Lyndon James at heart of big Nottinghamshire win as Essex's campaign runs aground
Homegrown James takes career-best figures as defending champions lose by an innings and 30 runs
06/05Result
Group 1, County Championship at Nottingham, May 6-9 2021
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![Essex]( "Essex")
99 & 194 (85.2 ov) -
![Nottinghamshire]( "Nottinghamshire")
06/05Result
Group 1, County Championship at Nottingham, May 6-9 2021
-
![Essex]( "Essex")
99 & 194 (85.2 ov) -
![Nottinghamshire]( "Nottinghamshire")
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Nottinghamshire , elected to field first
Season
Match days
6,7,8,9 May 2021 (4-day match)
Match Referee
Points
Nottinghamshire 22, Essex 3
Scorecard Summary
ESSEX 99 (41 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Nick Browne53 (112)
- Dan Lawrence14 (34)
- Luke Fletcher6/24 (16)
- Lyndon James2/3 (5)
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 323 (86 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Steven Mullaney117 (160)
- Lyndon James51 (94)
- Simon Harmer1/40 (12)
- Shane Snater7/98 (26)
ESSEX 194 (85.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Alastair Cook35 (57)
- Nick Browne64 (197)
- Dane Paterson3/41 (20)
- Lyndon James4/51 (20)
85.2
W
Fletcher to Porter, OUT,
JA Porter c †Moores b Fletcher 1 (23m 17b 0x4 0x6) SR: 5.88
85.1
0
Fletcher to Porter, no run,
END OF OVER:85 | 4 Runs | ESSEX: 194/9
- Shane Snater12 (17b)
- Jamie Porter1 (15b)
- Dane Paterson20-8-41-3
- Lyndon James20-6-51-4
84.6
0
Paterson to Snater, no run,
84.5
4
Paterson to Snater, FOUR,
84.4
0
Paterson to Snater, no run,
84.3
0
Paterson to Snater, no run,
Match Coverage
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County Championship
| Division 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| NOTTS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| LANCS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| WARKS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| HANTS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| YORKS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| SOM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Division 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| ESSEX | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| GLOUC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| DURH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| NHNTS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| SUR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| GLAM | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| Division 3 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KENT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| MIDDX | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| WORCS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| LEICS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| DERBS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| SUSS | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| NOTTS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 151 |
| WARKS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 145 |
| DURH | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 132 |
| ESSEX | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 129 |
| WORCS | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 109 |
| DERBS | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 72 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| SOM | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 148 |
| HANTS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 145 |
| GLOUC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 131 |
| SUR | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 123 |
| LEICS | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 111 |
| MIDDX | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 84 |
| Group 3 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| LANCS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 150 |
| YORKS | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 149 |
| GLAM | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 127 |
| NHNTS | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 123 |
| KENT | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 97 |
| SUSS | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 94 |