County Championship: Alastair Cook out for 99 as Notts and Essex settle for draw
County Championship: Alastair Cook out for 99 as Notts and Essex settle for draw
LV= County Championship Division One , Trent Bridge (fourth day) Essex 298: & 362-8 Dec: A Cook 99, Westley 95, Lawrence 52; Harrison 3-52 Nottinghamshire 442 & 97-4: Clarke 42*; S Cook 2-14, Harmer 2-58 (7 pts)Match scorecard
Having had 144 points behind in the first innings, Essex recovered enough to declare at tea on 362-8 in their second innings, giving Nottinghamshire 39 overs to chase 219 to win.
In other circumstances they might have seen a required rate of 5.6 runs per over like in their compass, but they were respectful enough of the threat posed by out-spinner Simon Harmer in dry conditions on day four pitch to not risk defeat in pursuit of victory.
They were 97-4, still 122 points short of their theoretical target when the parties agreed to call it a day with five of the scheduled overs unplayed.
Joe Clarke took 42 steps, with him and fifth-wicket partner Steven Mullaney surviving 10 overs with most Essex outfield players clustered around the bat.
Earlier today former England captain Sir Alastair Cook, who never made a century on this ground, failed with a tantalizing run to correct the statistical anomaly in their record, but skipper Tom Westley scored 95 and Tom Lawrence 52 to put Essex in a strong position.
Allrounder Lyndon James was the pick of a Nottinghamshire attack in which Brett Hutton was unable to play due to injury , taking 3-67, including Cook's wicket.
Leg-spinning Calvin Harrison finished 3-52 in his Championship debut.< /p>
LV= County Championship Division One , Trent Bridge (fourth day) Essex 298: & 362-8 Dec: A Cook 99, Westley 95, Lawrence 52; Harrison 3-52 Nottinghamshire 442 & 97-4: Clarke 42*; S Cook 2-14, Harmer 2-58 (7 pts)Match scorecard
Having had 144 points behind in the first innings, Essex recovered enough to declare at tea on 362-8 in their second innings, giving Nottinghamshire 39 overs to chase 219 to win.
In other circumstances they might have seen a required rate of 5.6 runs per over like in their compass, but they were respectful enough of the threat posed by out-spinner Simon Harmer in dry conditions on day four pitch to not risk defeat in pursuit of victory.
They were 97-4, still 122 points short of their theoretical target when the parties agreed to call it a day with five of the scheduled overs unplayed.
Joe Clarke took 42 steps, with him and fifth-wicket partner Steven Mullaney surviving 10 overs with most Essex outfield players clustered around the bat.
Earlier today former England captain Sir Alastair Cook, who never made a century on this ground, failed with a tantalizing run to correct the statistical anomaly in their record, but skipper Tom Westley scored 95 and Tom Lawrence 52 to put Essex in a strong position.
Allrounder Lyndon James was the pick of a Nottinghamshire attack in which Brett Hutton was unable to play due to injury , taking 3-67, including Cook's wicket.
Leg-spinning Calvin Harrison finished 3-52 in his Championship debut.< /p>
