MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Leicestershire v Essex
15 May 2026 – 17 May 2026 · County Ground, Chelmsford · County Championship
County ChampionshipRESULT
Leicestershire333/1090.2 ov60/1027.4 ov
Essex293/1085.0 ov104/330.0 ovEssex won by 7 wickets
Leicestershire333/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rishi Patel | c MS Pepper b SJ Cook | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.00 |
| Jake Weatherald | bowled · PWA Mulder | 61 | 77 | 7 | 1 | 79.22 |
| Sol Budinger | bowled · S Snater | 89 | 114 | 12 | 2 | 78.07 |
 Ian Holland | lbw · JA Porter | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
 Jonathan Tattersall | lbw · PWA Mulder | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 21.62 |
| Stephen Eskinazi | bowled · SJ Cook | 50 | 100 | 6 | 1 | 50.00 |
 Ben Cox | bowled · PWA Mulder | 31 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 37.35 |
| Ben Green | c CWJ Allison b S Snater | 25 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 62.50 |
 Ben Mike | lbw · JA Porter | 20 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 |
 Ajaz Patel | not out | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 37.93 |
| Josh Hull | bowled · S Snater | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Total · 542 legal balls | 333 | 90.2 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 17 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jamie Porter | 22.0 | 73 | 2 | 3.32 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam Cook | 20.0 | 67 | 2 | 3.35 | 0 | 0 |
 Shane Snater | 18.2 | 59 | 3 | 3.22 | 0 | 0 |
 Simon Harmer | 8.0 | 31 | 0 | 3.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 16.0 | 70 | 3 | 4.38 | 0 | 8 |
 Matthew Critchley | 6.0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (RK Patel) · 2-142 (J Weatherald) · 3-171 (IG Holland) · 4-190 (SG Budinger) · 5-196 (JA Tattersall) · 6-254 (OB Cox) · 7-294 (BGF Green) · 8-311 (SS Eskinazi) · 9-327 (BWM Mike) · 10-333 (J Hull)
Essex293/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cook | bowled · IG Holland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Dean Elgar | c IG Holland b BGF Green | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 107.69 |
| Jamie Porter | bowled · BWM Mike | 52 | 117 | 7 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Paul Walter | c RK Patel b IG Holland | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Tom Westley | c OB Cox b BWM Mike | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| CWJ Allison | c OB Cox b J Hull | 72 | 103 | 11 | 0 | 69.90 |
| Matthew Critchley | caught and bowled · BWM Mike | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Wiaan Mulder | not out | 79 | 124 | 9 | 0 | 63.71 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | lbw · AY Patel | 19 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 79.17 |
| Simon Harmer | bowled · IG Holland | 35 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 40.70 |
| Shane Snater | c OB Cox b IG Holland | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 510 legal balls | 293 | 85.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 15 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Holland | 18.0 | 54 | 4 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Green | 20.0 | 54 | 1 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Mike | 16.0 | 74 | 3 | 4.63 | 0 | 8 |
| Josh Hull | 14.0 | 67 | 1 | 4.79 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajaz Patel | 17.0 | 37 | 1 | 2.18 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (SJ Cook) · 2-20 (D Elgar) · 3-25 (PI Walter) · 4-39 (T Westley) · 5-135 (JA Porter) · 6-143 (MJJ Critchley) · 7-162 (CWJ Allison) · 8-207 (MS Pepper) · 9-293 (SR Harmer) · 10-293 (S Snater)
Leicestershire60/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patel | lbw · JA Porter | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Sol Budinger | c T Westley b SJ Cook | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Ian Holland | c MS Pepper b SJ Cook | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Nick Kelly | c SR Harmer b S Snater | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jonathan Tattersall | bowled · SJ Cook | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Stephen Eskinazi | lbw · S Snater | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 |
| Ben Cox | bowled · SJ Cook | 20 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 48.78 |
| Ben Green | lbw · S Snater | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ben Mike | bowled · JA Porter | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ajaz Patel | bowled · S Snater | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Josh Hull | not out | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Total · 166 legal balls | 60 | 27.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 8 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 9.0 | 22 | 2 | 2.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cook | 9.4 | 19 | 4 | 1.97 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Snater | 9.0 | 12 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (RK Patel) · 2-14 (SG Budinger) · 3-25 (IG Holland) · 4-27 (NF Kelly) · 5-29 (JA Tattersall) · 6-41 (SS Eskinazi) · 7-41 (BGF Green) · 8-46 (BWM Mike) · 9-47 (AY Patel) · 10-60 (OB Cox)
Essex104/3
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | lbw · BGF Green | 7 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 21.21 |
| Dean Elgar | lbw · J Hull | 18 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Tom Westley | c IG Holland b J Hull | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| CWJ Allison | not out | 34 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 70.83 |
| Matthew Critchley | not out | 40 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 67.80 |
| Total · 180 legal balls | 104 | 30.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 4 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Holland | 7.0 | 18 | 0 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Green | 8.0 | 19 | 1 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hull | 5.0 | 20 | 2 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Mike | 5.0 | 30 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajaz Patel | 3.0 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Rishi Patel | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (D Elgar) · 2-25 (PI Walter) · 3-27 (T Westley)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.