Sussex v Essex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 77, Vitality Blast, 2026

Vitality Blast Match 77: Sussex v Essex at Brighton, July 03, 2026

Sussex

SUS

104/10 (17.3)

Essex

ESS

204/6 (20)

Finished

ESS won by 100 runs

Essex InningESS Inning204/6 (20 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Paul Walter	c & b TS Mills	12	8	3	0	150.00
c & b TS Mills
Michael-Kyle Pepper(WK)	c O Carter b DR Briggs	47	29	6	2	162.07
c O Carter b DR Briggs
Charles Allison	b H T Crocombe	20	22	1	0	90.91
b H T Crocombe
Luc Benkenstein	c HD Ward b S Hunt	26	19	1	1	136.84
c HD Ward b S Hunt
Matt Critchley	c DPHughes b TS Mills	34	18	2	2	188.89
c DPHughes b TS Mills
Simon Fernandes	c HD Ward b J J Carson	3	4	0	0	75.00
c HD Ward b J J Carson
Simon Harmer(C)	Not out	46	17	3	4	270.59
Not out
Shane Snater	Not out	10	3	1	1	333.33
Not out
Extra	6 (b 0, w 6, nb 0, lb 0)
Total	204/6 (20)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Sean Hunt	4	40	1	10.00
Tymal Mills	4	42	2	10.50
Henry Thomas Crocombe	4	58	1	14.50
Danny Briggs	4	28	1	7.00
Jack Joshua Carson	4	36	1	9.00

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (PI Walter - 1.6 ov), 2-68 (MKS Pepper - 7.5 ov), 3-99 (CW Allison - 11.6 ov), 4-112 (L Benkenstein - 13.3 ov), 5-117 (Simon Fernandes - 14.3 ov), 6-163 (MJJ Critchley - 18.3 ov)

Sussex InningSUS Inning104/10 (17.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Harrison Ward	c L Benkenstein b S Cook	11	5	0	1	220.00
c L Benkenstein b S Cook
Daniel Hughes	c S Snater b S Cook	2	4	0	0	50.00
c S Snater b S Cook
George Thomas II	c L Benkenstein b S Snater	3	6	0	0	50.00
c L Benkenstein b S Snater
John Simpson(WK)	c Z Akhter b S Cook	2	9	0	0	22.22
c Z Akhter b S Cook
Oliver Carter	c MKS Pepper b M Jones	11	15	1	0	73.33
c MKS Pepper b M Jones
Tom Alsop	c & b SR Harmer	35	35	0	2	100.00
c & b SR Harmer
Jack Joshua Carson	c Z Akhter b M Jones	7	7	1	0	100.00
c Z Akhter b M Jones
Danny Briggs	runout (SR Harmer)	24	17	2	1	141.18
runout (SR Harmer)
Henry Thomas Crocombe	b S Cook	4	5	0	0	80.00
b S Cook
Tymal Mills(C)	c S Snater b SR Harmer	0	1	0	0	0.00
c S Snater b SR Harmer
Sean Hunt	Not out	1	2	0	0	50.00
Not out
Extra	4 (b 0, w 2, nb 1, lb 1)
Total	104/10 (17.3)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Shane Snater	4	0	28	1	7.00
Samuel Cook	3.3	1	7	4	2.00
Mackenzie Jones	2	0	9	2	4.50
Zaman Akhter	2	0	25	0	12.50
Simon Harmer	4	0	17	2	4.25
Matt Critchley	2	0	17	0	8.50

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (HD Ward - 1.1 ov), 2-15 (DPHughes - 1.6 ov), 3-17 (G Thomas II - 2.3 ov), 4-25 (JA Simpson - 5.1 ov), 5-34 (O Carter - 7.3 ov), 6-52 (J J Carson - 9.2 ov), 7-84 (DR Briggs - 14.1 ov), 8-102 (TP Alsop - 16.4 ov), 9-102 (TS Mills - 16.5 ov), 10-104 (H T Crocombe - 17.3 ov)

Date

2026-07-03 23:30 PM

Venue

County Ground, Hove, Brighton

Toss

Essex elected to bat

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee