By Paul Hiscock

April 20-22, The Cloudfm County Ground, Chelmsford
Essex 150 (Siddle 33*, Mennie 3-52) & 313 (Foster 69, Westley 49, Harmer 49, Mennie 3-47)
Lancashire 144 (Livingstone 33, Porter 5-26, Harmer 5-46) & 288 (Davies 71, Clark 59, Porter 4-54) Essex won by 31 runs
Toss: Uncontested, Lancashire elected to field Officials: N Bainton, R Bailey Points: Ess 19, Lan 3
Close of play scores
Day 1: Lan 1st innings 141-8 Day 2: Ess 2nd innings 313 Day 3: Lan 2nd innings 288

High fives: Essex seaamer Jamie Porter celebrates taking one of his nine wickets in the mat...