County Championship: Injured Lawrence helps Essex bat all day towards Warwickshire

Olly Hannon-Dalby’s haul included the prize wicket of Sir Alastair Cook

LV= County Championship Division One, Edgbaston, Birmingham (day three)

Essex 168: Westley 80; Briggs 4-31, Hannon-Dalby 3-43 & 290-8: Harmer 60*, Rossington 52, Critchley 49, Lawrence 44, A Cook 36; Hannon-Dalby 3-36

Warwickshire 385: Burgess 170, Lamb 71, Sibley 33; Steketee 4-130, S Cook 3-72

Essex (2 pts) lead Warwickshire (6 pts) by 73 runs with two wickets remaining

Scorecard

England’s Dan Lawrence defied a torn hamstring to make 44 batting with a runner as Essex’s day-long rear-guard action denied Warwickshire victory inside the distance at Edgbaston.

But, despite three more scalps for Olly Hannon-Dalby, Essex batted grittily.

The Bears will still start day four looking hot favourites to record a first win of 2022, just 72 runs behind and needing just two more wickets.

Simon Harmer (60 not out) holds the key when the visitors resume on Sunday.

He will resume with Mark Steketee for company after the late loss of Shane…

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