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By Aditya Pratap Singh - Wed, Sep 02, 2026
Last Updated on Sep 02, 2026 03:09 PM

ESS vs SUS Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Essex vs Sussex Cricket Match Previews

County Championship Division One 2026

SUS 275/10 (99)

ESS 177/10 (58.5)

SUS 230/10 (50.1)

ESS 281/10 (73.3)

Sussex won by 47 runs

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jamie Porter*	0	6	0	0	0

Bowlers	O	M	R	W	ECO
James Coles*	29.3	2	98	4	3.32
Henry Crocombe	14	0	61	2	4.36

Last Wicket:Matthew Critchley c Tom Haines b James Coles 96(132) - 281/10 in 73.3 ov.

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Essex vs Sussex

County Championship Division One 2026 — TEST — 51st Match

Sussex won by 47 runs

Sussex — Innings 1 (275/10 in 99 overs)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Daniel Hughes c Paul Walter b Snater	45	107	7	0	42.06
Tom Haines (c) c Michael Pepper b Sam Cook	4	20	0	0	20
Tom Clark c Michael Pepper b Sam Cook	0	2	0	0	0
Charlie Tear c Harmer b Jamie Porter	39	123	3	0	31.71
James Coles c Michael Pepper b Zaman Akhter	15	40	1	0	37.5
John Simpson (wk) lbw b Jamie Porter	17	58	3	0	29.31
Jack Leaning c Michael Pepper b Zaman Akhter	60	110	8	0	54.55
Jack Carson c Paul Walter b Jamie Porter	9	12	2	0	75
Dominic Goodman lbw b Sam Cook	22	62	2	1	35.48
Aristides Karvelas c Michael Pepper b Jamie Porter	38	44	6	0	86.36
Henry Crocombe not out	12	16	2	0	75
Extras	Byes: 5 \| LegByes: 9 \| Total: 14
Total	275	10 wkts, 99 overs
Yet to Bat

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Sam Cook	19	9	32	3	1.7
Shane Snater	18	6	45	1	2.5
Charlie Bennett	3	0	10	0	3.3
Zaman Akhter	23	6	75	2	3.3
Simon Harmer	16	2	34	0	2.1
Jamie Porter	15	1	44	4	2.9
Matthew Critchley	5	0	21	0	4.2

Partnerships

Players	Runs	Balls
Daniel Hughes & Tom Haines	7	39
Daniel Hughes & Tom Clark	0	2
Daniel Hughes & Charlie Tear	72	172
James Coles & Charlie Tear	30	68
James Coles & Simpson	7	32
Leaning & Simpson	33	84
Leaning & J Carson	14	16
Leaning & Goodman	50	104
Leaning & Aristides Karvelas	36	47
H Crocombe & Aristides Karvelas	26	30

Wickets

#	Batsman	Over	Score
1	Tom Haines	6.3	7
2	Tom Clark	6.5	7
3	Daniel Hughes	35.3	79
4	Charlie Tear	46.5	109
5	James Coles	52.1	116
6	John Simpson	66.1	149
7	Jack Carson	68.5	163
8	Dominic Goodman	86.1	213
9	Jack Leaning	93.6	249
10	Aristides Karvelas	98.6	275

Essex — Innings 2 (177/10 in 58.5 overs)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar b James Coles	44	117	5	0	37.61
Paul Walter b Aristides Karvelas	28	53	5	0	52.83
Tom Westley (c) b Jack Carson	17	44	2	0	38.64
Charlie Allison lbw b Henry Crocombe	56	86	8	0	65.12
Matthew Critchley not out	19	39	1	1	48.72
Michael Pepper (wk) lbw b James Coles	1	3	0	0	33.33
Simon Harmer lbw b Henry Crocombe	2	4	0	0	50
Zaman Akhter lbw b Henry Crocombe	0	1	0	0	0
Shane Snater b Henry Crocombe	0	1	0	0	0
Mitchell Killeen b James Coles	0	7	0	0	0
Jamie Porter b Henry Crocombe	0	2	0	0	0
Extras	LegByes: 2 \| NoBalls: 8 \| Total: 10
Total	177	10 wkts, 58.5 overs
Yet to Bat	Charlie Bennett, Sam Cook

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Aristides Karvelas	12	1	36	1	3
Dominic Goodman	6	1	34	0	5.7
Tom Haines	3	1	7	0	2.3
Henry Crocombe	9.5	1	39	5	4
Jack Carson	17	3	45	1	2.6
Tom Clark	2	1	3	0	1.5
James Coles	8	3	7	3	0.9
Jack Leaning	1	0	4	0	4

Partnerships

Players	Runs	Balls
Elgar & Walter	57	97
Elgar & Westley	21	66
Elgar & Charlie Allison	58	92
Critchley & Charlie Allison	35	73
Critchley & Michael Pepper	1	3
Critchley & Harmer	3	6
Critchley & Zaman Akhter	0	1
Critchley & Snater	0	1
Killeen & Critchley	1	8
Jamie Porter & Critchley	1	6

Wickets

#	Batsman	Over	Score
1	Paul Walter	16.1	57
2	Tom Westley	27.1	78
3	Dean Elgar	42.3	136
4	Charlie Allison	54.4	171
5	Michael Pepper	55.1	172
6	Simon Harmer	56.1	175
7	Zaman Akhter	56.2	175
8	Shane Snater	56.3	175
9	Mitchell Killeen	57.5	176
10	Jamie Porter	58.5	177

Sussex — Innings 3 (230/10 in 50.1 overs)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tom Clark b Jamie Porter	14	18	2	0	77.78
Tom Haines (c) c Zaman Akhter b Snater	10	16	2	0	62.5
Charlie Tear c Charlie Allison b Harmer	3	18	0	0	16.67
James Coles c Harmer b Zaman Akhter	79	125	9	1	63.2
Oliver Carter lbw b Harmer	26	28	6	0	92.86
John Simpson (wk) lbw b Harmer	0	6	0	0	0
Jack Leaning c Westley b Harmer	0	2	0	0	0
Jack Carson lbw b Zaman Akhter	42	37	6	2	113.51
Dominic Goodman c (sub)George Bell b Zaman Akhter	6	12	1	0	50
Aristides Karvelas c Westley b Zaman Akhter	22	34	1	1	64.71
Henry Crocombe not out	9	5	0	1	180
Extras	Byes: 18 \| LegByes: 1 \| Total: 19
Total	230	10 wkts, 50.1 overs
Yet to Bat	Daniel Hughes

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Jamie Porter	10	2	27	1	2.7
Shane Snater	6	2	21	1	3.5
Simon Harmer	18	1	96	4	5.3
Zaman Akhter	11.1	1	51	4	4.6
Matthew Critchley	5	0	16	0	3.2

Partnerships

Players	Runs	Balls
Tom Clark & Tom Haines	28	32
Tom Clark & Charlie Tear	0	6
James Coles & Charlie Tear	12	32
Oliver Carter & James Coles	50	57
Simpson & James Coles	0	12
Leaning & James Coles	0	2
J Carson & James Coles	63	68
Goodman & James Coles	20	22
Aristides Karvelas & James Coles	34	51
H Crocombe & James Coles	23	19

Wickets

#	Batsman	Over	Score
1	Tom Haines	5.2	28
2	Tom Clark	6.2	28
3	Charlie Tear	11.4	40
4	Oliver Carter	21.1	90
5	John Simpson	23.1	90
6	Jack Leaning	23.3	90
7	Jack Carson	34.5	153
8	Dominic Goodman	38.3	173
9	Aristides Karvelas	46.6	207
10	James Coles	50.1	230

Essex — Innings 4 (281/10 in 73.3 overs)

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Paul Walter c Charlie Tear b James Coles	1	11	0	0	9.09
Dean Elgar b Henry Crocombe	35	43	7	0	81.4
Tom Westley (c) c J Simpson b Jack Carson	33	37	7	0	89.19
Charlie Allison c Oliver Carter b Jack Carson	42	64	5	2	65.62
Matthew Critchley c Tom Haines b James Coles	96	132	8	2	72.73
Simon Harmer c Jack Leaning b Aristides Karvelas	16	50	2	0	32
Michael Pepper (wk) b James Coles	3	13	0	0	23.08
Zaman Akhter lbw b James Coles	0	6	0	0	0
Mitchell Killeen c J Simpson b Aristides Karvelas	13	34	2	0	38.24
Shane Snater c Jack Leaning b Henry Crocombe	35	45	4	2	77.78
Jamie Porter not out	0	6	0	0	0
Extras	Byes: 4 \| LegByes: 3 \| Total: 7
Total	281	10 wkts, 73.3 overs
Yet to Bat	Charlie Bennett, Sam Cook

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Aristides Karvelas	11	1	48	2	4.4
James Coles	29.3	2	98	4	3.3
Henry Crocombe	14	0	61	2	4.4
Jack Carson	19	3	67	2	3.5

Partnerships

Players	Runs	Balls
Walter & Elgar	3	23
Westley & Elgar	66	63
Westley & Charlie Allison	10	10
Critchley & Charlie Allison	71	94
Critchley & Harmer	31	79
Critchley & Michael Pepper	9	19
Critchley & Zaman Akhter	2	10
Critchley & Killeen	31	66
Critchley & Snater	48	59
Critchley & Jamie Porter	10	18

Wickets

#	Batsman	Over	Score
1	Paul Walter	3.5	3
2	Dean Elgar	14.2	69
3	Tom Westley	15.6	79
4	Charlie Allison	31.4	150
5	Simon Harmer	44.5	181
6	Michael Pepper	47.6	190
7	Zaman Akhter	49.4	192
8	Mitchell Killeen	60.4	223
9	Shane Snater	70.3	271
10	Matthew Critchley	73.3	281

ESS vs SUS Match Prediction, County Championship Division One 2026, Essex vs Sussex Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

ESS vs SUS (Essex vs Sussex) Match Details

Match	Essex vs Sussex (ESS vs SUS)
League	County Championship Division One 2026
Date	Wednesday, 2nd September 2026
Time	03:00 PM (IST) - 09:30 AM (GMT)

ESS vs SUS Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

ESS vs SUS Match Venue: County Ground, Hove, England

ESS vs SUS Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.

ESS vs SUS Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Hove, GB will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 19°C on the match day with 79% humidity and 30.6 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 96% chances of precipitation during the game.

County Ground Score Records:

Total matches:	2
Batting first won:	0
Bowling first won:	0
1st inn avg score:	360
2nd inn avg score:	269
Highest Total:	366/7
Lowest Total:	223/10

County Ground Pitch Favour

54%
Pace Bowling 46%
Spin Bowling County Ground Pitch Favour

56%
Batting Pitch 44%
Bowling Pitch

108
T20 Average Scores

ESS vs SUS (Essex vs Sussex) Playing 11

Essex (ESS) Possible Playing XI: 1. Dean Elgar, 2. Paul Walter, 3. Tom Westley(C), 4. Charles Allison, 5. Matt Critchley, 6. Noah Thain, 7. Michael Pepper(WK), 8. Simon Harmer, 9. Shane Snater, 10. Jamie Porter, 11. Zaman Akhter

Sussex (SUS) Possible Playing XI: 1. Tom Haines, 2. Daniel Hughes, 3. Tom Clark, 4. Charlie Tear(WK), 5. James Coles, 6. John Simpson(WK), 7. Joey Evison, 8. Jack Carson(C), 9. Henry Crocombe, 10. Sean Hunt, 11. Jaydev Unadkat

Essex vs Sussex (ESS vs SUS) Match Preview

ESS vs SUS Match Preview: County Championship Division One 2026 will see Essex facing off against Sussex on Wednesday, 02 September 2026 at 03:30 PM IST.

Essex (ESS) Team Updates

Opening Batters

Dean Elgar and Paul Walter will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
Paul Walter is having topmost good points in this series.

One-Down Batter

Tom Westley will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

Charles Allison and Matt Critchley will strengthen the middle order for Essex.

Tom Westley will lead the Essex as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

Michael Pepper will do the Wicket Keeping for Essex.

Spin Bowlers

Simon Harmer and Tom Westley will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Simon Harmer was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

Pace Bowlers

Jamie Porter and Shane Snater will lead the pace attack of his team.

Sussex (SUS) Team Updates

Opening Batters

Tom Haines and Daniel Hughes will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
Daniel Hughes was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

One-Down Batter

Tom Clark will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

Charlie Tear and James Coles will strengthen the middle order for Sussex.

Jack Carson will lead the Sussex as a Captain. He is also a good Bowler

Wicketkeeper

Charlie Tear will do the Wicket Keeping for Sussex.

Spin Bowlers

James Coles will take care of the spin bowling of the team.

Pace Bowlers

Sean Hunt and Jack Carson will lead the pace attack of his team.

Essex vs Sussex (ESS vs SUS) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

ESS vs SUS Match Prediction: Sussex looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, ESS will win the toss and choose to Bat first.

ESS vs SUS County Championship Division One 2026 Match Expert Advice: Paul Walter will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Wiaan Mulder will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

ESS vs SUS Head to Head

ESS vs SUS Head to Head Records: Essex vs Sussex have faced each other in 36 matches in TEST. Out of these 36 games, Essex have won 18 whereas Sussex have won 18 Matches.

Match Played	36
ESS Won	18
SUS Won	18
Tie/NR	0
First-ever fixture
Most recent fixture

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Fancode.

POINTS TABLE - County Championship Division One 2026

No	Team	M	W	L	T	NR	NRR	Pts	Recent Forms
1	Somerset	12	6	2	4	0	+0.341	189	WWDWD
2	Nottinghamshire	12	5	1	6	0	+0.194	185	WDDWW
3	Warwickshire	12	5	1	6	0	+0.270	184	WWDWD
4	Sussex	12	5	3	4	0	-0.085	154	DWDLL
5	Yorkshire	12	4	4	4	0	+0.357	142	WLDWL
6	Surrey	12	2	3	7	0	+0.029	137	DWDLL
7	Glamorgan	12	3	5	4	0	-0.699	127	LLDLW
8	Essex	12	4	6	2	0	-0.055	124	LLDLL
9	Leicestershire	12	2	6	4	0	+0.090	116	LDDWW
10	Hampshire	12	2	7	3	0	-0.407	92	LLDLW
M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result

Full Schedule: County Championship Division One 2026 Schedule

Recent Forms:

SUS - D W D L L
ESS - L L D L L

ESS vs SUS Team Analysis & Player Performance

Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

ESS vs SUS Winning Prediction

Sussex team has the upper hand over Essex team. So try to pick more players from Sussex

ESS vs SUS Small League Must Picks:

ESS - Paul Walter [527 points], Wiaan Mulder [477 points]
SUS - John Simpson [374 points], James Coles [319 points]

ESS vs SUS Grand League Risky Picks:

ESS - Charles Allison [0 points], Zaman Akhter [0 points]
SUS - Nantes Oosthuizen [0 points], Danial Ibrahim [0 points]

ESS vs SUS Death Over Bowlers:

ESS - Jamie Porter, Shane Snater
SUS - Jack Carson

Essex (ESS) Key Players

Charles Allison [PTs: 0, CR: 6.0]
Zaman Akhter [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
Jamie Porter [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
Matt Critchley [PTs: 333, CR: 8.5]
Paul Walter [22, 80, 1W, (37, 1W)]

Sussex (SUS) Key Players

Jaydev Unadkat [0W, 3W, 1W]
Daniel Hughes [7, 13, 15, 60, 25]
Joey Evison [PTs: 2, CR: 7.0]
Tom Clark [PTs: 272, CR: 7.5]
Sean Hunt [PTs: 291, CR: 6.5]
James Coles [(29, 1W), 30*, 0W, 1W, 1W]

ESS vs SUS Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Charles Allison [PTs: 0, CR: 6.0]
Daniel Hughes [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
Tom Clark [PTs: 272, CR: 7.5]
James Coles [PTs: 319, CR: 7.5]
Matt Critchley [PTs: 333, CR: 8.5]
Paul Walter [PTs: 527, CR: 8.0]

ESS vs SUS Injury / Unavailability

Essex Cricket Team Injuries:

There are no injury updates as of now.

Sussex Cricket Team Injuries:

There are no injury updates as of now.

ESS vs SUS Live Stream

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ESS vs SUS match will be live telecast on FanCode.

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Essex vs Sussex (ESS vs SUS) Squads

Essex (ESS) Squad: Dean Elgar, Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Michael Pepper(WK), Tom Westley(C), Samuel Cook, Jamie Porter, Paul Walter, Matt Critchley, Wiaan Mulder, Zaman Akhter, Noah Thain, Charles Allison

Sussex (SUS) Squad: Jaydev Unadkat, John Simpson(WK), Daniel Hughes, Danny Lamb, Tom Alsop(WK), Tom Haines, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Tom Clark, Jack Leaning, Joey Evison, Jack Carson(C), Henry Crocombe, Sean Hunt, James Coles, Tom Price, Dominic Goodman, Danial Ibrahim, Charlie Tear(WK), Nantes Oosthuizen

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