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SUS

Sussex

L L W L L

VS Fri, Jul 3 6:00 PM UTC

ESS

Essex

L L W W W

Leading Run Scorer Beau Webster 427 runs · Leading Wicket Taker James Sales 18 wkts · Standings →

County Ground, Hove, Brighton · Clear Sky 20°C 💨 7 km/h

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Head-to-Head Record

SUS 2 9 matches 6 ESS

1 No Result

Based on 9 H2H matches (2022–2026)

Last 5 H2H Results (SUS perspective)

W L NR L W

Recent Meetings

SUS Form

L L W L L

L vs

WAR

122/10 (16.3) v 198/3 (20)

L vs

SUR

171/10 (19.3) v 175/3 (15.3)

W vs

KEN

135/3 (17.2) v 133/8 (20)

L vs

LEI

179/10 (19.5) v 180/6 (17.4)

L vs

HAM

144/10 (17.3) v 173/6 (20)

ESS Form

L L W W W

L vs

SUR

233/8 (20) v 240/4 (20)

L vs

NOR

108/10 (13.2) v 238/6 (20)

W vs

KEN

187/6 (20) v 184/9 (20)

W vs

MID

176/5 (20) v 116/10 (17.5)

W vs

DER

179/5 (19.4) v 173/10 (20)

Season Comparison

25% Win % 50%

165.3 Avg Runs 171.8

182.8 Avg Conceded 184

4.8 Avg Wickets 6.8

6.1 Avg Sixes 7.1

22 Avg Boundaries 23.9

Current Standings

#17

SUS

W2 L6

8 pts

ESS

W4 L4

16 pts

Active Streaks

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Shane Snater

ESS

Wickets (1+)

Zaman Akhter

ESS

Wickets (1+)

Daniel Hughes

SUS

Runs (20+)

Daniel Hughes

SUS

Fours (2+)

Wiaan Mulder

ESS

Catches (1+)

Michael Pepper

ESS

Catches (1+)

Wiaan Mulder

ESS

Wickets (1+)

Tom Alsop

SUS

Catches (1+)

Top Performers in H2H

From 8 H2H matches

SUS

Daniel Hughes

199

John Simpson

160

Ravi Bopara

149

Tom Alsop

125

Harrison Ward

124

ESS

Michael Pepper

394

Adam Rossington

186

Daniel Sams

132

Matthew Critchley

Feroze Khushi

County Ground

Hove, Brighton, England

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Based on the last 30 T20 matches at this venue (since Jun 2022). Rain-shortened matches excluded.

Avg Total Runs

341.5

Avg 1st Inn

181.2

Avg 2nd Inn

160.3

Avg Sixes

12.1

Avg Fours

32.1

Bat 1st Win %

53%

Boundary %

58.9%

Seam Econ

9.31

Spin Econ

8.12

Recent Matches at This Venue

Match	1st Inn	2nd Inn	Total
SUS vs SUR 18 Jul 2025	204/5 (20)	197/7 (20)	401
SUS vs MID 30 May 2026	213/4 (20)	182/10 (19.4)	395
SUS vs LEI 05 Jun 2026	179/10 (19.5)	180/6 (17.4)	359
SUS vs KEN 07 Jun 2026	133/8 (20)	135/3 (17.2)	268
SUS vs SUR 26 Jun 2026	171/10 (19.3)	175/3 (15.3)	346

SUS at County Ground

Won

Lost

Avg Score 17.7

Highest Score 96

Top Scorer

Daniel Hughes 646 runs

Top Wicket-Taker

Tymal Mills 47 wkts

ESS at County Ground

Won

Lost

Avg Score 21.7

Highest Score 120

Top Scorer

Michael Pepper 124 runs

Top Wicket-Taker

Simon Harmer 7 wkts

Projected Win Probability

SUS

ESS

Match Total 1st Innings Match Sixes

Projected

Ground Avg

341.5

Last 30

1st Inns Avg

181.2

Last 30

Ground Avg

14.9

Sixes

County Ground

Confidence

100%

SUS Projected Boundaries

5.9 6s

18.9 4s

Ground 6s factor: 0.93x

ESS Projected Boundaries

7.9 6s

20 4s

Ground 4s factor: 1.15x

Sussex

Player	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Ovrs	Wkts	Conc	Econ	Ct	St	RO	D11
Daniel Hughes	30.9	22	141.5	4.0	0.8	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	-	63.8
Harrison Ward	25.2	16	153.3	2.9	1.3	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	57.4
George Thomas	23.5	18	131.5	2.7	0.8	-	-	-	-	0.5	-	-	51.0
Oliver Carter	15.0	12	126.4	1.7	0.4	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	31.3
John Simpson	19.2	14	137.6	1.6	0.8	-	-	-	-	0.5	-	0.1	41.6
Tom Alsop	23.4	17	135.5	1.7	0.9	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	-	47.0
Jack Carson	10.0	9	114.0	0.2	0.6	1.9	0.8	21	11.1	0.2	-	0.0	55.5
Tymal Mills	5.1	4	124.7	0.7	0.1	3.7	1.4	37	10.3	0.1	-	0.0	74.6
Danny Briggs	6.5	5	130.1	0.8	0.1	3.6	1.2	31	8.6	0.2	-	-	70.0
Henry Crocombe	3.6	3	127.6	0.2	0.2	2.9	1.1	33	11.3	0.3	-	0.0	55.3
Sean Hunt	5.0	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	3.8	1.4	29	7.7	1.0	-	-	82.8
▾ View full squad projections (16 more) Projections based on expected output if selected in starting XI
Jofra Archer	7.1	5	138.8	0.4	0.5	3.8	1.7	38	10.1	0.4	-	0.1	89.7
James Coles	24.4	16	147.6	2.2	0.8	2.8	0.7	26	9.4	0.5	-	0.1	86.5
Ollie Edward Robinson	12.9	10	130.5	1.2	0.3	2.6	0.9	23	8.9	0.5	-	0.2	70.3
Jaydev Unadkat	8.3	7	124.2	0.6	0.3	3.2	1.1	33	10.5	0.3	-	0.1	67.7
Bradley Currie	2.2	4	48.9	0.0	0.0	2.9	1.2	26	8.7	0.2	-	-	61.7
Danny Lamb	13.2	11	120.4	1.0	0.5	2.5	0.8	28	11.1	0.2	-	-	57.1
Dominic Goodman	10.0	8	130.0	0.8	0.4	3.5	0.5	28	7.9	0.3	-	0.2	56.4
Tom Clark	24.4	16	153.4	2.5	1.1	-	-	-	-	0.6	-	0.0	56.4
Jack Leaning	17.1	15	116.8	1.1	0.6	1.4	0.3	12	9.1	0.6	-	0.0	51.0
Fynn Hudson-Prentice	12.5	10	121.6	1.0	0.4	1.7	0.5	19	11.6	0.5	-	0.0	50.3
Troy Henry	5.0	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	28	7.9	0.3	-	0.2	48.1
Nantes Oosthuizen	5.0	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	28	7.9	0.3	-	0.2	48.1
Tom Price	10.6	9	111.8	0.8	0.3	2.0	0.3	19	9.8	0.6	-	-	44.2
Charlie Tear	16.5	16	103.5	1.6	0.5	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	-	36.8
Thomas Haines	15.8	13	121.3	1.3	0.6	-	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	29.1
Danial Ibrahim	12.7	11	119.8	1.4	0.3	-	-	-	-	0.2	-	-	26.0

Essex

Player	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Ovrs	Wkts	Conc	Econ	Ct	St	RO	D11
Michael Pepper	32.4	21	157.0	3.4	1.5	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	0.0	72.4
Matthew Critchley	11.9	10	118.3	0.9	0.5	2.9	0.7	29	10.2	0.2	-	-	58.5
Paul Walter	20.0	13	151.9	2.6	0.6	2.3	0.8	27	11.5	0.3	-	-	78.3
Charlie Allison	26.3	19	141.7	2.0	1.5	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	-	56.6
Luc Benkenstein	20.8	15	141.8	1.9	1.1	1.6	0.5	20	12.1	0.5	-	0.0	69.9
Noah Thain	16.8	11	159.5	1.5	0.7	0.9	0.5	10	10.8	0.5	-	-	58.5
Simon Harmer	11.7	8	138.1	1.0	0.5	3.3	0.6	29	9.0	0.6	-	0.0	63.0
Simon Fernandes	5.7	6	87.6	0.1	0.1	-	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	13.4
Shane Snater	7.3	6	130.6	0.5	0.3	2.9	1.0	31	10.8	0.5	-	-	63.5
Zaman Akhter	11.6	9	133.7	0.9	0.5	2.8	1.3	30	10.7	0.4	-	-	78.7
Charlie Bennett	5.0	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	3.0	1.5	36	12.2	0.2	-	-	70.4
▾ View full squad projections (9 more) Projections based on expected output if selected in starting XI
Mackenzie Jones	9.9	8	130.0	0.8	0.4	3.3	1.7	35	10.4	0.2	-	-	92.0
Wiaan Mulder	16.9	13	128.4	1.1	0.9	2.4	0.9	27	11.1	0.6	-	0.0	70.7
Samuel Cook	2.7	3	80.8	0.1	0.0	3.5	1.1	34	9.9	0.3	-	0.0	59.8
Jordan Cox	27.1	20	134.1	2.4	1.1	-	-	-	-	0.7	-	0.1	57.9
Mitchell Killeen	9.9	8	130.0	0.8	0.4	3.5	0.5	28	7.9	0.3	-	0.2	56.3
Dean Elgar	24.8	19	127.7	2.7	0.5	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	-	48.3
James Porter	5.0	5	110.0	0.3	0.2	3.5	0.5	28	7.9	0.3	-	0.2	48.0
Robin Das	18.1	11	161.1	2.5	0.5	-	-	-	-	0.4	-	-	43.3
Tom Westley	18.3	15	125.0	1.3	0.7	-	-	-	-	0.5	-	-	36.9

Projected Player Points

Player	Team	PP	D11 Pts
Mackenzie Jones	Essex	47.0	92.0
Jofra Archer	Sussex	44.7	89.7
James Coles	Sussex	43.4	86.5
Sean Hunt	Sussex	42.4	82.8
Zaman Akhter	Essex	41.5	78.7
Wiaan Mulder	Essex	40.1	70.7
Michael Pepper	Essex	39.5	72.4
Paul Walter	Essex	39.3	78.3
Charlie Bennett	Essex	38.1	70.4
Luc Benkenstein	Essex	36.3	69.9
Ollie Edward Robinson	Sussex	34.9	70.3
Daniel Hughes	Sussex	34.6	63.8
Tymal Mills	Sussex	34.6	74.6
Jordan Cox	Essex	33.8	57.9
Jaydev Unadkat	Sussex	33.1	67.7
Shane Snater	Essex	32.9	63.5
Charlie Allison	Essex	32.8	56.6
Danny Briggs	Sussex	31.5	70.0
Noah Thain	Essex	30.9	58.5
Tom Clark	Sussex	30.5	56.4
Danny Lamb	Sussex	30.4	57.1
Simon Harmer	Essex	30.3	63.0
Jack Leaning	Sussex	29.2	51.0
Bradley Currie	Sussex	28.9	61.7
Matthew Critchley	Essex	28.8	58.5
Harrison Ward	Sussex	28.6	57.4
Dean Elgar	Essex	28.6	48.3
Jack Carson	Sussex	28.5	55.5
George Thomas	Sussex	28.3	51.0
Tom Alsop	Sussex	27.7	47.0
Henry Crocombe	Sussex	27.6	55.3
Fynn Hudson-Prentice	Sussex	27.5	50.3
Samuel Cook	Essex	27.0	59.8
Charlie Tear	Sussex	23.9	36.8
John Simpson	Sussex	23.7	41.6
Tom Westley	Essex	23.4	36.9
Tom Price	Sussex	23.3	44.2
Dominic Goodman	Sussex	23.0	56.4
Mitchell Killeen	Essex	22.9	56.3
Robin Das	Essex	22.3	43.3
Oliver Carter	Sussex	18.2	31.3
James Porter	Essex	18.0	48.0
Troy Henry	Sussex	18.0	48.1
Nantes Oosthuizen	Sussex	18.0	48.1
Thomas Haines	Sussex	15.8	29.1
Danial Ibrahim	Sussex	14.9	26.0
Simon Fernandes	Essex	9.0	13.4

Projections generated by Statz AI engine · v177 · 14 minutes ago

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

Essex lead 6–2 from 9 matches.

What is Sussex's current form in 2026?

Sussex have won 2 and lost 6 from 8 matches in 2026, averaging 165.3 runs per match.

What is Essex's current form in 2026?

Essex have won 4 and lost 4 from 8 matches in 2026, averaging 171.8 runs per match.

Where is Sussex vs Essex being played?

Sussex vs Essex is being played at County Ground on 3 Jul 2026 at 23:30 IST.

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

The top run-scorers in Sussex vs Essex H2H are Michael Pepper (394 runs), Daniel Hughes (199 runs), Adam Rossington (186 runs).

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

The top wicket-takers in Sussex vs Essex H2H are Matthew Critchley (11 wkts), Simon Harmer (11 wkts), Tymal Mills (10 wkts).

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

The leading run-scorers in 2026 are Daniel Hughes (356 runs), Paul Walter (330 runs), Charlie Allison (299 runs).

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

The leading wicket-takers in 2026 are Charlie Bennett (12 wkts), Zaman Akhter (11 wkts), Tymal Mills (10 wkts).

Where are Sussex and Essex in the standings?

Sussex are 17th with 8 points and Essex are 9th with 16 points.

What is the pitch like at County Ground?

At County Ground, 75.4% of wickets fall to seam and 20.1% to spin. The average match total is 336.0 runs with a first-innings average of 179.8. There are an average of 11.9 sixes per match and teams batting first have won 53.1% of matches.

What is Sussex's record at County Ground?

Sussex have won 12 and lost 20 from 33 matches at County Ground.

What is Essex's record at County Ground?

Essex have won 3 and lost 0 from 4 matches at County Ground.

What is the weather forecast at County Ground for Sussex vs Essex?

The forecast at County Ground for Sussex vs Essex is Clear Sky, 20°C, humidity 80%, wind 7 km/h.

Sussex vs Essex — Preview, Predictions & H2H · T20 Blast

Head-to-Head Record

SUS Form

ESS Form

Season Comparison

Active Streaks

Top Performers in H2H

County Ground

Recent Matches at This Venue

SUS at County Ground

ESS at County Ground

Hit Rates

SUS Form

ESS Form

Sussex

Essex

Projected Win Probability

Sussex

Essex

Projected Player Points

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is Sussex's current form in 2026?

What is Essex's current form in 2026?

Where is Sussex vs Essex being played?

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

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

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

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

Where are Sussex and Essex in the standings?

What is the pitch like at County Ground?

What is Sussex's record at County Ground?

What is Essex's record at County Ground?

What is the weather forecast at County Ground for Sussex vs Essex?

Sussex vs Essex — Preview, Predictions & H2H · T20 Blast

Head-to-Head Record

SUS Form

ESS Form

Season Comparison

Active Streaks

Top Performers in H2H

County Ground

Recent Matches at This Venue

SUS at County Ground

ESS at County Ground

Hit Rates

SUS Form

ESS Form

Sussex

Essex

Projected Win Probability

Sussex

Essex

Projected Player Points

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is Sussex's current form in 2026?

What is Essex's current form in 2026?

Where is Sussex vs Essex being played?

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

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

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

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

Where are Sussex and Essex in the standings?

What is the pitch like at County Ground?

What is Sussex's record at County Ground?

What is Essex's record at County Ground?

What is the weather forecast at County Ground for Sussex vs Essex?

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