Essex vs Warwickshire - Preview, Predictions & H2H · County Championship Division One
ESSEssex
10:00 AM
WARWarwickshire
County Championship Division One · Division 1
The Statz verdict
Essex lead this head-to-head 4–3. The season batting edge is ESS's, 296.9 runs per game vs 290.3, while WAR's attack takes 10.3 wickets a match, the better bowling unit.
Head-to-head record
10 meetings · 2019–20263 draws
Season comparison
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Projected win probability
toss pending · blend of both scenariosPlayer projections
expected XI · per-player output| Essex | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ov | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | Perf | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | 62.7 | 127 | 50 | 8.3 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | - | 69.3 | 113.0 |
| Tom Westley | 61.9 | 134 | 46 | 8.3 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | - | 65.0 | 108.9 |
| Michael Pepper | 39.3 | 64 | 61 | 4.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 2.8 | - | 0.0 | 67.3 | 90.1 |
| Paul Walter | 57.9 | 100 | 58 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 12 | 4.1 | 0.9 | - | 0.0 | 73.9 | 116.6 |
| Charlie Allison | 62.5 | 112 | 56 | 8.3 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 66.5 | 114.3 |
| Matthew Critchley | 60.7 | 102 | 59 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 1.6 | 49 | 3.3 | 0.6 | - | - | 99.2 | 145.6 |
| Luc Benkenstein | 25.9 | 62 | 42 | 3.7 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | - | 32.4 | 50.7 |
| Simon Harmer | 33.5 | 71 | 47 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 36.9 | 3.0 | 96 | 2.6 | 1.2 | - | - | 105.0 | 135.7 |
| Shane Snater | 23.4 | 34 | 68 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 23.7 | 3.1 | 71 | 3.0 | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 89.9 | 117.3 |
| James Porter | 5.9 | 19 | 31 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 4.8 | 244 | 2.6 | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 105.3 | 128.4 |
| Charlie Bennett | 11.8 | 24 | 49 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 17.4 | 2.3 | 85 | 4.9 | 0.0 | - | - | 56.9 | 76.2 |
| ▾ Full squad projections (9 more) | ||||||||||||||
| Wiaan Mulder | 44.7 | 79 | 57 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 21.1 | 3.1 | 67 | 3.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 108.6 | 149.7 |
| Jordan Cox | 79.0 | 122 | 65 | 10.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | - | - | 89.6 | 147.1 |
| Samuel Cook | 12.8 | 29 | 44 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 27.5 | 4.3 | 73 | 2.6 | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 103.6 | 127.1 |
| Zaman Akhter | 32.5 | 51 | 64 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 19.0 | 2.2 | 124 | 6.5 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 78.9 | 111.1 |
| Noah Thain | 26.1 | 65 | 40 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 51 | 4.7 | 0.3 | - | - | 50.7 | 72.1 |
| Simon Fernandes | 5.0 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | 1.0 | 45.0 | 52.9 |
| Robin Das | 20.4 | 51 | 40 | 2.6 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | - | 28.0 | 41.2 |
| Mackenzie Jones | 5.0 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.6 | 1.0 | - | - | 24.8 | 30.6 |
| Mitchell Killeen | 5.0 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.6 | 0.0 | - | - | 15.0 | 22.7 |
| Warwickshire | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ov | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | Perf | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Davies | 42.9 | 75 | 57 | 6.1 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 1.7 | - | - | 60.1 | 90.7 |
| Robert Yates | 50.5 | 99 | 51 | 7.4 | 0.1 | 10.4 | 0.6 | 31 | 3.0 | 1.8 | - | - | 81.3 | 118.6 |
| Sam Hain | 68.0 | 152 | 45 | 7.1 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 0.0 | 77.9 | 118.5 |
| Beau Webster | 50.1 | 83 | 60 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 19.9 | 1.7 | 63 | 3.2 | 0.9 | - | - | 92.0 | 131.6 |
| Dan Mousley | 42.3 | 71 | 60 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 13 | 3.7 | 0.7 | - | - | 52.1 | 84.2 |
| Zen Malik | 37.6 | 73 | 51 | 4.6 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | - | 44.8 | 71.7 |
| Ed Barnard | 56.9 | 93 | 61 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 21.0 | 2.1 | 61 | 2.9 | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 103.6 | 149.9 |
| Jordan Thompson | 27.6 | 45 | 62 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 23.6 | 2.7 | 72 | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 82.9 | 112.8 |
| Manav Suthar | 20.9 | 31 | 68 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 23.7 | 2.1 | 127 | 5.3 | 0.5 | - | - | 68.2 | 92.5 |
| Ethan Bamber | 17.7 | 33 | 53 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 33.4 | 4.1 | 91 | 2.7 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 101.5 | 129.7 |
| Nathan Gilchrist | 10.1 | 25 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 26.1 | 3.6 | 95 | 3.7 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 83.4 | 104.8 |
| ▾ Full squad projections (14 more) | ||||||||||||||
| Keith Barker | 33.1 | 56 | 59 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 30.2 | 3.6 | 75 | 2.5 | 0.1 | - | 0.0 | 106.2 | 141.2 |
| Chris Woakes | 33.3 | 53 | 63 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 31.1 | 3.0 | 84 | 2.7 | 0.4 | - | - | 97.2 | 133.6 |
| Michael Booth | 21.7 | 42 | 51 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 22.1 | 3.4 | 85 | 3.9 | 0.1 | - | - | 90.9 | 118.7 |
| Kai Smith | 42.7 | 76 | 56 | 5.2 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | 0.2 | 72.3 | 100.1 |
| Oliver Hannon-Dalby | 4.6 | 21 | 22 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 28.7 | 3.4 | 75 | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 74.9 | 91.2 |
| Jacob Bethell | 37.9 | 78 | 48 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 35 | 3.5 | 0.9 | - | - | 54.7 | 83.5 |
| Che Simmons | 10.8 | 32 | 34 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 15.3 | 2.3 | 66 | 4.3 | 0.2 | - | - | 60.0 | 73.9 |
| Tazeem Ali | 8.5 | 21 | 40 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 21.9 | 2.0 | 84 | 3.8 | 0.4 | - | - | 51.9 | 65.2 |
| Hamza Shaikh | 25.7 | 73 | 35 | 3.8 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | - | 32.9 | 51.4 |
| Theo Wylie | 17.1 | 13 | 135 | 1.5 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 20.1 | 34.8 |
| Vansh Jani | 17.1 | 13 | 135 | 1.5 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 20.1 | 34.8 |
| Richard Gleeson | 4.8 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 28 | 7.9 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 17.8 | 26.3 |
| George Garton | 4.8 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 28 | 7.9 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 17.8 | 26.3 |
| Ben Blakemore | 4.8 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 28 | 7.9 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 17.8 | 26.3 |
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- Captain pick: Matthew Critchley (148.9 pts) - narrowest of margins over the VC.
- Slight ESS edge (6-5) - marginally more of their players grade as fantasy-relevant; flip the balance if you back WAR's XI more.
Small League: safe floor picks.
Grand League: higher-variance ceiling.
All re-run when XIs confirm.
Venue not yet announced
Ground stats will appear once the venue is confirmed
Top performers in this fixture
from 10 H2H meetings
ESS in form
WAR in form
Full squads
Who is playing in Essex vs Warwickshire?
Confirmed XIs are announced around the toss, ~30 minutes before the start. Based on their last matches, Essex are likely to field Paul Walter, Dean Elgar, Tom Westley, James Porter and 7 more, and Warwickshire Robert Yates, Zen Malik, Dan Mousley, Will Young and 7 more — full predicted XIs and squads are on this page.
Who leads the Essex vs Warwickshire head-to-head record?
Essex lead 4–3 from 10 matches.
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.
What is Warwickshire's current form in 2026?
Warwickshire have won 3 and lost 1 from 9 matches in 2026, averaging 290.3 runs per match.
Where is Essex vs Warwickshire being played?
Essex vs Warwickshire is being played on 15 Sep 2026 at 15:30 IST.
Who are the top run-scorers in Essex vs Warwickshire head-to-head matches?
The top run-scorers in Essex vs Warwickshire H2H are Tom Westley (598 runs), Michael Burgess (342 runs), Ed Barnard (334 runs).
Who are the top wicket-takers in Essex vs Warwickshire head-to-head matches?
The top wicket-takers in Essex vs Warwickshire H2H are Shane Snater (18 wkts), Simon Harmer (17 wkts), James Porter (15 wkts).
Who are the top 2026 run-scorers for Essex and Warwickshire?
The leading run-scorers in 2026 are Charlie Allison (431 runs), Dan Mousley (417 runs), Matthew Critchley (397 runs).
Who are the top 2026 wicket-takers for Essex and Warwickshire?
The leading wicket-takers in 2026 are Ethan Bamber (25 wkts), James Porter (18 wkts), Shane Snater (16 wkts).
Where are Essex and Warwickshire in the standings?
Essex are 6th with 56 points and Warwickshire are 4th with 72 points.