Day 4

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Matt Critchley, Michael Pepper dig in to deliver unlikely draw for Essex

Fifth-wicket stand of 154 in 77 overs follows 45 for 4 on third evening after Yorkshire set 520 target

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With 456 runs to get, Essex are staring down the barrel of back-to-back defeats when they resume on day four

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Hosts skittled for 123 before Adam Lyth turns screw with bat in Yorkshire's second innings

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Thirteen wickets fall on opening day as Essex slump redresses balance

Yorkshire BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
BO Coad	14.0	4	37	0	2.64
CJ White	24.0	12	43	4	1.79
GCH Hill	20.0	8	31	3	1.55	(1nb)
DM Bess	38.0	18	52	1	1.36
D Moriarty	26.0	7	53	1	2.03
ML Revis	8.0	2	24	0	3
A Lyth	3.0	2	5	0	1.66	(1nb)