15/05 - 06:00 AM EDT
26th Match, County Championship Division One at Chelmsford, May 15-18 2026
15/05 - 06:00 AM EDT
26th Match, County Championship Division One at Chelmsford, May 15-18 2026

Match Centre Ground time: 11:51

Squad

PLAYERROLE
Tom Westley (c)Top-order batter
Charlie Allison
Luc Benkenstein Allrounder
Sam Cook Bowler
Matt Critchley Allrounder
Dean Elgar Opening batter
Simon Harmer Bowler
Wiaan Mulder Allrounder
Michael Pepper †Wicketkeeper batter
Jamie Porter Bowler
Shane Snater Bowler
Noah Thain Allrounder
Paul Walter Allrounder
Zaman Akhter Bowler

Squad

Essex
PLAYERROLE
Tom Westley (c)Top-order batter
Charlie Allison
Luc Benkenstein Allrounder
Sam Cook Bowler
Matt Critchley Allrounder
Dean Elgar Opening batter
Simon Harmer Bowler
Wiaan Mulder Allrounder
Michael Pepper †Wicketkeeper batter
Jamie Porter Bowler
Shane Snater Bowler
Noah Thain Allrounder
Paul Walter Allrounder
Zaman Akhter Bowler
Leicestershire
PLAYERROLE
Ian Holland (c)Allrounder
Rehan Ahmed Bowling allrounder
Ben Cox †Wicketkeeper batter
Josh Davey Bowler
Stephen Eskinazi Top-order batter
Ben Green Allrounder
Lewis Hill †Wicketkeeper batter
Josh Hull Bowler
Ajaz Patel Bowler
Rishi Patel Middle-order batter
Tom Scriven Allrounder
Yadvinder Singh Bowler
Jonathan Tattersall †Wicketkeeper batter
Jake Weatherald Opening batter
Sam Wood Bowler

Players To Watch - Batsmen

  • Dean Elgar
    Dean ElgarESS
    10MAT
    761RUNS
    54.35AVG
    48.13SR
  • Paul WalterESS
    10MAT
    640RUNS
    42.66AVG
    56.58SR
  • Rishi PatelLEI
    10MAT
    770RUNS
    55.00AVG
    60.06SR
  • Lewis HillLEI
    10MAT
    568RUNS
    40.57AVG
    53.68SR

Players To Watch - Bowlers

  • Jamie PorterESS
    9MAT
    32W
    2.84ECO
    40.9SR
  • Simon Harmer
    Simon HarmerESS
    9MAT
    22W
    2.62ECO
    65.0SR
  • Rehan Ahmed
    Rehan AhmedLEI
    5MAT
    22W
    3.20ECO
    43.1SR
  • Ian HollandLEI
    8MAT
    20W
    2.94ECO
    60.4SR

Head To Head

LAST FIVE MATCHESDATESERIES/TOURNAMENT
ESSESS423beat238 & 175 LEILEI23/08/16County Championship Division Two
ESSESS268 & 133lost to243 & 159/6 LEILEI19/06/16County Championship Division Two
ESSESS18/0d & 307/5 beat251/7d & 73/1dLEILEI14/09/15LV= County Championship Division Two
ESSESS166 & 276lost to280 & 163/4 LEILEI31/05/15LV= County Championship Division Two
ESSESS334beat138 & 117 LEILEI15/09/14County Championship Division Two