Who is playing in Essex vs Sussex?

Confirmed XIs are announced around the toss, ~30 minutes before the start. Based on their last matches, Essex are likely to field Paul Walter, Dean Elgar, Tom Westley, James Porter and 7 more, and Sussex Daniel Hughes, Thomas Haines, Tom Clark, Charlie Tear and 7 more — full predicted XIs and squads are on this page.

Who leads the Essex vs Sussex head-to-head record?

Essex lead 1–0 from 1 matches.

What is Essex's current form in 2026?

Essex have won 4 and lost 3 from 8 matches in 2026, averaging 296.9 runs per match.

What is Sussex's current form in 2026?

Sussex have won 4 and lost 3 from 9 matches in 2026, averaging 327.1 runs per match.

Where is Essex vs Sussex being played?

Essex vs Sussex is being played on 2 Sep 2026 at 15:30 IST.

Who are the top run-scorers in Essex vs Sussex head-to-head matches?

The top run-scorers in Essex vs Sussex H2H are Jordan Cox (132 runs), Matthew Critchley (123 runs), Simon Harmer (53 runs).

Who are the top wicket-takers in Essex vs Sussex head-to-head matches?

The top wicket-takers in Essex vs Sussex H2H are James Porter (4 wkts), Fynn Hudson-Prentice (3 wkts), Gurinder Sandhu (3 wkts).

Who are the top 2026 run-scorers for Essex and Sussex?

The leading run-scorers in 2026 are James Coles (473 runs), John Simpson (443 runs), Daniel Hughes (440 runs).

Who are the top 2026 wicket-takers for Essex and Sussex?

The leading wicket-takers in 2026 are James Porter (18 wkts), Henry Crocombe (18 wkts), Ollie Edward Robinson (18 wkts).

Where are Essex and Sussex in the standings?

Essex are 6th with 56 points and Sussex are 1st with 80 points.

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Essex vs Sussex - Players & Playing XI · County Championship Division One

Essex

L W W W D

Division 1

County Championship Division One · Division 1

10:00 AM UTC

Wed, Sep 2

Sussex

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ESS lead H2H 1–0 Hughes 9 straight fours (2+)

ESSEssex 10:00 AM SUSSussex Sussex

County Championship Division One · Division 1

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Projected win probability

toss pending · blend of both scenarios

ESS

SUS

Middle segment = projected draw

Projected totalTotal

1st innings1st inn

Match sixesSixes

Match foursFours

MODEL CONFIDENCE

High

ESS projected boundaries

2.8 6s

40.4 4s

SUS projected boundaries

2.3 6s

49.7 4s

Player projections

expected XI · per-player output

Advanced adds balls, bowling workload, conceded, economy, catches, stumpings, run-outs

Essex	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Ov	Wkts	Conc	Econ	Ct	St	RO	Perf	D11
Dean Elgar	64.3	130	50	8.5	0.2	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	-	70.9	115.8
Tom Westley	63.5	138	46	8.5	0.1	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	66.6	111.6
Michael Pepper	40.3	66	61	4.9	0.4	-	-	-	-	2.8	-	0.0	68.3	91.8
Paul Walter	59.4	103	58	7.7	0.6	2.9	0.4	12	4.2	0.9	-	0.0	75.6	119.4
Charlie Allison	64.1	115	56	8.5	0.6	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	0.1	68.1	117.1
Matthew Critchley	62.3	105	59	7.5	0.6	14.7	1.7	50	3.4	0.6	-	-	101.7	149.3
Luc Benkenstein	26.6	64	42	3.8	0.0	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	-	33.1	51.9
Simon Harmer	34.3	73	47	4.2	0.4	36.9	3.0	99	2.7	1.2	-	-	107.5	139.1
Shane Snater	24.0	35	68	2.7	0.7	23.7	3.2	73	3.1	0.4	-	0.0	92.2	120.4
James Porter	6.1	20	31	0.8	0.0	60.0	4.9	251	2.7	0.4	-	0.0	108.1	132.0
Charlie Bennett	12.1	25	49	2.2	0.1	17.4	2.3	87	5.0	0.0	-	-	58.5	78.1
▾ Full squad projections (9 more)
Wiaan Mulder	45.8	81	57	5.7	0.2	21.1	3.2	69	3.3	0.2	-	0.1	111.5	153.7
Jordan Cox	81.0	125	65	10.9	0.6	-	-	-	-	1.1	-	-	91.6	150.6
Samuel Cook	13.1	30	44	1.5	0.1	27.5	4.5	75	2.7	0.4	-	0.0	106.4	130.7
Zaman Akhter	33.3	52	64	4.4	0.4	19.0	2.3	127	6.7	0.2	-	0.1	81.0	114.0
Noah Thain	26.8	67	40	3.5	0.0	11.0	1.1	53	4.8	0.3	-	-	52.0	74.0
Simon Fernandes	5.1	5	110	0.3	0.2	-	-	-	-	4.0	-	1.0	45.1	53.1
Robin Das	20.9	52	40	2.7	0.0	-	-	-	-	0.8	-	-	28.5	42.0
Mackenzie Jones	5.1	5	110	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	28	8.0	1.0	-	-	24.9	30.7
Mitchell Killeen	5.1	5	110	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	28	8.0	0.0	-	-	15.1	22.9

Sussex	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Ov	Wkts	Conc	Econ	Ct	St	RO	Perf	D11
Daniel Hughes	66.2	117	57	10.2	0.1	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	-	70.4	122.5
Thomas Haines	49.4	78	63	7.8	0.1	4.3	0.7	14	3.2	0.7	-	-	71.4	112.8
Jack Leaning	45.0	100	45	5.8	0.1	9.2	0.5	38	4.1	1.4	-	0.0	69.4	100.2
Tom Alsop	38.2	88	43	4.6	0.1	-	-	-	-	0.9	-	0.0	47.5	71.5
James Coles	69.6	109	64	8.9	1.0	14.5	1.5	532	36.7	0.9	-	-	108.9	164.3
John Simpson	54.3	108	50	6.7	0.4	-	-	-	-	3.2	-	0.1	86.7	119.9
Tom Price	38.2	70	55	5.1	0.4	24.2	3.6	81	3.3	0.3	-	-	113.1	152.6
Jack Carson	36.0	71	51	4.3	0.4	23.2	2.4	71	3.0	0.7	-	0.1	90.6	122.6
Dominic Goodman	6.1	20	30	0.7	0.0	14.5	3.3	63	4.4	1.0	-	0.3	81.2	98.1
Jaydev Unadkat	3.4	9	40	0.4	0.0	32.2	5.4	77	2.4	0.2	-	-	114.2	138.5
Sean Hunt	11.3	34	34	1.9	0.0	19.7	2.6	61	3.1	0.6	-	-	68.8	86.2
▾ Full squad projections (16 more)
Ollie Edward Robinson	37.7	58	65	5.0	0.2	16.1	2.2	42	2.6	1.6	-	-	98.8	129.5
Fynn Hudson-Prentice	36.4	75	49	4.3	0.2	20.4	2.4	60	3.0	0.5	-	0.1	88.2	120.1
Tom Clark	46.5	89	52	6.3	0.6	8.7	0.5	36	4.2	1.4	-	-	69.8	104.9
Danial Ibrahim	55.5	119	47	6.7	0.2	2.0	0.1	12	6.1	0.6	-	-	64.0	101.1
Henry Crocombe	6.8	14	48	2.2	0.0	22.8	3.3	79	3.5	0.2	-	-	74.0	95.7
Danny Briggs	26.0	49	53	4.0	0.1	22.9	1.2	62	2.7	0.4	-	0.0	53.9	78.1
Danny Lamb	21.0	54	39	2.4	0.5	11.5	1.4	48	4.2	0.3	-	-	51.0	70.9
Oliver Carter	24.4	47	52	3.7	0.2	-	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	34.4	53.1
Charlie Tear	28.5	54	53	3.1	0.3	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	31.8	50.6
Harrison Ward	18.0	14	135	1.5	0.7	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	0.2	21.0	36.1
George Thomas	18.0	14	135	1.5	0.7	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	0.2	21.0	36.1
Tymal Mills	5.0	5	110	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	28	8.0	0.3	-	0.2	18.0	26.6
Bradley Currie	5.0	5	110	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	28	8.0	0.3	-	0.2	18.0	26.6
Troy Henry	5.0	5	110	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	28	8.0	0.3	-	0.2	18.0	26.6
Jofra Archer	5.0	5	110	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	28	8.0	0.0	-	-	15.0	22.8
Nantes Oosthuizen	5.0	5	110	0.3	0.2	-	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	15.0	19.4

James Coles SUS 69.6 runs 164.3 D11 108.9 PP

Wiaan Mulder ESS 45.8 runs 153.7 D11 111.5 PP

Tom Price SUS 38.2 runs 152.6 D11 113.1 PP

Jordan Cox ESS 81.0 runs 150.6 D11 91.6 PP

Matthew Critchley ESS 62.3 runs 149.3 D11 101.7 PP

Simon Harmer ESS 34.3 runs 139.1 D11 107.5 PP

Jaydev Unadkat SUS 5.4 wkts 138.5 D11 114.2 PP

James Porter ESS 4.9 wkts 132.0 D11 108.1 PP

Track record

56.5% model win rate across 439 settled matches · see history →

Projections generated by the Statz AI engine · v3 · 4 days ago

Track record

56.5%model win rate · 439 matches

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Essex

Last XI vs Nottinghamshire · 19 Jun 2026

1 Paul Walter

2 Dean Elgar

3 Tom Westley C

4 James Porter

5 Charlie Allison

6 Charlie Bennett

7 Matthew Critchley

8 Luc Benkenstein

9 Michael Pepper WK IN FORM

10 Simon Harmer

11 Shane Snater IN FORM

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Sussex

Last XI vs Warwickshire · 20 Aug 2026

1 Daniel Hughes IN FORM

2 Thomas Haines C IN FORM

3 Tom Clark IN FORM

4 Charlie Tear

5 James Coles IN FORM

6 John Simpson WK IN FORM

7 Fynn Hudson-Prentice

8 Jack Carson

9 Henry Crocombe

10 Sean Hunt

11 Jaydev Unadkat

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Full squads

Essex

Full squad · 20 players

Charlie Allison

Charlie Bennett

Dean Elgar

James Porter

Jordan Cox

Luc Benkenstein

Mackenzie Jones

Matthew Critchley

Michael Pepper

Mitchell Killeen

Noah Thain

Paul Walter

Robin Das

Samuel Cook

Shane Snater

Simon Fernandes

Simon Harmer

Tom Westley

Wiaan Mulder

Zaman Akhter

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Sussex

Full squad · 27 players

Bradley Currie

Charlie Tear

Danial Ibrahim

Daniel Hughes

Danny Briggs

Danny Lamb

Dominic Goodman

Fynn Hudson-Prentice

George Thomas

Harrison Ward

Henry Crocombe

Jack Carson

Jack Leaning

James Coles

Jaydev Unadkat

Jofra Archer

John Simpson

Nantes Oosthuizen

Oliver Carter

Ollie Edward Robinson

Sean Hunt

Thomas Haines

Tom Alsop

Tom Clark

Tom Price

Troy Henry

Tymal Mills

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XI consistency

ESS made 1 change for their last match. SUS made 4 changes for their last match.

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Essex vs Sussex - Players & Playing XI · County Championship Division One

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is playing in Essex vs Sussex?

Who leads the Essex vs Sussex head-to-head record?

What is Essex's current form in 2026?

What is Sussex's current form in 2026?

Where is Essex vs Sussex being played?

Who are the top run-scorers in Essex vs Sussex head-to-head matches?

Who are the top wicket-takers in Essex vs Sussex head-to-head matches?

Who are the top 2026 run-scorers for Essex and Sussex?

Who are the top 2026 wicket-takers for Essex and Sussex?

Where are Essex and Sussex in the standings?

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Essex vs Sussex - Players & Playing XI · County Championship Division One

The Statz verdict

Head-to-head record

Season comparison

Projected win probability

Player projections

Hit rates: who delivers?

Top performers in this fixture

Full squads

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is playing in Essex vs Sussex?

Who leads the Essex vs Sussex head-to-head record?

What is Essex's current form in 2026?

What is Sussex's current form in 2026?

Where is Essex vs Sussex being played?

Who are the top run-scorers in Essex vs Sussex head-to-head matches?

Who are the top wicket-takers in Essex vs Sussex head-to-head matches?

Who are the top 2026 run-scorers for Essex and Sussex?

Who are the top 2026 wicket-takers for Essex and Sussex?

Where are Essex and Sussex in the standings?

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