Contented Kolpak Harmer eager to enjoy a home run

By Paul Hiscock

On course for best haul: Essex spinner Simon Harmer
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BATSMEN beware, Simon Harmer is on the prowl. Essex have back-to-back Championship matches at Chelmsford starting next Sunday and that spells danger for visiting batsmen.
The South African off-spinner has taken 19 wickets in the previous two matches on his home ground, eight against Nottinghamshire followed by 11 against Kent as he bowled his county to comprehensive victories on both occasions.
Such rich pickings are far from a rarity for the 30-year-old who joined Essex in 2017 a...

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