Essex v Sussex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 8, Vitality Blast, 2026

Vitality Blast Match 8: Essex v Sussex, May 22, 2026
Essex
ESS
191/5 (20)
Sussex
SUS
192/4 (16)
Finished
SUS won by 6 wickets
Essex InningESS Inning191/5 (20 ov)
Sussex InningSUS Inning192/4 (16 ov)

Commentary

4
0.1
Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, Four,
0
0.2
Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, no run,
0
0.3
Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, no run,
0
0.4
Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, no run,
1
0.5
Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, 1 run,
1
0.6
Shane Snater to Tom Clark, 1 run,
End of over 1 (6 runs)
Tom Clark 1 (1)
Daniel Hughes 5 (5)
Sussex 6/0
Shane Snater 1-0-6-0
4
1.1
Zaman Akhter to Tom Clark, Four,
1
1.2
Zaman Akhter to Tom Clark, 1 run,
4
1.3
Zaman Akhter to Daniel Hughes, Four,
4
1.4
Zaman Akhter to Daniel Hughes, Four,
0
1.5
Zaman Akhter to Daniel Hughes, no run,
1lb
1.6
Zaman Akhter to Daniel Hughes, 1 leg bye,
End of over 2 (14 runs)
Daniel Hughes 13 (9)
Tom Clark 6 (3)
Sussex 20/0
Zaman Akhter 1-0-13-0
Shane Snater 1-0-6-0
0
2.1
Charlie Edward Bennett to Daniel Hughes, no run,
4
2.2
Charlie Edward Bennett to Daniel Hughes, Four,
4
2.3
Charlie Edward Bennett to Daniel Hughes, Four,
1lb
2.4
Charlie Edward Bennett to Daniel Hughes, 1 leg bye,
6
2.5
Charlie Edward Bennett to Tom Clark, Six,
w
2.6
Tom Clark c SR Harmer b CE Bennett 12 (5) Charlie Edward Bennett to Tom Clark, no run, c SR Harmer b CE Bennett,
End of over 3 (15 runs)
Tom Clark 12 (5)
Daniel Hughes 21 (13)
Sussex 35/1
Charlie Edward Bennett 1-0-14-1
Zaman Akhter 1-0-13-0
0
3.1
Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, no run,
0
3.2
Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, no run,
4
3.3
Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, Four,
4
3.4
Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, Four,
4
3.5
Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, Four,
4
3.6
Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, Four,
End of over 4 (16 runs)
Daniel Hughes 37 (19)
James Coles 0 (0)
Sussex 51/1
Shane Snater 2-0-22-0
Charlie Edward Bennett 1-0-14-1
4
4.1
Zaman Akhter to James Coles, Four,
1
4.2
Zaman Akhter to James Coles, 1 run,
1
4.3
Zaman Akhter to Daniel Hughes, 1 run,
4
4.4
Zaman Akhter to James Coles, Four,
4
4.5
Zaman Akhter to James Coles, Four,
6
4.6
Zaman Akhter to James Coles, Six,
End of over 5 (20 runs)
James Coles 19 (5)
Daniel Hughes 38 (20)
Sussex 71/1
Zaman Akhter 2-0-33-0
Shane Snater 2-0-22-0
0
5.1
Wiaan Mulder to Daniel Hughes, no run,
1
5.2
Wiaan Mulder to Daniel Hughes, 1 run,
1
5.3
Wiaan Mulder to James Coles, 1 run,
4
5.4
Wiaan Mulder to Daniel Hughes, Four,
1
5.5
Wiaan Mulder to Daniel Hughes, 1 run,
1
5.6
Wiaan Mulder to James Coles, 1 run,
End of over 6 (8 runs)
James Coles 21 (7)
Daniel Hughes 44 (24)
Sussex 79/1
Wiaan Mulder 1-0-8-0
Zaman Akhter 2-0-33-0
1
6.1
Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,
w
6.2
Daniel Hughes c PWA Mulder b MJJ Critchley 44 (25) Matt Critchley to Daniel Hughes, no run, c PWA Mulder b MJJ Critchley,
6
6.3
Matt Critchley to John Simpson, Six,
1
6.4
Matt Critchley to John Simpson, 1 run,
1
6.5
Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,
1
6.6
Matt Critchley to John Simpson, 1 run,
End of over 7 (10 runs)
John Simpson 8 (3)
James Coles 23 (9)
Sussex 89/2
Matt Critchley 1-0-10-1
Wiaan Mulder 1-0-8-0
6
7.1
Simon Harmer to John Simpson, Six,
2
7.2
Simon Harmer to John Simpson, 2 runs,
1
7.3
Simon Harmer to John Simpson, 1 run,
1
7.4
Simon Harmer to James Coles, 1 run,
0
7.5
Simon Harmer to John Simpson, no run,
0
7.6
Simon Harmer to John Simpson, no run,
End of over 8 (10 runs)
John Simpson 17 (8)
James Coles 24 (10)
Sussex 99/2
Simon Harmer 1-0-10-0
Matt Critchley 1-0-10-1
1
8.1
Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,
6
8.2
Matt Critchley to John Simpson, Six,
1lb
8.3
Matt Critchley to John Simpson, 1 leg bye,
1
8.4
Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,
1
8.5
Matt Critchley to John Simpson, 1 run,
1
8.6
Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,
End of over 9 (11 runs)
James Coles 27 (13)
John Simpson 24 (11)
Sussex 110/2
Matt Critchley 2-0-20-1
Simon Harmer 1-0-10-0
1
9.1
Simon Harmer to James Coles, 1 run,
6
9.2
Simon Harmer to John Simpson, Six,
1
9.3
Simon Harmer to John Simpson, 1 run,
2
9.4
Simon Harmer to James Coles, 2 runs,
1
9.5
Simon Harmer to James Coles, 1 run,
1
9.6
Simon Harmer to John Simpson, 1 run,
End of over 10 (12 runs)
John Simpson 32 (14)
James Coles 31 (16)
Sussex 122/2
Simon Harmer 2-0-22-0
Matt Critchley 2-0-20-1
1wd
10.1
Wiaan Mulder to John Simpson, 1 wide,
6
10.1
Wiaan Mulder to John Simpson, Six,
1
10.2
Wiaan Mulder to John Simpson, 1 run,
2nb
10.3
Wiaan Mulder to James Coles, 2 no ball,
6
10.3
Wiaan Mulder to John Simpson, Six,
6
10.4
Wiaan Mulder to John Simpson, Six,
1
10.5
Wiaan Mulder to John Simpson, 1 run,
1wd
10.6
Wiaan Mulder to James Coles, 1 wide,
4
10.6
Wiaan Mulder to James Coles, Four,
End of over 11 (28 runs)
James Coles 36 (18)
John Simpson 52 (19)
Sussex 150/2
Wiaan Mulder 2-0-36-0
Simon Harmer 2-0-22-0
1
11.1
Luc Benkenstein to John Simpson, 1 run,
1
11.2
Luc Benkenstein to James Coles, 1 run,
4
11.3
Luc Benkenstein to John Simpson, Four,
6
11.4
Luc Benkenstein to John Simpson, Six,
w
11.5
John Simpson c SR Harmer b L Benkenstein 63 (23) Luc Benkenstein to John Simpson, no run, c SR Harmer b L Benkenstein,
1
11.6
Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, 1 run,
End of over 12 (13 runs)
Tom Alsop 1 (1)
James Coles 37 (19)
Sussex 163/3
Luc Benkenstein 1-0-13-1
Wiaan Mulder 2-0-36-0
1
12.1
Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, 1 run,
2
12.2
Matt Critchley to James Coles, 2 runs,
2
12.3
Matt Critchley to James Coles, 2 runs,
1
12.4
Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,
1
12.5
Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, 1 run,
0
12.6
Matt Critchley to James Coles, no run,
End of over 13 (7 runs)
James Coles 42 (23)
Tom Alsop 3 (3)
Sussex 170/3
Matt Critchley 3-0-27-1
Luc Benkenstein 1-0-13-1
1
13.1
Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, 1 run,
1
13.2
Luc Benkenstein to James Coles, 1 run,
6
13.3
Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, Six,
0
13.4
Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, no run,
1
13.5
Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, 1 run,
1
13.6
Luc Benkenstein to James Coles, 1 run,
End of over 14 (10 runs)
James Coles 44 (25)
Tom Alsop 11 (7)
Sussex 180/3
Luc Benkenstein 2-0-23-1
Matt Critchley 3-0-27-1
1
14.1
Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,
0
14.2
Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, no run,
1
14.3
Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, 1 run,
4
14.4
Matt Critchley to James Coles, Four,
1
14.5
Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,
1
14.6
Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, 1 run,
End of over 15 (8 runs)
Tom Alsop 13 (10)
James Coles 50 (28)
Sussex 188/3
Matt Critchley 4-0-35-1
Luc Benkenstein 2-0-23-1
1
15.1
Simon Harmer to Tom Alsop, 1 run,
w
15.2
James Coles c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer 50 (29) Simon Harmer to James Coles, no run, c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer,
1b
15.3
Simon Harmer to Jack Leaning, 1 bye,
1
15.4
Simon Harmer to Tom Alsop, 1 run,
0
15.5
Simon Harmer to Jack Leaning, no run,
1
15.6
Simon Harmer to Jack Leaning, 1 run,
End of over 16 (4 runs)
Jack Leaning 1 (3)
Tom Alsop 15 (12)
Sussex 192/4
Simon Harmer 3-0-25-1
Matt Critchley 4-0-35-1