Essex vs Leicestershire
26th Match . County Ground (The Ford County Ground), Chelmsford
Calendar
Date, Time
Fri, 15th May

03:30 PM 03:30 PM Local

  • Match (26th Match) Essex vs Leicestershire
  • Series County Championship Division One, 2026
  • Match Type Test
  • Toss Essex have won the toss and have opted to bowl
  • Umpires Nigel Llong, Neil Pratt
  • Referee Wayne Noon

Venue Guide

  • Stadium County Ground (The Ford County Ground), Chelmsford
  • City Chelmsford
  • Weather Patchy rain nearby Patchy rain nearby (13.20°C / 55.80°F)
  • Humidity 38%
  • Wind 14.00 kph (N)

Venue Stats

  • Total Matches 5
  • High Score 602
  • Low Score 49
  • 1st Inn Avg Score 333
  • 2nd Inn Avg Score 338

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Rishi Patel c Michael-Kyle Pepper b Samuel James Cook
9 10 1 0 90.00
Jake Weatherald b Wiaan Mulder
61 77 7 1 79.22
Soloman Budinger b Shane Snater
89 114 12 2 78.07
Ian Holland (C) lbw b Jamie Porter
11 22 2 0 50.00
Jonathan Tattersall lbw b Wiaan Mulder
8 37 0 0 21.62
Stephen Eskinazi b Samuel James Cook
50 100 6 1 50.00
Ben Cox b Wiaan Mulder
31 83 2 1 37.35
Ben Green c Charlie Allison b Shane Snater
25 40 2 1 62.50
Ben Mike lbw b Jamie Porter
20 22 2 0 90.91
Ajaz Patel not out
11 29 0 0 37.93
Josh Hull not out
1 12 0 0 8.33

Extras: 17

17 {wd - 0, nb - 8, lb - 5, b - 4}

Total: 333-10

(90.2 Overs , RR: 3.69 )

Yet to bat:
Jonathan Tattersall, Stephen Eskinazi, Ben Cox, Ben Green, Ben Mike, Ajaz Patel, Josh Hull
Bowlers O M R W Eco
Jamie Porter
22 4 73 2 3.32
Samuel James Cook
20 5 67 2 3.35
Shane Snater
18.2 5 59 3 3.22
Simon Harmer
8 2 31 0 3.88
Wiaan Mulder
16 2 70 3 4.38
Matthew Critchley
6 1 24 0 4.00
Fall of Wickets Score Over
Rishi Patel 17 - 1 3.1
Jake Weatherald 142 - 2 25.1
Ian Holland 171 - 3 32.2
Soloman Budinger 190 - 4 40.4
Jonathan Tattersall 196 - 5 43.2
Ben Cox 254 - 6 67.6
Ben Green 294 - 7 77.6
Stephen Eskinazi 311 - 8 81.4
Ben Mike 327 - 9 86.6
Josh Hull 333 - 10 90.2

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Samuel James Cook b Ian Holland
0 2 0 0 0.00
Dean Elgar c Ian Holland b Ben Green
14 13 3 0 107.69
Jamie Porter b Ben Mike
52 117 7 0 44.44
Paul Walter c Rishi Patel b Ian Holland
1 8 0 0 12.50
Tom Westley (C) c Ben Cox b Ben Mike
2 30 0 0 6.67
Charlie Allison c & b Josh Hull
72 103 11 0 69.90
Matthew Critchley c & b Ben Mike
4 3 1 0 133.33
Wiaan Mulder not out
79 124 9 0 63.71
Michael-Kyle Pepper lbw b Ajaz Patel
19 24 2 0 79.17
Simon Harmer b Ian Holland
35 86 3 1 40.70
Shane Snater c Ben Cox b Ian Holland
0 4 0 0 0.00

Extras: 15

15 {wd - 0, nb - 8, lb - 7, b - 0}

Total: 293-10

(85 Overs , RR: 3.45 )

Yet to bat:
Shane Snater
Bowlers O M R W Eco
Ian Holland
18 4 54 4 3.00
Ben Green
20 5 54 1 2.70
Ben Mike
16 2 74 3 4.60
Josh Hull
14 0 67 1 4.80
Ajaz Patel
17 3 37 1 2.20
Fall of Wickets Score Over
Samuel James Cook 0 - 1 0.2
Dean Elgar 20 - 2 2.4
Paul Walter 25 - 3 8.1
Tom Westley 39 - 4 16.4
Jamie Porter 135 - 5 41.4
Matthew Critchley 143 - 6 43.1
Charlie Allison 162 - 7 47.1
Michael Kyle Pepper 207 - 8 56.4
Simon Harmer 293 - 9 84.2
Shane Snater 293 - 10 84.6

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Rishi Patel lbw b Jamie Porter
2 15 0 0 13.33
Soloman Budinger c Tom Westley b Samuel James Cook
8 17 1 0 47.06
Ian Holland (C) c Michael-Kyle Pepper b Samuel James Cook
12 21 2 0 57.14
Nick Kelly c Simon Harmer b Shane Snater
0 20 0 0 0.00
Jonathan Tattersall b Samuel James Cook
3 7 0 0 42.86
Stephen Eskinazi lbw b Shane Snater
1 21 0 0 4.76
Ben Cox b Samuel James Cook
20 41 3 0 48.78
Ben Green lbw b Shane Snater
0 2 0 0 0.00
Ben Mike b Jamie Porter
2 6 0 0 33.33
Ajaz Patel b Shane Snater
0 3 0 0 0.00
Josh Hull not out
4 13 1 0 30.77

Extras: 8

8 {wd - 1, nb - 0, lb - 7, b - 0}

Total: 60-10

(27.4 Overs , RR: 2.19 )

Bowlers O M R W Eco
Jamie Porter
9 3 22 2 2.40
Samuel James Cook
9.4 4 19 4 2.00
Shane Snater
9 5 12 4 1.30
Fall of Wickets Score Over
Rishi Patel 4 - 1 4.1
Soloman Budinger 14 - 2 5.5
Ian Holland 25 - 3 11.3
Nick Kelly 27 - 4 12.4
Jonathan Tattersall 29 - 5 13.5
Stephen Eskinazi 41 - 6 18.6
Ben Green 41 - 7 20.2
Ben Mike 46 - 8 21.6
Ajaz Patel 47 - 9 22.5
Ben Cox 60 - 10 27.4

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Paul Walter lbw b Ben Green
7 33 1 0 21.21
Dean Elgar lbw b Josh Hull
18 34 3 0 52.94
Tom Westley (C) c Ian Holland b Josh Hull
1 6 0 0 16.67
Charlie Allison not out
34 48 5 0 70.83
Matthew Critchley not out
40 59 6 0 67.80

Extras: 4

4 {wd - 0, nb - 0, lb - 4, b - 0}

Total: 104-3

(30 Overs , RR: 3.47 )

Bowlers O M R W Eco
Ian Holland
7 1 18 0 2.60
Ben Green
8 3 19 1 2.40
Josh Hull
5 0 20 2 4.00
Ben Mike
5 0 30 0 6.00
Ajaz Patel
3 0 5 0 1.70
Ajaz Patel
2 0 8 0 4.00
Fall of Wickets Score Over
Dean Elgar 25 - 1 10.3
Paul Walter 25 - 2 11.4
Tom Westley 27 - 3 12.6

Over history will be available as the match progresses.

Playing 11
Essex
Dean Elgar
Batsman
Paul Walter
Batsman
Tom Westley (C)
Batsman
Charlie Allison
Allrounder
Matthew Critchley
Allrounder
Wiaan Mulder
Allrounder
Michael-Kyle Pepper
Wicketkeeper
Simon Harmer
Bowler
Shane Snater
Bowler
Samuel James Cook
Bowler
Jamie Porter
Bowler
Leicestershire
Rishi Patel
Allrounder
Jake Weatherald
Batsman
Soloman Budinger
Batsman
Ian Holland (C)
Allrounder
Jonathan Tattersall
Wicketkeeper
Stephen Eskinazi
Batsman
Ben Cox
Wicketkeeper
Ben Green
Allrounder
Ben Mike
Bowler
Ajaz Patel
Bowler
Josh Hull
Bowler
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