By Martin Smith

September 26-29, The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford

Essex 508-8d (Elgar 182, Westley 135, Critchley 112, Patel 3-41, Taylor 2-125, Majid 2-128) Surrey 30-1 (Burns 16, Sibley 13*, Harmer 1-10)
Toss: Essex, who elected to bat. Officials: Rob Bailey, Ian Blackwell, Mike Smith

Destroyer:Ryan Patel took three quick wickets to hold Essex up
PICTURES: Alamy

After a rain-dominated first two days in which Essex reached 116 for 1, Essex batters Dean Elgar, Tom Westley and Matt Critchley filled their boots with a century apiece as Vitality County champions Surrey suffer...