MatchesMen's T20 leagueVitality Blast Men 2026

Essex v Sussex

Group South · County Ground, Brighton · 3 Jul 2026

Essex won by 100 runs

Essex innings204/620 overs
Sussex innings10417.3 overs

The worm

EssexSussex
05010015020025005101520Essex: 1 wicket in over 2, 14/1Essex: 1 wicket in over 8, 69/2Essex: 1 wicket in over 12, 99/3Essex: 1 wicket in over 14, 115/4Essex: 1 wicket in over 15, 119/5Essex: 1 wicket in over 19, 173/6Sussex: 2 wickets in over 2, 15/2Sussex: 1 wicket in over 3, 19/3Sussex: 1 wicket in over 6, 30/4Sussex: 1 wicket in over 8, 38/5Sussex: 1 wicket in over 10, 56/6Sussex: 1 wicket in over 15, 93/7Sussex: 2 wickets in over 17, 102/9Sussex: 1 wicket in over 18, 104/10

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

Essexwicket
018365101520Over 1: 12 runsOver 2: 2 runs, 1 wicketOver 3: 13 runsOver 4: 11 runsOver 5: 7 runsOver 6: 7 runsOver 7: 10 runsOver 8: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 9: 10 runsOver 10: 4 runsOver 11: 11 runsOver 12: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 13: 11 runsOver 14: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 15: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 16: 12 runsOver 17: 10 runsOver 18: 15 runsOver 19: 17 runs, 1 wicketOver 20: 31 runs
Sussexwicket
018365101520Over 1: 14 runsOver 2: 1 run, 2 wicketsOver 3: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 4: 0 runsOver 5: 6 runsOver 6: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 7: 4 runsOver 8: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 9: 13 runsOver 10: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 11: 3 runsOver 12: 12 runsOver 13: 3 runsOver 14: 10 runsOver 15: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 16: 7 runsOver 17: 2 runs, 2 wicketsOver 18: 2 runs, 1 wicket

Essex innings 204/6 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
PI Walterc & b TS Mills12830150.0
MS Pepperc OJ Carter b DR Briggs472962162.1
CWJ Allisonb HT Crocombe20221090.9
LM Benkensteinc HD Ward b SF Hunt261911136.8
MJJ Critchleyc DP Hughes b TS Mills341822188.9
SML Fernandesc HD Ward b JJ Carson340075.0
SR Harmernot out461734270.6
S Snaternot out10311333.3
Extras6
Total6 wickets, 20 overs204

Did not bat: MW Jones, Zaman Akhter, SJ Cook

Fall of wickets: 14-1 (PI Walter, 1.6 ov), 68-2 (MS Pepper, 7.5 ov), 99-3 (CWJ Allison, 11.6 ov), 112-4 (LM Benkenstein, 13.3 ov), 117-5 (SML Fernandes, 14.3 ov), 163-6 (MJJ Critchley, 18.3 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
SF Hunt4040110.00610
TS Mills4042210.501020
HT Crocombe4058114.50410
DR Briggs402817.00600
JJ Carson403619.00220
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
11412PI Walter 12, MS Pepper 1
25435MS Pepper 46, CWJ Allison 7
33125CWJ Allison 13, LM Benkenstein 16
4139LM Benkenstein 10, MJJ Critchley 3
556MJJ Critchley 2, SML Fernandes 3
64624MJJ Critchley 29, SR Harmer 16
Unbroken419SR Harmer 30, S Snater 10

Sussex innings 104 (17.3 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
HD Wardc LM Benkenstein b SJ Cook11501220.0
DP Hughesc S Snater b SJ Cook240050.0
GW Thomasc LM Benkenstein b S Snater360050.0
JA Simpsonc Zaman Akhter b SJ Cook290022.2
OJ Carterc MS Pepper b MW Jones11151073.3
TP Alsopc & b SR Harmer353502100.0
JJ Carsonc Zaman Akhter b MW Jones7710100.0
DR Briggsrun out (SR Harmer)241721141.2
HT Crocombeb SJ Cook450080.0
TS Millsc S Snater b SR Harmer01000.0
SF Huntnot out120050.0
Extras4
Totalall out, 17.3 overs104

Fall of wickets: 14-1 (HD Ward, 1.1 ov), 15-2 (DP Hughes, 1.6 ov), 17-3 (GW Thomas, 2.3 ov), 25-4 (JA Simpson, 5.1 ov), 34-5 (OJ Carter, 7.3 ov), 52-6 (JJ Carson, 9.2 ov), 84-7 (DR Briggs, 14.1 ov), 102-8 (TP Alsop, 16.4 ov), 102-9 (TS Mills, 16.5 ov), 104-10 (HT Crocombe, 17.3 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
S Snater402817.00810
SJ Cook3.31742.001400
MW Jones20924.50700
Zaman Akhter2025012.50311
SR Harmer401724.251300
MJJ Critchley201708.50100
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
1147HD Ward 11, DP Hughes 2
215DP Hughes 0, GW Thomas 1
323GW Thomas 2, JA Simpson 0
4816JA Simpson 2, OJ Carter 6
5914OJ Carter 5, TP Alsop 3
61811TP Alsop 9, JJ Carson 7
73229TP Alsop 8, DR Briggs 24
81815TP Alsop 15, HT Crocombe 3
901HT Crocombe 0, TS Mills 0
1024HT Crocombe 1, SF Hunt 1

Match details

Toss
Essex, chose to bat
Ground
County Ground, England & Wales
Season
2026
Umpires
ID Blackwell, JC Tredwell
Match referee
JJ Swift
Source
Cricsheet match 1512848