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Another six to Brookes reduces the ask below 30. Brookes now has 88*.
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Porter manages to ensure that Duffy will be facing at the start of the new over. Worcestershire 260-9, need 35 more to win.
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Worcestershire into the 250s as Brookes hits the seventh six of his innings, moving on to 79 not out. Four byes from the next ball reduces the ask below 40.
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Brookes into the 70s and the ask for Worcestershire drops below 50 - they are 246-9, needing 49 more to win.
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50 for Ethan Brookes, the second such score of this innings and the fourth of this match, but significantly Walter, the only left hander in this match, went on to three figures for Essex.
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Rajitha strikes for the first time of this innings, bowling Ben Allison with a classic yorker to make it 202-9. Worcestershire need 93 more to win and are now down to their last pair.
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Fifth wicket of the innings for Porter, with the aid of a catch by Walter - a combination of Essex's two best players in this match - Tom Taylor going for 1 to make it 192-8 - 103 needed by Worcestershire and now only two wickets by Essex.
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Porter, who is having a cracking game, claims his fourth scalp of the innings, getting one to nip back through the defences of Matthew Waite to make it 186-7. Worcestershire need 109 more to win and now have only three wickets left.
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Off for bad light at New Road, which I suspect concludes the cricket entertainment for the day. Worcestershire are 185-6 and will need 110 more to win when play resumes.
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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/04/20/a-classic-contest-at-chelmsford/
A look at developments in what has been a thoroughly absorbing contest at Chelmsford and a #photo gallery.
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Brett D'Oliveira goes caught by Walter off Porter for 36 to make it 162-6. Third wicket of the innings for Porter, with Ethan Brookes now joining Matthew Waite.
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Tea ion day three. Worcestershire are 124-5, needing 171 more to win the match.
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Simon Harmer has Kashif Ali caught at slip as tea approaches. Ali goes for precisely 50. Only three 50+ scores have been made this match - 'tall Paul' Walter's century yesterday, Thain's 54 and now Ali's 50. Worcestershire 119-5, need 176 more to win with five wicket standing.
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100 up for Worcestershire with a boundary that moves D'Oliveira into diouble figures,
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Noah Thain uprooted Kashif Ali's leg stump but it was a no-ball.
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The fourth wicket stand ends at 46. Thain traps Hose LBW for 21 to make it 78-4. Worcestershire need a further 217 to win, Essex six wickets.
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Rob Jones goes to a slip catch by Harmer off Porter to make it 32-3. Jones scored 4, and never looked remotely impressive.
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Libby hits one from Snater straight to Charlie Allison at midwicket. Worcestershire slump to 18-2 chasing 295. Libby gone fior 14.
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