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Bopara’s career best haul jolts Derbyshire
- Updated: May 17, 2016
Derbyshire 280 (Bopara 5-49) and 150 for 1 (Godleman 75) trail Essex 538 for 7 dec by 108 runsScorecard
Derbyshire dug in obdurately in the final session at Chelmsford to hold up Essex’s charge for a third Specsavers County Championship win of the season.
The visitors were forced to follow-on, finishing 258 runs adrift of Essex’s massive first-innings total with Ravi Bopara taking career-best bowling figures of 5 for 49 eclipse his 5 for 75 Surrey at Chelmsford a decade ago.
With rain forecast for much of the fourth day, the Division Two leaders may yet rue putting down three relatively comfortable chances during the day.
Essex had wrapped up the Derbyshire first innings with five wickets in 16 overs after lunch. But they struggled to trouble the Derbyshire batsmen in the evening session as their advantage was gently whittled down.
Essex had not had much good fortune in the morning session, either, though it would have …
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