County Championship Division One 2026 | 15-May-2026 03:30 PM | County Ground
LEIC 333/10 (90.2)
ESS 293/10 (85)
LEIC 60/10 (27.4)
ESS 104/3 (30)
Essex won by 7 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Allison* | 34 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 70.83 |
| Matthew Critchley | 40 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 67.8 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajaz Patel* | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 |
| Rishi Patel | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
Last Wicket:Tom Westley c Holland b Josh Hull 1(6) - 27/3 in 12.6 ov.
Essex vs Leicestershire
Leicestershire — Innings 1 (333/10 in 90.2 overs)
| Batsman | 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 | 79.22 | |
| Soloman Budinger b Snater | 89 | 114 | 12 | 2 | 78.07 | |
| Ian Holland (c) lbw b Jamie Porter | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 50 | |
| Jonathan Tattersall lbw b Mulder | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 21.62 | |
| Stephen Eskinazi b Sam Cook | 50 | 100 | 6 | 1 | 50 | |
| Ben Cox (wk) b Mulder | 31 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 37.35 | |
| Ben Green c Charlie Allison b Snater | 25 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 62.5 | |
| Ben Mike lbw b Jamie Porter | 20 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 | |
| Ajaz Patel not out | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 37.93 | |
| Josh Hull b Snater | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 5 | NoBalls: 8 | Total: 17 | |||||
| Total | 333 | 10 wkts, 90.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 22 | 4 | 73 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Sam Cook | 20 | 5 | 67 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Shane Snater | 18.2 | 5 | 59 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Simon Harmer | 8 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 16 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Matthew Critchley | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patel & Jake Weatherald | 17 | 19 |
| Budinger & Jake Weatherald | 125 | 132 |
| Budinger & Holland | 29 | 43 |
| Budinger & Tattersall | 19 | 50 |
| Eskinazi & Tattersall | 6 | 16 |
| Eskinazi & Cox | 57 | 148 |
| Eskinazi & Ben Green | 40 | 60 |
| Eskinazi & Ben Mike | 17 | 22 |
| Ajaz Patel & Ben Mike | 16 | 32 |
| Ajaz Patel & Josh Hull | 6 | 20 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rishi Patel | 3.1 | 17 |
| 2 | Jake Weatherald | 25.1 | 142 |
| 3 | Ian Holland | 32.2 | 171 |
| 4 | Soloman Budinger | 40.4 | 190 |
| 5 | Jonathan Tattersall | 43.2 | 196 |
| 6 | Ben Cox | 67.6 | 254 |
| 7 | Ben Green | 77.6 | 294 |
| 8 | Stephen Eskinazi | 81.4 | 311 |
| 9 | Ben Mike | 86.6 | 327 |
| 10 | Josh Hull | 90.2 | 333 |
Essex — Innings 2 (293/10 in 85 overs)
| Batsman | 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 | 107.69 | |
| Jamie Porter b Ben Mike | 52 | 117 | 7 | 0 | 44.44 | |
| Paul Walter c Rishi Patel b Holland | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Tom Westley (c) c B Cox b Ben Mike | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | |
| Charlie Allison c B Cox b Josh Hull | 72 | 103 | 11 | 0 | 69.9 | |
| Matthew Critchley c and b Ben Mike | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Wiaan Mulder not out | 79 | 124 | 9 | 0 | 63.71 | |
| Michael Pepper (wk) lbw b Ajaz Patel | 19 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 79.17 | |
| Simon Harmer b Holland | 35 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 40.7 | |
| Shane Snater c B Cox b Holland | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 7 | NoBalls: 8 | Total: 15 | |||||
| Total | 293 | 10 wkts, 85 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Holland | 18 | 4 | 54 | 4 | 3 |
| Ben Green | 20 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Ben Mike | 16 | 2 | 74 | 3 | 4.6 |
| Josh Hull | 14 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Ajaz Patel | 17 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 2.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Cook & Elgar | 0 | 2 |
| Jamie Porter & Elgar | 20 | 29 |
| Jamie Porter & Walter | 5 | 18 |
| Jamie Porter & Westley | 14 | 51 |
| Jamie Porter & Charlie Allison | 96 | 150 |
| Critchley & Charlie Allison | 8 | 9 |
| Mulder & Charlie Allison | 19 | 26 |
| Mulder & Michael Pepper | 45 | 55 |
| Mulder & Harmer | 86 | 166 |
| Mulder & Snater | 0 | 4 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Cook | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2 | Dean Elgar | 5.1 | 20 |
| 3 | Paul Walter | 8.1 | 25 |
| 4 | Tom Westley | 16.4 | 39 |
| 5 | Jamie Porter | 41.4 | 135 |
| 6 | Matthew Critchley | 43.1 | 143 |
| 7 | Charlie Allison | 47.3 | 162 |
| 8 | Michael Pepper | 56.4 | 207 |
| 9 | Simon Harmer | 84.2 | 293 |
| 10 | Shane Snater | 84.6 | 293 |
Leicestershire — Innings 3 (60/10 in 27.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patel lbw b Jamie Porter | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 | |
| Soloman Budinger c Westley b Sam Cook | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 47.06 | |
| Ian Holland (c) c Michael Pepper b Sam Cook | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| Nick Kelly c Harmer b Snater | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Tattersall b Sam Cook | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Stephen Eskinazi lbw b Snater | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | |
| Ben Cox (wk) b Sam Cook | 20 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 48.78 | |
| Ben Green lbw b Snater | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Mike b Jamie Porter | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Ajaz Patel b Snater | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Josh Hull batting | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 7 | Wides: 1 | Total: 8 | |||||
| Total | 60 | 10 wkts, 27.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Jake Weatherald | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 9 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Sam Cook | 9.4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| Shane Snater | 9 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1.3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patel & Budinger | 4 | 25 |
| Holland & Budinger | 10 | 10 |
| Nick Kelly & Holland | 11 | 34 |
| Nick Kelly & Tattersall | 2 | 7 |
| Eskinazi & Tattersall | 2 | 7 |
| Eskinazi & Cox | 12 | 31 |
| Ben Green & Cox | 0 | 8 |
| Ben Mike & Cox | 5 | 10 |
| Ajaz Patel & Cox | 1 | 5 |
| Josh Hull & Cox | 13 | 29 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rishi Patel | 4.1 | 4 |
| 2 | Soloman Budinger | 5.5 | 14 |
| 3 | Ian Holland | 11.3 | 25 |
| 4 | Nick Kelly | 12.4 | 27 |
| 5 | Jonathan Tattersall | 13.5 | 29 |
| 6 | Stephen Eskinazi | 18.6 | 41 |
| 7 | Ben Green | 20.2 | 41 |
| 8 | Ben Mike | 21.6 | 46 |
| 9 | Ajaz Patel | 22.5 | 47 |
| 10 | Ben Cox | 27.4 | 60 |
Essex — Innings 4 (104/3 in 30 overs)
| Batsman | 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 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 | 67.8 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 4 | Total: 4 | |||||
| Total | 104 | 3 wkts, 30 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Wiaan Mulder, Michael Pepper (wk), Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Sam Cook, Jamie Porter | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Holland | 7 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2.6 |
| Ben Green | 8 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Josh Hull | 5 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| Ben Mike | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| Ajaz Patel | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Rishi Patel | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Walter & Elgar | 25 | 63 |
| Walter & Westley | 0 | 7 |
| Charlie Allison & Westley | 2 | 8 |
| Charlie Allison & Critchley | 77 | 102 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Elgar | 10.3 | 25 |
| 2 | Paul Walter | 11.4 | 25 |
| 3 | Tom Westley | 12.6 | 27 |
Match Info
| Match | Essex vs Leicestershire |
|---|---|
| Series | County Championship Division One 2026 |
| Time | 15-May-2026 03:30 PM |
| Venue | County Ground |
| Live Telecast | YouTubeSports |
Match Preview: Essex vs Leicestershire (ESS vs LEI)
Essex will face Leicestershire in a thrilling match on 15-May-2026 in County Championship Division One 2026. The match will be played at County Ground at 03:30 PM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on YouTubeSports.
Match Overview
Essex is known for its strong batting and bowling, while Leicestershire remains competitive with its recent performances and emerging players. This match is crucial for both teams, as every win can strengthen their position in County Championship Division One 2026.
The pitch at County Ground is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. Essex will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while Leicestershire will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Essex batting and Leicestershire bowling.
- The bowler's impact on the pitch, especially spinners or fast bowlers.
- The strategies of the two captains and their decisions during the game.
Cricket lovers, get ready for this exciting match! Will Essex showcase its strengths, or will Leicestershire pull off a major upset? Join us live on YouTubeSports on 15-May-2026 to find out the answer!
