In the County Championship clash at Chelmsford, Essex declared at 582-6, bolstered by impressive centuries from Critchley, Cox, and Pepper. Surrey, led by Ben Foakes' defiant 92, managed only 365 in their first innings, leaving them 217 runs behind. Essex's Simon Harmer shone with the ball, taking 4-83, exploiting a dramatic collapse in Surrey's batting where they lost five wickets for merely eight runs. As day three ended, Surrey faced the daunting task of following-on, with the match tipping heavily in Essex's favor.
Ben Foakes defied his former county for four hours and 41 minutes but could not prevent Essex asking reigning champions Surrey to follow-on in the County Championship at Chelmsford.
Surrey collapsed from their overnight 109-1 to 180-6, undone by a spell of three wickets in 15 balls amid pre-lunch mayhem where five wickets fell.
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