Cook and Akhter take three each as Essex bowl Surrey out for 183

Essex won the toss and bowled Surrey out for 183 inside 54 overs on day one at Chelmsford. Sam Cook dismissed Dom Sibley in a six-over new-ball spell containing four maidens. Zaman Akhter matched Cook's three wickets, bowling Ollie Pope with a low delivery. Tom Lawes top-scored with 38. Bad light then restricted Essex's reply to 25 balls.