Matthew Montgomery made his maiden first-class century towards Durham final SeptemberLV= County Championship Division One, Trent Bridge (day two)Essex 298: Cook dinner 72, Westley 66; Hutton 4-69, Paterson 3-48, Broad 3-53 Nottinghamshire 326-5: Montgomery 130*, Clarke 57, Slater 57; S Cook dinner 3-51Nottinghamshire (5 pts) lead Essex (2 pts) by 28 with 5 wickets standingMatch scorecard

Matt Montgomery demonstrated his readiness to fill Ben Duckett’s place within the Nottinghamshire line-up this summer time with an unbeaten 130 to assist his aspect edge right into a first-innings lead of their County Championship match towards Essex.

The 23-year-old has been earmarked to cowl for Duckett’s involvement within the Ashes collection and although he survived a few scares early in his innings, in the end he seemed as much as the job.

There have been half-centuries additionally for Ben Slater and Joe Clarke and on a tricky day for the Essex bowlers, Sam Cook dinner was the decide with 3-51.

On the shut of day two at Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire had been 326-5 in reply to Essex’s 298 all out, giving them a lead of 28 as they chase a 3rd win since returning to Division One.

Nottinghamshire had been in management a lot of the day, having emerged from a difficult opening session with just one wicket misplaced when Cook dinner induced an edge to dismiss Haseeb Hameed for 13 by way of a routine catch to first slip.

Essex had trigger to remorse not taking advantage of such assist as that they had from the pitch whereas the ball was nonetheless new, letting each Montgomery and Slater off the hook earlier than lunch.

Montgomery was put down by wicketkeeper Adam Rossington on 4 off Shane Snater, having had some fortune earlier than he had scored a run when Rossington failed to achieve an opportunity created by the identical bowler.

Slater’s escape got here after Jamie Porter had returned for his second spell of the morning.

The Nottinghamshire batter, again in his acquainted opener’s slot with England’s Duckett rested, had simply accomplished his first half-century of the season when he edged to first slip.

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