County Championship Division One 2026
Leicestershire vs Essex, 33rd Match
Essex won by 6 wkts
Leicestershire (LEIC)
401/10 (97.4 ov)
217/4 (45.5 ov)
Essex (ESS)
187/10 (63.2 ov)
428/10 (153.5 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division One 2026
- Match
- 33rd Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- Venue
- Grace Road, Leicester, England
- Toss
- Leicestershire opt to bowl
- Umpires
- Mark Newell, Rob White
- Match referee
- Peter Such
Playing XI
Leicestershire
- Rishi Patel · Batting Allrounder
- Sheridon Gumbs · Batsman
- Rehan Ahmed · Bowling Allrounder
- Nick Kelly · Batting Allrounder
- Lewis Hill · WK-Batsman
- Joey Evison · Batsman
- Ben Cox (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Ben Green (c) · Bowling Allrounder
- Tom Scriven · Bowling Allrounder
- Alex Green · Bowler
- Josh Davey · Bowler
Essex
- Dean Elgar · Batsman
- Paul Walter · Batting Allrounder
- Tom Westley (c) · Batsman
- Jordan Cox (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Matthew Critchley · Batting Allrounder
- Charlie Allison · Bowling Allrounder
- Noah Thain · Bowling Allrounder
- Shane Snater · Bowler
- Simon Harmer · Bowler
- Jamie Porter · Bowler
- Charlie Bennett ·
Essex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | b Ben Green | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Paul Walter | lbw b Ben Green | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Tom Westley | c Nick Kelly b Rehan Ahmed | 41 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 46.07 |
| Jordan Cox | c Ben Cox b Josh Davey | 204 | 201 | 26 | 2 | 101.49 |
| Matthew Critchley | b Joey Evison | 97 | 136 | 12 | 1 | 71.32 |
| Jamie Porter | b Rehan Ahmed | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Allison | c Nick Kelly b Rehan Ahmed | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Noah Thain | lbw b Rehan Ahmed | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Simon Harmer | b Tom Scriven | 36 | 67 |
Leicestershire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patel | lbw b Jamie Porter | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Sheridon Gumbs | c Paul Walter b Harmer | 21 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 26.58 |
| Rehan Ahmed | lbw b Snater | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Lewis Hill | lbw b Charlie Bennett | 23 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 57.5 |
| Nick Kelly | c Jamie Porter b Critchley | 78 | 121 | 10 | 2 | 64.46 |
| Joey Evison | b Harmer | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Ben Cox | lbw b Noah Thain | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Ben Green | c Jordan Cox b Harmer | 6 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 13.95 |
| Tom Scriven | c Jordan Cox b Charlie Bennett | 16 |
Leicestershire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patel | b Snater | 58 | 97 | 10 | 0 | 59.79 |
| Sheridon Gumbs | b Harmer | 49 | 125 | 8 | 0 | 39.2 |
| Rehan Ahmed | lbw b Harmer | 23 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 48.94 |
| Lewis Hill | b Critchley | 127 | 320 | 12 | 0 | 39.69 |
| Nick Kelly | lbw b Jamie Porter | 19 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 51.35 |
| Joey Evison | lbw b Snater | 9 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 34.62 |
| Ben Cox | b Snater | 49 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 59.04 |
| Ben Green | lbw b Charlie Bennett | 29 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 47.54 |
| Tom Scriven | lbw b Harmer | 10 | 39 | 1 |
Essex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | batting | 68 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 70.1 |
| Dean Elgar | c Rishi Patel b Josh Davey | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 90 |
| Tom Westley | c Rehan Ahmed b Tom Scriven | 22 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 53.66 |
| Charlie Allison | batting | 25 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 75.76 |
| Jordan Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matthew Critchley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Noah Thain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shane Snater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Simon Harmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |