Sussex vs Leicestershire Scorecard, 8 May 2026

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Sussex 430 & 131/3

Fri 8 May v

Leicestershire 328 & 227

Sussex won by 7 wickets

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Updated 8 May 2026

Daniel HughesTop bat136 (163 balls, 20 fours)
Ollie Edward RobinsonTop bowl6/131 (42.9 ov), 19 (55 balls)

Leicestershire batting

1st innings

328all out, 88.4 ov

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rishi Patelrun out (Jack Leaning)	45	78	7	0	57.7
Jake Weatheraldc Tom Clark b Jack Carson	43	66	6	0	65.2
SB Sol Budingerb Ollie Edward Robinson	14	40	1	0	35.0
Ian Holland (c)c Nantes Oosthuizen b James Coles	63	126	4	0	50.0
Jonathan Tattersallc Jack Leaning b Henry Crocombe	20	43	3	0	46.5
SE Stephen Eskinazic Ollie Edward Robinson b Jack Carson	14	47	2	0	29.8
Ben Cox (wk)c Charlie Tear b Jack Carson	13	13	3	0	100.0
Ben Greenlbw b Jack Carson	0	2	0	0	0.0
Tom Scrivenb Ollie Edward Robinson	50	72	8	0	69.4
Ajaz Patelc John Simpson b Ollie Edward Robinson	17	37	2	0	45.9
Tom Helmnot out	8*	17	1	0	47.1
Extras	41 (b 1, lb 21, w 1, nb 18)
Total	328 (all out, 88.4 ov)

Fall of wickets

1-92 Rishi Patel 21.1 ov, 2-108 Jake Weatherald 25.5 ov, 3-122 Sol Budinger 34.1 ov, 4-152 Jonathan Tattersall 44.4 ov, 5-189 Stephen Eskinazi 57.6 ov, 6-209 Ben Cox 61.1 ov, 7-209 Ben Green 61.3 ov, 8-282 Ian Holland 77.4 ov, 9-298 Tom Scriven 80.5 ov, 10-328 Ajaz Patel 88.4 ov

Sussex bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Ollie Edward Robinson5 nb	24.4	5	85	3	3.45
Fynn Hudson-Prentice1 wd	19	2	62	0	3.26
Tom Clark3 nb	11	2	45	0	4.09
HC Henry Crocombe1 nb	17	3	47	1	2.76
JC Jack Carson	13	1	40	4	3.08
DI Danial Ibrahim	2	0	16	0	8.00
JC James Coles	2	0	11	1	5.50

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Daniel Hughesc Jake Weatherald b Tom Scriven	136	162	20	0	84.0
Tom Clarkc Rishi Patel b Tom Helm	8	32	1	0	25.0
DI Danial Ibrahimc Rishi Patel b Tom Helm	0	2	0	0	0.0
Jack Leaningc Ben Green b Ajaz Patel	50	134	5	0	37.3
JC James Colesc Ben Cox b Ben Green	19	20	3	0	95.0
John Simpson (wk)not out	114*	141	13	2	80.9
CT Charlie Tearlbw b Tom Helm	44	67	6	0	65.7
Fynn Hudson-Prenticec Ben Cox b Ian Holland	7	16	0	0	43.8
JC Jack Carsonc Sol Budinger b Ben Green	6	20	1	0	30.0
Ollie Edward Robinson (c)c Sol Budinger b Ben Green	19	55	1	0	34.5
HC Henry Crocombelbw b Ajaz Patel	13	33	1	0	39.4
Extras	14 (b 4, lb 4, w 6)
Total	430 (all out, 113.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Tom Helm1 wd	28	6	85	3	3.04
Ian Holland1 wd	21	2	71	1	3.38
Ben Green	27	4	87	3	3.22
Tom Scriven	13	1	82	1	6.31
Ajaz Patel	24.4	3	97	2	3.93

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rishi Patelc Henry Crocombe b Tom Clark	56	89	6	1	62.9
Jake Weatheraldb Ollie Edward Robinson	13	20	2	0	65.0
SB Sol Budingerb Fynn Hudson-Prentice	0	4	0	0	0.0
Ian Holland (c)c Tom Clark b Henry Crocombe	1	5	0	0	20.0
Jonathan Tattersallb Ollie Edward Robinson	54	132	6	0	40.9
SE Stephen Eskinazirun out (Fynn Hudson-Prentice)	26	103	2	0	25.2
Ben Cox (wk)not out	44*	54	7	0	81.5
Ben Greenb Fynn Hudson-Prentice	1	9	0	0	11.1
Tom Scrivenc Jack Leaning b Fynn Hudson-Prentice	7	9	1	0	77.8
Ajaz Patellbw b Jack Carson	8	22	1	0	36.4
Tom Helmc John Simpson b Ollie Edward Robinson	10	39	2	0	25.6
Extras	7 (b 3, lb 1, w 1, nb 2)
Total	227 (all out, 80.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Ollie Edward Robinson	18.5	4	46	3	2.44
Fynn Hudson-Prentice1 wd	18	6	37	3	2.06
HC Henry Crocombe	11	5	35	1	3.18
JC Jack Carson	16	2	63	1	3.94
Tom Clark1 nb	8	2	20	1	2.50
JC James Coles	9	0	22	0	2.44

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tom Clarkb Ben Green	39	30	5	2	130.0
Daniel Hughesc Ben Cox b Tom Helm	0	1	0	0	0.0
DI Danial Ibrahimb Ajaz Patel	48	35	4	1	137.1
JC James Colesnot out	32*	21	4	0	152.4
Jack Leaningnot out	7*	6	1	0	116.7
Extras	5 (b 1, lb 4)
Total	131/3 (15.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Ian Holland	4	1	30	0	7.50
Tom Helm	6	0	37	1	6.17
Ben Green	3	0	35	1	11.67
Ajaz Patel	2	0	15	1	7.50
Rishi Patel	0.3	0	9	0	18.00

Match details

Toss: Sussex, bowl
Ground: County Ground, Hove, Brighton
Start: Fri 8 May, 11:00 UK
Competition: County Championship Division One 2026

Sussex vs Leicestershire Questions

When is Sussex vs Leicestershire?

Sussex vs Leicestershire starts at 11:00 UK time (15:30 in India) on Friday 8 May 2026, at County Ground, Hove, Brighton, part of County Championship Division One 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.

What is the Sussex vs Leicestershire head to head?

Sussex lead the Sussex vs Leicestershire head to head at 2-0 from 2 FirstClass meetings, and the latest, on 8 May 2026 at County Ground, was won by Sussex.

What is Sussex's recent form?

Sussex have won 3 and lost 0 of their last 5 FirstClass matches, drawn 2, newest first W W D W D; most recently they beat Hampshire on 24 Sep, 244 & 319/9 to 128 & 238.

What is Leicestershire's recent form?

Leicestershire have won 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 FirstClass matches, drawn 2, newest first L W L D D; most recently they lost to Warwickshire on 24 Sep, 125 & 168 to 372.

What is a good score at County Ground?

A good first-innings score at County Ground is around 273, the average over its last 14 FirstClass matches, and the side batting first has won 38% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.

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