Essex vs Sussex Scorecard, 2 September 2026

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Essex 177 & 281

Wed 2 Sep v

Sussex 275 & 230

Sussex won by 47 runs

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Matthew CritchleyTop bat115 (171 balls, 9 fours, 3 sixes), 0/37 (10 ov)
Henry CrocombeTop bowl7/100 (23.5 ov), 21* (21 balls)

Sussex batting

1st innings

275all out, 99 ov

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Daniel Hughesc Paul Walter b Michael Pepper	45	107	7	0	42.1
Thomas Haines (c)c Michael Pepper b Samuel Cook	4	20	0	0	20.0
Tom Clarkc Michael Pepper b Samuel Cook	0	2	0	0	0.0
CT Charlie Tearc Simon Harmer b James Porter	39	123	3	0	31.7
JC James Colesc Michael Pepper b Zaman Akhter	15	40	1	0	37.5
John Simpson (wk)lbw b James Porter	17	58	3	0	29.3
Jack Leaningc Michael Pepper b Zaman Akhter	60	110	8	0	54.5
JC Jack Carsonc Paul Walter b James Porter	9	12	2	0	75.0
DG Dominic Goodmanlbw b Samuel Cook	22	62	2	1	35.5
AK Aristides Karvelasc Michael Pepper b James Porter	38	44	6	0	86.4
HC Henry Crocombenot out	12*	16	2	0	75.0
Extras	14 (b 5, lb 9)
Total	275 (all out, 99 ov)

Fall of wickets

1-7 Thomas Haines 6.3 ov, 2-7 Tom Clark 6.5 ov, 3-79 Daniel Hughes 35.3 ov, 4-109 Charlie Tear 46.5 ov, 5-116 James Coles 52.1 ov, 6-149 John Simpson 66.1 ov, 7-163 Jack Carson 68.5 ov, 8-213 Dominic Goodman 86.1 ov, 9-249 Jack Leaning 93.6 ov, 10-275 Aristides Karvelas 98.6 ov

Essex bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Samuel Cook	19	9	32	3	1.68
Shane Snater	18	6	45	1	2.50
CB Charlie Bennett	3	0	10	0	3.33
ZA Zaman Akhter	23	6	75	2	3.26
Simon Harmer	16	2	34	0	2.13
James Porter	15	1	44	4	2.93
Matthew Critchley	5	0	21	0	4.20

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgarb James Coles	44	117	5	0	37.6
Paul Walterb Aristides Karvelas	28	53	5	0	52.8
Tom Westley (c)b Jack Carson	17	44	2	0	38.6
CA Charlie Allisonlbw b Henry Crocombe	56	86	8	0	65.1
Matthew Critchleynot out	19*	39	1	1	48.7
Michael Pepper (wk)lbw b James Coles	1	3	0	0	33.3
Simon Harmerlbw b Henry Crocombe	2	4	0	0	50.0
ZA Zaman Akhterlbw b Henry Crocombe	0	1	0	0	0.0
Shane Snaterb Henry Crocombe	0	1	0	0	0.0
MK Mitchell Killeenb James Coles	0	7	0	0	0.0
James Porterb Henry Crocombe	0	2	0	0	0.0
Extras	10 (lb 2, nb 8)
Total	177 (all out, 58.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
AK Aristides Karvelas1 nb	12	1	36	1	3.00
DG Dominic Goodman3 nb	6	1	34	0	5.67
Thomas Haines	3	1	7	0	2.33
HC Henry Crocombe	9.5	1	39	5	3.97
JC Jack Carson	17	3	45	1	2.65
Tom Clark	2	1	3	0	1.50
JC James Coles	8	3	7	3	0.88
Jack Leaning	1	0	4	0	4.00

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tom Clarkb James Porter	14	18	2	0	77.8
Thomas Haines (c)c Zaman Akhter b Shane Snater	10	16	2	0	62.5
CT Charlie Tearc Charlie Allison b Simon Harmer	3	18	0	0	16.7
JC James Colesc Simon Harmer b Zaman Akhter	79	125	9	1	63.2
OC Oliver Carterlbw b Simon Harmer	26	28	6	0	92.9
John Simpson (wk)lbw b Simon Harmer	0	6	0	0	0.0
Jack Leaningc Tom Westley b Simon Harmer	0	2	0	0	0.0
JC Jack Carsonlbw b Zaman Akhter	42	37	6	2	113.5
DG Dominic Goodmanc George Bell b Zaman Akhter	6	12	1	0	50.0
AK Aristides Karvelasc Tom Westley b Zaman Akhter	22	34	1	1	64.7
HC Henry Crocombenot out	9*	5	0	1	180.0
Extras	19 (b 18, lb 1)
Total	230 (all out, 50.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
James Porter	10	2	27	1	2.70
Shane Snater	6	2	21	1	3.50
Simon Harmer	18	1	96	4	5.33
ZA Zaman Akhter	11.1	1	51	4	4.57
Matthew Critchley	5	0	16	0	3.20

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Paul Walterc Charlie Tear b James Coles	1	11	0	0	9.1
Dean Elgarb Henry Crocombe	35	43	7	0	81.4
Tom Westley (c)c John Simpson b Jack Carson	33	37	7	0	89.2
CA Charlie Allisonc Oliver Carter b Jack Carson	42	64	5	2	65.6
Matthew Critchleyc Thomas Haines b James Coles	96	132	8	2	72.7
Simon Harmerc Jack Leaning b Aristides Karvelas	16	50	2	0	32.0
Michael Pepper (wk)b James Coles	3	13	0	0	23.1
ZA Zaman Akhterlbw b James Coles	0	6	0	0	0.0
MK Mitchell Killeenc John Simpson b Aristides Karvelas	13	34	2	0	38.2
Shane Snaterc Jack Leaning b Henry Crocombe	35	45	4	2	77.8
James Porternot out	0*	6	0	0	0.0
Extras	7 (b 4, lb 3)
Total	281 (all out, 73.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
AK Aristides Karvelas	11	1	48	2	4.36
JC James Coles	29.3	2	98	4	3.32
HC Henry Crocombe	14	0	61	2	4.36
JC Jack Carson	19	3	67	2	3.53

Match details

Toss: Sussex, bat
Ground: County Ground, Chelmsford
Start: Wed 2 Sep, 11:00 UK
Competition: County Championship Division One 2026

Essex vs Sussex Questions

When is Essex vs Sussex?

Essex vs Sussex starts at 11:00 UK time (15:30 in India) on Wednesday 2 September 2026, at County Ground, Chelmsford, 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 Essex vs Sussex head to head?

The Essex vs Sussex head to head is level at 1-1 from 2 FirstClass meetings, and the latest, on 2 September 2026 at County Ground, was won by Sussex.

What is Essex's recent form?

Essex have won 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 FirstClass matches, drawn 2, newest first D L L L D; most recently they drew with Glamorgan on 24 Sep, 129 & 351/6 to 505.

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 a good score at County Ground?

A good first-innings score at County Ground is around 327, the average over its last 30 FirstClass matches, and the side batting first has won 42% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.

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