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ESS vs SUS Live Score, 2 September, 2026, County Championship Division One, County Ground, Chelmsford, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates

CRR 3.72

ESS

177/10 (58.5 ov) & 197/7 (53 ov)

SUS

275/10 (99 ov) & 230/10 (50.1 ov)

STUMPS

Stumps : Day 3 - Essex need 132 runs to win.

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4s 7 6s 0 SR 76.83

4s 0 6s 0 SR 0.00

17 Overs ECO 3.06

Recent Overs

Overs 49 0 0 =1

Overs 50 0 1 0 W 0 0 =1

Overs 51 2 0 0 1 0 0 =3

Overs 52 0 1 0 0 0 0 =1

Overs 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 =1

Current Status

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CRR 3.72 RRR 0 Partnership 5(20) Bowlers Used 4 Extras 4 (4b)

Last Wicket Michael-Kyle Pepper 3(19)

lbw b J Coles

Reviews

ESS 0 SUS 0

Scoring Breakdown

Last 5 Overs

7/1 RR 1.40

Last 10 Overs

22/2 RR 2.20

Projected Chase & RR

CRR 3.72

Target

329

197/7 (53 ov)

Req. Rate

0 rpo

Need 132 off 0

Progress to 32960%

Commentary

Over 53 1 Runs

ESS 197/7

M Killeen 0(12) MJJ Critchley 63(82)

J J Carson 2-52 (17)

0 52.6

Jack Joshua Carson to Mitchell Killeen, no run,
0 52.5

Jack Joshua Carson to Mitchell Killeen, no run,
0 52.4

Jack Joshua Carson to Mitchell Killeen, no run,
0 52.3

Jack Joshua Carson to Mitchell Killeen, no run,
1 52.2

Jack Joshua Carson to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
0 52.1

Jack Joshua Carson to Matt Critchley, no run,

Over 52 1 Runs

ESS 196/7

M Killeen 0(8) MJJ Critchley 62(80)

J Coles 3-65 (19)

0 51.6

James Coles to Mitchell Killeen, no run,
0 51.5

James Coles to Mitchell Killeen, no run,
0 51.4

James Coles to Mitchell Killeen, no run,
0 51.3

James Coles to Mitchell Killeen, no run,
1 51.2

James Coles to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
0 51.1

James Coles to Matt Critchley, no run,

Over 51 3 Runs

ESS 195/7

M Killeen 0(4) MJJ Critchley 61(78)

J J Carson 2-51 (16)

0 50.6

Jack Joshua Carson to Mitchell Killeen, no run,
0 50.5

Jack Joshua Carson to Mitchell Killeen, no run,
1 50.4

Jack Joshua Carson to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
0 50.3

Jack Joshua Carson to Matt Critchley, no run,
0 50.2

Jack Joshua Carson to Matt Critchley, no run,
2 50.1

Jack Joshua Carson to Matt Critchley, 2 runs,

Over 50 1 Runs

ESS 192/7

M Killeen 0(2) MJJ Critchley 58(74)

J Coles 3-64 (18)

0 49.6

James Coles to Mitchell Killeen, no run,
0 49.5

James Coles to Mitchell Killeen, no run,
Out

MKS Pepper 3(19)

lbw b J Coles

4s/6s

0/0

SR

15.79

49.4 · MKS Pepper lbw b J Coles 3 (19) — James Coles to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run, lbw b J Coles,
0 49.3

James Coles to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
1 49.2

James Coles to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
0 49.1

James Coles to Matt Critchley, no run,

Over 49 1 Runs

ESS 191/6

MKS Pepper 3(17) MJJ Critchley 57(72)

J J Carson 2-48 (15)

0 48.6

Jack Joshua Carson to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
0 48.5

Jack Joshua Carson to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

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Match Information

SERIES: County Championship Division One
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, September 02, 2026 · 03:00 PM
TOSS: Sussex elected to bat
Venue: County Ground, Chelmsford
UMPIRES: Suri Shanmugam (England), Russell Warren (England)
MATCH REFEREE: James Whitaker (England)

Batting ConditionAverage

Playing XI

ESS

Paul Walter

Dean Elgar

Tom Westley (C)

Charles Allison

Matt Critchley

Michael-Kyle Pepper

Simon Harmer

Zaman Akhter

Shane Snater

Charlie Edward Bennett

Samuel Cook

Jamie Porter

SUS

Tom Haines (C)

Daniel Hughes

Tom Clark

Charlie Tear

James Coles

John Simpson

Jack Leaning

Jack Joshua Carson

Dominic Goodman

Henry Thomas Crocombe

Ari Karvelas

Venue

County Ground, Chelmsford

England

Matches played

Avg 1st Inn Score

308

Highest total

605

Bat-first win

48%

Pitch Report

Pitch Condition

Fast & Bounce

Batting Condition

Average

Pace Bowling

Pace & Bounce

Spin Bowling

Average

Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)

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Team	Form
Essex ESS
L Vs SOM SOM won by 8 wickets Match 44 L Vs YOR YOR won by 7 wickets Group B L Vs DUR DUR won by 20 runs Group B W Vs GLA ESS won by 3 runs Group B W Vs WOR ESS won by 107 runs Group B
Sussex SUS
L Vs WAS WAS won by 1 wicket Match 42 L Vs MID MID won by 92 runs Group B L Vs HAM HAM won by 51 runs Group B L Vs WOR WOR won by 4 wickets Group B L Vs DER DER won by 188 runs Group B

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Partnerships

1 wkt · PI Walter 3

2 wkt · D Elgar 66

3 wkt · TZ Westley 10

4 wkt · CW Allison 71

5 wkt · SR Harmer 31

6 wkt · MKS Pepper 11

7 wkt · Mitchell Killeen & Matt Critchley 5*

Manhattan

1st Inn 2nd Inn

Red dots indicate wickets.

Run Progression (Worm)

1st Inn

Cumulative score by over • red dots indicate wickets.

Run Rate Trend

Average runs per over as the innings has progressed

3.72 Now

10 0

Over 49 Over 53

3.9 Start

3.72 Now

3.9 Peak

Notes

Day-1

Sussex 1st Inning
Sussex: 50 runs in 23.5 overs.
50 run partnership of 112 balls,Charlie Tear 18(46) runs, Daniel Hughes 27(66) runs.
Lunch: - Sussex- 62/2 in 28.6 overs (Daniel Hughes- 31, Charlie Tear- 22)
Sussex: 100 runs in 43.4 overs.
Sussex: 150 runs in 66.6 overs.
Sussex: 200 runs in 81.5 overs.
50 run partnership of 102 balls,Jack Leaning 28(41) runs, Dominic Goodman 22(61) runs.
Day-1 End: Sussex-213/7 in 85.6 (Dominic Goodman- 0, Jack Leaning- 49)

Day-2

Jack Leaning 50 runs in 94 balls (4 x 6, 6 X 0).
Sussex: 250 runs in 94.3 overs.
Innings Break: Sussex - 275/10 overs 99 (balls 594).
Essex 1st Inning
Essex: 50 runs in 13.3 overs.
50 run partnership of 84 balls,Dean Elgar 22(42) runs, Paul Walter 23(42) runs.
Essex: 100 runs in 31.2 overs.
50 run partnership of 69 balls,Dean Elgar 11(31) runs, Charles Allison 36(38) runs.
Charles Allison 50 runs in 58 balls (4 x 7, 6 X 0).
Essex: 150 runs in 46.6 overs.
Sussex 2nd Inning
Sussex: 50 runs in 13.6 overs.
50 run partnership of 54 balls,Oliver Carter 26(27) runs, James Coles 20(27) runs.
Day-2 End: Sussex-90/4 in 21.1 (John Simpson- 0, James Coles- 29)

Day-3

Sussex: 100 runs in 25.4 overs.
50 run partnership of 52 balls,Jack Joshua Carson 37(27) runs, James Coles 14(25) runs.
Sussex: 150 runs in 33.5 overs.
James Coles 52 runs in 89 balls (4 x 7, 6 X 0).
Sussex: 200 runs in 45.3 overs.
Essex 2nd Inning
Essex: 50 runs in 10.5 overs.
50 run partnership of 49 balls,Dean Elgar 33(25) runs, Tom Westley 20(24) runs.
Essex: 100 runs in 22.4 overs.
50 run partnership of 82 balls,Charles Allison 23(52) runs, Matt Critchley 27(30) runs.
Essex: 150 runs in 31.2 overs.
Matt Critchley 50 runs in 64 balls (4 x 7, 6 X 0).

Points Table

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#	Team	M	W	L	PTS
1	NOT	10	4	1	148
2	SOM	10	4	2	144
3	WAS	10	3	1	140
4	GLA	10	3	3	121
5	SUS	10	4	3	120