Essex v Sussex - Cricket - BBC Sport

Wed 2 Sep 2026 - Sat 5 Sep 2026Rothesay County Championship Division 1 - Day 4 of 4

Sussex win by 47 runs

Sussex 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Hughes,caught Walter, bowled Snater Hughes, caught Walter, bowled Snater	45	107	87	7	0	151	42.06
Haines,caught Pepper, bowled Cook Haines, caught Pepper, bowled Cook	4	20	17	0	0	28	20.00
Clark,caught Pepper, bowled Cook Clark, caught Pepper, bowled Cook	0	2	2	0	0	2	0.00
Tear,caught Harmer, bowled Porter Tear, caught Harmer, bowled Porter	39	123	102	3	0	168	31.71
Coles,caught Pepper, bowled Akhter Coles, caught Pepper, bowled Akhter	15	40	29	1	0	67	37.50
Simpson,leg before wicket, bowled Porter Simpson, leg before wicket, bowled Porter	17	58	50	3	0	69	29.31
Leaning,caught Pepper, bowled Akhter Leaning, caught Pepper, bowled Akhter	60	110	78	8	0	173	54.55
Carson,caught Walter, bowled Porter Carson, caught Walter, bowled Porter	9	12	9	2	0	11	75.00
Goodman,leg before wicket, bowled Cook Goodman, leg before wicket, bowled Cook	22	62	53	2	1	73	35.48
Karvelas,caught Pepper, bowled Porter Karvelas, caught Pepper, bowled Porter	38	44	26	6	0	57	86.36
Crocombe,not out Crocombe, not out	12	16	11	2	0	21	75.00
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 5, leg byes 9, total 14 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 5, leg byes 9, total 14
Total,275 all out 99.0 overs Total,275 all out 99.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Cook	19.0	9	32	3	100	0	0	4	0	1.68
Snater	18.0	6	45	1	90	0	0	8	0	2.50
Bennett	3.0	0	10	0	14	0	0	2	0	3.33
Akhter	23.0	6	75	2	101	0	0	10	0	3.26
Harmer	16.0	2	34	0	73	0	0	3	0	2.12
Porter	15.0	1	44	4	67	0	0	6	0	2.93
Critchley	5.0	0	21	0	19	0	0	1	1	4.20

Fall of wicket	Batter
7 for 1 (6.3 overs)	Haines
7 for 2 (6.5 overs)	Clark
79 for 3 (35.3 overs)	Hughes
109 for 4 (46.5 overs)	Tear
116 for 5 (52.1 overs)	Coles
149 for 6 (66.1 overs)	Simpson
163 for 7 (68.5 overs)	Carson
213 for 8 (86.1 overs)	Goodman
249 for 9 (93.6 overs)	Leaning
275 for 10 (98.6 overs)	Karvelas

Essex 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Elgar,bowled Coles Elgar, bowled Coles	44	117	91	5	0	169	37.61
Walter,bowled Karvelas Walter, bowled Karvelas	28	53	42	5	0	63	52.83
Westley,bowled Carson Westley, bowled Carson	17	44	35	2	0	40	38.64
Allison,leg before wicket, bowled Crocombe Allison, leg before wicket, bowled Crocombe	56	86	57	8	0	109	65.12
Critchley,not out Critchley, not out	19	39	28	1	1	71	48.72
Pepper,leg before wicket, bowled Coles Pepper, leg before wicket, bowled Coles	1	3	2	0	0	2	33.33
Harmer,leg before wicket, bowled Crocombe Harmer, leg before wicket, bowled Crocombe	2	4	2	0	0	4	50.00
Akhter,leg before wicket, bowled Crocombe Akhter, leg before wicket, bowled Crocombe	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.00
Snater,bowled Crocombe Snater, bowled Crocombe	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.00
Killeen,bowled Coles Killeen, bowled Coles	0	7	7	0	0	5	0.00
Porter,bowled Crocombe Porter, bowled Crocombe	0	2	2	0	0	5	0.00
Extras, no balls 8, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 10 Extras, no balls 8, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 10
Total,177 all out 58.5 overs Total,177 all out 58.5 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Karvelas	12.0	1	36	1	56	1	0	4	1	3.00
Goodman	6.0	1	34	0	24	3	0	4	0	5.66
Haines	3.0	1	7	0	14	0	0	1	0	2.33
Crocombe	9.5	1	39	5	41	0	0	6	0	3.96
Carson	17.0	3	45	1	78	0	0	6	0	2.64
Clark	2.0	1	3	0	9	0	0	0	0	1.50
Coles	8.0	3	7	3	41	0	0	0	0	0.87
Leaning	1.0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	4.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
57 for 1 (16.1 overs)	Walter
78 for 2 (27.1 overs)	Westley
136 for 3 (42.3 overs)	Elgar
171 for 4 (54.4 overs)	Allison
172 for 5 (55.1 overs)	Pepper
175 for 6 (56.1 overs)	Harmer
175 for 7 (56.2 overs)	Akhter
175 for 8 (56.3 overs)	Snater
176 for 9 (57.5 overs)	Killeen
177 for 10 (58.5 overs)	Porter

Sussex 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Clark,bowled Porter Clark, bowled Porter	14	18	11	2	0	28	77.78
Haines,caught Akhter, bowled Snater Haines, caught Akhter, bowled Snater	10	16	12	2	0	22	62.50
Tear,caught Allison, bowled Harmer Tear, caught Allison, bowled Harmer	3	18	15	0	0	26	16.67
Coles,caught Harmer, bowled Akhter Coles, caught Harmer, bowled Akhter	79	125	80	9	1	174	63.20
Carter,leg before wicket, bowled Harmer Carter, leg before wicket, bowled Harmer	26	28	20	6	0	32	92.86
Simpson,leg before wicket, bowled Harmer Simpson, leg before wicket, bowled Harmer	0	6	6	0	0	7	0.00
Leaning,caught Westley, bowled Harmer Leaning, caught Westley, bowled Harmer	0	2	2	0	0	1	0.00
Carson,leg before wicket, bowled Akhter Carson, leg before wicket, bowled Akhter	42	37	25	6	2	47	113.51
Goodman,caught substitute, bowled Akhter Goodman, caught substitute, bowled Akhter	6	12	9	1	0	14	50.00
Karvelas,caught Westley, bowled Akhter Karvelas, caught Westley, bowled Akhter	22	34	22	1	1	31	64.71
Crocombe,not out Crocombe, not out	9	5	2	0	1	13	180.00
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 18, leg byes 1, total 19 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 18, leg byes 1, total 19
Total,230 all out 50.1 overs Total,230 all out 50.1 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Porter	10.0	2	27	1	46	0	0	4	0	2.70
Snater	6.0	2	21	1	27	0	0	4	0	3.50
Harmer	18.0	1	96	4	71	0	0	10	5	5.33
Akhter	11.1	1	51	4	41	0	0	8	0	4.56
Critchley	5.0	0	16	0	19	0	0	1	0	3.20

Fall of wicket	Batter
28 for 1 (5.2 overs)	Haines
28 for 2 (6.2 overs)	Clark
40 for 3 (11.4 overs)	Tear
90 for 4 (21.1 overs)	Carter
90 for 5 (23.1 overs)	Simpson
90 for 6 (23.3 overs)	Leaning
153 for 7 (34.5 overs)	Carson
173 for 8 (38.3 overs)	Goodman
207 for 9 (46.6 overs)	Karvelas
230 for 10 (50.1 overs)	Coles

Essex 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Walter,caught Tear, bowled Coles Walter, caught Tear, bowled Coles	1	11	10	0	0	14	9.09
Elgar,bowled Crocombe Elgar, bowled Crocombe	35	43	31	7	0	55	81.40
Westley,caught Simpson, bowled Carson Westley, caught Simpson, bowled Carson	33	37	27	7	0	46	89.19
Allison,caught Carter, bowled Carson Allison, caught Carter, bowled Carson	42	64	47	5	2	59	65.63
Critchley,caught Haines, bowled Coles Critchley, caught Haines, bowled Coles	96	132	75	8	2	213	72.73
Harmer,caught Leaning, bowled Karvelas Harmer, caught Leaning, bowled Karvelas	16	50	41	2	0	46	32.00
Pepper,bowled Coles Pepper, bowled Coles	3	13	11	0	0	12	23.08
Akhter,leg before wicket, bowled Coles Akhter, leg before wicket, bowled Coles	0	6	6	0	0	6	0.00
Killeen,caught Simpson, bowled Karvelas Killeen, caught Simpson, bowled Karvelas	13	34	28	2	0	39	38.24
Snater,caught Leaning, bowled Crocombe Snater, caught Leaning, bowled Crocombe	35	45	32	4	2	37	77.78
Porter,not out Porter, not out	0	6	6	0	0	14	0.00
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 3, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 3, total 7
Total,281 all out 73.3 overs Total,281 all out 73.3 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Karvelas	11.0	1	48	2	44	0	0	8	0	4.36
Coles	29.3	2	98	4	129	0	0	13	1	3.32
Crocombe	14.0	0	61	2	57	0	0	9	1	4.35
Carson	19.0	3	67	2	84	0	0	5	4	3.52

Fall of wicket	Batter
3 for 1 (3.5 overs)	Walter
69 for 2 (14.2 overs)	Elgar
79 for 3 (15.6 overs)	Westley
150 for 4 (31.4 overs)	Allison
181 for 5 (44.5 overs)	Harmer
190 for 6 (47.6 overs)	Pepper
192 for 7 (49.4 overs)	Akhter
223 for 8 (60.4 overs)	Killeen
271 for 9 (70.3 overs)	Snater
281 for 10 (73.3 overs)	Critchley

home team, Essex

Dean Elgar
Paul Walter
Tom Westley , Captain
Charlie Allison
Matt Critchley
Michael Pepper , Wicket Keeper
Simon Harmer
Zaman Akhter
Shane Snater
Charlie Bennett , substituted for Porter
Sam Cook , substituted for Killeen

Substitutes

home team, Essex

Mitch Killeen
Jamie Porter

away team, Sussex

Dan Hughes , substituted for Carter
Tom Haines , Captain
Tom Clark
Charlie Tear
James Coles
John Simpson , Wicket Keeper
Jack Leaning
Jack Carson
Dom Goodman
Ari Karvelas
Henry Crocombe

away team, Sussex

Oli Carter

Essex
Sussex

home team, Essex

Dean Elgar
Paul Walter
Tom Westley , Captain
Charlie Allison
Matt Critchley
Michael Pepper , Wicket Keeper
Simon Harmer
Zaman Akhter
Shane Snater
Charlie Bennett , substituted for Porter
Sam Cook , substituted for Killeen

Substitutes

Mitch Killeen
Jamie Porter

Start Time:: 10:30
Toss:: Sussex won the toss and decided to bat
Venue:: Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford
Officials:: Suri Shanmugam, Russell Warren, James Whitaker

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