Jack Leach's eight-for keeps Somerset in title hunt
A career-best haul from Somerset's England spinner saw Essex beaten by 45 runs in a close encounter at Taunton
19/08Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at Taunton, Aug 19-22 2018
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![Somerset]( "Somerset")
324 & 202 -
![Essex]( "Essex")
191 & 290 (106 ov)
19/08Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at Taunton, Aug 19-22 2018
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![Somerset]( "Somerset")
324 & 202 -
![Essex]( "Essex")
191 & 290 (106 ov)
Day 4
Day 3
Nick Browne and Tom Westley give Essex chance to control own destiny
The defending champions made sizeable inroads into a demanding chase, but still face the prospect of combatting Jack Leach and Dom Bess on the final day
Day 2
Leach and Bess poised as normal service resumed at Taunton
Jack Leach and Dom Bess have only 14 wickets between them but they will anticipate getting among Essex before this match is through
Day 1
Trescothick, wiping his glasses, is back in the old routine
Championship cricket returned to Taunton for the first time in 68 days and Marcus Trescothick wasted no time adding to his enormous runs tally