Tom Abell and Lewis Gregory avert further slip for Somerset after Essex threaten
The sixth-wicket pair came together after Somerset had lost three wickets in 11 balls but fought off the threat posed by Simon Harmer
25/06Result
(D/N)Specsavers County Championship Division One at Chelmsford, Jun 25-28 2018
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![Essex]( "Essex")
517/5d & 208/7d -
![Somerset]( "Somerset")
407 & 151/5 (49 ov)
25/06Result
(D/N)Specsavers County Championship Division One at Chelmsford, Jun 25-28 2018
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![Essex]( "Essex")
517/5d & 208/7d -
![Somerset]( "Somerset")
407 & 151/5 (49 ov)
Day 4
Day 3
Harmer's ill luck loosens Essex's title grip
Somerset's game resistance has given them every chance to save the match at Chelmsford and keep their own title challenge bubbling
Day 2
Ryan ten Doeschate returns from suspension in emphatic style
Ryan ten Doeschate and Ravi Bopara both struck hundreds with ease on a Chelmsford pitch on which Somerset will hope to meet just as successfully
Day 1
'You can't live on burgers and chips' - A fan view on the floodlit Championship
Floodlit Championship cricket halved the average crowd at Chelmsford as Essex supporters shunned the attraction of a gorgeous summer's evening