matt_harris published Day three lunch report: Essex take three wickets and control of...

Northamptonshire reached the lunch interval on 258-6 still 102 runs adrift of the Essex first innings score.The visitors lost three wickets in the morning session but additionally, saw Richard Levi retire hurt on 31 when he was struck on the finger by paceman Tom Moore.Play resumed in the morning with Northamptonshire 143-3 but fast bowler Jamie Porter struck twice with successive deliveries in his first over to leave the visitors 151-5 as Essex hopes rose of being able to enforce the...