Six of the best thanks to Sam’s deadly dozen

By Paul Hiscock

Cooking up a treat: Sam Cook took 12 wickets in the match as Essex recorded a sixth straight win
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ADAM Wheater answered the call for a calm and collected approach when mayhem ensued on day three of the match at Canterbury when 26 wickets fell in less than three sessions, with Kent dismissed for 40 in their second innings.
The diminutive Essex wicketkeeper/ batsman stood tall and firm to emerge from the carnage around to steer league leaders Essex to their sixth successive Championship win but only after a nerve-racking effort that sa...

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