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Essex vs Leicestershire Scorecard, Division 1
293 (85 ov) & 104/3 (30 ov)
333 (90.2 ov) & 60 (27.4 ov)
Essex won by 7 wickets
Essex won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Fri, 15 May, 15:30 IST
- Venue
- County Ground
- Data checked
- 05:41:30 IST
Match summary
Essex won by 7 wickets.
Division 1 · County Championship Division One · County Ground · 15 May 2026
Essex won the toss and elected to bowl.
Leicestershire, 1st innings: 333 (90.2 ov)
Top score: Sol Budinger, 89 off 114 balls
Best bowling: Shane Snater, 3 for 59 in 18.2 overs
Essex, 1st innings: 293 (85 ov)
Top score: Wiaan Mulder, 79 not out off 124 balls
Best bowling: Ian Holland, 4 for 54 in 18 overs
Leicestershire, 2nd innings: 60 (27.4 ov)
Top score: Ben Cox, 20 off 41 balls
Best bowling: Shane Snater, 4 for 12 in 9 overs
Essex, 2nd innings: 104/3 (30 ov)
Top score: Matthew Critchley, 40 not out off 59 balls
Best bowling: Josh Hull, 2 for 20 in 5 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Leicestershire 1st innings333 (90.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patelc Pepper b Cook | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | ||
| Jake Weatheraldb Mulder | 61 | 77 | 79.2 | ||
| Sol Budingerb Snater | 89 | 114 | 78.1 | ||
| Ian Hollandlbw b Porter | 11 | 22 | 50.0 | ||
| Jonathan Tattersalllbw b Mulder | 8 | 37 | 21.6 | ||
| Stephen Eskinazib Cook | 50 | 100 | 50.0 | ||
| Ben Coxb Mulder | 31 | 83 | 37.3 | ||
| Ben Greenc Allison b Snater | 25 | 40 | 62.5 | ||
| Ben Mikelbw b Porter | 20 | 22 | 90.9 | ||
| Ajaz Patelnot out | 11 | 29 | 37.9 | ||
| Josh Hullb Snater | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | ||
| Extras | 17 (w 0, nb 8, b 4, lb 5) | ||||
| Total | 333 (90.2 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
17-1 (Rishi Patel, 3.1 ov) · 142-2 (Jake Weatherald, 25.1 ov) · 171-3 (Ian Holland, 32.2 ov) · 190-4 (Sol Budinger, 40.4 ov) · 196-5 (Jonathan Tattersall, 43.2 ov) · 254-6 (Ben Cox, 67.6 ov) · 294-7 (Ben Green, 77.6 ov) · 311-8 (Stephen Eskinazi, 81.4 ov) · 327-9 (Ben Mike, 86.6 ov) · 333-10 (Josh Hull, 90.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Porter | 22 | 4 | 73 | 2 | 3.32 | ||
| Samuel Cook | 20 | 5 | 67 | 2 | 3.35 | ||
| Shane Snater | 18.2 | 5 | 59 | 3 | 3.22 | ||
| Simon Harmer | 8 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 3.88 | ||
| Wiaan Mulder | 16 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 4.38 | ||
| Matthew Critchley | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 |
Essex 1st innings293 (85 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Cookb Holland | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Dean Elgarc Holland b Green | 14 | 13 | 107.7 | ||
| James Porterb Mike | 52 | 117 | 44.4 | ||
| Paul Walterc Patel b Holland | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | ||
| Tom Westleyc Cox b Mike | 2 | 30 | 6.7 | ||
| Charlie Allisonc Cox b Hull | 72 | 103 | 69.9 | ||
| Matthew Critchleyc & b Mike | 4 | 3 | 133.3 | ||
| Wiaan Muldernot out | 79 | 124 | 63.7 | ||
| Michael Pepperlbw b Patel | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | ||
| Simon Harmerb Holland | 35 | 86 | 40.7 | ||
| Shane Snaterc Cox b Holland | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 15 (w 0, nb 8, b 0, lb 7) | ||||
| Total | 293 (85 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
20-1 (Dean Elgar, 5.1 ov) · 25-2 (Paul Walter, 8.1 ov) · 39-3 (Tom Westley, 16.4 ov) · 135-4 (James Porter, 41.4 ov) · 143-5 (Matthew Critchley, 43.1 ov) · 162-6 (Charlie Allison, 47.3 ov) · 207-7 (Michael Pepper, 56.4 ov) · 293-8 (Simon Harmer, 84.2 ov) · 293-9 (Shane Snater, 84.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Holland | 18 | 4 | 54 | 4 | 3.00 | ||
| Ben Green | 20 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 2.70 | ||
| Ben Mike | 16 | 2 | 74 | 3 | 4.63 | ||
| Josh Hull | 14 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 4.79 | ||
| Ajaz Patel | 17 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 2.18 |
Leicestershire 2nd innings60 (27.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patellbw b Porter | 2 | 15 | 13.3 | ||
| Sol Budingerc Westley b Cook | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | ||
| Ian Hollandc Pepper b Cook | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | ||
| Nick Kellyc Harmer b Snater | 0 | 20 | 0.0 | ||
| Jonathan Tattersallb Snater | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | ||
| Stephen Eskinazilbw b Snater | 1 | 21 | 4.8 | ||
| Ben Coxb Cook | 20 | 41 | 48.8 | ||
| Ben Greenlbw b Snater | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Ben Mikeb Porter | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | ||
| Ajaz Patelb Snater | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Josh Hullnot out | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | ||
| Extras | 8 (w 1, nb 0, b 0, lb 7) | ||||
| Total | 60 (27.4 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
4-1 (Rishi Patel, 4.1 ov) · 14-2 (Sol Budinger, 5.5 ov) · 25-3 (Ian Holland, 11.3 ov) · 27-4 (Nick Kelly, 12.4 ov) · 29-5 (Jonathan Tattersall, 13.5 ov) · 41-6 (Stephen Eskinazi, 18.6 ov) · 41-7 (Ben Green, 20.2 ov) · 46-8 (Ben Mike, 21.6 ov) · 47-9 (Ajaz Patel, 22.5 ov) · 60-10 (Ben Cox, 27.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Porter | 9 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2.44 | ||
| Samuel Cook | 9.4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1.97 | ||
| Shane Snater | 9 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1.33 |
Essex 2nd innings104/3 (30 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walterlbw b Green | 7 | 33 | 21.2 | ||
| Dean Elgarlbw b Hull | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | ||
| Tom Westleyc Holland b Hull | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | ||
| Charlie Allisonnot out | 34 | 48 | 70.8 | ||
| Matthew Critchleynot out | 40 | 59 | 67.8 | ||
| Extras | 4 (w 0, nb 0, b 0, lb 4) | ||||
| Total | 104/3 (30 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
25-1 (Paul Walter, 11.4 ov) · 25-2 (Dean Elgar, 10.3 ov) · 27-3 (Tom Westley, 12.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Holland | 7 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2.57 | ||
| Ben Green | 8 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2.38 | ||
| Josh Hull | 5 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4.00 | ||
| Ben Mike | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6.00 | ||
| Ajaz Patel | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | ||
| Rishi Patel | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 |
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