Winter signing Chris Rushworth had match figures of 8-90 to take his haul of wickets to 30 for the seasonLV= County Championship Division One, Edgbaston (day three)Essex 126 & 215: Harmer 50*; Hasan Ali 4-48Warwickshire 242 & 100-6: Rhodes 29; Bracewell 2-24Warwickshire (19 pts) beat Essex (3 pts) by 4 wicketsMatch scorecard
Warwickshire underlined their County Championship title credentials by finishing a four-wicket win over fellow challengers Essex inside three days at Edgbaston.
Chris Rushworth exploited useful overhead circumstances to complete with 4-62, for match figures of 8-90, whereas Hasan Ali took 4-48 as Essex had been bowled out of their second innings for 215.
That left a victory goal of 100 and, with batting remaining removed from easy, Warwickshire needed to work laborious to get there, on 100-6, to go high of Division One, pending the conclusion of the Surrey-Middlesex sport on Sunday.
The talents of Rushworth and Hasan, ably supported within the seam division by Oliver Hannon-Dalby and Ed Barnard, had been the decisive think about a fast-moving match which yielded a three-day outcome regardless of the lack of 41 overs to the climate on the primary two days.
Essex’s first defeat of the season got here as a jolt after drawing in opposition to champions Surrey final week, whereas Warwickshire’s third win in 5 video games maintains a powerful begin after so narrowly avoiding relegation final September.
After Essex resumed on the third morning on 86-4, nonetheless trailing by 30, in a single day pair Matt Critchley and Michael Pepper took their facet in entrance however neither lasted for much longer as three wickets fell in 15 balls.
Critchley edged Hasan first slip, then Rushworth pinned Pepper lbw and had Doug Bracewell brilliantly caught by Sam Hain at second slip.
Simon Harmer (with 50 not out from 79 balls) and Shane Snater attacked successfully to make sure they’d not less than have one thing to bowl at.
However Snater was snared lbw by Hannon-Dalby, and Hasan Ali had Sam Prepare dinner caught at lengthy leg and Jamie Porter taken at…
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