The Run-In

It’s a straight two-horse race. With three games left for both clubs, Essex are 17 points behind leaders Surrey, right in the title mix after five consecutive Championship wins. Due to the vagaries of the fixture list the two teams will play each other just once this term, with Essex having edged a rain-affected tussle in May. Essex’s in-form skipper Tom Westley, second in the league’s run-scoring charts with 991 at 48, talks to Phil Walker about their season so far.
It’s very satisfying that we’re still challenging Surrey going into the last month. Obviously it’s infuriati...