Beaten by the weather! It looked to me as if we were going to win this match - but it wasn't to be!
When he had scored 13 Matt Critchley achieved 6000 Career First Class runs.
When he had scored 10 Simon Harmer achieved 3000 First Class runs for Essex.
The score of 134 for the 2nd wicket by AZ Lees (94) & BS McKinney (121) beat the previous record between Essex & Durham of 105 set by S Hutton (43) & DM Jones (57) at Hartlepool in 1992.
The score of 77* for the 8th wicket by BA Raine (42*) & MJ Potts (34*) beat the previous record between Essex & Durham of 47 set by BFW de Leede (31) & MJ Potts (22*) at Chelmsford in 2024
