As Essex limped towards the 216 required for Northants to bat again, Tymal Mills was last man out with the visitors on 207, still nine runs short.Mills then survived only three overs before what had long been an inevitable defeat was confirmed. The visitors put up little resistance, with the 26 in 45 minutes between captain James Foster and England all-rounder Ravi Bopara the longest partnership of the day.He edged Willey (5-67) behind and was soon joined back in the pavilion by nightwatchman Maurice Chambers, who had survived 75 minutes for just 3.Graham Napier then played an uncharacteristic innings, scoring just 13 in 40 balls until he finally cracked and drove a full Andrew Hall delivery to mid-off.
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