Essex 263 (Allison 69*, Westley 58, Browne 49, Taylor 4-59) and 110 (Critchley 20, White 6-38) beat Northamptonshire 163 (Young 37, Allison 5-32) and 163 (Berg 39, Harmer 6-49) by 47 runs
Simon Harmer claimed six wickets for 49 to spin Essex to a 47-run victory over Northamptonshire at Wantage Road and end as main wicket taker on this 12 months’s LV= County Championship Division One.
Harmer extracted prodigious flip to run via Northamptonshire’s center and decrease order after Sam Cook arrange victory with three wickets in two overs to shatter Northamptonshire’s hopes of chasing 211 to win.
A breezy 30 from Ricardo Vascconcelos boosted the hopes of the house followers earlier than six wickets fell for 29 runs. Despite a belligerent 39 from Gareth Berg, Northamptonshire’s highest rating within the match, the hosts had been bowled out for 163, which means they end sixth place within the Championship.
Harmer completed with 59 wickets for the season, one forward of Kyle Abbott of Hampshire whereas Cook handed 50 for the season at a median of simply 16.1
The outcome meant Jack White’s profession-finest bowling figures had been in useless. White took 6 for 38 to skittle Essex for 110 because the guests misplaced their final 5 wickets for 47 runs within the morning session and arrange a tantalising run chase.
