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 Adam Lyth, William Luxton, Sam Whiteman, James Wharton 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 - Players & Playing XI · County Championship Division One

Yorkshire

L D W L W

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+)

YORYorkshire 10:00 AM ESSEssex Essex

County Championship Division One · Division 1

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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

Joe Root YOR 86.5 runs 174.0 D11 117.0 PP

George Hill YOR 41.2 runs 160.7 D11 121.2 PP

Wiaan Mulder ESS 40.2 runs 142.6 D11 104.4 PP

Matthew Critchley ESS 54.7 runs 135.5 D11 93.3 PP

Jordan Cox ESS 71.2 runs 133.3 D11 81.8 PP

Simon Harmer ESS 30.1 runs 130.3 D11 101.9 PP

Hasan Ali YOR 18.6 runs 128.8 D11 100.1 PP

Harry Brook YOR 69.3 runs 128.3 D11 79.3 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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Yorkshire

Last XI vs Leicestershire · 19 Jun 2026

1 Adam Lyth

2 William Luxton IN FORM

3 Sam Whiteman IN FORM

4 James Wharton

5 Matthew Revis

6 Jonny Bairstow C WK IN FORM

7 George Hill

8 Dominic Bess IN FORM

9 Hasan Ali

10 Daniel Moriarty

11 Jack White

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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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Full squads

Yorkshire

Full squad · 35 players

Adam Lyth

Adil Rashid

Alexander Wade

Andrew Tye

Ben Clifford

Ben Coad

Benjamin Cliff

Charlie Taylor

Daniel Moriarty

Dominic Bess

Finlay Joseph Bean

George Hill

Harry Brook

Harry Duke

Hasan Ali

Jack White

Jafer Chohan

James Wharton

Jawad Akhtar

Jay Singh

Jhye Richardson

Joe Root

Jonny Bairstow

Logan van Beek

Matthew Firbank

Matthew Revis

Moeen Ali

Naveen ul Haq

Noah Kelly

Owen Smith

Sam Whiteman

Will Bennison

Will Sutherland

William Luxton

Yash Vipul Vagadia

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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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Frequently Asked Questions

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What is Yorkshire's current form in 2026?

What is Essex's current form in 2026?

Where is Yorkshire vs Essex being played?

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

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Yorkshire vs Essex - 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 Yorkshire vs Essex?

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

What is Yorkshire's current form in 2026?

What is Essex's current form in 2026?

Where is Yorkshire vs Essex being played?

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

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

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

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

Where are Yorkshire and Essex in the standings?

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