By Harry Johnson
ESSEX v WEST INDIES
WITH the first Test against England less than two weeks today, West Indies’ bowlers got the feel of taking wickets as they ran through Essex in a tour match at Chelmsford.
In a game where weather prevented play on regular occasions, Kemar Roach was the tourists’ star bowler taking 5-43 as the hosts declared on 185-9, Paul Walter with an unbeaten 68.
This after Roston Chase hit 81 as West Indies made 338-8 declared in their first innings. But all the talk was about Roach, who last played Test cricket in January 2016. He has since shone in the ...