Yorkshire vs Essex
Yorkshire started Day 3 on 87/2, with Finlay Bean and George Hill at the crease. Soon, the wicket of Hill opened the floodgates for Essex. However, the tail-ender Ben Coad delivered the best innings (69) of his first-class career, which helped the team to post 258 and set up a target of 162.
Shane Snater (PC: Twitter)
In response to the chase, Essex were rocked by multiple casualties, courtesy of proficient bowling from Steven Patterson. Nevertheless, the experienced Alastair Cook (35) displayed composure to churn out runs from one end.
Afterwards, the bowling all-rounder Shane Snater was sensational with a knock of 65* off 51 to seal a nerve-wracking victory by one wicket for Essex.
Brief Scores:
Yorkshire (1st innings) - 134/10
George Hill 36 (76), Jonathan Tattersall 32 (49);
Sam Cook 3/31, Shane Snater 3/39
Essex (1st innings) - 225/10
Dan Lawrence 61 (145), Shane Snater 46 (48);
Jordan Thompson 4/60, George Hill 3/22
Yorkshire (2nd innings) - 252/10
Ben Coad 69 (70), Finlay Bean 53 (120),
Jamie Porter 4/64, Matt Critchley 3/59
Essex (2nd innings) - 162/9
Shane Snater 65* (51), Alastair Cook 35 (73)
Steven Patterson 5/46
Result: Essex won by 1 wicket