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Essex vs Sussex Scorecard, Division 1
Sussex won by 47 runs
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.
- Started
- Wed, 2 Sept, 15:30 IST
- Venue
- County Ground
- Data checked
- 05:35:18 IST
Match summary
Sussex won by 47 runs.
Division 1 · County Championship Division One · County Ground · 2 Sept 2026
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.
Sussex, 1st innings: 275 (99 ov)
Top score: Jack Leaning, 60 off 110 balls
Best bowling: James Porter, 4 for 44 in 15 overs
Essex, 1st innings: 177 (58.5 ov)
Top score: Charlie Allison, 56 off 86 balls
Best bowling: Henry Crocombe, 5 for 39 in 9.5 overs
Sussex, 2nd innings: 230 (50.1 ov)
Top score: James Coles, 79 off 125 balls
Best bowling: Zaman Akhter, 4 for 51 in 11.1 overs
Essex, 2nd innings: 281 (73.3 ov)
Top score: Matthew Critchley, 96 off 132 balls
Best bowling: James Coles, 4 for 98 in 29.3 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Sussex 1st innings275 (99 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hughesc Walter b Pepper | 45 | 107 | 42.1 | ||
| Thomas Hainesc Pepper b Cook | 4 | 20 | 20.0 | ||
| Tom Clarkc Pepper b Cook | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Charlie Tearc Harmer b Porter | 39 | 123 | 31.7 | ||
| James Colesc Pepper b Akhter | 15 | 40 | 37.5 | ||
| John Simpsonlbw b Porter | 17 | 58 | 29.3 | ||
| Jack Leaningc Pepper b Akhter | 60 | 110 | 54.5 | ||
| Jack Carsonc Walter b Porter | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | ||
| Dominic Goodmanlbw b Cook | 22 | 62 | 35.5 | ||
| Aristides Karvelasc Pepper b Porter | 38 | 44 | 86.4 | ||
| Henry Crocombenot out | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | ||
| Extras | 14 (w 0, nb 0, b 5, lb 9) | ||||
| Total | 275 (99 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
7-1 (Thomas Haines, 6.3 ov) · 7-2 (Tom Clark, 6.5 ov) · 79-3 (Daniel Hughes, 35.3 ov) · 109-4 (Charlie Tear, 46.5 ov) · 116-5 (James Coles, 52.1 ov) · 149-6 (John Simpson, 66.1 ov) · 163-7 (Jack Carson, 68.5 ov) · 213-8 (Dominic Goodman, 86.1 ov) · 249-9 (Jack Leaning, 93.6 ov) · 275-10 (Aristides Karvelas, 98.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Cook | 19 | 9 | 32 | 3 | 1.68 | ||
| Shane Snater | 18 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 2.50 | ||
| Charlie Bennett | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | ||
| Zaman Akhter | 23 | 6 | 75 | 2 | 3.26 | ||
| Simon Harmer | 16 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 2.13 | ||
| James Porter | 15 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 2.93 | ||
| Matthew Critchley | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4.20 |
Essex 1st innings177 (58.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgarb Coles | 44 | 117 | 37.6 | ||
| Paul Walterb Karvelas | 28 | 53 | 52.8 | ||
| Tom Westleyb Carson | 17 | 44 | 38.6 | ||
| Charlie Allisonlbw b Crocombe | 56 | 86 | 65.1 | ||
| Matthew Critchleynot out | 19 | 39 | 48.7 | ||
| Michael Pepperlbw b Coles | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Simon Harmerlbw b Crocombe | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | ||
| Zaman Akhterlbw b Crocombe | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Shane Snaterb Crocombe | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Mitchell Killeenb Coles | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | ||
| James Porterb Crocombe | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 10 (w 0, nb 8, b 0, lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 177 (58.5 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
57-1 (Paul Walter, 16.1 ov) · 78-2 (Tom Westley, 27.1 ov) · 136-3 (Dean Elgar, 42.3 ov) · 171-4 (Charlie Allison, 54.4 ov) · 172-5 (Michael Pepper, 55.1 ov) · 175-6 (Simon Harmer, 56.1 ov) · 175-7 (Zaman Akhter, 56.2 ov) · 175-8 (Shane Snater, 56.3 ov) · 176-9 (Mitchell Killeen, 57.5 ov) · 177-10 (James Porter, 58.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aristides Karvelas | 12 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3.00 | ||
| Dominic Goodman | 6 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 5.67 | ||
| Thomas Haines | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 | ||
| Henry Crocombe | 9.5 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 3.97 | ||
| Jack Carson | 17 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 2.65 | ||
| Tom Clark | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | ||
| James Coles | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.88 | ||
| Jack Leaning | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 |
Sussex 2nd innings230 (50.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Clarkb Porter | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | ||
| Thomas Hainesc Akhter b Snater | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | ||
| Charlie Tearc Allison b Harmer | 3 | 18 | 16.7 | ||
| James Colesc Harmer b Akhter | 79 | 125 | 63.2 | ||
| Oliver Carterlbw b Harmer | 26 | 28 | 92.9 | ||
| John Simpsonlbw b Harmer | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| Jack Leaningc Westley b Harmer | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Jack Carsonlbw b Akhter | 42 | 37 | 113.5 | ||
| Dominic Goodmanc Bell b Akhter | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | ||
| Aristides Karvelasc Westley b Akhter | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | ||
| Henry Crocombenot out | 9 | 5 | 180.0 | ||
| Extras | 19 (w 0, nb 0, b 18, lb 1) | ||||
| Total | 230 (50.1 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
28-1 (Tom Clark, 6.2 ov) · 28-2 (Thomas Haines, 5.2 ov) · 40-3 (Charlie Tear, 11.4 ov) · 90-4 (Oliver Carter, 21.1 ov) · 90-5 (John Simpson, 23.1 ov) · 90-6 (Jack Leaning, 23.3 ov) · 153-7 (Jack Carson, 34.5 ov) · 173-8 (Dominic Goodman, 38.3 ov) · 207-9 (Aristides Karvelas, 46.6 ov) · 230-10 (James Coles, 50.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Porter | 10 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 2.70 | ||
| Shane Snater | 6 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 3.50 | ||
| Simon Harmer | 18 | 1 | 96 | 4 | 5.33 | ||
| Zaman Akhter | 11.1 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 4.57 | ||
| Matthew Critchley | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 |
Essex 2nd innings281 (73.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walterc Tear b Coles | 1 | 11 | 9.1 | ||
| Dean Elgarb Crocombe | 35 | 43 | 81.4 | ||
| Tom Westleyc Simpson b Carson | 33 | 37 | 89.2 | ||
| Charlie Allisonc Carter b Carson | 42 | 64 | 65.6 | ||
| Matthew Critchleyc Haines b Coles | 96 | 132 | 72.7 | ||
| Simon Harmerc Leaning b Karvelas | 16 | 50 | 32.0 | ||
| Michael Pepperb Coles | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | ||
| Zaman Akhterlbw b Coles | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| Mitchell Killeenc Simpson b Karvelas | 13 | 34 | 38.2 | ||
| Shane Snaterc Leaning b Crocombe | 35 | 45 | 77.8 | ||
| James Porternot out | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| Extras | 7 (w 0, nb 0, b 4, lb 3) | ||||
| Total | 281 (73.3 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
3-1 (Paul Walter, 3.5 ov) · 69-2 (Dean Elgar, 14.2 ov) · 79-3 (Tom Westley, 15.6 ov) · 150-4 (Charlie Allison, 31.4 ov) · 181-5 (Simon Harmer, 44.5 ov) · 190-6 (Michael Pepper, 47.6 ov) · 192-7 (Zaman Akhter, 49.4 ov) · 223-8 (Mitchell Killeen, 60.4 ov) · 271-9 (Shane Snater, 70.3 ov) · 281-10 (Matthew Critchley, 73.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aristides Karvelas | 11 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 4.36 | ||
| James Coles | 29.3 | 2 | 98 | 4 | 3.32 | ||
| Henry Crocombe | 14 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 4.36 | ||
| Jack Carson | 19 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 3.53 |
Line-ups
Essex
- Dean Elgar
- Paul Walter
- Tom Westley(c)
- Charlie Allison
- Matthew Critchley
- Michael Pepper(wk)
- Shane Snater
- Zaman Akhter
- Charlie Bennett
- Samuel Cook
- Simon Harmer
Substitutes: James Porter, Mitchell Killeen, George Bell
Sussex
- Daniel Hughes
- Thomas Haines(c)
- Tom Clark
- Charlie Tear
- James Coles
- John Simpson(wk)
- Jack Leaning
- Jack Carson
- Dominic Goodman
- Henry Crocombe
- Aristides Karvelas
Substitutes: Oliver Carter
The ground: County Ground
FairPlay holds 14 completed matches in Test and first-class cricket at County Ground, Chelmsford, with a median first-innings score of 255.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 29% and the toss winner won 43%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 43% of the time.
Highest total: 602/6 by Essex on 29 Jul 2025.
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