County Championship: Jordan Cox helps Essex to dominate Surrey

Jordan Cox ensured that his name had remained on the radar of the England selectors with the ninth century of the first century of his career and fifth in a year since he joined the ASSEX, while the samples in charge was washed under the brilliant skies of Chelmsford.

Cox was in cusp of a debut in England in New Zealand last autumn before the 24 -year -old suffered another setback.

But a 217 Swashbuckling of 148 balls in the match of the County County Championship of the opening of the season cannot only have helped its cause in view of a year in which England has to face the first Zimbabwe and then India and Australia.

His powerful innings have overshadowed a 95 otherwise excellent by the Fortuna Praul Walter apri. The thirty -year -old left, better known for his large exploits in the T20 cricket, was not up to what would have been his third century.

The 78 Walter stands with the open Charlie Allison and 100 open rookie with COX, together with 92 of COX with Matt Critchley, supported a total of the ASSEX of 356-4 on the first day against a Surrey rhythm attack without the caliber of Gus Atkinson, Dan World and Tom Lawes. Kemar Roach added some respite with 2-54 from 18 over.

The Essex had won the launch and had chosen to beat on a benign Cima Verde in front of a crowd of the house of 2,370.

Walter gave the tone marching to his 58 balls fifty when he closed James Taylor from his legs for a single.

He had dominated the first hour while Charlie Allison marked his first class debut in Look-and-Learn mode.

The twenty year old, replacing Dean Elgar on top of the order while the South African gets used to the idea of ​​being father of the twins, took 38 balls before hitting his first border, a square journey from Matt Fisher who took his score in double figures.

The first WICKET stand ended when Dan Lawrence entered Surrey’s attack and with his fourth delivery he had Allison Lbw for 25, playing along the wrong line, with great joy of the former ASSEX man.

Where Walter had been dominant in the opening stand, both sides of the lunch became drunk in the 1950s while Tom Westley was shortly the center shortly. The ASSEX captain rotated his wrists to transform Taylor through Midwicket for four and then the often cut Lawrence beyond despair.

Westley contributed to 40 to a second wicket stand of 48 shots before transforming Roach into the court of Midwicket. Walter added only five to his total in that 16 over partnership, but then opened his shoulders and cut the first ball after Westley’s departure for his tenth four.

There was greater equality between the WICKET third couple with Walter and Cox trading strokes. Some of the cox’s blows were effortlessly without any perceptible back-lift, in particular his ninth border, a journey that burned halfway away and raised his half century from 77 balls.

Century’s partnership was reached with a single from Walter, but two balls later he gave Fisher his first Surrey Wicket from the winter transfer from Yorkshire, when he hooked to Ben Foakes who dived to a full length along his leg. Walter’s inning had lasted 172 balls and included 14 four.

Cox took the Cudgi immediately after tea, hitting the cockroach in three different parts of the border in an over. There was a strange accident shortly before Cox reached three digits when he seemed to hit Fokes with the club while the ball launched himself towards the wicketkeeper. He did not follow any censorship and the century arrived duly with a guide straight from Lawrence for his 18th four.

Cox added three more boundaries before being beaten for the rhythm of Roach to end a stay of some three hours.

He was just left to Critchley to confirm the ASSEX domain while the sun went down with three next four outside the expensive James Taylor and reached the closure out of 45 not outside.

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