Leicestershire vs Essex Scorecard, Match 26, County Championship 2026

Match 26 · County Championship 2026 · County Ground, Chelmsford · 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026

Leicestershire 333 & 60

Essex 293 & 104/3

Essex won by 7 wickets

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Match summary

Leicestershire played Essex in Match 26, County Championship 2026 at County Ground, Chelmsford, from 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026. Essex won by 7 wickets.

Essex won the toss and chose to field first. Leicestershire made 333 in 90.2 overs, Essex made 293 in 85 overs, Leicestershire made 60 in 27.4 overs, Essex made 104/3 in 30 overs.

CWJ Allison top-scored with 106 runs in the match; Shane Snater took 7/71 in the match.

Leicestershire Innings

333/10 (90.2 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
RK Patel c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	9	10	1	0	90.00
J Weatherald b PWA Mulder	b PWA Mulder	61	77	7	1	79.22
SG Budinger b S Snater	b S Snater	89	114	12	2	78.07
IG Holland lbw b JA Porter	lbw b JA Porter	11	22	2	0	50.00
JA Tattersall lbw b PWA Mulder	lbw b PWA Mulder	8	37	0	0	21.62
SS Eskinazi b SJ Cook	b SJ Cook	50	100	6	1	50.00
OB Cox b PWA Mulder	b PWA Mulder	31	83	2	1	37.35
BGF Green c CWJ Allison b S Snater	c CWJ Allison b S Snater	25	40	2	1	62.50
BWM Mike lbw b JA Porter	lbw b JA Porter	20	22	2	0	90.91
AY Patel not out	not out	11	29	0	0	37.93
J Hull b S Snater	b S Snater	1	12	0	0	8.33
Extras	(b 4, lb 5, w 0, nb 8)	17
Total	90.2 Ov (RR: 3.69)	333/10

Did not bat: NF Kelly

Fall of wickets: 1-17 (RK Patel, 3.1 ov), 2-142 (J Weatherald, 25.1 ov), 3-171 (IG Holland, 32.2 ov), 4-190 (SG Budinger, 40.4 ov), 5-196 (JA Tattersall, 43.2 ov), 6-254 (OB Cox, 67.6 ov), 7-294 (BGF Green, 77.6 ov), 8-311 (SS Eskinazi, 81.4 ov), 9-327 (BWM Mike, 86.6 ov), 10-333 (J Hull, 90.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
JA Porter	22	4	73	2	3.32	97	8	1	0
SJ Cook	20	5	67	2	3.35	88	7	1	0
S Snater	18.2	5	59	3	3.22	81	7	0	0
SR Harmer	8	2	31	0	3.88	36	4	1	0
PWA Mulder	16	2	70	3	4.38	68	7	1	4
MJJ Critchley	6	1	24	0	4.00	27	1	2	0

Essex Innings

293/10 (85 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
SJ Cook b IG Holland	b IG Holland	0	2	0	0	0.00
D Elgar c IG Holland b BGF Green	c IG Holland b BGF Green	14	13	3	0	107.69
JA Porter b BWM Mike	b BWM Mike	52	117	7	0	44.44
PI Walter c RK Patel b IG Holland	c RK Patel b IG Holland	1	8	0	0	12.50
T Westley c OB Cox b BWM Mike	c OB Cox b BWM Mike	2	30	0	0	6.67
CWJ Allison c OB Cox b J Hull	c OB Cox b J Hull	72	103	11	0	69.90
MJJ Critchley c & b BWM Mike	c & b BWM Mike	4	3	1	0	133.33
PWA Mulder not out	not out	79	124	9	0	63.71
MS Pepper lbw b AY Patel	lbw b AY Patel	19	24	2	0	79.17
SR Harmer b IG Holland	b IG Holland	35	86	3	1	40.70
S Snater c OB Cox b IG Holland	c OB Cox b IG Holland	0	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 7, w 0, nb 8)	15
Total	85 Ov (RR: 3.45)	293/10

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (SJ Cook, 0.2 ov), 2-20 (D Elgar, 5.1 ov), 3-25 (PI Walter, 8.1 ov), 4-39 (T Westley, 16.4 ov), 5-135 (JA Porter, 41.4 ov), 6-143 (MJJ Critchley, 43.1 ov), 7-162 (CWJ Allison, 47.3 ov), 8-207 (MS Pepper, 56.4 ov), 9-293 (SR Harmer, 84.2 ov), 10-293 (S Snater, 84.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
IG Holland	18	4	54	4	3.00	76	5	0	0
BGF Green	20	5	54	1	2.70	97	9	0	0
BWM Mike	16	2	74	3	4.63	68	10	0	4
J Hull	14	0	67	1	4.79	52	10	0	0
AY Patel	17	3	37	1	2.18	78	2	1	0

Leicestershire Innings

60/10 (27.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
RK Patel lbw b JA Porter	lbw b JA Porter	2	15	0	0	13.33
SG Budinger c T Westley b SJ Cook	c T Westley b SJ Cook	8	17	1	0	47.06
IG Holland c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	12	21	2	0	57.14
NF Kelly c SR Harmer b S Snater	c SR Harmer b S Snater	0	20	0	0	0.00
JA Tattersall b SJ Cook	b SJ Cook	3	7	0	0	42.86
SS Eskinazi lbw b S Snater	lbw b S Snater	1	21	0	0	4.76
OB Cox b SJ Cook	b SJ Cook	20	41	3	0	48.78
BGF Green lbw b S Snater	lbw b S Snater	0	2	0	0	0.00
BWM Mike b JA Porter	b JA Porter	2	6	0	0	33.33
AY Patel b S Snater	b S Snater	0	3	0	0	0.00
J Hull not out	not out	4	13	1	0	30.77
Extras	(b 0, lb 7, w 1, nb 0)	8
Total	27.4 Ov (RR: 2.17)	60/10

Did not bat: J Weatherald

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (RK Patel, 4.1 ov), 2-14 (SG Budinger, 5.5 ov), 3-25 (IG Holland, 11.3 ov), 4-27 (NF Kelly, 12.4 ov), 5-29 (JA Tattersall, 13.5 ov), 6-41 (SS Eskinazi, 18.6 ov), 7-41 (BGF Green, 20.2 ov), 8-46 (BWM Mike, 21.6 ov), 9-47 (AY Patel, 22.5 ov), 10-60 (OB Cox, 27.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	WD
JA Porter	9	3	22	2	2.44	43	3	0
SJ Cook	9.4	4	19	4	1.97	49	2	1
S Snater	9	5	12	4	1.33	48	2	0

Essex Innings

104/3 (30 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
PI Walter lbw b BGF Green	lbw b BGF Green	7	33	1	0	21.21
D Elgar lbw b J Hull	lbw b J Hull	18	34	3	0	52.94
T Westley c IG Holland b J Hull	c IG Holland b J Hull	1	6	0	0	16.67
CWJ Allison not out	not out	34	48	5	0	70.83
MJJ Critchley not out	not out	40	59	6	0	67.80
Extras	(b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 0)	4
Total	30 Ov (RR: 3.47)	104/3

Did not bat: SR Harmer, MS Pepper, JA Porter, SJ Cook, S Snater, PWA Mulder

Fall of wickets: 1-25 (D Elgar, 10.3 ov), 2-25 (PI Walter, 11.4 ov), 3-27 (T Westley, 12.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s
IG Holland	7	1	18	0	2.57	32	2
BGF Green	8	3	19	1	2.38	41	4
J Hull	5	0	20	2	4.00	19	3
BWM Mike	5	0	30	0	6.00	17	5
AY Patel	3	0	5	0	1.67	13	0
RK Patel	2	0	8	0	4.00	8	1

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Leicestershire vs Essex match on 15 May 2026?

Essex won by 7 wickets.

Who scored the most runs in Leicestershire vs Essex?

CWJ Allison (Essex) with 106 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in Leicestershire vs Essex?

Shane Snater, with 7/71.

Who won the toss in Leicestershire vs Essex?

Essex, who chose to field first.

Where was Leicestershire vs Essex played?

At County Ground, Chelmsford.