2nd Eleven Championship: latest from Chester
Lancashire drew with Essex in the Second Eleven Championship match at Chester Boughton Hall.
Essex made 408 for four in their first innings on the opening day, with the second day abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain.
Lancashire replied strongly on the third day reaching stumps on 417 for five in their first innings in reply to Essex's first innings 457 for six declared, the visitors having batted on during the third morning of the match.
DAY 2 - NO PLAY, RAIN.
Teams
Lancashire: George Lavelle (wk), Matty Hurst, George Balderson (capt), Cian Dickinson, Arav Shetty, Tom Aspinwall, Jack Morley, Kesh Fonseka, Josh Boyden, Will Vause, Jack Carney, Harry Birkman.
Team change: Danny Lamb and J.J. Fielding replaced Tom Aspinwall and Jack Morley at the start of day 2.
Matty Hurst replaced George Lavelle as wicketkeeper at the start of the Essex second innings.
Essex: Nick Browne (capt), Josh Rymell, Noah Thain, Nikhil Gorantia, Ronnie McKenna, Jamal Richards, Omar Akram, Ali Zeb, Zak Evans, Ayden Gouldstone, Eshun Kalley, Aum Patel.