Nottinghamshire stroll derails Essex's title defence
Essex won the Championship by a distance last summer, but their defence faltered again with their second successive home defeat
20/06Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at Chelmsford, Jun 20-23 2018
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![Nottinghamshire]( "Nottinghamshire")
380 & 266 -
![Essex]( "Essex")
206 & 139 (58.5 ov)
20/06Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at Chelmsford, Jun 20-23 2018
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![Nottinghamshire]( "Nottinghamshire")
380 & 266 -
![Essex]( "Essex")
206 & 139 (58.5 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Nottinghamshire , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
20,21,22,23 June 2018 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Nottinghamshire 23, Essex 3
Scorecard Summary
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 380 (115.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Chris Nash51 (84)
- Ross Taylor146 (208)
- Simon Harmer4/78 (32.1)
- Matt Quinn2/52 (19)
ESSEX 206 (59.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Ravi Bopara69 (89)
- Neil Wagner37 (23)
- Luke Fletcher4/43 (16)
- Matthew Carter4/34 (15.3)
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 266 (72.1 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Jake Libby51 (95)
- Tom Moores87 (80)
- Matt Coles2/40 (14)
- Matt Quinn3/23 (12)
ESSEX 139 (58.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ravi Bopara39 (62)
- Dan Lawrence30 (90)
- Samit Patel2/1 (4.5)
- Matt Milnes4/44 (20)
58.5
W
Patel to Wagner, OUT,
N Wagner c Taylor b Patel 5 (49m 40b 1x4 0x6) SR: 12.50
58.4
0
Patel to Wagner, no run,
58.3
0
Patel to Wagner, no run,
58.2
0
Patel to Wagner, no run,
58.1
0
Patel to Wagner, no run,
END OF OVER:58 | (maiden) | ESSEX: 139/9
- Matt Quinn5 (28b)
- Neil Wagner5 (35b)
- Matthew Carter9-4-21-0
- Samit Patel4-3-1-1
57.6
0
Carter to Quinn, no run,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsNottinghamshire stroll derails Essex's title defence
Essex won the Championship by a distance last summer, but their defence faltered again with their second successive home defeat
Injured Moores launches six-hitting blitz
Tom Moores, batting with a runner, struck 27 off one over from Simon Harmer as his do-or-die innings turned the match in Nottinghamshire's favour
Offspinner Matt Carter impresses again as Nottinghamshire take control
After dismissing the reigning champions for 206 to lead by 174 runs on first innings, Notts decided against enforcing the follow-on
Ross Taylor's hundred makes it Nottinghamshire's day
Taylor is playing his penultimate red-ball game for the county and guided Notts into a dominant position with a 208-ball 146
