MDM · MEN'S CRICKET
Sussex v Essex
2 Sept 2026 – 5 Sept 2026 · County Ground, Chelmsford · County Championship
County ChampionshipRESULT
Sussex275/1099.0 ov230/1050.1 ov
Essex177/1058.5 ov281/1073.3 ovSussex won by 47 runs
Sussex275/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Hughes | c PI Walter b S Snater | 45 | 107 | 7 | 0 | 42.06 |
| Tom Haines | c MS Pepper b SJ Cook | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Tom Clark | c MS Pepper b SJ Cook | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Charlie Tear | c SR Harmer b JA Porter | 39 | 123 | 3 | 0 | 31.71 |
| James Coles | c MS Pepper b Zaman Akhter | 15 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 |
| John Simpson | lbw · JA Porter | 17 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 29.31 |
 Jack Leaning | c MS Pepper b Zaman Akhter | 60 | 110 | 8 | 0 | 54.55 |
 Jack Carson | c PI Walter b JA Porter | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Dominic Goodman | lbw · SJ Cook | 22 | 62 | 2 | 1 | 35.48 |
 Aristides Karvelas | c MS Pepper b JA Porter | 38 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 86.36 |
 Henry Crocombe | not out | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Total · 594 legal balls | 275 | 99.0 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 14 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sam Cook | 19.0 | 32 | 3 | 1.68 | 0 | 0 |
 Shane Snater | 18.0 | 45 | 1 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| CE Bennett | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 |
 Zaman Akhter | 23.0 | 75 | 2 | 3.26 | 0 | 0 |
 Simon Harmer | 16.0 | 34 | 0 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 |
 Jamie Porter | 15.0 | 44 | 4 | 2.93 | 0 | 0 |
 Matthew Critchley | 5.0 | 21 | 0 | 4.20 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-7 (TJ Haines) · 2-7 (TGR Clark) · 3-79 (DP Hughes) · 4-109 (C Tear) · 5-116 (JM Coles) · 6-149 (JA Simpson) · 7-163 (JJ Carson) · 8-213 (DC Goodman) · 9-249 (JA Leaning) · 10-275 (A Karvelas)
Essex177/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dean Elgar | bowled · JM Coles | 44 | 117 | 5 | 0 | 37.61 |
| Paul Walter | bowled · A Karvelas | 28 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 52.83 |
| Tom Westley | bowled · JJ Carson | 17 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 38.64 |
| CWJ Allison | lbw · HT Crocombe | 56 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 65.12 |
| Matthew Critchley | not out | 19 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 48.72 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | lbw · JM Coles | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Simon Harmer | lbw · HT Crocombe | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Zaman Akhter | lbw · HT Crocombe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shane Snater | bowled · HT Crocombe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MJ Killeen | bowled · JM Coles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jamie Porter | bowled · HT Crocombe | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 353 legal balls | 177 | 58.5 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 10 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aristides Karvelas | 12.0 | 36 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Dominic Goodman | 6.0 | 34 | 0 | 5.67 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Haines | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Crocombe | 9.5 | 39 | 5 | 3.97 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Carson | 17.0 | 45 | 1 | 2.65 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Clark | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 |
| James Coles | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leaning | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-57 (PI Walter) · 2-78 (T Westley) · 3-136 (D Elgar) · 4-171 (CWJ Allison) · 5-172 (MS Pepper) · 6-175 (SR Harmer) · 7-175 (Zaman Akhter) · 8-175 (S Snater) · 9-176 (MJ Killeen) · 10-177 (JA Porter)
Sussex230/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Clark | bowled · JA Porter | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Tom Haines | c Zaman Akhter b S Snater | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Charlie Tear | c CWJ Allison b SR Harmer | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| James Coles | c SR Harmer b Zaman Akhter | 79 | 125 | 9 | 1 | 63.20 |
| Oli Carter | lbw · SR Harmer | 26 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 92.86 |
| John Simpson | lbw · SR Harmer | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jack Leaning | c T Westley b SR Harmer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jack Carson | lbw · Zaman Akhter | 42 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 113.51 |
| Dominic Goodman | c substitute b Zaman Akhter | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Aristides Karvelas | c T Westley b Zaman Akhter | 22 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 64.71 |
| Henry Crocombe | not out | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180.00 |
| Total · 301 legal balls | 230 | 50.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 19 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 10.0 | 27 | 1 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Snater | 6.0 | 21 | 1 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 18.0 | 96 | 4 | 5.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaman Akhter | 11.1 | 51 | 4 | 4.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Critchley | 5.0 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (TJ Haines) · 2-28 (TGR Clark) · 3-40 (C Tear) · 4-90 (OJ Carter) · 5-90 (JA Simpson) · 6-90 (JA Leaning) · 7-153 (JJ Carson) · 8-173 (DC Goodman) · 9-207 (A Karvelas) · 10-230 (JM Coles)
Essex281/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | c C Tear b JM Coles | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Dean Elgar | bowled · HT Crocombe | 35 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 81.40 |
| Tom Westley | c JA Simpson b JJ Carson | 33 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 89.19 |
| CWJ Allison | c OJ Carter b JJ Carson | 42 | 64 | 5 | 2 | 65.63 |
| Matthew Critchley | c TJ Haines b JM Coles | 96 | 132 | 8 | 2 | 72.73 |
| Simon Harmer | c JA Leaning b A Karvelas | 16 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 32.00 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper | bowled · JM Coles | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.08 |
| Zaman Akhter | lbw · JM Coles | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MJ Killeen | c JA Simpson b A Karvelas | 13 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 38.24 |
| Shane Snater | c JA Leaning b HT Crocombe | 35 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 77.78 |
| Jamie Porter | not out | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 441 legal balls | 281 | 73.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 7 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aristides Karvelas | 11.0 | 48 | 2 | 4.36 | 0 | 0 |
| James Coles | 29.3 | 98 | 4 | 3.32 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Crocombe | 14.0 | 61 | 2 | 4.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Carson | 19.0 | 67 | 2 | 3.53 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (PI Walter) · 2-69 (D Elgar) · 3-79 (T Westley) · 4-150 (CWJ Allison) · 5-181 (SR Harmer) · 6-190 (MS Pepper) · 7-192 (Zaman Akhter) · 8-223 (MJ Killeen) · 9-271 (S Snater) · 10-281 (MJJ Critchley)
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