- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras33 (b 1, lb 9, nb 22, w 1)TOTAL361 all out (89.5 Overs, RR: 4.01)Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Daniel Hughes, 5.5 ov), 2-136 (Tom Haines, 24.1 ov), 3-192 (James Coles, 42.1 ov), 4-222 (Jack Leaning, 50.2 ov), 5-252 (Tom Clark, 59.1 ov), 6-262 (John Simpson, 62.1 ov), 7-314 (Tom Price, 77.1 ov), 8-330 (Jack Carson, 81.1 ov), 9-357 (Ollie Robinson, 88.6 ov), 10-361 (Fynn Hudson-Prentice, 89.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB IG Holland 21 5 79 3 3.76 0 0 Y Singh 9 0 59 1 6.55 0 9 BGF Green 21.5 5 54 3 2.47 0 0 TAR Scriven 15 1 76 1 5.06 1 1 SB Wood 12 3 42 1 3.5 0 0 Rehan Ahmed 11 1 41 1 3.72 0 1
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras30 (b 8, lb 13, nb 4, w 5)TOTAL245 all out (65 Overs, RR: 3.76)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Rishi Patel, 2.4 ov), 2-40 (Tom Scriven, 12.5 ov), 3-117 (Ian Holland, 26.1 ov), 4-137 (Rehan Ahmed, 28.5 ov), 5-137 (Lewis Hill, 30.2 ov), 6-139 (Stephen Eskinazi, 32.1 ov), 7-154 (Jake Weatherald, 38.2 ov), 8-235 (Ben Cox, 60.2 ov), 9-245 (Sam Wood, 64.5 ov), 10-245 (Yadvinder Singh, 64.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB OE Robinson 16 4 42 5 2.62 0 0 FJ Hudson-Prentice 12 0 38 0 3.16 0 1 HT Crocombe 12 3 33 5 2.75 0 1 TJ Price 7 0 29 0 4.14 0 0 TGR Clark 4 0 30 0 7.5 0 0 TJ Haines 5 1 28 0 5.6 1 0 JJ Carson 9 3 24 0 2.66 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras21 (b 4, lb 5, nb 12)TOTAL364 all out (92.5 Overs, RR: 3.92)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Tom Haines, 4.6 ov), 2-78 (Tom Clark, 20.4 ov), 3-136 (Daniel Hughes, 31.2 ov), 4-161 (James Coles, 37.3 ov), 5-177 (Jack Leaning, 43.5 ov), 6-182 (John Simpson, 44.6 ov), 7-301 (Jack Carson, 76.1 ov), 8-336 (Tom Price, 86.2 ov), 9-358 (Ollie Robinson, 90.2 ov), 10-364 (Henry Crocombe, 92.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB IG Holland 20 2 80 3 4 0 0 BGF Green 21 2 54 2 2.57 0 1 TAR Scriven 12 0 48 1 4 0 0 Y Singh 7 0 45 0 6.42 0 4 Rehan Ahmed 17.5 0 61 3 3.42 0 1 SB Wood 12 0 55 0 4.58 0 0 RK Patel 3 0 12 1 4 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras6 (b 1, lb 5)TOTAL258 all out (78.1 Overs, RR: 3.3)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Rishi Patel, 1.4 ov), 2-34 (Ian Holland, 11.2 ov), 3-52 (Jake Weatherald, 14.1 ov), 4-52 (Lewis Hill, 14.2 ov), 5-99 (Rehan Ahmed, 24.5 ov), 6-202 (Stephen Eskinazi, 60.6 ov), 7-203 (Ben Cox, 62.2 ov), 8-229 (Tom Scriven, 68.6 ov), 9-255 (Sam Wood, 76.5 ov), 10-258 (Ben Green, 78.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB OE Robinson 6 1 20 0 3.33 0 0 FJ Hudson-Prentice 9 5 14 2 1.55 0 0 JJ Carson 28 1 93 1 3.32 0 0 HT Crocombe 9.1 1 36 4 3.92 0 0 JM Coles 18 4 58 2 3.22 0 0 TJ Price 8 1 31 0 3.87 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Leicestershire , elected to field first
Season
Match days
3,4,5,6 April 2026 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Sussex 10, Leicestershire 3
Close of Play
- Fri, 3 Apr - day 1 - Leicestershire 1st innings 15/1 (J Weatherald 4*, TAR Scriven 5*, 4 ov)
- Sat, 4 Apr - day 2 - Sussex 2nd innings 149/3 (JM Coles 23*, JJ Carson 12*, 35 ov)
- Sun, 5 Apr - day 3 - Leicestershire 2nd innings 125/5 (SS Eskinazi 24*, OB Cox 16*, 38 ov)
- Mon, 6 Apr - day 4 - Leicestershire 2nd innings 258 (78.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Leicestershire 2nd innings
- Batting and bowling points: Sussex 6, Leicestershire 3
- Sussex deducted 12 points for the 2026 County Championship season following "sustained operating losses"
Match Coverage
All Match NewsCrocombe delivers as Sussex land emphatic 222-run win
Leicestershire show fight but can only delay inevitable, as visitors make quick amends for points deficit
Carson, Price impress as Sussex close in on victory
Leicestershire limp to close five down in pursuit of notional target of 481
Robinson, Crocombe share the spoils as Sussex seize command
Five wickets each for fast bowlers put visitors on course for victory push after two days
Clark makes it count as Sussex fly out of the blocks
Early life proves costly for newly-promoted Leicestershire at Grace Road
