Yorkshire surrender was ‘embarrassing’

Paul Hiscock reports that amid the celebration for Essex it was time for soulsearching for the visitors

We are the champions! Essex players lift the County Championship trophy
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Yorkshire were the latest victims to fall foul of the Essex steamroller as the White Rose county capitulated tamely to defeat by 376 runs, the heaviest by a runs margin in their history.
Yorkshire coach Andrew Gale pulled no punches. “Quite frankly, that’s embarrassing for a Yorkshire team,” he said. “That’s one of the worst performances I&...

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