Essex vs Leicestershire, 26th Match, County Championship Division One 2026
Inning 1
Leicestershire
333/10
(90.2)
Essex
293/10
(85)
Inning 2
Leicestershire
60/10
(27.4)
Essex
104/3
(30)
Toss: essex won the toss and elected to bowl first
Essex won by 7 wkts
Leicestershire Inning 1
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patel | c Michael Pepper b Sam Cook | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Jake Weatherald | b Mulder | 61 | 77 | 7 | 1 | 79 |
| Soloman Budinger | b Snater | 89 | 114 | 12 | 2 | 78 |
| Ian Holland | lbw b Jamie Porter | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Jonathan Tattersall | lbw b Mulder | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Stephen Eskinazi | b Sam Cook | 50 | 100 | 6 | 1 | 50 |
| Ben Cox | b Mulder | 31 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
| Ben Green | c Charlie Allison b Snater | 25 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 63 |
| Ben Mike | lbw b Jamie Porter | 20 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 91 |
| Ajaz Patel | not out | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Josh Hull | b Snater | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Extras | R: 0, B: 0 | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 22.00 | 4 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.30 |
| Sam Cook | 20.00 | 5 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.40 |
| Shane Snater | 18.20 | 5 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.20 |
| Simon Harmer | 8.00 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 16.00 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4.40 |
| Matthew Critchley | 6.00 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
Essex Inning 1
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cook | b Holland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Elgar | c Holland b Ben Green | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 108 |
| Jamie Porter | b Ben Mike | 52 | 117 | 7 | 0 | 44 |
| Paul Walter | c Rishi Patel b Holland | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Tom Westley | c B Cox b Ben Mike | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Charlie Allison | c B Cox b Josh Hull | 72 | 103 | 11 | 0 | 70 |
| Matthew Critchley | c and b Ben Mike | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133 |
| Wiaan Mulder | not out | 79 | 124 | 9 | 0 | 64 |
| Michael Pepper | lbw b Ajaz Patel | 19 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 79 |
| Simon Harmer | b Holland | 35 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 41 |
| Shane Snater | c B Cox b Holland | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | R: 0, B: 0 | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Holland | 18.00 | 4 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Ben Green | 20.00 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Ben Mike | 16.00 | 2 | 74 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4.60 |
| Josh Hull | 14.00 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.80 |
| Ajaz Patel | 17.00 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.20 |
Leicestershire Inning 2
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patel | lbw b Jamie Porter | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Soloman Budinger | c Westley b Sam Cook | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| Ian Holland | c Michael Pepper b Sam Cook | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| Nick Kelly | c Harmer b Snater | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Tattersall | b Sam Cook | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Stephen Eskinazi | lbw b Snater | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ben Cox | b Sam Cook | 20 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
| Ben Green | lbw b Snater | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Mike | b Jamie Porter | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Ajaz Patel | b Snater | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hull | batting | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| Extras | R: 0, B: 0 | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 9.00 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Sam Cook | 9.40 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Shane Snater | 9.00 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.30 |
Essex Inning 2
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | lbw b Ben Green | 7 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Dean Elgar | lbw b Josh Hull | 18 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
| Tom Westley | c Holland b Josh Hull | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Charlie Allison | not out | 34 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 71 |
| Matthew Critchley | not out | 40 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 68 |
| Extras | R: 0, B: 0 | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Holland | 7.00 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Ben Green | 8.00 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Josh Hull | 5.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Ben Mike | 5.00 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Ajaz Patel | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.70 |
| Rishi Patel | 2.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |