Coach Chris Silverwood invoked recollections of a victory following on against Hampshire when Essex final received the title 25 years ago – and they did it again
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22-Sep-2017
Essex 76 (Abbott 6-20) and 362 (Lawrence 101, Bopara 57) beat Hampshire 254 (Bailey 89, Vince 60, Porter 4-53, Harmer 3-47) and 76 (Cook 5-18) by 108 runs
Sam Cook took a maiden first class 5 wicket haul as champions Essex pulled off an unprecedented 108-toddle victory despite earlier being compelled to follow-on against Hampshire.
Fleet bowler Cook blasted by plot of Hampshire’s top affirm to total with figures of 5 for 18, and leave the relegation threatened home aspect with their lowest total since 1984 – as they had been bowled out for 76.
It modified into the main time since 1999, when they beat Nottinghamshire, that Essex managed to blueprint stop a Specsavers County Championship match after being asked to follow-on.
By the plot in which, the old event, the 2nd of three in their history, modified into also against Hampshire, at Bournemouth’s Dean Park, in their final Championship winning marketing campaign 25 years ago.
Cook printed that coach Chris Silverwood had invoked the spirit of that victory when Essex had been at their lowest.
“It is an improbable atmosphere to thrive in with everyone so relaxed after winning the Championship,” he said.
“Silvers talked in regards to the 1992 following on blueprint stop against Hampshire within the dressing room about a days ago after we had been about a wickets down and having a see down within the dumps.
“He said ‘this occurred 25 years ago, why cannot it happen again?’ and it accurate sums up our season as a total that history has repeated itself.”
Hampshire, who had bowled Essex out for 76 within the main innings, had been region 185 runs to blueprint stop – after Neil Wagner and James Foster’s 82 toddle partnership for the eighth wicket put the wheels in motion for the outstanding blueprint stop.
Hampshire’s pursuit started poorly as Joe Weatherley modified into pinned lbw as he walked across his stumps by Sam Cook in his first over. It received worse 5 overs later as Tom Alsop edged Jamie Porter within the abet of.
Cook then deceived Jimmy Adams by coming across the wicket and vast of the crease to clatter a delivery into the left-hander’s off stump.
The 20 365 days oldschool, making accurate his third Championship appearance as he prepares for the final 365 days of his history level, then produced a sinful inswinger to bowl George Bailey.
Hampshire had lost three wickets without scoring a toddle as they had been caught on 12.
Sean Ervine modified into lbw to Porter, his 70th scalp of the season, leaving the hosts 25 for 5.
Vince, one of three batsmen to depart for 10, modified into next to drop as he modified into lbw to the rampant Cook.
Off spinner Simon Harmer entered the attack within the 21st over and struck with his first delivery as he bowled Liam Dawson with a vicious spinner – Hampshire now 37 for 7.
Wagner then grabbed two wickets as Gareth Berg edged to first whisk and Kyle Abbott guided to cloak point.
Cook performed the innings as Fidel Edwards edged within the abet of, with Ian Holland unbeaten on an innings-excessive 16.
Starting the day accurate 69 runs ahead, Essex seen skipper Ryan ten Doeschate depart accurate six balls into the day as Edwards persisted where he had left off on the old evening by striking him on the pads.
Three balls into the next over Abbott produced an inswinging yorker to cartwheel nightwatchman Porter’s center stump.
Ian Holland grabbed the eighth Essex wicket by discovering the brink of Harmer’s dangling bat but Foster and Wagner then placed on their priceless stand to swing the game in Essex’s favour for the main time.
New Zealander Wagner specifically swung his bat with gusto to search out himself reaching an inspiring 44 – earlier than one shot too many seen him caught on the midwicket boundary.
Foster modified into the final man to drop after a match-mindful 47 earlier than he modified into leg earlier than to Abbott – his eighth wicket of the match.
However Hampshire’s improbable fall down, which leaves them within touching distance above the relegation zone, made certain Essex remained unbeaten with the now no longer doable of their 9 wins this season.
Hampshire’s head coach Craig White said: “We had been hoping to jog about a much less, maybe around 120-130 and it can perchance had been difference, although that may maybe perchance had been grand the manner they bowled.
“Every person wants to test out themselves within the mirror and discover why we support shedding clumps of wickets. It wants addressing.”
