RESULT
LEI vs SOM Live Score, 8 September, 2026, County Championship Division One, Grace Road, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
LEI
157/10 (51.1 ov) & 24/2 (5.3 ov) & 145/10 (45.1 ov)
SOM
363/10 (75.4 ov) & 316/5 (68.4 ov)
Somerset won by 377 runs
Best Performance
Leicestershire
Batting
OB Cox
SR 66.10 • 64s 06s
39
(59)
NF Kelly
SR 82.97 • 74s 06s
39
(47)
Bowling
NN Gilchrist
16.4 Overs • ECO 4.38
3/73
R Ahmed
19 Overs • ECO 4.00
2/76
Somerset
Batting
J Thomas
SR 64.93 • 154s 06s
100
(154)
H Nicholls
SR 89.28 • 94s 46s
100*
(112)
Bowling
C Overton
11 Overs • ECO 3.00
4/33
C Overton
13 Overs • ECO 1.76
3/23
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
363/10 (75.4 ov)
- Top Scorer J Thomas 100 (154)
- Top Wicket-taker NN Gilchrist 3/73
- Boundaries 50 4s • 1 6s
- Extras 39
157/10 (51.1 ov)
- Top Scorer NF Kelly 39 (47)
- Top Wicket-taker C Overton 3/23
- Boundaries 20 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 13
24/2 (5.3 ov)
- Top Scorer R Ahmed 23 (49)
- Top Wicket-taker L Gregory 2/17
- Boundaries 11 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 11
316/5 (68.4 ov)
- Top Scorer H Nicholls 100 (112)
- Top Wicket-taker R Ahmed 2/76
- Boundaries 33 4s • 6 6s
- Extras 5
145/10 (45.1 ov)
- Top Scorer OB Cox 39 (59)
- Top Wicket-taker C Overton 4/33
- Boundaries 22 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 11
Match Information
- DATE & TIME
- Tuesday, September 08, 2026 · 03:00 PM
- TOSS
- Leicestershire elected to bowl
- Venue
- Grace Road, Leicester
- UMPIRES
- David Millns (England), Paul Pollard (England)
- MATCH REFEREE
- Mike Smith (England)
Batting ConditionAverage
Playing XI
LEI
Rishi Patel
Sheridon Gumbs
Hamza Shaikh
Stephen Eskinazi
(C)
Ben Cox
Ben Mike
Nathan Gilchrist
Alex Green
SOM
Venue
Grace Road
Leicester, England
Matches played
76
Avg 1st Inn Score
314
Highest total
795
Bat-first win
43%
Pitch Report
Pitch Condition
Flat Track Pitch
Batting Condition
Average
Pace Bowling
Pace & Bounce
Spin Bowling
Average
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
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