Yorkshire vs Essex - Preview, Predictions & H2H · County Championship Division One
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Division 1
County Championship Division One · Division 1
10:00 AM UTC
Tue, Sep 8
Essex
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ESS lead H2H 2–1
Snater 8 straight wickets (1+)
YORYorkshire
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ESSEssex
County Championship Division One · Division 1
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.
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Head-to-head record
6 meetings · 2019–2025
1
2
3 draws
Pro · Win probability
32%
26%
YOR
ESS
Projected total, innings scores and match sixes for this fixture.
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
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YOR
ESS
Projected total, innings scores and match sixes for this fixture.
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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
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YOR
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ESS
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County Championship Division One • Tue, 8 Sep • 10:00
Projected Points
1588PTS
Rating
100/100
Wicket-Keepers
J. Bairstow
123.3 pts
Batters
A. Lyth
117.9 pts
M. Revis
112.4 pts
C. Allison
100.7 pts
All-Rounders
C
G. Hill
162.5 pts
VC
M. Critchley
133 pts
Bowlers
H. Ali
129.6 pts
S. Harmer
128.8 pts
J. Porter
127.7 pts
S. Snater
112.6 pts
D. Bess
110.9 pts
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Why this team
- Captain pick: George Hill (162.5 pts) - 22% projection edge over the next-best pick.
- Slight YOR edge (6-5) - marginally more of their players grade as fantasy-relevant; flip the balance if you back ESS's XI more.
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Top performers in this fixture
from 6 H2H meetings
YOR in form
ESS in form
Pro · Player projections
Joe Root projected 88.7 runs at 64 SR.
Predicted XIs based on each side's last completed match. Confirmed lineups usually land ~30 min before the toss — this page updates automatically.
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made 1 change for their last match.
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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.