County Championship Division One - 2026

Sussex Vs Essex - TEST 56th Match Cricket Scorecard
Venue: County Ground, Chelmsford
Date & Time: Wed, 02 Sep, 15:30
Status: Sussex won by 47 runs
Sussex 1st Inning
275 ( 99 ) / 10
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
DP Hughes
c Walter b Snater
45 107 7 0 42.05
TJ Haines
c Pepper b Cook
4 20 0 0 20
TGR Clark
c Pepper b Cook
0 2 0 0 0
C Tear
c Harmer b Porter
39 123 3 0 31.7
JM Coles
c Pepper b Zaman Akhter
15 40 1 0 37.5
JA Simpson
lbw b Porter
17 58 3 0 29.31
JA Leaning
c Pepper b Zaman Akhter
60 110 8 0 54.54
JJ Carson
c Walter b Porter
9 12 2 0 75
DC Goodman
lbw b Cook
22 62 2 1 35.48
A Karvelas
c Pepper b Porter
38 44 6 0 86.36
HT Crocombe
NOT OUT
12 16 2 0 75
Extras 14 (B 5, LB 9, NB 0, WB , P 0)
Total 275 ( 99 )Ovr, (10 Wickets), (CRR)
Bowlers O M R W
Sam Cook 19 9 32 3
Shane Snater 18 6 45 1
Charlie Bennett 3 0 10 0
Zaman Akhter 23 6 75 2
Simon Harmer 16 2 34 0
Jamie Porter 15 1 44 4
Matt Critchley 5 0 21 0
Essex 1st Inning
177 ( 58.5 ) / 10
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
D Elgar
b Coles
44 117 5 0 37.6
PI Walter
b Karvelas
28 53 5 0 52.83
T Westley
b Carson
17 44 2 0 38.63
CWJ Allison
lbw b Crocombe
56 86 8 0 65.11
MJJ Critchley
NOT OUT
19 39 1 1 48.71
MS Pepper
lbw b Coles
1 3 0 0 33.33
SR Harmer
lbw b Crocombe
2 4 0 0 50
Zaman Akhter
lbw b Crocombe
0 1 0 0 0
S Snater
b Crocombe
0 1 0 0 0
MJ Killeen
b Coles
0 7 0 0 0
JA Porter
b Crocombe
0 2 0 0 0
Extras 10 (B 0, LB 2, NB 8, WB , P 0)
Total 177 ( 58.5 )Ovr, (10 Wickets), (CRR)
Bowlers O M R W
Aristides Karvelas 12 1 36 1
Dominic Goodman 6 1 34 0
Tom Haines 3 1 7 0
Henry Crocombe 9.5 1 39 5
Jack Carson 17 3 45 1
Tom Clark 2 1 3 0
James Coles 8 3 7 3
Jack Leaning 1 0 4 0
Sussex 2nd Inning
230 ( 50.1 ) / 10
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
TGR Clark
b Porter
14 18 2 0 77.77
TJ Haines
c Zaman Akhter b Snater
10 16 2 0 62.5
C Tear
c Allison b Harmer
3 18 0 0 16.66
JM Coles
c Harmer b Zaman Akhter
79 125 9 1 63.2
OJ Carter
lbw b Harmer
26 28 6 0 92.85
JA Simpson
lbw b Harmer
0 6 0 0 0
JA Leaning
c Westley b Harmer
0 2 0 0 0
JJ Carson
lbw b Zaman Akhter
42 37 6 2 113.51
DC Goodman
c sub b Zaman Akhter
6 12 1 0 50
A Karvelas
c Westley b Zaman Akhter
22 34 1 1 64.7
HT Crocombe
NOT OUT
9 5 0 1 180
Extras 19 (B 18, LB 1, NB 0, WB , P 0)
Total 230 ( 50.1 )Ovr, (10 Wickets), (CRR)
Bowlers O M R W
Jamie Porter 10 2 27 1
Shane Snater 6 2 21 1
Simon Harmer 18 1 96 4
Zaman Akhter 11.1 1 51 4
Matt Critchley 5 0 16 0
Essex 2nd Inning
281 ( 73.3 ) / 10
Batter R B 4s 6s SR
PI Walter
c Tear b Coles
1 11 0 0 9.09
D Elgar
b Crocombe
35 43 7 0 81.39
T Westley
c Simpson b Carson
33 37 7 0 89.18
CWJ Allison
c Carter b Carson
42 64 5 2 65.62
MJJ Critchley
c Haines b Coles
96 132 8 2 72.72
SR Harmer
c Leaning b Karvelas
16 50 2 0 32
MS Pepper
b Coles
3 13 0 0 23.07
Zaman Akhter
lbw b Coles
0 6 0 0 0
MJ Killeen
c Simpson b Karvelas
13 34 2 0 38.23
S Snater
c Leaning b Crocombe
35 45 4 2 77.77
JA Porter
NOT OUT
0 6 0 0 0
Extras 7 (B 4, LB 3, NB 0, WB , P 0)
Total 281 ( 73.3 )Ovr, (10 Wickets), (CRR)
Bowlers O M R W
Aristides Karvelas 11 1 48 2
James Coles 29.3 2 98 4
Henry Crocombe 14 0 61 2
Jack Carson 19 3 67 2
Match Information:
Series: County Championship Division One - 2026
Match: Sussex Vs Essex - TEST 56th Match
Date: Wed, Sep 02, 2026 - Sat, Sep 05, 2026
Time: 10:00 GMT Sun, 06 Sep, 15:30 IST
Toss: Sussex, elected to bat first
Venue: County Ground, Chelmsford
Match Raferee:
Sussex Playing XI: DP Hughes, TJ Haines, TGR Clark, C Tear, JM Coles, JA Simpson, JA Leaning, JJ Carson, DC Goodman, A Karvelas, HT Crocombe, OJ Carter
Essex Paying XI: