Cook tunes up for another demanding summer
Alastair Cook looked to have suffered no lasting effects from a testing winter as he returned to Essex's Championship side with familiar certainty
27/04Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at Southampton, Apr 27-30 2018
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![Hampshire]( "Hampshire")
351/7d -
![Essex]( "Essex")
300/6 (70.5 ov)
27/04Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at Southampton, Apr 27-30 2018
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![Hampshire]( "Hampshire")
351/7d -
![Essex]( "Essex")
300/6 (70.5 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Uncontested, Essex
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
27,28,29,30 April 2018 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Hampshire 11, Essex 10
Scorecard Summary
HAMPSHIRE 351/7d (108.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Jimmy Adams87 (264)
- Hashim Amla52 (93)
- Peter Siddle3/62 (29)
- Sam Cook2/87 (22)
ESSEX 300/6 (70.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Ravi Bopara*84 (125)
- Alastair Cook84 (138)
- Kyle Abbott1/42 (17)
- Brad Wheal2/63 (12.5)
70.5
4
Wheal to Bopara, FOUR,
70.4
1
Wheal to Harmer, 1 run,
70.3
1
Wheal to Bopara, 1 run,
70.2
1
Wheal to Harmer, 1 run,
70.1
1
Wheal to Bopara, 1 run,
END OF OVER:70 | 8 Runs | ESSEX: 292/6
- Ravi Bopara78 (122b)
- Simon Harmer19 (22b)
- Fidel Edwards16-4-63-1
- Liam Dawson8-0-51-1
69.6
1
Edwards to Bopara, 1 run,
Match Coverage
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