Essex began the day needing to hold round for six full periods however have been already in hassle after shedding two wickets within the first six overs of their second innings the earlier night.
They misplaced a 3rd 17 balls into the morning when the second nightwatchman, Charlie Bennett, drove O’Neill loosely to backward level
Elgar survived a torrid examination from Olly Stone, typically compelled on to the again foot and defending low over his bat.
Consequently, nearly all of the South African’s eight fours in a 76-ball knock got here towards O’Neill or Patterson-White, pushed purposefully by way of further cowl or mid-wicket.
Elgar had obtained the good thing about an attraction when it was felt he gloved O’Neill behind the evening earlier than and half-walked till realising the umpire’s finger had not moved.
Due to this fact, Stone’s frustration and irritation have been clearly evident all through and notably within the celebration when he tucked up Elgar once more and obtained a optimistic lbw choice. Elgar departed reluctantly.
Patterson-White had been launched into the assault after three-quarters of an hour, but it surely took till his twelfth over for him to strike for the seventh time within the match.
Tom Westley had dug in doggedly for 96 minutes earlier than getting a thick edge to a turning ball that landed in slip’s arms. Patterson-White equalled his finest match haul of eight wickets when Matt Critchley nicked behind.
That united the previous England Underneath-19 team-mates Allison and Benkenstein for a partnership that held up Nottinghamshire for 20 overs. They have been typically watchful, however Allison twice launched occasional off-spinner Freddie McCann for 2 big sixes in reaching his third half-century of the season.
Nevertheless, Patterson-White claimed his third wicket of the innings as Allison performed down the unsuitable line and was lbw. When Michael Pepper was caught within the slips for 0 quickly after off Lyndon James, Essex have been nonetheless 98 runs wanting making Nottinghamshire bat once more.
Benkenstein and Harmer ate into the deficit in a breezy 39-run stand however each grew to become victims of O’Neill, who took his figures to 5-39.
Essex have two months to lick their wounds earlier than their subsequent red-ball fixture, towards Somerset at Taunton. Nottinghamshire, in the meantime, will hope no momentum is misplaced earlier than they head to The Kia Oval.
Report by ECB Reporters’ Community, supported by Rothesay.
