Essex Stats
Essex Playing XI: Last XI and Batting Order
The XI from 15 Sep 2026 v Warwickshire
Updated 24 September 2026, after the Glamorgan game
Dean Elgar
Batter, batted 1
41 103 balls
2
Paul Walter
All-rounder, batted 2
42 57 balls
3
Tom Westley
Batter, batted 3
0 9 balls
4
C
Charlie Allison
Batter, batted 4
18 50 balls
5
Matthew Critchley
All-rounder, batted 5
21 26 balls
6
N
Noah Thain
Bowler, batted 6
31 101 balls
7
L
Luc Benkenstein
Bowler, batted 6
21 42 balls
8
G
George Bell
Batter, batted 7
74 108 balls
9
Shane Snater
Bowler, batted 8
0 5 balls
10
Z
Zaman Akhter
All-rounder, batted 9
37 67 balls
11
M
Mitchell Killeen
All-rounder, batted 10
18 36 balls
12
Samuel Cook
Bowler, batted 11
2 17 balls
Last first-class match: Warwickshire won by 8 wickets, 15 Sep 2026. The scorecard →
Essex Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 30 first-class matches, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dean Elgar | 17 | 73.0 | 52.7 | N. Browne (9), P. Walter (2) |
| 2Paul Walter | 10 | 51.2 | 60.2 | S. Alastair Cook (9), R. Das (3) |
| 3Tom Westley | 24 | 68.8 | 47.6 | J. Porter (1), S. Cook (1) |
| 4Jordan Cox | 7 | 64.0 | 76.6 | D. Lawrence (7), C. Allison (6) |
| 5Matthew Critchley | 20 | 79.2 | 61.3 | J. Cox (2), C. Allison (2) |
| 6Paul Walter | 8 | 39.1 | 66.2 | M. Critchley (7), M. Pepper (6) |
| 7Michael Pepper | 12 | 71.1 | 70.3 | A. Rossington (5), S. Harmer (5) |
| 8Simon Harmer | 16 | 37.4 | 47.2 | N. Thain (3), D. Bracewell (2) |
| 9Shane Snater | 16 | 29.8 | 69.8 | S. Harmer (4), D. Bracewell (3) |
| 10Samuel Cook | 12 | 14.5 | 51.8 | S. Snater (4), C. Bennett (2) |
| 11James Porter | 16 | 4.4 | 19.6 | S. Cook (3), K. Rajitha (1) |
Inns is how often each batted there. A player who did not bat is left out.
Essex Selections
Every player Essex picked in the last 30 first-class matches, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Critchley | 30/30 | 5 | XI |
| Tom Westley | 29/30 | 3 | XI |
| Simon Harmer | 28/30 | 8 | - |
| James Porter | 28/30 | 11 | - |
| Paul Walter | 24/30 | 2 | XI |
| Shane Snater | 24/30 | 9 | XI |
| Samuel Cook | 22/30 | 10 | XI |
| Michael Pepper | 20/30 | 7 | - |
| Dean Elgar | 19/30 | 1 | XI |
| Charlie Allison | 14/30 | 4 | XI |
| Nick Browne | 11/30 | 1 | - |
| Sir Alastair Cook | 9/30 | 2 | - |
| Jordan Cox | 9/30 | 4 | - |
| Daniel Lawrence | 8/30 | 4 | - |
| Adam Rossington | 8/30 | 7 | - |
| Noah Thain | 8/30 | 8 | XI |
| Feroze Khushi | 6/30 | 2 | - |
| Luc Benkenstein | 6/30 | 6 | XI |
| Doug Bracewell | 6/30 | 9 | - |
| Robin Das | 5/30 | 2 | - |
| Charlie Bennett | 4/30 | 10 | - |
| Zaman Akhter | 3/30 | 8 | XI |
| Wiaan Mulder | 3/30 | 8 | - |
| William Buttleman | 3/30 | 8 | - |
| George Bell | 2/30 | 7 | XI |
| Umesh Yadav | 2/30 | 9 | - |
| Mitchell Killeen | 2/30 | 10 | XI |
| Aaron Beard | 2/30 | 10 | - |
| Mackenzie Jones | 2/30 | 11 | - |
| Kasun Rajitha | 2/30 | 11 | - |
| Ben Allison | 1/30 | 6 | - |
| Eathan Bosch | 1/30 | 10 | - |
| Simon Fernandes | 1/30 | - | - |
Essex First-class Lineups Questions
What was Essex's last XI?
Essex's last XI, from 15 Sep 2026 against Warwickshire: Dean Elgar, Paul Walter, Tom Westley, Charlie Allison, Matthew Critchley, Noah Thain, Luc Benkenstein, George Bell, Shane Snater, Zaman Akhter, Mitchell Killeen, Samuel Cook.
Who opens the batting for Essex?
Over the last 30 first-class matches, Dean Elgar batted at one 17 times and Paul Walter at two 10 times.
Who bats at three for Essex?
Tom Westley, 24 times in the last 30 first-class matches, then James Porter (1).
Who has played every first-class match for Essex recently?
Matthew Critchley played all of Essex's last 30 first-class matches.