Durham 358 (Ackermann 112, Robinson 90, Bedingham 52) and 131 for two (Lees 48*) drew with Essex 488 (Browne 184, Khushi 107, Parkinson 5-131)
The groups shook arms shortly afterwards, at which level David Bedingham, Lees’ third-wicket companion, was unbeaten on 33.
Essentially the most notable occasion of the morning session got here within the fifth over of the day when Browne again reduce Ben Raine to the boundary to achieve his first hundred in 22 Championship innings, a bleak run stretching again to the sport in opposition to Kent in April 2023.
Browne’s century was additionally a tribute to his persistence on this match. He had batted 286 minutes and confronted 238 balls to achieve the landmark. 5 overs later, one other boundary from Browne introduced Essex their third batting level however that achievement was swiftly adopted by the dismissal of Jordan Cox, who was bowled by Parkinson for 36 when he performed outdoors a ball that was deflected through the again pad to the leg stump.
Parkinson quickly collected his second wicket of the morning when he clear bowled Matt Critchley for 3 with a tremendous ball that turned previous the surface edge and hit off stump. Noah Thain then helped Browne add 55 in 11 overs earlier than being caught at midwicket by Scott Borthwick off Colin Ackermann for 23, however Essex reached lunch on 450 for six with Browne unbeaten on 169.
The guests appeared to attain fast runs within the afternoon session and misplaced 4 wickets in doing so, together with two run outs in three balls. Browne departed for 184 when making an attempt a 3rd run and failing to beat Lees’ throw from tremendous leg after which Harry Duke was despatched again by Simon Harmer however Borthwick’s return from midwicket was too sharp.
Parkinson then dismissed Harmer and Jamie Porter in the identical over to complete with 5 for 131 from 31 overs in Essex’s 488 all out.
The guests’ hopes of inflicting a collapse had been boosted when Borthwick performed throughout a ball from Porter and was lbw for 4 within the third over of Durham’s second innings. Nevertheless, Lees and Ackermann placed on 75 for the second wicket earlier than Ackermann was caught at slip by Cox off Critchley for 32, a destiny that had appeared to befall him on 20, just for the umpires to rule that the ball hadn’t carried.
Durham took 12 factors from the sport and Essex obtained 14, a return which leaves the guests equal on factors with Surrey on the high of the First Division. The champions lead the desk purely by advantage of getting taken one wicket greater than Essex this season.
