Porter and fellow seamer Sam Cook finished with three apiece, while Snater returned figures of two for 34 and Hollman top-scored for Middlesex with an unbeaten 63 that included eight boundaries. Shane Snater took two wickets in as many balls to end Middlesex’s stubborn resistance and wrap up Essex’s first LV= Insurance County Championship win at Lord’s since 2009.Ĭhasing a nominal target of 308, the home side displayed fighting spirit on the final morning as Ryan Higgins and Luke Hollman frustrated the bowlers with an eighth-wicket partnership of 87.īut Snater finally achieved the breakthrough, removing Higgins and Toby Roland-Jones with successive deliveries after lunch before Jamie Porter collected the final wicket to dismiss Middlesex for 210 and clinch a 97-run success. LV= INSURANCE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION 1Įssex (20pts) beat Middlesex (3pts) by 97 runs
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