LEI vs ESS – 33rd Match

Commentary

End of Match! Essex win by 6 wkts

Match Highlights:
Jordan Cox: 204(201)
Lewis Hill: 127(320)
Rehan Ahmed: 4/102
Shane Snater: 3/69

Essex401/10 (97.4 ov, RR 4.10)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar b BGF Green	3	27	0	0	11.1
Paul Walter lbw b BGF Green	2	10	0	0	20.0
Tom Westley (c) c NF Kelly b R Ahmed	41	89	5	0	46.1
Jordan Cox c OB Cox b J Davey	204	201	26	2	101.5
Matt Critchley b J Evison	97	136	12	1	71.3
Jamie Porter b R Ahmed	0	3	0	0	0.0
Charles Allison c NF Kelly b R Ahmed	2	10	0	0	20.0
Noah Thain lbw b R Ahmed	2	11	0	0	18.2
Simon Harmer b TAR Scriven	36	67	5	0	53.7
Shane Snater b J Davey	0	7	0	0	0.0
Charlie Edward Bennett* Not out	1	25	0	0	4.0

Extras13 (b 4, lb 8, w 1, nb 0, p 0)

Total401/10 (97.4 ov · 48 fours, 3 sixes)

Did not batMichael-Kyle Pepper

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Josh Davey	16	5	42	2	2.62
Ben Green	19	4	73	2	3.84
Tom Scriven	12.4	0	42	1	3.31
Joey Evison	11	0	58	1	5.27
Alex Green	16	2	72	0	4.50
Rehan Ahmed	23	0	102	4	4.43

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Paul Walter 2 lbw b BGF Green	5-1	5.1
Dean Elgar 3 b BGF Green	8-2	7.5
Tom Westley 41 c NF Kelly b R Ahmed	155-3	33.2
Matt Critchley 97 b J Evison	338-4	72.5
Jamie Porter 0 b R Ahmed	339-5	73.3
Charles Allison 2 c NF Kelly b R Ahmed	343-6	75.5
Noah Thain 2 lbw b R Ahmed	347-7	77.6
Jordan Cox 204 c OB Cox b J Davey	371-8	84.3
Shane Snater 0 b J Davey	371-9	86.4
Simon Harmer 36 b TAR Scriven	401-10	97.4

Leicestershire187/10 (63.2 ov, RR 2.95)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rishi Patel lbw b JA Porter	4	18	0	0	22.2
Sheridon Gumbs c PI Walter b SR Harmer	21	79	1	0	26.6
Rehan Ahmed lbw b S Snater	5	6	1	0	83.3
Lewis Hill lbw b CE Bennett	23	40	3	0	57.5
Nick Kelly c JA Porter b MJJ Critchley	78	121	10	2	64.5
Joey Evison b SR Harmer	1	16	0	0	6.3
Ben Cox lbw b NRM Thain	8	13	1	0	61.5
Ben Green (c) c J Cox b SR Harmer	6	43	0	0	14.0
Tom Scriven c J Cox b CE Bennett	16	20	3	0	80.0
Josh Davey c S Snater b CE Bennett	5	10	0	0	50.0
Alex Green* Not out	9	17	1	0	52.9

Extras11 (b 1, lb 4, w 0, nb 6, p 0)

Total187/10 (63.2 ov · 20 fours, 2 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Jamie Porter	13	4	25	1	1.92
Shane Snater	14	3	34	1	2.42
Charlie Edward Bennett	11	0	48	3	4.36
Simon Harmer	18	8	42	3	2.33
Noah Thain	4	0	21	1	5.25
Matt Critchley	3.2	1	12	1	3.60

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Rishi Patel 4 lbw b JA Porter	6-1	4.4
Rehan Ahmed 5 lbw b S Snater	11-2	7.1
Lewis Hill 23 lbw b CE Bennett	52-3	20.6
Sheridon Gumbs 21 c PI Walter b SR Harmer	72-4	27.3
Joey Evison 1 b SR Harmer	88-5	31.4
Ben Cox 8 lbw b NRM Thain	101-6	34.5
Ben Green 6 c J Cox b SR Harmer	134-7	49.3
Tom Scriven 16 c J Cox b CE Bennett	159-8	56.1
Josh Davey 5 c S Snater b CE Bennett	167-9	58.1
Nick Kelly 78 c JA Porter b MJJ Critchley	187-10	63.2

Leicestershire428/10 (153.5 ov, RR 2.78)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rishi Patel b S Snater	58	97	10	0	59.8
Sheridon Gumbs b SR Harmer	49	125	8	0	39.2
Rehan Ahmed lbw b SR Harmer	23	47	4	0	48.9
Lewis Hill b MJJ Critchley	127	320	12	0	39.7
Nick Kelly lbw b JA Porter	19	37	2	1	51.4
Joey Evison lbw b S Snater	9	26	0	1	34.6
Ben Cox b S Snater	49	83	6	0	59.0
Ben Green (c) lbw b CE Bennett	29	61	4	0	47.5
Tom Scriven lbw b SR Harmer	10	39	1	0	25.6
Josh Davey c MKS Pepper b MJJ Critchley	21	67	2	1	31.3
Alex Green* Not out	0	22	0	0	0.0

Extras34 (b 20, lb 12, w 0, nb 2, p 0)

Total428/10 (153.5 ov · 49 fours, 3 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Jamie Porter	29	7	79	1	2.72
Shane Snater	34	8	69	3	2.02
Charlie Edward Bennett	27	5	90	1	3.33
Simon Harmer	51	8	124	3	2.43
Matt Critchley	12.5	1	34	2	2.64

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Rishi Patel 58 b S Snater	96-1	28.3
Sheridon Gumbs 49 b SR Harmer	130-2	43.3
Rehan Ahmed 23 lbw b SR Harmer	143-3	45.5
Nick Kelly 19 lbw b JA Porter	166-4	56.6
Joey Evison 9 lbw b S Snater	184-5	64.5
Ben Cox 49 b S Snater	274-6	96.1
Ben Green 29 lbw b CE Bennett	324-7	114.2
Tom Scriven 10 lbw b SR Harmer	349-8	125.5
Josh Davey 21 c MKS Pepper b MJJ Critchley	405-9	143.6
Lewis Hill 127 b MJJ Critchley	428-10	153.5

Essex217/4 (45.5 ov, RR 4.73)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Paul Walter c LS Hill b J Evison	110	135	11	0	81.5
Dean Elgar c RK Patel b J Davey	9	10	2	0	90.0
Tom Westley (c) c R Ahmed b TAR Scriven	22	41	1	0	53.7
Charles Allison b BGF Green	36	49	5	0	73.5
Matt Critchley* Not out	28	33	3	1	84.8
Michael-Kyle Pepper* Not out	6	8	1	0	75.0

Extras6 (b 4, lb 0, w 0, nb 2, p 0)

Total217/4 (45.5 ov · 23 fours, 1 sixes)

Did not batJordan Cox, Jamie Porter, Noah Thain, Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Charlie Edward Bennett

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Josh Davey	6	0	45	1	7.50
Ben Green	11	1	42	1	3.81
Rehan Ahmed	16	2	68	0	4.25
Tom Scriven	5	0	20	1	4.00
Alex Green	5	0	26	0	5.20
Joey Evison	1.5	0	10	1	5.45
Rishi Patel	1	0	2	0	2.00

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Dean Elgar 9 c RK Patel b J Davey	15-1	2.6
Tom Westley 22 c R Ahmed b TAR Scriven	86-2	19.4
Charles Allison 36 b BGF Green	156-3	33.6
Paul Walter 110 c LS Hill b J Evison	205-4	43.1

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Playing XI

Rishi Patel BAT

SG

Sheridon Gumbs BAT

Rehan Ahmed AR

Lewis Hill WKWK

Nick Kelly BAT

Joey Evison AR

Ben Cox WKWK

Ben Green CAR

Tom Scriven BOWL

Josh Davey BOWL

AG

Alex Green BOWL

MatchLeicestershire vs Essex, 33rd Match

SeriesCounty Championship Division One

Date & timeFri, 12 Jun 2026 · 3:30 PM IST

VenueGrace Road, England

TossLeicestershire won the toss and chose to bowl

FormatFirst Class

UmpiresMark Newell (England), Rob White (England)

Match refereePeter Such (England)

Pitch

PitchFlat Track Pitch

BattingAverage

PacePace & Bounce

SpinAverage

Weather

Condition<nil>

Temp19°C

Humidity63%

Wind14 km/h

Rain chance0%

Which team will win?

Leicestershire14%

Essex86%

Draw0%

7 votes