By Brian Halford

Warwickshire underlined their County Championship title-chasing credentials by completing a four-wicket win over fellow challengers Essex inside three days at Edgbaston.
The story of seam-bowling dominance continued into the third day as Essex were bowled out in their second innings for 215. Chris Rushworth exploited helpful overhead conditions to finish with four for 62 (eight for 90 in the match) while Hassan Ali took four for 48.
That left a victory target of 100 and, as batting remained far from straightforward, Warwickshire had to work hard to get there, reaching 1...