Who is playing in Yorkshire vs Essex?

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

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

Essex lead 2–1 from 6 matches.

What is Yorkshire's current form in 2026?

Yorkshire have won 2 and lost 3 from 8 matches in 2026, averaging 296 runs per match.

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.

Where is Yorkshire vs Essex being played?

Yorkshire vs Essex is being played on 8 Sep 2026 at 15:30 IST.

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

The top run-scorers in Yorkshire vs Essex H2H are Tom Westley (335 runs), Adam Lyth (265 runs), Matthew Revis (209 runs).

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

The top wicket-takers in Yorkshire vs Essex H2H are George Hill (12 wkts), Shane Snater (11 wkts), Simon Harmer (10 wkts).

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

The leading run-scorers in 2026 are Charlie Allison (431 runs), Adam Lyth (423 runs), Matthew Critchley (397 runs).

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

The leading wicket-takers in 2026 are Jack White (25 wkts), George Hill (24 wkts), James Porter (18 wkts).

Where are Yorkshire and Essex in the standings?

Yorkshire are 7th with 56 points and Essex are 6th with 56 points.

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Yorkshire vs Essex - Preview, Predictions & H2H · County Championship Division One

Yorkshire

W L D W L

Division 1

County Championship Division One · Division 1

10:00 AM UTC

Tue, Sep 8

Essex

L W W W D

ESS lead H2H 2–1 Snater 8 straight wickets (1+)

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The Statz verdict

Essex lead this head-to-head 2–1. The season batting edge is ESS's, 296.9 runs per game vs 296.0, while ESS's attack takes 9.9 wickets a match, the better bowling unit.

Auto-generated from Statz data · refreshes through match day

Head-to-head record

6 meetings · 2019–2025

3 draws

W 29/06/25 Yorkshire won by 10 wickets Scorecard →

D 09/05/25 Match drawn Scorecard →

L 12/09/22 Essex won by 1 wicket Scorecard →

D 05/05/22 Match drawn Scorecard →

L 07/07/19 Essex won by 8 wickets Scorecard →

Season comparison

25%

50% Win rate

296

296.9 Avg runs

299.5

297.3 Avg conceded

9.6

9.9 Avg wickets

1.9

2 Avg sixes

39.8

40 Avg boundaries

Standings: YOR #7 · 56 pts | ESS #6 · 56 pts · Standings →

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Projected win probability

toss pending · blend of both scenarios

YOR

ESS

Middle segment = projected draw

Projected totalTotal

1st innings1st inn

Match sixesSixes

Match foursFours

MODEL CONFIDENCE

High

YOR projected boundaries

2.8 6s

42.4 4s

ESS projected boundaries

2.6 6s

37.2 4s

Player projections

expected XI · per-player output

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

Yorkshire	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Ov	Wkts	Conc	Econ	Ct	St	RO	Perf	D11
Adam Lyth	59.8	134	45	8.2	0.2	1.2	0.1	3	2.3	1.2	-	-	73.1	115.3
Jonny Bairstow	55.1	80	69	7.3	0.7	-	-	-	-	2.8	-	0.0	82.9	120.8
Sam Whiteman	58.1	117	50	7.6	0.2	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	-	62.1	103.3
James Wharton	41.7	89	47	4.8	0.2	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	-	45.3	72.4
William Luxton	52.8	92	58	6.6	0.6	-	-	-	-	0.5	-	0.1	57.9	97.3
Matthew Revis	44.4	91	49	5.4	0.4	13.7	1.2	55	4.0	0.7	-	-	76.4	110.5
George Hill	41.2	78	53	5.5	0.4	22.0	3.5	55	2.5	1.1	-	-	121.2	160.7
Dominic Bess	32.0	55	58	4.2	0.3	39.5	2.1	108	2.7	0.6	-	0.0	80.1	109.5
Hasan Ali	18.6	23	81	1.7	1.1	26.6	3.9	79	3.0	0.3	-	-	100.1	128.8
Daniel Moriarty	16.4	36	46	3.3	0.0	27.1	2.4	89	3.3	0.2	-	-	65.5	88.9
Benjamin Cliff	7.5	24	31	0.9	0.1	11.2	0.5	52	4.7	0.2	-	0.3	20.2	31.5
Jack White	6.6	14	46	1.1	0.1	28.5	3.7	72	2.5	0.2	-	-	82.6	102.1
▾ Full squad projections (23 more)
Joe Root	86.5	136	64	10.5	0.1	12.2	0.8	34	2.8	1.4	-	-	117.0	174.0
Harry Brook	69.3	96	72	9.0	0.5	-	-	-	-	1.0	-	-	79.3	128.3
Ben Coad	22.3	33	68	3.0	0.3	30.5	3.3	74	2.4	0.0	-	-	88.9	116.6
Logan van Beek	24.2	45	53	3.1	0.2	26.3	3.0	89	3.4	0.3	-	0.1	86.1	112.5
Finlay Joseph Bean	40.5	96	42	5.8	0.2	-	-	-	-	1.3	-	-	53.3	82.1
Jhye Richardson	20.6	46	45	2.6	0.1	19.2	1.5	84	4.4	0.0	-	-	50.3	69.4
Harry Duke	25.5	76	33	2.8	0.1	-	-	-	-	2.8	-	-	53.5	64.1
Will Sutherland	15.4	25	61	2.2	0.2	15.2	1.2	73	4.8	0.4	-	-	42.0	58.1
Noah Kelly	17.2	13	135	1.5	0.7	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	0.2	20.2	34.8
Owen Smith	17.2	13	135	1.5	0.7	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	0.2	20.2	34.8
Moeen Ali	9.6	8	130	0.8	0.4	3.5	0.5	26	7.4	0.3	-	0.2	22.6	34.1
Yash Vipul Vagadia	9.6	8	130	0.8	0.4	3.5	0.5	26	7.4	0.3	-	0.2	22.6	34.1
Matthew Firbank	9.6	8	130	0.8	0.4	3.5	0.5	26	7.4	0.3	-	0.2	22.6	34.1
Will Bennison	9.6	8	130	0.8	0.4	3.5	0.5	26	7.4	0.3	-	0.2	22.6	34.1
Jay Singh	9.6	8	130	0.8	0.4	3.5	0.5	26	7.4	0.3	-	0.2	22.6	34.1
Jawad Akhtar	9.6	8	130	0.8	0.4	3.5	0.5	26	7.4	0.3	-	0.2	22.6	34.1
Charlie Taylor	9.6	8	130	0.8	0.4	3.5	0.5	26	7.4	0.3	-	0.2	22.6	34.1
Andrew Tye	4.8	5	110	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	26	7.4	0.3	-	0.2	17.8	26.3
Adil Rashid	4.8	5	110	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	26	7.4	0.3	-	0.2	17.8	26.3
Naveen ul Haq	4.8	5	110	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	26	7.4	0.3	-	0.2	17.8	26.3
Jafer Chohan	4.8	5	110	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	26	7.4	0.3	-	0.2	17.8	26.3
Alexander Wade	4.8	5	110	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	26	7.4	0.3	-	0.2	17.8	26.3
Ben Clifford	3.8	6	62	0.2	0.1	3.5	0.5	26	7.4	0.5	-	-	18.9	24.6

Essex	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Ov	Wkts	Conc	Econ	Ct	St	RO	Perf	D11
Dean Elgar	56.5	114	50	7.5	0.1	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	-	63.1	102.4
Tom Westley	55.7	121	46	7.4	0.1	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	58.8	98.4
Michael Pepper	35.4	58	61	4.3	0.3	-	-	-	-	2.8	-	0.0	63.4	83.5
Paul Walter	52.1	90	58	6.7	0.5	2.9	0.4	12	4.1	0.9	-	0.0	68.1	106.6
Charlie Allison	56.3	101	56	7.4	0.6	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	0.1	60.3	103.4
Matthew Critchley	54.7	92	59	6.6	0.5	14.7	1.6	49	3.3	0.6	-	-	93.3	135.5
Luc Benkenstein	23.3	56	42	3.3	0.0	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	-	29.8	46.3
Simon Harmer	30.1	64	47	3.6	0.4	36.9	3.0	97	2.6	1.2	-	-	101.9	130.3
Shane Snater	21.1	31	68	2.4	0.6	23.7	3.1	71	3.0	0.4	-	0.0	87.8	113.6
James Porter	5.3	17	31	0.7	0.0	60.0	4.8	245	2.6	0.4	-	0.0	105.1	128.0
Charlie Bennett	10.6	22	49	1.9	0.1	17.4	2.3	85	4.9	0.0	-	-	55.9	74.3
▾ Full squad projections (9 more)
Wiaan Mulder	40.2	71	57	5.0	0.1	21.1	3.1	68	3.2	0.2	-	0.1	104.4	142.6
Jordan Cox	71.2	110	65	9.6	0.5	-	-	-	-	1.1	-	-	81.8	133.3
Samuel Cook	11.5	26	44	1.3	0.0	27.5	4.4	73	2.7	0.4	-	0.0	102.7	125.7
Zaman Akhter	29.2	46	64	3.8	0.4	19.0	2.2	124	6.5	0.2	-	0.1	75.8	105.6
Noah Thain	23.5	59	40	3.1	0.0	11.0	1.1	52	4.7	0.3	-	-	48.2	67.9
Simon Fernandes	4.6	5	110	0.3	0.2	-	-	-	-	4.0	-	1.0	44.6	52.5
Robin Das	18.3	46	40	2.4	0.0	-	-	-	-	0.8	-	-	25.9	38.0
Mackenzie Jones	4.6	5	110	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	27	7.6	1.0	-	-	24.4	30.1
Mitchell Killeen	4.6	5	110	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	27	7.6	0.0	-	-	14.6	22.3