RESULT

ESS vs SUS Scorecard, County Championship Division One, 2 September, 2026, County Ground, Chelmsford & Match Stats

ESS

177/10 (58.5 ov) & 281/10 (73.3 ov)

SUS

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

Sussex won by 47 runs

Sussex 1st Inning

275/10 (99 ov)

RR 2.78

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Daniel Hughes c PI Walter b S Snater	45	107	7	0	42.06
Tom Haines c MKS Pepper b S Cook	4	20	0	0	20.00
Tom Clark c MKS Pepper b S Cook	0	2	0	0	0.00
Charlie Tear c SR Harmer b JA Porter	39	123	3	0	31.71
James Coles c MKS Pepper b Z Akhter	15	40	1	0	37.50
John Simpson lbw b JA Porter	17	58	3	0	29.31
Jack Leaning c MKS Pepper b Z Akhter	60	110	8	0	54.55
Jack Joshua Carson c PI Walter b JA Porter	9	12	2	0	75.00
Dominic Goodman lbw b S Cook	22	62	2	1	35.48
Ari Karvelas c MKS Pepper b JA Porter	38	44	6	0	86.36
Henry Thomas Crocombe Not out	12	16	2	0	75.00
EXTRAS (b 5, lb 9, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	14
TOTAL (2.78 RUNS PER OVER)	275/10 (99 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 7-1 (Tom Haines, 6.3 ov), 7-2 (Tom Clark, 6.5 ov), 79-3 (Daniel Hughes, 35.3 ov), 109-4 (Charlie Tear, 46.5 ov), 116-5 (James Coles, 52.1 ov), 149-6 (John Simpson, 66.1 ov), 163-7 (Jack Joshua Carson, 68.5 ov), 213-8 (Dominic Goodman, 86.1 ov), 249-9 (Jack Leaning, 93.6 ov), 275-10 (Ari Karvelas, 98.6 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Oliver Carter

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Samuel Cook	19	9	32	3	1.68
Shane Snater	18	6	45	1	2.50
Charlie Edward Bennett	3	0	10	0	3.33
Zaman Akhter	23	6	75	2	3.26
Simon Harmer	16	2	34	0	2.13
Jamie Porter	15	1	44	4	2.93
Matt Critchley	5	0	21	0	4.20

Essex 1st Inning

177/10 (58.5 ov)

RR 3.01

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar b J Coles	44	117	5	0	37.60
Paul Walter b A Karvelas	28	53	5	0	52.83
Tom Westley b J J Carson	17	44	2	0	38.63
Charles Allison lbw b H T Crocombe	56	86	8	0	65.11
Matt Critchley Not out	19	39	1	1	48.71
Michael-Kyle Pepper lbw b J Coles	1	3	0	0	33.33
Simon Harmer lbw b H T Crocombe	2	4	0	0	50.00
Zaman Akhter lbw b H T Crocombe	0	1	0	0	0.00
Shane Snater b H T Crocombe	0	1	0	0	0.00
Mitchell Killeen b J Coles	0	7	0	0	0.00
Jamie Porter b H T Crocombe	0	2	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 8, p 0)	10
TOTAL (3.01 RUNS PER OVER)	177/10 (58.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 57-1 (Paul Walter, 16.1 ov), 79-2 (Tom Westley, 27.1 ov), 136-3 (Dean Elgar, 42.3 ov), 171-4 (Charles Allison, 54.4 ov), 172-5 (Michael-Kyle Pepper, 55.1 ov), 175-6 (Simon Harmer, 56.1 ov), 175-7 (Zaman Akhter, 56.2 ov), 175-8 (Shane Snater, 56.3 ov), 176-9 (Mitchell Killeen, 57.5 ov), 177-10 (Jamie Porter, 58.5 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Charlie Edward Bennett, Samuel Cook

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	NB	ECO
Ari Karvelas	12	1	36	1	1	3.00
Dominic Goodman	6	1	34	0	3	5.67
Tom Haines	3	1	7	0	0	2.33
Henry Thomas Crocombe	9.5	1	39	5	0	3.97
Jack Joshua Carson	17	3	45	1	0	2.65
Tom Clark	2	1	3	0	0	1.50
James Coles	8	3	7	3	0	0.88
Jack Leaning	1	0	4	0	0	4.00

Sussex 2nd Inning

230/10 (50.1 ov)

RR 4.58

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tom Clark b JA Porter	14	18	2	0	77.78
Tom Haines c Z Akhter b S Snater	10	16	2	0	62.50
Charlie Tear c CW Allison b SR Harmer	3	18	0	0	16.67
James Coles c SR Harmer b Z Akhter	79	125	9	1	63.20
Oliver Carter lbw b SR Harmer	26	28	6	0	92.86
John Simpson lbw b SR Harmer	0	6	0	0	0.00
Jack Leaning c TZ Westley b SR Harmer	0	2	0	0	0.00
Jack Joshua Carson lbw b Z Akhter	42	37	6	2	113.51
Dominic Goodman c (sub G Bell) b Z Akhter	6	12	1	0	50.00
Ari Karvelas c TZ Westley b Z Akhter	22	34	1	1	64.71
Henry Thomas Crocombe Not out	9	5	0	1	180.00
EXTRAS (b 18, lb 1, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	19
TOTAL (4.58 RUNS PER OVER)	230/10 (50.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 28-1 (Tom Haines, 5.2 ov), 28-2 (Tom Clark, 6.2 ov), 40-3 (Charlie Tear, 11.4 ov), 90-4 (Oliver Carter, 21.1 ov), 90-5 (John Simpson, 23.1 ov), 90-6 (Jack Leaning, 23.3 ov), 153-7 (Jack Joshua Carson, 34.5 ov), 173-8 (Dominic Goodman, 38.3 ov), 207-9 (Ari Karvelas, 46.6 ov), 230-10 (James Coles, 50.1 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Daniel Hughes

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Jamie Porter	10	2	27	1	2.70
Shane Snater	6	2	21	1	3.50
Simon Harmer	18	1	96	4	5.33
Zaman Akhter	11.1	1	51	4	4.57
Matt Critchley	5	0	16	0	3.20

Essex 2nd Inning

281/10 (73.3 ov)

RR 3.82

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Paul Walter c C Tear b J Coles	1	11	0	0	9.09
Dean Elgar b H T Crocombe	35	43	7	0	81.40
Tom Westley c JA Simpson b J J Carson	33	37	7	0	89.19
Charles Allison c O Carter b J J Carson	42	64	5	2	65.63
Matt Critchley c TJ Haines b J Coles	96	132	8	2	72.73
Simon Harmer c JA Leaning b A Karvelas	16	50	2	0	32.00
Michael-Kyle Pepper lbw b J Coles	3	13	0	0	15.79
Mitchell Killeen c JA Simpson b A Karvelas	13	34	2	0	38.23
Shane Snater c JA Leaning b H T Crocombe	35	45	4	2	77.78
Jamie Porter Not out	0	6	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 4, lb 3, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	7
TOTAL (3.82 RUNS PER OVER)	281/10 (73.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 3-1 (Paul Walter, 3.5 ov), 69-2 (Dean Elgar, 14.2 ov), 79-3 (Tom Westley, 15.6 ov), 150-4 (Charles Allison, 31.4 ov), 181-5 (Simon Harmer, 44.5 ov), 192-6 (Michael-Kyle Pepper, 49.4 ov), 223-7 (Mitchell Killeen, 60.4 ov), 271-8 (Shane Snater, 70.3 ov), 281-9 (Matt Critchley, 73.3 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Zaman Akhter, Charlie Edward Bennett, Samuel Cook

Bowling Stats

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

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

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)

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