County Championship Division One 2026 | 27-Aug-2026 03:30 PM | County Ground
SUR 183/10 (53.2)
ESS 279/10 (85)
SUR 298/8 (99)
Match drawn
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahul Chahar* | 17 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 56.67 |
| Ben Foakes | 120 | 226 | 15 | 1 | 53.1 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Westley* | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Paul Walter | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Last Wicket:Tom Lawes b Sam Cook 44(83) - 248/8 in 87.4 ov.
Essex vs Surrey
Surrey — Innings 1 (183/10 in 53.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns (c) lbw b Jamie Porter | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 | |
| Dominic Sibley c Michael Pepper b Sam Cook | 21 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 37.5 | |
| Josh Blake c Harmer b Snater | 14 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Adam Thomas c Critchley b Sam Cook | 43 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 66.15 | |
| Ben Foakes (wk) lbw b Snater | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mahipal Lomror run out (Zaman Akhter/Michael Pepper) | 17 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 35.42 | |
| Ollie Pope lbw b Zaman Akhter | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 59.09 | |
| Tom Lawes c Michael Pepper b Zaman Akhter | 38 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 88.37 | |
| Matthew Fisher c Westley b Zaman Akhter | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Rahul Chahar c Westley b Sam Cook | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 | |
| Daniel Worrall not out | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 100 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 2 | Total: 6 | |||||
| Total | 183 | 10 wkts, 53.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Nikhil Gorantla | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 14 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 4 |
| Shane Snater | 9 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Charlie Bennett | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Zaman Akhter | 10.2 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Sam Cook | 15 | 5 | 41 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Simon Harmer | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns & Sibley | 16 | 27 |
| Josh Blake & Sibley | 25 | 80 |
| Adam Thomas & Sibley | 0 | 5 |
| Adam Thomas & Foakes | 9 | 8 |
| Adam Thomas & Mahipal Lomror | 51 | 97 |
| Adam Thomas & Pope | 6 | 16 |
| Tom Lawes & Pope | 30 | 41 |
| Tom Lawes & Fisher | 8 | 9 |
| Tom Lawes & Rahul Chahar | 15 | 20 |
| Tom Lawes & Daniel Worrall | 22 | 17 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory Burns | 4.3 | 16 |
| 2 | Josh Blake | 17.5 | 41 |
| 3 | Dominic Sibley | 18.4 | 41 |
| 4 | Ben Foakes | 19.6 | 50 |
| 5 | Mahipal Lomror | 36.1 | 102 |
| 6 | Adam Thomas | 38.5 | 108 |
| 7 | Ollie Pope | 45.4 | 138 |
| 8 | Matthew Fisher | 47.1 | 146 |
| 9 | Rahul Chahar | 50.3 | 161 |
| 10 | Tom Lawes | 53.2 | 183 |
Essex — Innings 2 (279/10 in 85 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar c Rory Burns b Mahipal Lomror | 113 | 191 | 14 | 1 | 59.16 | |
| Paul Walter c Foakes b Daniel Worrall | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| Tom Westley (c) lbw b Daniel Worrall | 22 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 42.31 | |
| Charlie Allison c Adam Thomas b Rahul Chahar | 43 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 50.59 | |
| Matthew Critchley c Foakes b Tom Lawes | 24 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| Michael Pepper (wk) c Ollie Pope b Rahul Chahar | 21 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 80.77 | |
| Simon Harmer c Daniel Worrall b Rahul Chahar | 8 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 29.63 | |
| Zaman Akhter c Josh Blake b Rahul Chahar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shane Snater not out | 23 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 76.67 | |
| Jamie Porter c Foakes b Rahul Chahar | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Sam Cook b Rahul Chahar | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | |
| Extras | Byes: 5 | LegByes: 14 | Total: 19 | |||||
| Total | 279 | 10 wkts, 85 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Charlie Bennett | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Worrall | 16 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 2 |
| Matthew Fisher | 21 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Tom Lawes | 13 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 3.7 |
| Mahipal Lomror | 13 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Rahul Chahar | 22 | 4 | 80 | 6 | 3.6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Elgar & Walter | 9 | 16 |
| Elgar & Westley | 47 | 102 |
| Elgar & Charlie Allison | 111 | 173 |
| Elgar & Critchley | 51 | 107 |
| Michael Pepper & Critchley | 2 | 6 |
| Michael Pepper & Harmer | 28 | 41 |
| Zaman Akhter & Harmer | 0 | 2 |
| Snater & Harmer | 11 | 22 |
| Snater & Jamie Porter | 10 | 15 |
| Snater & Sam Cook | 10 | 26 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Walter | 2.4 | 9 |
| 2 | Tom Westley | 19.4 | 56 |
| 3 | Charlie Allison | 48.3 | 167 |
| 4 | Dean Elgar | 66.2 | 218 |
| 5 | Matthew Critchley | 67.2 | 220 |
| 6 | Michael Pepper | 74.1 | 248 |
| 7 | Zaman Akhter | 74.3 | 248 |
| 8 | Simon Harmer | 78.1 | 259 |
| 9 | Jamie Porter | 80.4 | 269 |
| 10 | Sam Cook | 84.6 | 279 |
Surrey — Innings 3 (298/8 in 99 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns (c) lbw b Harmer | 20 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 50 | |
| Dominic Sibley c Westley b Harmer | 10 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 37.04 | |
| Josh Blake c Michael Pepper b Harmer | 14 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 20 | |
| Ollie Pope c and b Sam Cook | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 | |
| Matthew Fisher c Paul Walter b Snater | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Ben Foakes (wk) not out | 120 | 226 | 15 | 1 | 53.1 | |
| Mahipal Lomror c Michael Pepper b Jamie Porter | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 29.73 | |
| Adam Thomas c Michael Pepper b Zaman Akhter | 33 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 63.46 | |
| Tom Lawes b Sam Cook | 44 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 53.01 | |
| Rahul Chahar not out | 17 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 56.67 | |
| Extras | Byes: 11 | LegByes: 9 | Total: 20 | |||||
| Total | 298 | 8 wkts, 99 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Daniel Worrall, Nikhil Gorantla | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 11 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 4 |
| Sam Cook | 27 | 8 | 53 | 2 | 2 |
| Simon Harmer | 38 | 13 | 92 | 3 | 2.4 |
| Shane Snater | 6 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Matthew Critchley | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Zaman Akhter | 8 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Westley | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Paul Walter | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Rory Burns & Sibley | 33 | 52 |
| Rory Burns & Josh Blake | 1 | 23 |
| Pope & Josh Blake | 15 | 18 |
| Fisher & Josh Blake | 6 | 37 |
| Foakes & Josh Blake | 22 | 76 |
| Foakes & Mahipal Lomror | 19 | 66 |
| Foakes & Adam Thomas | 52 | 87 |
| Foakes & Tom Lawes | 104 | 168 |
| Foakes & Rahul Chahar | 50 | 68 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominic Sibley | 8.4 | 33 |
| 2 | Rory Burns | 12.3 | 34 |
| 3 | Ollie Pope | 15.2 | 45 |
| 4 | Matthew Fisher | 21.3 | 51 |
| 5 | Josh Blake | 34.1 | 73 |
| 6 | Mahipal Lomror | 45.1 | 92 |
| 7 | Adam Thomas | 59.4 | 144 |
| 8 | Tom Lawes | 87.4 | 248 |
Match Info
| Match | Essex vs Surrey |
|---|---|
| Series | County Championship Division One 2026 |
| Time | 27-Aug-2026 03:30 PM |
| Venue | County Ground Hove |
| Seating Capacity | 4000 |
| Live Telecast | YouTubeSports |
Match Preview: Essex vs Surrey (ESS vs SUR)
Essex will face Surrey in a thrilling match on 27-Aug-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.
County Ground Pitch Report for ESS vs SUR Match 47 Match
Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
County Ground Weather Report Today
Weather during the match time in Hove, GB will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 18°C on the match day with 56% humidity and 26.1 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 38% chances of precipitation during the game.
Match Overview
Essex is known for its strong batting and bowling, while Surrey 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 Surrey will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Essex batting and Surrey 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 Surrey pull off a major upset? Join us live on YouTubeSports on 27-Aug-2026 to find out the answer!
