Essex vs Sussex Scorecard, Vitality Blast Men 2026

Vitality Blast Men 2026 · County Ground, Hove, Brighton · 3 Jul 2026

Essex 204/6 (20 ov)

Sussex 104 (17.3 ov)

Essex won by 100 runs

Vitality Blast Men → ESS v SUS head to head Ground stats Essex Sussex

Match summary

Essex played Sussex in the Vitality Blast Men 2026 at County Ground, Hove, Brighton, on 3 Jul 2026. Essex won by 100 runs.

Essex won the toss and chose to bat first. Essex made 204/6 in 20 overs, Sussex made 104 in 17.3 overs.

MS Pepper top-scored with 47 off 29 balls; Sam Cook took 4/7.

Essex Innings

204/6 (20 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
PI Walter c & b TS Mills	c & b TS Mills	12	8	3	0	150.00
MS Pepper c OJ Carter b DR Briggs	c OJ Carter b DR Briggs	47	29	6	2	162.07
CWJ Allison b HT Crocombe	b HT Crocombe	20	22	1	0	90.91
LM Benkenstein c HD Ward b SF Hunt	c HD Ward b SF Hunt	26	19	1	1	136.84
MJJ Critchley c DP Hughes b TS Mills	c DP Hughes b TS Mills	34	18	2	2	188.89
SML Fernandes c HD Ward b JJ Carson	c HD Ward b JJ Carson	3	4	0	0	75.00
SR Harmer not out	not out	46	17	3	4	270.59
S Snater not out	not out	10	3	1	1	333.33
Extras	(b 0, lb 0, w 6, nb 0)	6
Total	20 Ov (RR: 10.20)	204/6

Did not bat: MW Jones, Zaman Akhter, SJ Cook

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (PI Walter, 1.6 ov), 2-68 (MS Pepper, 7.5 ov), 3-99 (CWJ Allison, 11.6 ov), 4-112 (LM Benkenstein, 13.3 ov), 5-117 (SML Fernandes, 14.3 ov), 6-163 (MJJ Critchley, 18.3 ov)

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD
SF Hunt	4	40	1	10.00	6	5	1	1
TS Mills	4	42	2	10.50	10	2	4	2
HT Crocombe	4	58	1	14.50	4	5	4	1
DR Briggs	4	28	1	7.00	6	3	0	0
JJ Carson	4	36	1	9.00	2	2	1	2

Sussex Innings

104/10 (17.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
HD Ward c LM Benkenstein b SJ Cook	c LM Benkenstein b SJ Cook	11	5	0	1	220.00
DP Hughes c S Snater b SJ Cook	c S Snater b SJ Cook	2	4	0	0	50.00
GW Thomas c LM Benkenstein b S Snater	c LM Benkenstein b S Snater	3	6	0	0	50.00
JA Simpson c Zaman Akhter b SJ Cook	c Zaman Akhter b SJ Cook	2	9	0	0	22.22
OJ Carter c MS Pepper b MW Jones	c MS Pepper b MW Jones	11	15	1	0	73.33
TP Alsop c & b SR Harmer	c & b SR Harmer	35	35	0	2	100.00
JJ Carson c Zaman Akhter b MW Jones	c Zaman Akhter b MW Jones	7	7	1	0	100.00
DR Briggs run out (SR Harmer)	run out (SR Harmer)	24	17	2	1	141.18
HT Crocombe b SJ Cook	b SJ Cook	4	5	0	0	80.00
TS Mills c S Snater b SR Harmer	c S Snater b SR Harmer	0	1	0	0	0.00
SF Hunt not out	not out	1	2	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 1, w 2, nb 1)	4
Total	17.3 Ov (RR: 5.94)	104/10

Fall of wickets: 1-14 (HD Ward, 1.1 ov), 2-15 (DP Hughes, 1.6 ov), 3-17 (GW Thomas, 2.3 ov), 4-25 (JA Simpson, 5.1 ov), 5-34 (OJ Carter, 7.3 ov), 6-52 (JJ Carson, 9.2 ov), 7-84 (DR Briggs, 14.1 ov), 8-102 (TP Alsop, 16.4 ov), 9-102 (TS Mills, 16.5 ov), 10-104 (HT Crocombe, 17.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
S Snater	4	0	28	1	7.00	8	1	1	1	0
SJ Cook	3.3	1	7	4	2.00	15	0	0	0	0
MW Jones	2	0	9	2	4.50	7	1	0	0	0
Zaman Akhter	2	0	25	0	12.50	3	1	2	1	1
SR Harmer	4	0	17	2	4.25	13	0	1	0	0
MJJ Critchley	2	0	17	0	8.50	1	1	0	0	0

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Essex vs Sussex match on 3 Jul 2026?

Essex won by 100 runs.

Who scored the most runs in Essex vs Sussex?

MS Pepper (Essex) with 47 off 29 balls.

Who took the most wickets in Essex vs Sussex?

Sam Cook, with 4/7.

Who won the toss in Essex vs Sussex?

Essex, who chose to bat first.

Where was Essex vs Sussex played?

At County Ground, Hove, Brighton.