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- Updated: May 30, 2016
Northamptonshire 444 and 56 for 4 (Duckett 33) trail Essex 640 (ten Doeschate 145, Foster 113, Mickleburgh 103, Westley 69, Bopara 58) by 140 runsScorecard
Ryan ten Doeschate and James Foster made sparkling centuries in a record seventh-wicket stand as Essex pressed for victory against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. The home side closed day three creaking on 56 for 4, trailing by 140 in their second-innings.
Both ten Doeschate and Foster had only one half-century each in the County Championship this season but came out with great intent to haul the match Essex’s way with a huge first-innings total of 640.
Northamptonshire retained a foothold in the game for the first session and a half but by tea, they were facing another second-innings of batting out for a draw after conceding a first-innings lead of 196.
Second time around in 19 overs to the close, they suffered a top-order calamity. Rob Newton fell lbw to Matt Quinn in the third over for a duck and Rob Keogh lbw to Ravi Bopara for 10. Josh Cobb was bowled by Quinn for a golden duck and when Ben Duckett went to sweep Ashar Zaidi’s first ball and was …
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