Sussex vs Essex Scorecard, Match 51, County Championship 2026

Match 51 · County Championship 2026 · County Ground, Chelmsford · 2 Sept 2026 to 5 Sept 2026

Sussex 275 & 230

Essex 177 & 281

Sussex won by 47 runs

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Match summary

Sussex played Essex in Match 51, County Championship 2026 at County Ground, Chelmsford, from 2 Sept 2026 to 5 Sept 2026. Sussex won by 47 runs.

Sussex won the toss and chose to bat first. Sussex made 275 in 99 overs, Essex made 177 in 58.5 overs, Sussex made 230 in 50.1 overs, Essex made 281 in 73.3 overs.

MJJ Critchley top-scored with 115 runs in the match; Henry Crocombe took 7/100 in the match.

Sussex Innings

275/10 (99 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
DP Hughes c PI Walter b S Snater	c PI Walter b S Snater	45	107	7	0	42.06
TJ Haines c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	4	20	0	0	20.00
TGR Clark c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	c MS Pepper b SJ Cook	0	2	0	0	0.00
C Tear c SR Harmer b JA Porter	c SR Harmer b JA Porter	39	123	3	0	31.71
JM Coles c MS Pepper b Zaman Akhter	c MS Pepper b Zaman Akhter	15	40	1	0	37.50
JA Simpson lbw b JA Porter	lbw b JA Porter	17	58	3	0	29.31
JA Leaning c MS Pepper b Zaman Akhter	c MS Pepper b Zaman Akhter	60	110	8	0	54.55
JJ Carson c PI Walter b JA Porter	c PI Walter b JA Porter	9	12	2	0	75.00
DC Goodman lbw b SJ Cook	lbw b SJ Cook	22	62	2	1	35.48
A Karvelas c MS Pepper b JA Porter	c MS Pepper b JA Porter	38	44	6	0	86.36
HT Crocombe not out	not out	12	16	2	0	75.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 9, w 0, nb 0)	14
Total	99 Ov (RR: 2.78)	275/10

Did not bat: OJ Carter

Fall of wickets: 1-7 (TJ Haines, 6.3 ov), 2-7 (TGR Clark, 6.5 ov), 3-79 (DP Hughes, 35.3 ov), 4-109 (C Tear, 46.5 ov), 5-116 (JM Coles, 52.1 ov), 6-149 (JA Simpson, 66.1 ov), 7-163 (JJ Carson, 68.5 ov), 8-213 (DC Goodman, 86.1 ov), 9-249 (JA Leaning, 93.6 ov), 10-275 (A Karvelas, 98.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
SJ Cook	19	9	32	3	1.68	100	4	0
S Snater	18	6	45	1	2.50	90	8	0
CE Bennett	3	0	10	0	3.33	14	2	0
Zaman Akhter	23	6	75	2	3.26	101	10	0
SR Harmer	16	2	34	0	2.13	73	3	0
JA Porter	15	1	44	4	2.93	67	6	0
MJJ Critchley	5	0	21	0	4.20	19	1	1

Essex Innings

177/10 (58.5 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
D Elgar b JM Coles	b JM Coles	44	117	5	0	37.61
PI Walter b A Karvelas	b A Karvelas	28	53	5	0	52.83
T Westley b JJ Carson	b JJ Carson	17	44	2	0	38.64
CWJ Allison lbw b HT Crocombe	lbw b HT Crocombe	56	86	8	0	65.12
MJJ Critchley not out	not out	19	39	1	1	48.72
MS Pepper lbw b JM Coles	lbw b JM Coles	1	3	0	0	33.33
SR Harmer lbw b HT Crocombe	lbw b HT Crocombe	2	4	0	0	50.00
Zaman Akhter lbw b HT Crocombe	lbw b HT Crocombe	0	1	0	0	0.00
S Snater b HT Crocombe	b HT Crocombe	0	1	0	0	0.00
MJ Killeen b JM Coles	b JM Coles	0	7	0	0	0.00
JA Porter b HT Crocombe	b HT Crocombe	0	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 8)	10
Total	58.5 Ov (RR: 3.01)	177/10

Did not bat: CE Bennett, SJ Cook

Fall of wickets: 1-57 (PI Walter, 16.1 ov), 2-78 (T Westley, 27.1 ov), 3-136 (D Elgar, 42.3 ov), 4-171 (CWJ Allison, 54.4 ov), 5-172 (MS Pepper, 55.1 ov), 6-175 (SR Harmer, 56.1 ov), 7-175 (Zaman Akhter, 56.2 ov), 8-175 (S Snater, 56.3 ov), 9-176 (MJ Killeen, 57.5 ov), 10-177 (JA Porter, 58.5 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
A Karvelas	12	1	36	1	3.00	56	4	1	1
DC Goodman	6	1	34	0	5.67	24	4	0	3
TJ Haines	3	1	7	0	2.33	14	1	0	0
HT Crocombe	9.5	1	39	5	3.97	41	6	0	0
JJ Carson	17	3	45	1	2.65	78	6	0	0
TGR Clark	2	1	3	0	1.50	9	0	0	0
JM Coles	8	3	7	3	0.88	41	0	0	0
JA Leaning	1	0	4	0	4.00	2	0	0	0

Sussex Innings

230/10 (50.1 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
TGR Clark b JA Porter	b JA Porter	14	18	2	0	77.78
TJ Haines c Zaman Akhter b S Snater	c Zaman Akhter b S Snater	10	16	2	0	62.50
C Tear c CWJ Allison b SR Harmer	c CWJ Allison b SR Harmer	3	18	0	0	16.67
JM Coles c SR Harmer b Zaman Akhter	c SR Harmer b Zaman Akhter	79	125	9	1	63.20
OJ Carter lbw b SR Harmer	lbw b SR Harmer	26	28	6	0	92.86
JA Simpson lbw b SR Harmer	lbw b SR Harmer	0	6	0	0	0.00
JA Leaning c T Westley b SR Harmer	c T Westley b SR Harmer	0	2	0	0	0.00
JJ Carson lbw b Zaman Akhter	lbw b Zaman Akhter	42	37	6	2	113.51
DC Goodman c ? b Zaman Akhter	c ? b Zaman Akhter	6	12	1	0	50.00
A Karvelas c T Westley b Zaman Akhter	c T Westley b Zaman Akhter	22	34	1	1	64.71
HT Crocombe not out	not out	9	5	0	1	180.00
Extras	(b 18, lb 1, w 0, nb 0)	19
Total	50.1 Ov (RR: 4.58)	230/10

Did not bat: DP Hughes

Fall of wickets: 1-28 (TJ Haines, 5.2 ov), 2-28 (TGR Clark, 6.2 ov), 3-40 (C Tear, 11.4 ov), 4-90 (OJ Carter, 21.1 ov), 5-90 (JA Simpson, 23.1 ov), 6-90 (JA Leaning, 23.3 ov), 7-153 (JJ Carson, 34.5 ov), 8-173 (DC Goodman, 38.3 ov), 9-207 (A Karvelas, 46.6 ov), 10-230 (JM Coles, 50.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
JA Porter	10	2	27	1	2.70	46	4	0
S Snater	6	2	21	1	3.50	27	4	0
SR Harmer	18	1	96	4	5.33	71	10	5
Zaman Akhter	11.1	1	51	4	4.57	41	8	0
MJJ Critchley	5	0	16	0	3.20	19	1	0

Essex Innings

281/10 (73.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
PI Walter c C Tear b JM Coles	c C Tear b JM Coles	1	11	0	0	9.09
D Elgar b HT Crocombe	b HT Crocombe	35	43	7	0	81.40
T Westley c JA Simpson b JJ Carson	c JA Simpson b JJ Carson	33	37	7	0	89.19
CWJ Allison c OJ Carter b JJ Carson	c OJ Carter b JJ Carson	42	64	5	2	65.63
MJJ Critchley c TJ Haines b JM Coles	c TJ Haines b JM Coles	96	132	8	2	72.73
SR Harmer c JA Leaning b A Karvelas	c JA Leaning b A Karvelas	16	50	2	0	32.00
MS Pepper b JM Coles	b JM Coles	3	13	0	0	23.08
Zaman Akhter lbw b JM Coles	lbw b JM Coles	0	6	0	0	0.00
MJ Killeen c JA Simpson b A Karvelas	c JA Simpson b A Karvelas	13	34	2	0	38.24
S Snater c JA Leaning b HT Crocombe	c JA Leaning b HT Crocombe	35	45	4	2	77.78
JA Porter not out	not out	0	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, w 0, nb 0)	7
Total	73.3 Ov (RR: 3.82)	281/10

Did not bat: CE Bennett, SJ Cook

Fall of wickets: 1-3 (PI Walter, 3.5 ov), 2-69 (D Elgar, 14.2 ov), 3-79 (T Westley, 15.6 ov), 4-150 (CWJ Allison, 31.4 ov), 5-181 (SR Harmer, 44.5 ov), 6-190 (MS Pepper, 47.6 ov), 7-192 (Zaman Akhter, 49.4 ov), 8-223 (MJ Killeen, 60.4 ov), 9-271 (S Snater, 70.3 ov), 10-281 (MJJ Critchley, 73.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
A Karvelas	11	1	48	2	4.36	44	8	0
JM Coles	29.3	2	98	4	3.32	129	13	1
HT Crocombe	14	0	61	2	4.36	57	9	1
JJ Carson	19	3	67	2	3.53	84	5	4

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Sussex vs Essex match on 2 Sept 2026?

Sussex won by 47 runs.

Who scored the most runs in Sussex vs Essex?

MJJ Critchley (Essex) with 115 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in Sussex vs Essex?

Henry Crocombe, with 7/100.

Who won the toss in Sussex vs Essex?

Sussex, who chose to bat first.

Where was Sussex vs Essex played?

At County Ground, Chelmsford.