County Championship Division One 2026 | 08-May-2026 03:30 PM | County Ground
LEIC 328/10 (88.4)
SUS 430/10 (113.4)
LEIC 227/10 (80.5)
SUS 131/3 (15.3)
Sussex won by 7 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Coles* | 32 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 152.38 |
| Jack Leaning | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patel* | 0.3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| Ajaz Patel | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.5 |
Last Wicket:Danial Ibrahim b Ajaz Patel 48(35) - 101/3 in 12.6 ov.
Sussex vs Leicestershire
Leicestershire — Innings 1 (328/10 in 88.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patel run out (Jack Leaning) | 45 | 78 | 7 | 0 | 57.69 | |
| Jake Weatherald c Tom Clark b Jack Carson | 43 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 65.15 | |
| Soloman Budinger b Ollie Robinson | 14 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 35 | |
| Ian Holland (c) c (sub)Nantes Oosthuizen b James Coles | 63 | 126 | 4 | 0 | 50 | |
| Jonathan Tattersall c Jack Leaning b Henry Crocombe | 20 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 46.51 | |
| Stephen Eskinazi c Ollie Robinson b Jack Carson | 14 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 29.79 | |
| Ben Cox (wk) c Charlie Tear b Jack Carson | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 100 | |
| Ben Green lbw b Jack Carson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Scriven b Ollie Robinson | 50 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 69.44 | |
| Ajaz Patel c J Simpson b Ollie Robinson | 17 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 45.95 | |
| Tom Helm not out | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 47.06 | |
| Extras | Byes: 1 | LegByes: 21 | NoBalls: 18 | Wides: 1 | Total: 41 | |||||
| Total | 328 | 10 wkts, 88.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Robinson | 24.4 | 5 | 85 | 3 | 3.4 |
| Fynn Hudson-Prentice | 19 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Tom Clark | 11 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 4.1 |
| Henry Crocombe | 17 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Jack Carson | 13 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 3.1 |
| Danial Ibrahim | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| James Coles | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patel & Jake Weatherald | 92 | 127 |
| Budinger & Jake Weatherald | 16 | 28 |
| Budinger & Holland | 14 | 50 |
| Tattersall & Holland | 30 | 63 |
| Eskinazi & Holland | 37 | 80 |
| Cox & Holland | 20 | 19 |
| Ben Green & Holland | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Scriven & Holland | 73 | 97 |
| Tom Scriven & Ajaz Patel | 16 | 19 |
| Helm & Ajaz Patel | 30 | 47 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rishi Patel | 21.1 | 92 |
| 2 | Jake Weatherald | 25.5 | 108 |
| 3 | Soloman Budinger | 34.1 | 122 |
| 4 | Jonathan Tattersall | 44.4 | 152 |
| 5 | Stephen Eskinazi | 57.6 | 189 |
| 6 | Ben Cox | 61.1 | 209 |
| 7 | Ben Green | 61.3 | 209 |
| 8 | Ian Holland | 77.4 | 282 |
| 9 | Tom Scriven | 80.5 | 298 |
| 10 | Ajaz Patel | 88.4 | 328 |
Sussex — Innings 2 (430/10 in 113.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hughes c Jake Weatherald b Tom Scriven | 136 | 162 | 20 | 0 | 83.95 | |
| Tom Clark c Rishi Patel b Tom Helm | 8 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 25 | |
| Danial Ibrahim c Rishi Patel b Tom Helm | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Leaning c Ben Green b Ajaz Patel | 50 | 134 | 5 | 0 | 37.31 | |
| James Coles c B Cox b Ben Green | 19 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 95 | |
| John Simpson (wk) not out | 114 | 141 | 13 | 2 | 80.85 | |
| Charlie Tear lbw b Tom Helm | 44 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 65.67 | |
| Fynn Hudson-Prentice c B Cox b Holland | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43.75 | |
| Jack Carson c S Budinger b Ben Green | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 30 | |
| Ollie Robinson (c) c S Budinger b Ben Green | 19 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 34.55 | |
| Henry Crocombe lbw b Ajaz Patel | 13 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 39.39 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 4 | Wides: 6 | Total: 14 | |||||
| Total | 430 | 10 wkts, 113.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Helm | 28 | 6 | 85 | 3 | 3 |
| Ian Holland | 21 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Ben Green | 27 | 4 | 87 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Tom Scriven | 13 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Ajaz Patel | 24.4 | 3 | 97 | 2 | 3.9 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hughes & Tom Clark | 18 | 55 |
| Daniel Hughes & Ibrahim | 0 | 8 |
| Daniel Hughes & Leaning | 178 | 259 |
| Daniel Hughes & James Coles | 28 | 20 |
| Simpson & James Coles | 21 | 24 |
| Simpson & Charlie Tear | 88 | 116 |
| Simpson & FJ Hudson-Prentice | 9 | 21 |
| Simpson & J Carson | 19 | 42 |
| Simpson & Ollie Robinson | 33 | 91 |
| Simpson & H Crocombe | 36 | 47 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Clark | 8.6 | 18 |
| 2 | Danial Ibrahim | 10.2 | 18 |
| 3 | Jack Leaning | 53.3 | 196 |
| 4 | Daniel Hughes | 56.5 | 224 |
| 5 | James Coles | 60.5 | 245 |
| 6 | Charlie Tear | 80.1 | 333 |
| 7 | Fynn Hudson-Prentice | 83.4 | 342 |
| 8 | Jack Carson | 90.4 | 361 |
| 9 | Ollie Robinson | 105.5 | 394 |
| 10 | Henry Crocombe | 113.4 | 430 |
Leicestershire — Innings 3 (227/10 in 80.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patel c Henry Crocombe b Tom Clark | 56 | 89 | 6 | 1 | 62.92 | |
| Jake Weatherald b Ollie Robinson | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 65 | |
| Soloman Budinger b FJ Hudson-Prentice | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian Holland (c) c Tom Clark b Henry Crocombe | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Jonathan Tattersall b Ollie Robinson | 54 | 132 | 6 | 0 | 40.91 | |
| Stephen Eskinazi run out (FJ Hudson-Prentice/J Simpson) | 26 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 25.24 | |
| Ben Cox (wk) not out | 44 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 81.48 | |
| Ben Green b FJ Hudson-Prentice | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | |
| Tom Scriven c Jack Leaning b FJ Hudson-Prentice | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 | |
| Ajaz Patel lbw b Jack Carson | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 | |
| Tom Helm c J Simpson b Ollie Robinson | 10 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 25.64 | |
| Extras | Byes: 3 | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 1 | Total: 7 | |||||
| Total | 227 | 10 wkts, 80.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Robinson | 18.5 | 4 | 46 | 3 | 2.4 |
| Fynn Hudson-Prentice | 18 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Henry Crocombe | 11 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Jack Carson | 16 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 3.9 |
| Tom Clark | 8 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2.5 |
| James Coles | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2.4 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Rishi Patel & Jake Weatherald | 29 | 41 |
| Rishi Patel & Budinger | 3 | 7 |
| Rishi Patel & Holland | 5 | 16 |
| Rishi Patel & Tattersall | 66 | 112 |
| Eskinazi & Tattersall | 51 | 164 |
| Eskinazi & Cox | 7 | 25 |
| Ben Green & Cox | 1 | 15 |
| Tom Scriven & Cox | 8 | 11 |
| Ajaz Patel & Cox | 24 | 37 |
| Helm & Cox | 33 | 57 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Weatherald | 6.5 | 29 |
| 2 | Soloman Budinger | 7.6 | 32 |
| 3 | Ian Holland | 10.4 | 37 |
| 4 | Rishi Patel | 29.2 | 103 |
| 5 | Jonathan Tattersall | 56.4 | 154 |
| 6 | Stephen Eskinazi | 60.5 | 161 |
| 7 | Ben Green | 63.2 | 162 |
| 8 | Tom Scriven | 65.1 | 170 |
| 9 | Ajaz Patel | 71.2 | 194 |
| 10 | Tom Helm | 80.5 | 227 |
Sussex — Innings 4 (131/3 in 15.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Clark b Ben Green | 39 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 130 | |
| Daniel Hughes c B Cox b Tom Helm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danial Ibrahim b Ajaz Patel | 48 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 137.14 | |
| James Coles not out | 32 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 152.38 | |
| Jack Leaning not out | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 | |
| Extras | Byes: 1 | LegByes: 4 | Total: 5 | |||||
| Total | 131 | 3 wkts, 15.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | John Simpson (wk), Charlie Tear, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Jack Carson, Ollie Robinson (c), Henry Crocombe | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Holland | 4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Tom Helm | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Ben Green | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.7 |
| Ajaz Patel | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Rishi Patel | 0.3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Clark & Daniel Hughes | 8 | 7 |
| Tom Clark & Ibrahim | 68 | 45 |
| James Coles & Ibrahim | 25 | 26 |
| James Coles & Leaning | 30 | 15 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Hughes | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2 | Tom Clark | 8.4 | 76 |
| 3 | Danial Ibrahim | 12.6 | 101 |
Match Info
| Match | Sussex vs Leicestershire |
|---|---|
| Series | County Championship Division One 2026 |
| Time | 08-May-2026 03:30 PM |
| Venue | County Ground |
| Live Telecast | YouTubeSports |
Match Preview: Sussex vs Leicestershire (SUS vs LEI)
Sussex will face Leicestershire in a thrilling match on 08-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
Sussex 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. Sussex will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while Leicestershire will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Sussex 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 Sussex showcase its strengths, or will Leicestershire pull off a major upset? Join us live on YouTubeSports on 08-May-2026 to find out the answer!
