Essex v Sussex
match 1 · County Ground, Chelmsford · 22 May 2026
Sussex won by 6 wickets
Essex innings191/520 overs
Sussex innings192/416 overs
The worm
EssexSussex
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Essexwicket
Sussexwicket
Essex innings 191/5 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI Walter | c sub b HT Crocombe | 58 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 156.8 |
| MS Pepper | b DJ Lamb | 52 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 152.9 |
| MJJ Critchley | c JA Leaning b DR Briggs | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 |
| LM Benkenstein | b JM Coles | 36 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 200.0 |
| PWA Mulder | c TP Alsop b JM Coles | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| NRM Thain | not out | 23 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 153.3 |
| SR Harmer | not out | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 142.9 |
| Extras | 6 | |||||
| Total | 5 wickets, 20 overs | 191 | ||||
Did not bat: CE Bennett, SML Fernandes, Zaman Akhter, S Snater
Fall of wickets: 105-1 (MS Pepper, 10.2 ov), 116-2 (MJJ Critchley, 11.5 ov), 122-3 (PI Walter, 12.6 ov), 134-4 (PWA Mulder, 14.6 ov), 161-5 (LM Benkenstein, 16.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJ Currie | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.67 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| TS Mills | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| HT Crocombe | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| DR Briggs | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| JM Coles | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 10.67 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Lamb | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105 | 62 | PI Walter 47, MS Pepper 52 |
| 2 | 11 | 9 | PI Walter 7, MJJ Critchley 4 |
| 3 | 6 | 7 | PI Walter 4, LM Benkenstein 2 |
| 4 | 12 | 12 | LM Benkenstein 10, PWA Mulder 2 |
| 5 | 27 | 11 | LM Benkenstein 24, NRM Thain 3 |
| Unbroken | 30 | 19 | NRM Thain 20, SR Harmer 10 |
Sussex innings 192/4 (16 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP Hughes | c PWA Mulder b MJJ Critchley | 44 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 176.0 |
| TGR Clark | c SR Harmer b CE Bennett | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 240.0 |
| JM Coles | c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer | 50 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 172.4 |
| JA Simpson | c SR Harmer b LM Benkenstein | 63 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 273.9 |
| TP Alsop | not out | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 125.0 |
| JA Leaning | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Extras | 7 | |||||
| Total | 4 wickets, 16 overs | 192 | ||||
Did not bat: TS Mills, DJ Lamb, HT Crocombe, BJ Currie, DR Briggs
Fall of wickets: 35-1 (TGR Clark, 2.6 ov), 80-2 (DP Hughes, 6.2 ov), 162-3 (JA Simpson, 11.5 ov), 189-4 (JM Coles, 15.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Snater | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaman Akhter | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 16.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CE Bennett | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PWA Mulder | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| MJJ Critchley | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| LM Benkenstein | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | 18 | DP Hughes 21, TGR Clark 12 |
| 2 | 45 | 20 | DP Hughes 23, JM Coles 22 |
| 3 | 82 | 33 | JM Coles 15, JA Simpson 63 |
| 4 | 27 | 21 | JM Coles 13, TP Alsop 14 |
| Unbroken | 3 | 4 | TP Alsop 1, JA Leaning 1 |
Match details
- Toss
- Sussex, chose to field
- Ground
- County Ground, England & Wales
- Season
- 2026
- Umpires
- BJ Debenham, Hassan Adnan
- Match referee
- H Pack
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1512775