Essex vs Sussex, Division 1

County Div 1 2026 · 4day · Wed, 2 Sept 2026, 10:00 UTC · County Ground, Chelmsford

Finished – Sussex won by 47 runs

Sussex · 1st innings: 275 (99 ov)

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Daniel Hughes	c Paul Walter b Michael Pepper	45	107	7	0	42.06
Thomas Haines	c Michael Pepper b Samuel Cook	4	20	0	0	20
Tom Clark	c Michael Pepper b Samuel Cook	0	2	0	0	0
Charlie Tear	c Simon Harmer b James Porter	39	123	3	0	31.71
James Coles	c Michael Pepper b Zaman Akhter	15	40	1	0	37.5
John Simpson	lbw b James Porter	17	58	3	0	29.31
Jack Leaning	c Michael Pepper b Zaman Akhter	60	110	8	0	54.55
Jack Carson	c Paul Walter b James Porter	9	12	2	0	75
Dominic Goodman	lbw b Samuel Cook	22	62	2	1	35.48
Aristides Karvelas	c Michael Pepper b James Porter	38	44	6	0	86.36
Henry Crocombe	not out	12	16	2	0	75

Extras: 14

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Samuel Cook	19	9	32	3	1.68
Shane Snater	18	6	45	1	2.5
Charlie Bennett	3	0	10	0	3.33
Zaman Akhter	23	6	75	2	3.26
Simon Harmer	16	2	34	0	2.13
James Porter	15	1	44	4	2.93
Matthew Critchley	5	0	21	0	4.2

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar	b James Coles	44	117	5	0	37.61
Paul Walter	b Aristides Karvelas	28	53	5	0	52.83
Tom Westley	b Jack Carson	17	44	2	0	38.64
Charlie Allison	lbw b Henry Crocombe	56	86	8	0	65.12
Matthew Critchley	not out	19	39	1	1	48.72
Michael Pepper	lbw b James Coles	1	3	0	0	33.33
Simon Harmer	lbw b Henry Crocombe	2	4	0	0	50
Zaman Akhter	lbw b Henry Crocombe	0	1	0	0	0
Shane Snater	b Henry Crocombe	0	1	0	0	0
Mitchell Killeen	b James Coles	0	7	0	0	0
James Porter	b Henry Crocombe	0	2	0	0	0

Extras: 10 · Did not bat: Charlie Bennett, Samuel Cook

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Aristides Karvelas	12	1	36	1	3
Dominic Goodman	6	1	34	0	5.67
Thomas Haines	3	1	7	0	2.33
Henry Crocombe	9.5	1	39	5	3.97
Jack Carson	17	3	45	1	2.65
Tom Clark	2	1	3	0	1.5
James Coles	8	3	7	3	0.88
Jack Leaning	1	0	4	0	4

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tom Clark	b James Porter	14	18	2	0	77.78
Thomas Haines	c Zaman Akhter b Shane Snater	10	16	2	0	62.5
Charlie Tear	c Charlie Allison b Simon Harmer	3	18	0	0	16.67
James Coles	c Simon Harmer b Zaman Akhter	79	125	9	1	63.2
Oliver Carter	lbw b Simon Harmer	26	28	6	0	92.86
John Simpson	lbw b Simon Harmer	0	6	0	0	0
Jack Leaning	c Tom Westley b Simon Harmer	0	2	0	0	0
Jack Carson	lbw b Zaman Akhter	42	37	6	2	113.51
Dominic Goodman	c George Bell b Zaman Akhter	6	12	1	0	50
Aristides Karvelas	c Tom Westley b Zaman Akhter	22	34	1	1	64.71
Henry Crocombe	not out	9	5	0	1	180

Extras: 19 · Did not bat: Daniel Hughes

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
James Porter	10	2	27	1	2.7
Shane Snater	6	2	21	1	3.5
Simon Harmer	18	1	96	4	5.33
Zaman Akhter	11.1	1	51	4	4.57
Matthew Critchley	5	0	16	0	3.2

Batting
Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Paul Walter	c Charlie Tear b James Coles	1	11	0	0	9.09
Dean Elgar	b Henry Crocombe	35	43	7	0	81.4
Tom Westley	c John Simpson b Jack Carson	33	37	7	0	89.19
Charlie Allison	c Oliver Carter b Jack Carson	42	64	5	2	65.63
Matthew Critchley	c Thomas Haines b James Coles	96	132	8	2	72.73
Simon Harmer	c Jack Leaning b Aristides Karvelas	16	50	2	0	32
Michael Pepper	b James Coles	3	13	0	0	23.08
Zaman Akhter	lbw b James Coles	0	6	0	0	0
Mitchell Killeen	c John Simpson b Aristides Karvelas	13	34	2	0	38.24
Shane Snater	c Jack Leaning b Henry Crocombe	35	45	4	2	77.78
James Porter	not out	0	6	0	0	0

Extras: 7 · Did not bat: Charlie Bennett, Samuel Cook

Bowling
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Aristides Karvelas	11	1	48	2	4.36
James Coles	29.3	2	98	4	3.32
Henry Crocombe	14	0	61	2	4.36
Jack Carson	19	3	67	2	3.53