| LV= County Championship Division One, Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford (day three) |
| Essex 462-9 dec & 170-7 dec: Critchley 52; Aldridge 4-36 |
| Somerset 167 & 172-4: Lammonby 59, Abell 54*; Critchley 2-29 |
| Somerset (2 pts) need 294 more runs to beat Essex (6 pts) |
| Match scorecard |
Matt Critchley made his sixth half-century of the season before taking two wickets as Essex pushed for a crushing victory over Somerset in the County Championship.
All-rounder Critchley notched up 52, to go with his first innings century, as Essex set Somerset an unlikely 466 runs to win in just under five sessions.
Somerset’s batters, headed by Tom Lammonby and Tom Abell’s half-centuries, took advantage of a heavy-rolled pitch to bed in, show fine grit, and bolster their chances of saving a draw.
Critchley struck with his first ball to pin Lammonby for a two-hour 59 and also dismissed George Bartlett.
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