Match Coverage
All Match NewsSimon Harmer spins Essex to victory over Northamptonshire
His 6 for 49 hands Essex a 47-run win as Jack White's six-for goes in vain
Ben Allison's maiden five-for keeps Essex's noses in front
But Sanderson, White tear through top order to bowl Northants back into contention
Ben Allison makes his mark with bat and ball as Essex take control on rain-hit day
Fifty and an early wicket for tailender as Northamptonshire struggle to 32 for 2 in reply to 263
Tom Westley, Ben Allison keep Essex in contest after seamers share the spoils
Nick Browne 49 sets visitors off well but Northamptonshire bowlers do some damage