Essex made light work of Gloucestershire as they consumed less than two and a half days to inflict a jumbo innings and three-run victory. Resuming Day 3 at 132/5 in their second innings, 68 runs in arrears, Gloucestershire succumbed to 134/8 as Sam Cook and Simon Harmer ran riot. Ryan Higgins and Zafar Gohar delayed the inevitable with a half-century stand for the ninth wicket but Gloucestershire folded for 197, with Harmer bagging four and Cook three to take their respective match tally to seven and six.
Simon Harmer finished with match figures of 43-12-80-7 against Gloucestershire 👏 pic.twitter.com/OiC2DsOm79
— LV= Insurance County Championship (@CountyChamp) September 7, 2021
