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Essex won by 100 runs
Sussex vs Essex Scorecard, T20 Blast 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 3 July 2026
Essex batting
1st innings, run rate 10.20
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Paul Walterc & b Tymal Mills |
12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 150.0 |
 Michael Pepperc Oliver Carter b Danny Briggs |
47 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 162.1 |
| CA Charlie Allisonb Henry Crocombe |
20 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 90.9 |
| LB Luc Benkensteinc Harrison Ward b Sean Hunt |
26 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 136.8 |
 Matthew Critchleyc Daniel Hughes b Tymal Mills |
34 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 188.9 |
| SF Simon Fernandes (wk)c Harrison Ward b Jack Carson |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
 Simon Harmer (c)not out |
46* | 17 | 3 | 4 | 270.6 |
 Shane Snaternot out |
10* | 3 | 1 | 1 | 333.3 |
| Extras | 6 (w 6) | ||||
| Total | 204/6 (20 ov) | ||||
1-14 Paul Walter 1.6 ov, 2-68 Michael Pepper 7.5 ov, 3-99 Charlie Allison 11.6 ov, 4-112 Luc Benkenstein 13.3 ov, 5-117 Simon Fernandes 14.3 ov, 6-163 Matthew Critchley 18.3 ov
Did not batSussex bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SH  Sean Hunt1 wd |
4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 |
 Tymal Mills2 wd |
4 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 10.50 |
| HC Henry Crocombe1 wd |
4 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 14.50 |
 Danny Briggs |
4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| JC Jack Carson2 wd |
4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 |
Sussex batting
2nd innings, run rate 5.94
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HW Harrison Wardc Luc Benkenstein b Samuel Cook |
11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 220.0 |
 Daniel Hughesc Shane Snater b Samuel Cook |
2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| GT George Thomasc Luc Benkenstein b Shane Snater |
3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 John Simpsonc Zaman Akhter b Samuel Cook |
2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| OC Oliver Carterc Michael Pepper b Mackenzie Jones |
11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 73.3 |
 Tom Alsop (wk)c & b Simon Harmer |
35 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| JC Jack Carsonc Zaman Akhter b Mackenzie Jones |
7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Danny Briggsrun out (Simon Harmer) |
24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 141.2 |
| HC Henry Crocombeb Samuel Cook |
4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 |
| Tymal Mills (c)c Shane Snater b Simon Harmer |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| SH Sean Huntnot out |
1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | 4 (lb 1, w 2, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 104 (all out, 17.3 ov) | ||||
1-14 Harrison Ward 1.1 ov, 2-15 Daniel Hughes 1.6 ov, 3-17 George Thomas 2.3 ov, 4-25 John Simpson 5.1 ov, 5-34 Oliver Carter 7.3 ov, 6-52 Jack Carson 9.2 ov, 7-84 Danny Briggs 14.1 ov, 8-102 Tom Alsop 16.4 ov, 9-102 Tymal Mills 16.5 ov, 10-104 Henry Crocombe 17.3 ov
Essex bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater1 wd |
4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
 Samuel Cook |
3.3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2.00 |
 Mackenzie Jones |
2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
| ZA Zaman Akhter1 wd, 1 nb |
2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Simon Harmer |
4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
| Matthew Critchley |
2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
Match details
- Toss
- Essex, bat
- Start
- Fri 3 Jul, 19:00 UK
- Competition
- T20 Blast 2026
Sussex vs Essex Questions
When is Sussex vs Essex?
Sussex vs Essex starts at 19:00 UK time (23:30 in India) on Friday 3 July 2026, at County Ground, Hove, Brighton, part of T20 Blast 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Sussex vs Essex head to head?
Essex lead the Sussex vs Essex head to head at 9-8 from 18 T20 meetings, with 1 no result, and the latest, on 3 July 2026 at County Ground, was won by Essex.
What is Sussex's recent form?
Sussex have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W L L L; most recently they lost to Hampshire on 12 Jul, 186/5 to 190/6.
What is Essex's recent form?
Essex have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W L W; most recently they lost to Hampshire on 15 Jul, 136/9 to 211/3.
What is a good score at County Ground?
A good first-innings score at County Ground is around 181, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 53% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.