'Westley in prime form'published at 13:12 British Summer Time
Essex 262-2 v Surrey - lunch, day three
Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex
There’s an element of ‘what if’ about proceedings here at Chelmsford but Dean Elgar and Tom Westley provided great entertainment in a stand of 253, a new second wicket record for Essex against Surrey.
Westley, ending the season in prime form, hit 25 fours and a six before he was caught off Yousef Majid, giving the slow left arm debutant his first Championship wicket.
Elgar has completed his fourth century of the season and continues to give the impression that Essex could not have found a more ideal replacement for Alastair Cook.
Essex need a win to have a chance of finishing third. Could a double forfeit be on the cards later?