really stuck with the guys.

Thank god for that

BEAU!

Akhter has shaped up nice, hes demonstrated he can play proper shots down the ground, and I feel like Harmer always gets runs against us. If these get it below 40 required it could be panic stations...

ExiledBrummie wrote:

Andy wrote:

Whoever the umpire at the City End is has given us nothing.

There's Richard Kettleborough and someone called Ben Needham, born in Chelmsford!!!

They found him?!

Whoever the umpire at the City End is has given us nothing.

Great grab from Barker who looked like he initially misjudged it.

Bowling so well, the test will be when the back up bowlers come on.

Can we?!

Need to eke out another 130 minimum you'd think from here?

Come on Beau...

They've all made runs this season at times, as individuals, we're just not putting partnerships together as a unit.

Also, time and again, it just feels as though no matter how well we bowl whatever the surface, the opposition just bowl better. Hopefully we buck that trend in the 4th innings...

Skipper needs a score...

Mousley, since his brilliant ton v Surrey, has barely made a run and that this afternoon was a particularly poor dismissal.

Couldn't really ask for more than that. Excellent bowling helped by some dodgy Essex batting at times. Massive session coming up, should be a great watch.

Great start!

I've no issue with Farrell. Atleast she's well researched and enthusiastic for county cricket.

Definitely a bit less in it today. Essex were pretty relentless to be fair.

Clouding over again...

Terrific effort from Hain under the circumstances.

Totally agree. It would do the lad a disservice if he was just as a batter only at 7. Which actually happened last season a couple of times. If he doesn't keep, it should challenge him to progress his batting even further.

He's in a good place.