ESS vs SUS

COMPLETED

ESS

191/5(20)

SUS

192/4(16)

Sussex won by 6 wickets

CRR / RRR: 12·Last 5 ov: 42/2 8.40

County Ground, Chelmsford, May 22, 2026, Vitality Blast

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Jack Leaning	1	3	0	0	33.33
Tom Alsop	15	12	0	1	125.00

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Simon Harmer	3	0	25	1	8.33
Matt Critchley	4	0	35	1	8.75

Toss: Sussex elected to bowl

Status: Sussex won by 6 wickets

Win probabilityESS 0% ·SUS 0%

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OVER

4 runs

Need 0 from 18b

Sussex 192/2

CRR: 11.29 RRR: 0

Jack Leaning 1 (3b)

Tom Alsop 15 (12b)

Simon Harmer 3-0-25-1

Matt Critchley 4-0-35-1

16.
192

End of over 16 (4 runs), Sussex 192/4

15.6
1

Simon Harmer to Jack Leaning, 1 run,

15.5
0

Simon Harmer to Jack Leaning, no run,

15.4
1

Simon Harmer to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

15.3
1

Simon Harmer to Jack Leaning, 1 bye,

15.2
W

Simon Harmer to James Coles, no run,

15.1
1

Simon Harmer to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

OVER

8 runs

Need 3 from 24b

Sussex 188/1

CRR: 11.75 RRR: 0.75

Jack Leaning 1 (3b)

Tom Alsop 15 (12b)

Simon Harmer 3-0-25-1

Matt Critchley 4-0-35-1

15.
188

End of over 15 (8 runs), Sussex 188/3

14.6
1

Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

14.5
1

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,

14.4
4

Matt Critchley to James Coles, Four,

14.3
1

Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

14.2
0

Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, no run,

14.1
1

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,

OVER

10 runs

Need 11 from 30b

Sussex 180/1

CRR: 12 RRR: 2.2

Jack Leaning 1 (3b)

Tom Alsop 15 (12b)

Simon Harmer 3-0-25-1

Matt Critchley 4-0-35-1

14.
180

End of over 14 (10 runs), Sussex 180/3

13.6
1

Luc Benkenstein to James Coles, 1 run,

13.5
1

Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

13.4
0

Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, no run,

13.3
6

Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, Six,

13.2
1

Luc Benkenstein to James Coles, 1 run,

13.1
1

Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

OVER

7 runs

Need 21 from 36b

Sussex 170/1

CRR: 12.14 RRR: 3.5

Jack Leaning 1 (3b)

Tom Alsop 15 (12b)

Simon Harmer 3-0-25-1

Matt Critchley 4-0-35-1

13.
170

End of over 13 (7 runs), Sussex 170/3

12.6
0

Matt Critchley to James Coles, no run,

12.5
1

Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

12.4
1

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 1 run,

12.3
2

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 2 runs,

12.2
2

Matt Critchley to James Coles, 2 runs,

12.1
1

Matt Critchley to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

OVER

163 runs

Need 28 from 42b

Sussex 163/1

CRR: 12.54 RRR: 4

Jack Leaning 1 (3b)

Tom Alsop 15 (12b)

Simon Harmer 3-0-25-1

Matt Critchley 4-0-35-1

12.
163

End of over 12 (13 runs), Sussex 163/3

11.6
1

Luc Benkenstein to Tom Alsop, 1 run,

OVER

0 runs

Need 191 from 48b

Sussex 0/1

CRR: 0 RRR: 23.88

Jack Leaning 1 (3b)

Tom Alsop 15 (12b)

Simon Harmer 3-0-25-1

Matt Critchley 4-0-35-1

11.5
W

Luc Benkenstein to John Simpson, no run,

Match Info

Match: Essex vs Sussex
Date: 22 May, 2026
Time: 06:00 PM UTC | 07:00 PM local
Venue: County Ground, Chelmsford
Toss: Sussex elected to bowl
Umpires: HMS Adnan(England) BJ Debenham(England)
Referee

Essex (Batting) — 191/5 (20 Ovs)

Batsmen	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Paul Walter c (sub Fynn Hudson-Prentice) b Henry Thomas Crocombe	58	37	6	2	156.76
Michael-Kyle Pepper b Danny Lamb	52	34	5	3	152.94
Matt Critchley c Jack Leaning b Danny Briggs	4	5	0	0	80.00
Luc Benkenstein b James Coles	36	18	1	4	200.00
Wiaan Mulder c Tom Alsop b James Coles	2	4	0	0	50.00
Noah Thain Not out	23	15	4	0	153.33
Simon Harmer Not out	10	7	1	0	142.86
Total	191/5 (20 Ovs) Extras: 6 ( b 0 , lb 4 , w 2 , nb 0 , p 0)

Fall of Wickets

Wkt #	Player	Runs	Ovs
1	Michael-Kyle Pepper b Danny Lamb	105	10.2
2	Matt Critchley c Jack Leaning b Danny Briggs	116	11.5
3	Paul Walter c (sub Fynn Hudson-Prentice) b Henry Thomas Crocombe	122	12.6
4	Wiaan Mulder c Tom Alsop b James Coles	134	14.6
5	Luc Benkenstein b James Coles	161	16.5

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	WD	NB	ECO
Bradley Currie	3	0	38	0	0	0	12.67
Tymal Mills	4	0	27	0	1	0	6.75
Henry Thomas Crocombe	3	0	25	1	0	0	8.33
Danny Briggs	4	0	40	1	0	0	10.00
James Coles	3	0	32	2	0	0	10.67
Danny Lamb	3	0	25	1	1	0	8.33

Sussex (Batting) — 192/4 (16 Ovs)

Batsmen	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Daniel Hughes c Wiaan Mulder b Matt Critchley	44	25	10	0	176.00
Tom Clark c Simon Harmer b Charlie Edward Bennett	12	5	1	1	240.00
James Coles c Matt Critchley b Simon Harmer	50	29	5	1	172.41
John Simpson c Simon Harmer b Luc Benkenstein	63	23	1	8	273.91
Tom Alsop Not out	15	12	0	1	125.00
Jack Leaning Not out	1	3	0	0	33.33
Total	192/4 (16 Ovs) Extras: 7 ( b 1 , lb 3 , w 2 , nb 1 , p 0)

Fall of Wickets

Wkt #	Player	Runs	Ovs
1	Tom Clark c Simon Harmer b Charlie Edward Bennett	35	2.6
2	Daniel Hughes c Wiaan Mulder b Matt Critchley	80	6.2
3	John Simpson c Simon Harmer b Luc Benkenstein	162	11.5
4	James Coles c Matt Critchley b Simon Harmer	189	15.2

Bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	WD	NB	ECO
Shane Snater	2	0	22	0	0	0	11.00
Zaman Akhter	2	0	33	0	0	0	16.50
Charlie Edward Bennett	1	0	14	1	0	0	14.00
Wiaan Mulder	2	0	36	0	2	1	18.00
Matt Critchley	4	0	35	1	0	0	8.75
Simon Harmer	3	0	25	1	0	0	8.33
Luc Benkenstein	2	0	23	1	0	0	11.50

Essex

#	Player
1	Paul Walter (all)
2	Michael-Kyle Pepper (wk)
3	Matt Critchley (all)
4	Luc Benkenstein (all)
5	Wiaan Mulder (all)
6	Noah Thain (all)
7	Simon Harmer (bowl)
8	Simon Fernandes (wk)
9	Shane Snater (bowl)
10	Zaman Akhter (bowl)
11	Charlie Edward Bennett (bowl)
12	Jordan Cox (bat)
13	Charles Allison (bat)
14	Dean Elgar (bat)
15	Robin Das (bat)
16	Tom Westley (bat)
17	Mackenzie Jones (bowl)
18	Mitchell Killeen (all)
19	Jamie Porter (bowl)
20	Samuel Cook (bowl)

Sussex

#	Player
1	Daniel Hughes (bat)
2	Tom Clark (bat)
3	James Coles (all)
4	John Simpson (wk)
5	Tom Alsop (wk)
6	Jack Leaning (all)
7	Danny Lamb (bowl)
8	Danny Briggs (bowl)
9	Henry Thomas Crocombe (bowl)
10	Tymal Mills (bowl)
11	Bradley Currie (bowl)
12	Oliver Carter (wk)
13	Charlie Tear (wk)
14	Tom Haines (bat)
15	Harrison Ward (bat)
16	Danial Ibrahim (bat)
17	George Thomas II (bat)
18	Fynn Hudson-Prentice (all)
19	Tom Price (all)
20	Jack Joshua Carson (bowl)
21	Sean Hunt (bowl)
22	Troy Henry (bowl)
23	Ollie Robinson (bowl)
24	Jofra Archer (bowl)
25	Dominic Goodman (bowl)

Innings 1 Partnerships

Paul Walter 58 (37)	105 (0) Ovs	Michael-Kyle Pepper 52 (34)
Michael-Kyle Pepper 52 (34)	11 (0) Ovs	Matt Critchley 4 (5)
Matt Critchley 4 (5)	6 (0) Ovs	Luc Benkenstein 36 (18)
Luc Benkenstein 36 (18)	12 (0) Ovs	Wiaan Mulder 2 (4)
Wiaan Mulder 2 (4)	27 (0) Ovs	Noah Thain 23 (15)
Noah Thain 23 (15)	-161 (0) Ovs	Simon Harmer 10 (7)

Innings 2 Partnerships

Daniel Hughes 44 (25)	35 (0) Ovs	Tom Clark 12 (5)
Tom Clark 12 (5)	45 (0) Ovs	James Coles 50 (29)
James Coles 50 (29)	82 (0) Ovs	John Simpson 63 (23)
John Simpson 63 (23)	27 (0) Ovs	Tom Alsop 15 (12)
Tom Alsop 15 (12)	-189 (0) Ovs	Jack Leaning 1 (3)

Innings 1 (Batting) Overs

#	Bowler	Runs	W	B	TR	TW	ORR
No over-by-over data available for this innings.

Innings 2 (Batting) Overs

#	Bowler	Runs	W	B	TR	TW	ORR
No over-by-over data available for this innings.

Prediction

Who will win today?

ESS

SUS

20
Sixes

34
Fours

9
Wickets

160
Sixes

360
Fours

160
Wickets

11
Matches

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Adam Rossington (MID)
2 M · 2 I · 42.5 AVG · 151.79 SR
Sam Billings (KEN)
1 M · 1 I · 84 AVG · 227.03 SR
Jonny Bairstow (YOR)
1 M · 1 I · 83 AVG · 180.43 SR
Matthew Montgomery (DER)
1 M · 1 I · 74 AVG · 164.44 SR

Duan Jansen (Gloucestershire)
2 M · 2 I · 6.5 ECO
Fazalhaq Farooqi (Glamorgan)
2 M · 2 I · 9 ECO
Adam Finch (Worcestershire)
2 M · 2 I · 9.6 ECO
Yousef Majid (Surrey)
2 M · 2 I · 8.3 ECO
Craig Miles (Gloucestershire)
2 M · 2 I · 5.9 ECO

18 teams — league standings
#	M	W	Pts	NRR
1	2	2	8	1.200
2	1	1	4	2.950
3	1	1	4	2.450
4	1	1	4	1.896
5	1	1	4	1.892
6	1	1	4	1.350
7	1	1	4	0.900
8	1	1	4	0.300
9	1	1	4	0.150
10	2	0	0	-0.100
11	1	0	0	-0.300
12	1	0	0	-0.900
13	1	0	0	-1.350
14	1	0	0	-1.892
15	1	0	0	-1.896
16	1	0	0	-2.350
17	1	0	0	-2.450
18	1	0	0	-2.950