Essex v Yorkshire
Group B · County Ground, Chelmsford · 11 Aug 2026
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets
Essex innings15140.2 overs
Yorkshire innings155/331.4 overs
The worm
EssexYorkshire
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Essexwicket
Yorkshirewicket
Essex innings 151 (40.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRM Thain | c A Lyth b GCH Hill | 19 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 76.0 |
| LM Benkenstein | b DM Bess | 22 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 44.0 |
| T Westley | c FJ Bean b DM Bess | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 |
| MJJ Critchley | not out | 45 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 78.9 |
| G Roelofsen | b JA Chohan | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 38.9 |
| SR Harmer | st FJ Bean b A Lyth | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| A Zeb | b DM Bess | 14 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 58.3 |
| Zaman Akhter | c FJ Bean b BO Coad | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.4 |
| MW Jones | c FJ Bean b BO Coad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MJ Killeen | c FJ Bean b BO Coad | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| CE Bennett | b GCH Hill | 15 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 55.6 |
| Extras | 8 | |||||
| Total | all out, 40.2 overs | 151 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 34-1 (NRM Thain, 9.2 ov), 52-2 (LM Benkenstein, 15.1 ov), 59-3 (T Westley, 17.1 ov), 88-4 (G Roelofsen, 22.3 ov), 99-5 (SR Harmer, 25.3 ov), 118-6 (A Zeb, 31.1 ov), 125-7 (Zaman Akhter, 32.4 ov), 125-8 (MW Jones, 32.6 ov), 129-9 (MJ Killeen, 34.1 ov), 151-10 (CE Bennett, 40.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ White | 8 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3.38 | 36 | 3 | 0 |
| BO Coad | 8 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2.75 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| GCH Hill | 5.2 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2.63 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| JA Chohan | 8 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 5.50 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| DM Bess | 9 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 3.56 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| A Lyth | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 56 | NRM Thain 19, LM Benkenstein 14 |
| 2 | 18 | 35 | LM Benkenstein 8, T Westley 9 |
| 3 | 7 | 12 | T Westley 3, MJJ Critchley 4 |
| 4 | 29 | 32 | MJJ Critchley 18, G Roelofsen 7 |
| 5 | 11 | 18 | MJJ Critchley 9, SR Harmer 2 |
| 6 | 19 | 34 | MJJ Critchley 3, A Zeb 14 |
| 7 | 7 | 9 | MJJ Critchley 2, Zaman Akhter 5 |
| 8 | 0 | 2 | MJJ Critchley 0, MW Jones 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | MJJ Critchley 2, MJ Killeen 2 |
| 10 | 22 | 37 | MJJ Critchley 7, CE Bennett 15 |
Yorkshire innings 155/3 (31.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Lyth | c Zaman Akhter b MW Jones | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| W Luxton | lbw b MW Jones | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
| WJ Bennison | c & b SR Harmer | 60 | 59 | 7 | 2 | 101.7 |
| JH Wharton | not out | 51 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 66.2 |
| SM Whiteman | not out | 26 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 81.3 |
| Extras | 12 | |||||
| Total | 3 wickets, 31.4 overs | 155 | ||||
Did not bat: FJ Bean, GCH Hill, JA Chohan, CJ White, BO Coad, DM Bess
Fall of wickets: 12-1 (W Luxton, 2.3 ov), 15-2 (A Lyth, 4.3 ov), 100-3 (WJ Bennison, 19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MW Jones | 6 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 5.00 | 28 | 8 | 0 |
| CE Bennett | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 6.50 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| Zaman Akhter | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 5.25 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| MJ Killeen | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Harmer | 7.4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3.39 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| MJJ Critchley | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 15 | A Lyth 0, W Luxton 3 |
| 2 | 3 | 12 | A Lyth 3, WJ Bennison 0 |
| 3 | 85 | 90 | WJ Bennison 60, JH Wharton 22 |
| Unbroken | 55 | 73 | JH Wharton 29, SM Whiteman 26 |
Match details
- Toss
- Essex, chose to bat
- Ground
- County Ground, England & Wales
- Season
- 2026
- Umpires
- Bilal Shafayat, DJ Millns
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1513516