Essex get a reality check from the Bess of the rest

By Paul Hiscock

All-round hero: Dom Bess impressed with a century and an eight-wicket match haul as Essex were rolled over by an innings in Barbados
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DOM Bess made a stunning start to the season as Essex capitulated to an innings defeat in Barbados inside three days.
The county champions, who went through the 2017 season unbeaten in red-ball cricket, were on the receiving end of a comprehensive defeat.
Somerset all-rounder Bess was the architect of their downfall with a maiden first-class century and an eight-wicket haul with his offspin.
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