Essex v Sussex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 51, County Championship Division One, 2026

County Championship Division One Match 51: Essex v Sussex, September 02, 2026

Essex

ESS

177/10 (58.5) & 281/10 (73.3)

Sussex

SUS

275/10 (99) & 230/10 (50.1)

Finished

SUS won by 47 runs

Sussex 1st InningSUS 1st Inning275/10 (99 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Daniel Hughes	c PI Walter b S Snater	45	107	7	0	42.06
c PI Walter b S Snater
Tom Haines(C)	c MKS Pepper b S Cook	4	20	0	0	20.00
c MKS Pepper b S Cook
Tom Clark	c MKS Pepper b S Cook	0	2	0	0	0.00
c MKS Pepper b S Cook
Charlie Tear	c SR Harmer b JA Porter	39	123	3	0	31.71
c SR Harmer b JA Porter
James Coles	c MKS Pepper b Z Akhter	15	40	1	0	37.50
c MKS Pepper b Z Akhter
John Simpson(WK)	lbw b JA Porter	17	58	3	0	29.31
lbw b JA Porter
Jack Leaning	c MKS Pepper b Z Akhter	60	110	8	0	54.55
c MKS Pepper b Z Akhter
Jack Joshua Carson	c PI Walter b JA Porter	9	12	2	0	75.00
c PI Walter b JA Porter
Dominic Goodman	lbw b S Cook	22	62	2	1	35.48
lbw b S Cook
Ari Karvelas	c MKS Pepper b JA Porter	38	44	6	0	86.36
c MKS Pepper b JA Porter
Henry Thomas Crocombe	Not out	12	16	2	0	75.00
Not out
Extra	14 (b 5, w 0, nb 0, lb 9)
Total	275/10 (99)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Samuel Cook	19	9	32	3	1.68
Shane Snater	18	6	45	1	2.50
Charlie Edward Bennett	3	0	10	0	3.33
Zaman Akhter	23	6	75	2	3.26
Simon Harmer	16	2	34	0	2.13
Jamie Porter	15	1	44	4	2.93
Matt Critchley	5	0	21	0	4.20

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (TJ Haines - 6.3 ov), 2-7 (T Clark - 6.5 ov), 3-79 (DPHughes - 35.3 ov), 4-109 (C Tear - 46.5 ov), 5-116 (J Coles - 52.1 ov), 6-149 (JA Simpson - 66.1 ov), 7-163 (J J Carson - 68.5 ov), 8-213 (DC Goodman - 86.1 ov), 9-249 (JA Leaning - 93.6 ov), 10-275 (A Karvelas - 98.6 ov)

Essex 1st InningESS 1st Inning177/10 (58.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Dean Elgar	b J Coles	44	117	5	0	37.60
b J Coles
Paul Walter	b A Karvelas	28	53	5	0	52.83
b A Karvelas
Tom Westley(C)	b J J Carson	17	44	2	0	38.63
b J J Carson
Charles Allison	lbw b H T Crocombe	56	86	8	0	65.11
lbw b H T Crocombe
Matt Critchley	Not out	19	39	1	1	48.71
Not out
Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK)	lbw b J Coles	1	3	0	0	33.33
lbw b J Coles
Simon Harmer	lbw b H T Crocombe	2	4	0	0	50.00
lbw b H T Crocombe
Zaman Akhter	lbw b H T Crocombe	0	1	0	0	0.00
lbw b H T Crocombe
Shane Snater	b H T Crocombe	0	1	0	0	0.00
b H T Crocombe
Mitchell Killeen	b J Coles	0	7	0	0	0.00
b J Coles
Jamie Porter	b H T Crocombe	0	2	0	0	0.00
b H T Crocombe
Extra	10 (b 0, w 0, nb 8, lb 2)
Total	177/10 (58.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Ari Karvelas	12	1	36	1	3.00
Dominic Goodman	6	1	34	0	5.67
Tom Haines	3	1	7	0	2.33
Henry Thomas Crocombe	9.5	1	39	5	3.97
Jack Joshua 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

Fall of wickets: 1-57 (PI Walter - 16.1 ov), 2-79 (TZ Westley - 27.1 ov), 3-136 (D Elgar - 42.3 ov), 4-171 (CW Allison - 54.4 ov), 5-172 (MKS Pepper - 55.1 ov), 6-175 (SR Harmer - 56.1 ov), 7-175 (Z Akhter - 56.2 ov), 8-175 (S Snater - 56.3 ov), 9-176 (M Killeen - 57.5 ov), 10-177 (JA Porter - 58.5 ov)

Sussex 2nd InningSUS 2nd Inning230/10 (50.1 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Tom Clark	b JA Porter	14	18	2	0	77.78
b JA Porter
Tom Haines(C)	c Z Akhter b S Snater	10	16	2	0	62.50
c Z Akhter b S Snater
Charlie Tear	c CW Allison b SR Harmer	3	18	0	0	16.67
c CW Allison b SR Harmer
James Coles	c SR Harmer b Z Akhter	79	125	9	1	63.20
c SR Harmer b Z Akhter
Oliver Carter	lbw b SR Harmer	26	28	6	0	92.86
lbw b SR Harmer
John Simpson(WK)	lbw b SR Harmer	0	6	0	0	0.00
lbw b SR Harmer
Jack Leaning	c TZ Westley b SR Harmer	0	2	0	0	0.00
c TZ Westley b SR Harmer
Jack Joshua Carson	lbw b Z Akhter	42	37	6	2	113.51
lbw b Z Akhter
Dominic Goodman	c (sub G Bell) b Z Akhter	6	12	1	0	50.00
c (sub G Bell) b Z Akhter
Ari Karvelas	c TZ Westley b Z Akhter	22	34	1	1	64.71
c TZ Westley b Z Akhter
Henry Thomas Crocombe	Not out	9	5	0	1	180.00
Not out
Extra	19 (b 18, w 0, nb 0, lb 1)
Total	230/10 (50.1)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Jamie 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
Matt Critchley	5	0	16	0	3.20

Fall of wickets: 1-28 (TJ Haines - 5.2 ov), 2-28 (T Clark - 6.2 ov), 3-40 (C Tear - 11.4 ov), 4-90 (O Carter - 21.1 ov), 5-90 (JA Simpson - 23.1 ov), 6-90 (JA Leaning - 23.3 ov), 7-153 (J J Carson - 34.5 ov), 8-173 (DC Goodman - 38.3 ov), 9-207 (A Karvelas - 46.6 ov), 10-230 (J Coles - 50.1 ov)

Essex 2nd InningESS 2nd Inning281/10 (73.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Paul Walter	c C Tear b J Coles	1	11	0	0	9.09
c C Tear b J Coles
Dean Elgar	b H T Crocombe	35	43	7	0	81.40
b H T Crocombe
Tom Westley(C)	c JA Simpson b J J Carson	33	37	7	0	89.19
c JA Simpson b J J Carson
Charles Allison	c O Carter b J J Carson	42	64	5	2	65.63
c O Carter b J J Carson
Matt Critchley	c TJ Haines b J Coles	96	132	8	2	72.73
c TJ Haines b J Coles
Simon Harmer	c JA Leaning b A Karvelas	16	50	2	0	32.00
c JA Leaning b A Karvelas
Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK)	lbw b J Coles	3	13	0	0	15.79
lbw b J Coles
Mitchell Killeen	c JA Simpson b A Karvelas	13	34	2	0	38.23
c JA Simpson b A Karvelas
Shane Snater	c JA Leaning b H T Crocombe	35	45	4	2	77.78
c JA Leaning b H T Crocombe
Jamie Porter	Not out	0	6	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	7 (b 4, w 0, nb 0, lb 3)
Total	281/10 (73.3)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Ari Karvelas	11	1	48	2	4.36
James Coles	29.3	2	98	4	3.32
Henry Thomas Crocombe	14	0	61	2	4.36
Jack Joshua Carson	19	3	67	2	3.53

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (PI Walter - 3.5 ov), 2-69 (D Elgar - 14.2 ov), 3-79 (TZ Westley - 15.6 ov), 4-150 (CW Allison - 31.4 ov), 5-181 (SR Harmer - 44.5 ov), 6-192 (MKS Pepper - 49.4 ov), 7-223 (M Killeen - 60.4 ov), 8-271 (S Snater - 70.3 ov), 9-281 (MJJ Critchley - 73.3 ov)

Date

2026-09-02 15:00 PM

Venue

County Ground, Chelmsford

Toss

Sussex elected to bat

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee