RESULT

ESS vs SUS Commentary, 22 May, 2026

ESS

191/5 (20 ov)

SUS

192/4 (16 ov)

Sussex won by 6 wickets

Over 20 9 Runs

ESS 191/5

NRM Thain 23(15) SR Harmer 10(7)

TS Mills 0-27 (4)

4 19.6

Tymal Mills to Noah Thain, Four,

1 19.5

Tymal Mills to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

1 19.4

Tymal Mills to Noah Thain, 1 run,

1 19.3

Tymal Mills to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

1 19.2

Tymal Mills to Noah Thain, 1 run,

1 19.1

Tymal Mills to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

Over 19 11 Runs

ESS 182/5

NRM Thain 17(12) SR Harmer 7(4)

DJ Lamb 1-25 (3)

4 18.6

Danny Lamb to Noah Thain, Four,

0 18.5

Danny Lamb to Noah Thain, no run,

1 18.4

Danny Lamb to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

1 18.3

Danny Lamb to Noah Thain, 1 run,

4 18.2

Danny Lamb to Noah Thain, Four,

1 18.1

Danny Lamb to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

Over 18 6 Runs

ESS 171/5

SR Harmer 5(2) NRM Thain 8(8)

TS Mills 0-18 (3)

1 17.6

Tymal Mills to Simon Harmer, 1 run,

1 17.5

Tymal Mills to Noah Thain, 1 run,

4 17.4

Tymal Mills to Noah Thain, Four,

0 17.3

Tymal Mills to Noah Thain, no run,

0 17.2

Tymal Mills to Noah Thain, no run,

0 17.1

Tymal Mills to Noah Thain, no run,

Over 17 15 Runs

ESS 165/5

SR Harmer 4(1) NRM Thain 3(3)

J Coles 2-32 (3)

ESS

Scored 150 in 16.6 overs

150

4 16.6

James Coles to Simon Harmer, Four,

Out

L Benkenstein 36(18)

b J Coles

200.00

16.5 · L Benkenstein b J Coles 36 (18) — James Coles to Luc Benkenstein, no run, b J Coles,

6 16.4

James Coles to Luc Benkenstein, Six,

4 16.3

James Coles to Luc Benkenstein, Four,

0 16.2

James Coles to Luc Benkenstein, no run,

1 16.1

James Coles to Noah Thain, 1 run,

Over 16 16 Runs

ESS 150/4

NRM Thain 2(2) L Benkenstein 26(14)

DR Briggs 1-40 (4)

1 15.6

Danny Briggs to Noah Thain, 1 run,

1 15.5

Danny Briggs to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

6 15.4

Danny Briggs to Luc Benkenstein, Six,

1 15.3

Danny Briggs to Noah Thain, 1 run,

1 15.2

Danny Briggs to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

6 15.1

Danny Briggs to Luc Benkenstein, Six,

Over 15 3 Runs

ESS 134/4

PWA Mulder 2(4) L Benkenstein 12(10)

J Coles 1-17 (2)

Out

PWA Mulder 2(4)

c TP Alsop b J Coles

50.00

14.6 · PWA Mulder c TP Alsop b J Coles 2 (4) — James Coles to Wiaan Mulder, no run, c TP Alsop b J Coles,

0 14.5

James Coles to Wiaan Mulder, no run,

1 14.4

James Coles to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

1 14.3

James Coles to Wiaan Mulder, 1 run,

1 14.2

James Coles to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

0 14.1

James Coles to Luc Benkenstein, no run,

Over 14 9 Runs

ESS 131/3

L Benkenstein 10(7) PWA Mulder 1(1)

DR Briggs 1-24 (3)

1 13.6

Danny Briggs to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

0 13.5

Danny Briggs to Luc Benkenstein, no run,

0 13.4

Danny Briggs to Luc Benkenstein, no run,

6 13.3

Danny Briggs to Luc Benkenstein, Six,

1 13.2

Danny Briggs to Wiaan Mulder, 1 run,

1 13.1

Danny Briggs to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

Over 13 5 Runs

ESS 122/3

PI Walter 58(37) L Benkenstein 2(2)

H T Crocombe 1-25 (3)

Out

PI Walter 58(37)

c (sub FJ Hudson-Prentice) b H T Crocombe

156.76

12.6 · PI Walter c (sub FJ Hudson-Prentice) b H T Crocombe 58 (37) — Henry Thomas Crocombe to Paul Walter, no run, c (sub FJ Hudson-Prentice) b H T Crocombe,

0 12.5

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Paul Walter, no run,

4 12.4

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Paul Walter, Four,

0 12.3

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Paul Walter, no run,

0 12.2

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Paul Walter, no run,

1 12.1

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

Over 12 5 Runs

ESS 117/2

L Benkenstein 1(1) PI Walter 54(32)

DR Briggs 1-15 (2)

PI Walter

Scored 50 in 30 balls

1 11.6

Danny Briggs to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,

Out

MJJ Critchley 4(5)

c JA Leaning b DR Briggs

80.00

11.5 · MJJ Critchley c JA Leaning b DR Briggs 4 (5) — Danny Briggs to Matt Critchley, no run, c JA Leaning b DR Briggs,

1 11.4

Danny Briggs to Paul Walter, 1 run,

1 11.3

Danny Briggs to Matt Critchley, 1 run,

1 11.2

Danny Briggs to Paul Walter, 1 run,

1 11.1

Danny Briggs to Matt Critchley, 1 run,

Over 11 8 Runs

ESS 112/1

PI Walter 52(30) MJJ Critchley 2(2)

DJ Lamb 1-14 (2)

ESS

Scored 100 in 10.6 overs

100

MKS Pepper

Scored 50 in 33 balls

4 10.6

Danny Lamb to Paul Walter, Four,

1 10.5

Danny Lamb to Matt Critchley, 1 run,

1 10.4

Danny Lamb to Paul Walter, 1 run,

1 10.3

Danny Lamb to Matt Critchley, 1 run,

Out

MKS Pepper 52(34)

b DJ Lamb

152.94

10.2 · MKS Pepper b DJ Lamb 52 (34) — Danny Lamb to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run, b DJ Lamb,

1 10.1

Danny Lamb to Paul Walter, 1 run,

Over 10 21 Runs

ESS 104/0

MKS Pepper 52(33) PI Walter 46(27)

BJ Currie 0-38 (3)

6 9.6

Bradley Currie to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Six,

6 9.5

Bradley Currie to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Six,

1 9.4

Bradley Currie to Paul Walter, 1 run,

6 9.3

Bradley Currie to Paul Walter, Six,

1 9.2

Bradley Currie to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

1 9.1

Bradley Currie to Paul Walter, 1 run,

Over 9 6 Runs

ESS 83/0

PI Walter 38(24) MKS Pepper 39(30)

DJ Lamb 0-6 (1)

1 8.6

Danny Lamb to Paul Walter, 1 run,

1 8.5

Danny Lamb to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

0 8.4

Danny Lamb to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

0 8.3

Danny Lamb to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

wd 8.3

Danny Lamb to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 wide,

2 8.2

Danny Lamb to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 2 runs,

1 8.1

Danny Lamb to Paul Walter, 1 run,

Over 8 14 Runs

ESS 77/0

PI Walter 36(22) MKS Pepper 36(26)

J Coles 0-14 (1)

1 7.6

James Coles to Paul Walter, 1 run,

1 7.5

James Coles to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

4 7.4

James Coles to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,

1 7.3

James Coles to Paul Walter, 1 run,

1 7.2

James Coles to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

6 7.1

James Coles to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Six,

Over 7 10 Runs

ESS 63/0

PI Walter 34(20) MKS Pepper 24(22)

DR Briggs 0-10 (1)

0 6.6

Danny Briggs to Paul Walter, no run,

ESS

Scored 50 in 6.5 overs

1 6.5

Danny Briggs to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

1 6.4

Danny Briggs to Paul Walter, 1 run,

6 6.3

Danny Briggs to Paul Walter, Six,

1 6.2

Danny Briggs to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

1 6.1

Danny Briggs to Paul Walter, 1 run,

Over 6 13 Runs

ESS 53/0

MKS Pepper 22(20) PI Walter 26(16)

H T Crocombe 0-20 (2)

0 5.6

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

4 5.5

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,

1 5.4

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Paul Walter, 1 run,

4 5.3

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Paul Walter, Four,

4 5.2

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Paul Walter, Four,

0 5.1

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Paul Walter, no run,

Over 5 9 Runs

ESS 40/0

MKS Pepper 18(18) PI Walter 17(12)

TS Mills 0-12 (2)

4 4.6

Tymal Mills to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,

0 4.5

Tymal Mills to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

0 4.4

Tymal Mills to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

0 4.3

Tymal Mills to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

4 4.2

Tymal Mills to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,

1 4.1

Tymal Mills to Paul Walter, 1 run,

Over 4 7 Runs

ESS 31/0

MKS Pepper 10(13) PI Walter 16(11)

H T Crocombe 0-7 (1)

0 3.6

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

1 3.5

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Paul Walter, 1 run,

0 3.4

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Paul Walter, no run,

1 3.3

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

1 3.2

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Paul Walter, 1 run,

4 3.1

Henry Thomas Crocombe to Paul Walter, Four,

Over 3 5 Runs

ESS 24/0

PI Walter 10(7) MKS Pepper 9(11)

BJ Currie 0-17 (2)

1 2.6

Bradley Currie to Paul Walter, 1 run,

1 2.5

Bradley Currie to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

2 2.4

Bradley Currie to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 2 runs,

0 2.3

Bradley Currie to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

1 2.2

Bradley Currie to Paul Walter, 1 run,

0 2.1

Bradley Currie to Paul Walter, no run,

Over 2 7 Runs

ESS 19/0

MKS Pepper 6(8) PI Walter 8(4)

TS Mills 0-3 (1)

0 1.6

Tymal Mills to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

0 1.5

Tymal Mills to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

1 1.4

Tymal Mills to Paul Walter, 1 run,

1 1.3

Tymal Mills to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

wd 1.3

Tymal Mills to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 wide,

4 1.2

Tymal Mills to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 4 leg bye,

0 1.1

Tymal Mills to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

Over 1 12 Runs

ESS 12/0

PI Walter 7(3) MKS Pepper 5(3)

BJ Currie 0-12 (1)

2 0.6

Bradley Currie to Paul Walter, 2 runs,

1 0.5

Bradley Currie to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,

0 0.4

Bradley Currie to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,

4 0.3

Bradley Currie to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,

1 0.2

Bradley Currie to Paul Walter, 1 run,

4 0.1

Bradley Currie to Paul Walter, Four,

Over 16 4 Runs

SUS 192/4

JA Leaning 1(3) TP Alsop 15(12)

SR Harmer 1-25 (3)

1 15.6

Simon Harmer to Jack Leaning, 1 run,

J Coles

Scored 50 in 28 balls

0 15.5

Simon Harmer to Jack Leaning, no run,

1 15.4

Simon Harmer to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

1 15.3

Simon Harmer to Jack Leaning, 1 bye,

Out

J Coles 50(29)

c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer

172.41

15.2 · J Coles c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer 50 (29) — Simon Harmer to James Coles, no run, c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer,

1 15.1

Simon Harmer to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

Over 15 8 Runs

SUS 188/3

TP Alsop 13(10) J Coles 50(28)

MJJ Critchley 1-35 (4)

1 14.6

Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

1 14.5

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,

4 14.4

Matt Critchley to James Coles, Four,

1 14.3

Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

0 14.2

Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, no run,

1 14.1

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,

Over 14 10 Runs

SUS 180/3

J Coles 44(25) TP Alsop 11(7)

L Benkenstein 1-23 (2)

1 13.6

Luc Benkenstein to James Coles, 1 run,

1 13.5

Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

0 13.4

Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, no run,

6 13.3

Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, Six,

1 13.2

Luc Benkenstein to James Coles, 1 run,

1 13.1

Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

Over 13 7 Runs

SUS 170/3

J Coles 42(23) TP Alsop 3(3)

MJJ Critchley 1-27 (3)

0 12.6

Matt Critchley to James Coles, no run,

1 12.5

Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

1 12.4

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,

2 12.3

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 2 runs,

2 12.2

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 2 runs,

1 12.1

Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

Over 12 13 Runs

SUS 163/3

TP Alsop 1(1) J Coles 37(19)

L Benkenstein 1-13 (1)

SUS

Scored 150 in 11.6 overs

150

1 11.6

Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

Out

JA Simpson 63(23)

c SR Harmer b L Benkenstein

273.91

11.5 · JA Simpson c SR Harmer b L Benkenstein 63 (23) — Luc Benkenstein to John Simpson, no run, c SR Harmer b L Benkenstein,

JA Simpson

Scored 50 in 18 balls

6 11.4

Luc Benkenstein to John Simpson, Six,

4 11.3

Luc Benkenstein to John Simpson, Four,

1 11.2

Luc Benkenstein to James Coles, 1 run,

1 11.1

Luc Benkenstein to John Simpson, 1 run,

Over 11 28 Runs

SUS 150/2

J Coles 36(18) JA Simpson 52(19)

PWA Mulder 0-36 (2)

4 10.6

Wiaan Mulder to James Coles, Four,

wd 10.6

Wiaan Mulder to James Coles, 1 wide,

1 10.5

Wiaan Mulder to John Simpson, 1 run,

6 10.4

Wiaan Mulder to John Simpson, Six,

6 10.3

Wiaan Mulder to John Simpson, Six,

nb 10.3

Wiaan Mulder to James Coles, 2 no ball,

1 10.2

Wiaan Mulder to John Simpson, 1 run,

6 10.1

Wiaan Mulder to John Simpson, Six,

wd 10.1

Wiaan Mulder to John Simpson, 1 wide,

Over 10 12 Runs

SUS 122/2

JA Simpson 32(14) J Coles 31(16)

SR Harmer 0-22 (2)

1 9.6

Simon Harmer to John Simpson, 1 run,

1 9.5

Simon Harmer to James Coles, 1 run,

2 9.4

Simon Harmer to James Coles, 2 runs,

1 9.3

Simon Harmer to John Simpson, 1 run,

6 9.2

Simon Harmer to John Simpson, Six,

SUS

Scored 100 in 9.1 overs

100

1 9.1

Simon Harmer to James Coles, 1 run,

Over 9 11 Runs

SUS 110/2

J Coles 27(13) JA Simpson 24(11)

MJJ Critchley 1-20 (2)

1 8.6

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,

1 8.5

Matt Critchley to John Simpson, 1 run,

1 8.4

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,

1 8.3

Matt Critchley to John Simpson, 1 leg bye,

6 8.2

Matt Critchley to John Simpson, Six,

1 8.1

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,

Over 8 10 Runs

SUS 99/2

JA Simpson 17(8) J Coles 24(10)

SR Harmer 0-10 (1)

0 7.6

Simon Harmer to John Simpson, no run,

0 7.5

Simon Harmer to John Simpson, no run,

1 7.4

Simon Harmer to James Coles, 1 run,

1 7.3

Simon Harmer to John Simpson, 1 run,

2 7.2

Simon Harmer to John Simpson, 2 runs,

6 7.1

Simon Harmer to John Simpson, Six,

Over 7 10 Runs

SUS 89/2

JA Simpson 8(3) J Coles 23(9)

MJJ Critchley 1-10 (1)

1 6.6

Matt Critchley to John Simpson, 1 run,

1 6.5

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,

1 6.4

Matt Critchley to John Simpson, 1 run,

6 6.3

Matt Critchley to John Simpson, Six,

Out

DPHughes 44(25)

c PWA Mulder b MJJ Critchley

176.00

6.2 · DPHughes c PWA Mulder b MJJ Critchley 44 (25) — Matt Critchley to Daniel Hughes, no run, c PWA Mulder b MJJ Critchley,

1 6.1

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,

Over 6 8 Runs

SUS 79/1

J Coles 21(7) DPHughes 44(24)

PWA Mulder 0-8 (1)

1 5.6

Wiaan Mulder to James Coles, 1 run,

1 5.5

Wiaan Mulder to Daniel Hughes, 1 run,

4 5.4

Wiaan Mulder to Daniel Hughes, Four,

1 5.3

Wiaan Mulder to James Coles, 1 run,

1 5.2

Wiaan Mulder to Daniel Hughes, 1 run,

0 5.1

Wiaan Mulder to Daniel Hughes, no run,

Over 5 20 Runs

SUS 71/1

J Coles 19(5) DPHughes 38(20)

Z Akhter 0-33 (2)

SUS

Scored 50 in 4.6 overs

6 4.6

Zaman Akhter to James Coles, Six,

4 4.5

Zaman Akhter to James Coles, Four,

4 4.4

Zaman Akhter to James Coles, Four,

1 4.3

Zaman Akhter to Daniel Hughes, 1 run,

1 4.2

Zaman Akhter to James Coles, 1 run,

4 4.1

Zaman Akhter to James Coles, Four,

Over 4 16 Runs

SUS 51/1

DPHughes 37(19) J Coles 0(0)

S Snater 0-22 (2)

4 3.6

Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, Four,

4 3.5

Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, Four,

4 3.4

Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, Four,

4 3.3

Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, Four,

0 3.2

Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, no run,

0 3.1

Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, no run,

Over 3 15 Runs

SUS 35/1

T Clark 12(5) DPHughes 21(13)

CE Bennett 1-14 (1)

Out

T Clark 12(5)

c SR Harmer b CE Bennett

240.00

2.6 · T Clark c SR Harmer b CE Bennett 12 (5) — Charlie Edward Bennett to Tom Clark, no run, c SR Harmer b CE Bennett,

6 2.5

Charlie Edward Bennett to Tom Clark, Six,

1 2.4

Charlie Edward Bennett to Daniel Hughes, 1 leg bye,

4 2.3

Charlie Edward Bennett to Daniel Hughes, Four,

4 2.2

Charlie Edward Bennett to Daniel Hughes, Four,

0 2.1

Charlie Edward Bennett to Daniel Hughes, no run,

Over 2 14 Runs

SUS 20/0

DPHughes 13(9) T Clark 6(3)

Z Akhter 0-13 (1)

1 1.6

Zaman Akhter to Daniel Hughes, 1 leg bye,

0 1.5

Zaman Akhter to Daniel Hughes, no run,

4 1.4

Zaman Akhter to Daniel Hughes, Four,

4 1.3

Zaman Akhter to Daniel Hughes, Four,

1 1.2

Zaman Akhter to Tom Clark, 1 run,

4 1.1

Zaman Akhter to Tom Clark, Four,

Over 1 6 Runs

SUS 6/0

T Clark 1(1) DPHughes 5(5)

S Snater 0-6 (1)

1 0.6

Shane Snater to Tom Clark, 1 run,

1 0.5

Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, 1 run,

0 0.4

Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, no run,

0 0.3

Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, no run,

0 0.2

Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, no run,

4 0.1

Shane Snater to Daniel Hughes, Four,