Sussex won by 6 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
Sussex won the toss and elected to bowl
Essex vs Sussex finished Sussex won by 6 wickets (with 24 balls remaining). The match is part of the T20 Blast. It was played at County Ground, Chelmsford. Date: Friday, 22 May 2026. Sussex won the toss and elected to bowl
Essex Innings 191/5 (20 ov). Top scorer: Paul Walter 58 (37). Best bowling: James Coles 2/32.
Sussex Innings 192/4 (16 ov). Top scorer: John Simpson 63 (23). Best bowling: Charlie Bennett 1/14.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter(LHB) | c Hudson-Prentice b Crocombe | 58 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 157 |
| Michael Pepper(RHB) | b Lamb | 52 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 153 |
| Matthew Critchley(RHB) | c Leaning b Briggs | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Luc Benkenstein | b Coles | 36 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 200 |
| Wiaan Mulder(RHB) | c Alsop b Coles | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Noah Thain(RHB) | not out | 23 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 153 |
| Simon Harmer(RHB) | not out | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 143 |
| Extras | (lb 4, w 2) | 6 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 191 | ||||
1-105 (Michael Pepper, 10.2 ov), 2-116 (Matthew Critchley, 11.5 ov), 3-122 (Paul Walter, 12.6 ov), 4-134 (Wiaan Mulder, 14.6 ov), 5-161 (Luc Benkenstein, 16.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Currie | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Tymal Mills | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Crocombe | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Briggs | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| James Coles | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 10.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Lamb | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 | 1 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hughes(LHB) | c Mulder b Critchley | 44 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 176 |
| Tom Clark(LHB) | c Harmer b Bennett | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 240 |
| James Coles(RHB) | c Critchley b Harmer | 50 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 172 |
| John Simpson(LHB) | c Harmer b Benkenstein | 63 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 274 |
| Tom Alsop(LHB) | not out | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 125 |
| Jack Leaning(RHB) | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, w 2, nb 1) | 7 | ||||
| Total | (16 ov) | 192 | ||||
1-35 (Tom Clark, 2.6 ov), 2-80 (Daniel Hughes, 6.2 ov), 3-162 (John Simpson, 11.5 ov), 4-189 (James Coles, 15.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaman Akhter | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Bennett | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| Matthew Critchley(LB) | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Luc Benkenstein | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
