County Championship Division One 2026
Essex vs Nottinghamshire, 36th Match
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 52 runs
Essex (ESS)
184/10 (57.4 ov)
221/10 (82.5 ov)
Nottinghamshire (NOTTS)
457/10 (125.6 ov)
TEST
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division One 2026
- Match
- 36th Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- Venue
- County Ground, Chelmsford, England
- Toss
- Essex opt to bat
- Umpires
- Tom Lungley, Paul Pollard
- Match referee
- Phil Whitticase
Playing XI
Essex
- Dean Elgar · Batsman
- Paul Walter · Batting Allrounder
- Tom Westley (c) · Batsman
- Charlie Allison · Bowling Allrounder
- Matthew Critchley · Batting Allrounder
- Luc Benkenstein · Batting Allrounder
- Michael Pepper (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Simon Harmer · Bowler
- Shane Snater · Bowler
- Jamie Porter · Bowler
- Charlie Bennett ·
Nottinghamshire
- Haseeb Hameed (c) · Batsman
- Ben Slater · Batsman
- Freddie McCann · Batting Allrounder
- Joe Clarke · WK-Batsman
- Jack Haynes · Batsman
- Kyle Verreynne (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Lyndon James · Batting Allrounder
- Fergus O Neill · Bowling Allrounder
- Liam Patterson-White · Bowling Allrounder
- Brett Hutton · Bowler
- Olly Stone · Bowler
Essex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | lbw b B Hutton | 12 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Paul Walter | c Verreynne b Olly Stone | 12 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 38.71 |
| Tom Westley | c Freddie McCann b Patterson-White | 44 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Charlie Allison | run out (Haseeb Hameed/Verreynne) | 19 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 38.78 |
| Matthew Critchley | lbw b Fergus O Neill | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Luc Benkenstein | b Patterson-White | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 54.17 |
| Michael Pepper | c Lyndon James b Patterson-White | 24 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 92.31 |
| Simon Harmer | b Patterson-White | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Shane Snater | b Patterson-White |
Nottinghamshire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haseeb Hameed | c Critchley b Harmer | 89 | 204 | 11 | 0 | 43.63 |
| Ben Slater | c Michael Pepper b Snater | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie McCann | b Snater | 16 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 39.02 |
| Joe Clarke | c and b Snater | 27 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 42.19 |
| Jack Haynes | not out | 137 | 206 | 15 | 0 | 66.5 |
| Kyle Verreynne | c Westley b Harmer | 11 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Lyndon James | lbw b Harmer | 40 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 56.34 |
| Fergus O Neill | st Michael Pepper b Critchley | 61 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 122 |
| Liam Patterson-White | c Snater b Harmer | 25 |
Essex innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter | b Fergus O Neill | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Elgar | lbw b Olly Stone | 42 | 76 | 8 | 0 | 55.26 |
| Jamie Porter | c Jack Haynes b Fergus O Neill | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Charlie Bennett | c Ben Slater b Fergus O Neill | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 26.32 |
| Tom Westley | c Freddie McCann b Patterson-White | 19 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 26.39 |
| Charlie Allison | lbw b Patterson-White | 56 | 104 | 4 | 2 | 53.85 |
| Matthew Critchley | c Verreynne b Patterson-White | 13 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 30.95 |
| Luc Benkenstein | c B Hutton b Fergus O Neill | 42 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 41.18 |
| Michael Pepper | c Freddie McCann b Lyndon James |