Leicestershire v Essex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 33rd Match, County Championship Division One, 2026

County Championship Division One 33rd Match: Leicestershire v Essex at Leicester, June 12, 2026

Leicestershire

LEI

187/10 (63.2) & 428/10 (153.5)

Essex

ESS

401/10 (97.4) & 217/4 (45.5)

Finished

ESS won by 6 wkts

Essex inningESS inn.401/10 (97.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Dean Elgar	b BGF Green	3	27	0	0	11.11
b BGF Green
Paul Walter	lbw b BGF Green	2	10	0	0	20.00
lbw b BGF Green
Tom Westley(C)	c NF Kelly b R Ahmed	41	89	5	0	46.06
c NF Kelly b R Ahmed
Jordan Cox(WK)	c OB Cox b J Davey	204	201	26	2	101.49
c OB Cox b J Davey
Matt Critchley	b J Evison	97	136	12	1	71.32
b J Evison
Jamie Porter	b R Ahmed	0	3	0	0	0.00
b R Ahmed
Charles Allison	c NF Kelly b R Ahmed	2	10	0	0	20.00
c NF Kelly b R Ahmed
Noah Thain	lbw b R Ahmed	2	11	0	0	18.18
lbw b R Ahmed
Simon Harmer	b TAR Scriven	36	67	5	0	53.73
b TAR Scriven
Shane Snater	b J Davey	0	7	0	0	0.00
b J Davey
Charlie Edward Bennett	Not out	1	25	0	0	4.00
Not out
Extra	13 (b 4, w 1, nb 0, lb 8)
Total	401/10 (97.4)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Josh Davey	16	5	42	2	2.62
Ben Green	19	4	73	2	3.84
Tom Scriven	12.4	0	42	1	3.31
Joey Evison	11	0	58	1	5.27
Alex Green	16	2	72	0	4.5
Rehan Ahmed	23	0	102	4	4.43

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (PI Walter - 5.1 ov), 2-8 (D Elgar - 7.5 ov), 3-155 (TZ Westley - 33.2 ov), 4-338 (MJJ Critchley - 72.5 ov), 5-339 (JA Porter - 73.3 ov), 6-343 (CW Allison - 75.5 ov), 7-347 (NRM Thain - 77.6 ov), 8-371 (J Cox - 84.3 ov), 9-371 (S Snater - 86.4 ov), 10-401 (SR Harmer - 97.4 ov)

Leicestershire inningLEI inn.187/10 (63.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Rishi Patel	lbw b JA Porter	4	18	0	0	22.22
lbw b JA Porter
Sheridon Gumbs	c PI Walter b SR Harmer	21	79	1	0	26.58
c PI Walter b SR Harmer
Rehan Ahmed	lbw b S Snater	5	6	1	0	83.33
lbw b S Snater
Lewis Hill	lbw b CE Bennett	23	40	3	0	57.50
lbw b CE Bennett
Nick Kelly	c JA Porter b MJJ Critchley	78	121	10	2	64.46
c JA Porter b MJJ Critchley
Joey Evison	b SR Harmer	1	16	0	0	6.25
b SR Harmer
Ben Cox(WK)	lbw b NRM Thain	8	13	1	0	61.53
lbw b NRM Thain
Ben Green(C)	c J Cox b SR Harmer	6	43	0	0	13.95
c J Cox b SR Harmer
Tom Scriven	c J Cox b CE Bennett	16	20	3	0	80.00
c J Cox b CE Bennett
Josh Davey	c S Snater b CE Bennett	5	10	0	0	50.00
c S Snater b CE Bennett
Alex Green	Not out	9	17	1	0	52.94
Not out
Extra	11 (b 1, w 0, nb 6, lb 4)
Total	187/10 (63.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Jamie Porter	13	4	25	1	1.92
Shane Snater	14	3	34	1	2.42
Charlie Edward Bennett	11	0	48	3	4.36
Simon Harmer	18	8	42	3	2.33
Noah Thain	4	0	21	1	5.25
Matt Critchley	3.2	1	12	1	3.6

Fall of wickets: 1-6 (RK Patel - 4.4 ov), 2-11 (R Ahmed - 7.1 ov), 3-52 (LS Hill - 20.6 ov), 4-72 (S Gumbs - 27.3 ov), 5-88 (J Evison - 31.4 ov), 6-101 (OB Cox - 34.5 ov), 7-134 (BGF Green - 49.3 ov), 8-159 (TAR Scriven - 56.1 ov), 9-167 (J Davey - 58.1 ov), 10-187 (NF Kelly - 63.2 ov)

Leicestershire inningLEI inn.428/10 (153.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Rishi Patel	b S Snater	58	97	10	0	59.79
b S Snater
Sheridon Gumbs	b SR Harmer	49	125	8	0	39.20
b SR Harmer
Rehan Ahmed	lbw b SR Harmer	23	47	4	0	48.93
lbw b SR Harmer
Lewis Hill	b MJJ Critchley	127	320	12	0	39.68
b MJJ Critchley
Nick Kelly	lbw b JA Porter	19	37	2	1	51.35
lbw b JA Porter
Joey Evison	lbw b S Snater	9	26	0	1	34.61
lbw b S Snater
Ben Cox(WK)	b S Snater	49	83	6	0	59.03
b S Snater
Ben Green(C)	lbw b CE Bennett	29	61	4	0	47.54
lbw b CE Bennett
Tom Scriven	lbw b SR Harmer	10	39	1	0	25.64
lbw b SR Harmer
Josh Davey	c MKS Pepper b MJJ Critchley	21	67	2	1	31.34
c MKS Pepper b MJJ Critchley
Alex Green	Not out	0	22	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	34 (b 20, w 0, nb 2, lb 12)
Total	428/10 (153.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Jamie Porter	29	7	79	1	2.72
Shane Snater	34	8	69	3	2.02
Charlie Edward Bennett	27	5	90	1	3.33
Simon Harmer	51	8	124	3	2.43
Matt Critchley	12.5	1	34	2	2.64

Fall of wickets: 1-96 (RK Patel - 28.3 ov), 2-130 (S Gumbs - 43.3 ov), 3-143 (R Ahmed - 45.5 ov), 4-166 (NF Kelly - 56.6 ov), 5-184 (J Evison - 64.5 ov), 6-274 (OB Cox - 96.1 ov), 7-324 (BGF Green - 114.2 ov), 8-349 (TAR Scriven - 125.5 ov), 9-405 (J Davey - 143.6 ov), 10-428 (LS Hill - 153.5 ov)

Essex inningESS inn.217/4 (45.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Paul Walter	c LS Hill b J Evison	110	135	11	0	81.48
c LS Hill b J Evison
Dean Elgar	c RK Patel b J Davey	9	10	2	0	90.00
c RK Patel b J Davey
Tom Westley(C)	c R Ahmed b TAR Scriven	22	41	1	0	53.65
c R Ahmed b TAR Scriven
Charles Allison	b BGF Green	36	49	5	0	73.46
b BGF Green
Matt Critchley	Not out	28	33	3	1	84.84
Not out
Michael-Kyle Pepper	Not out	6	8	1	0	75.00
Not out
Extra	6 (b 4, w 0, nb 2, lb 0)
Total	217/4 (45.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Josh Davey	6	0	45	1	7.5
Ben Green	11	1	42	1	3.81
Rehan Ahmed	16	2	68	0	4.25
Tom Scriven	5	0	20	1	4
Alex Green	5	0	26	0	5.2
Joey Evison	1.5	0	10	1	5.45
Rishi Patel	1	0	2	0	2

Fall of wickets: 1-15 (D Elgar - 2.6 ov), 2-86 (TZ Westley - 19.4 ov), 3-156 (CW Allison - 33.6 ov), 4-205 (PI Walter - 43.1 ov)

Date

2026-06-12 15:30 PM

Venue

Grace Road, Leicester

Toss

Leicestershire elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee