Essex vs Leicestershire, Match 26 — County Championship Division One
Match summary
Essex beat Leicestershire by 7 wickets in the Match 26 of the County Championship Division One at County Ground, Chelmsford on Fri, 15 May, 2026. Leicestershire 1st 333/10 (90.2 ov); Essex 1st 293/10 (85 ov); Leicestershire 2nd 60/10 (27.4 ov); Essex 2nd 104/3 (30 ov). Soloman Budinger top-scored with 89 off 114 balls for Leicestershire 1st. Shane Snater took 4/12. Essex won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Westley c Ian Holland b Josh Hull | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Matt Critchley Not out | 40 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 67.8 |
| Dean Elgar lbw b Josh Hull | 18 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Paul Walter lbw b Ben Green | 7 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 21.21 |
| Charles Allison Not out | 34 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 70.83 |
Extras 4 (4 lb)
Total 104/3 (30 ov)
Yet to bat: Michael-Kyle Pepper, Wiaan Mulder, Jamie Porter, Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Samuel Cook
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Green | 8 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2.38 |
| Ajaz Patel | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 |
| Ian Holland | 7 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Ben Mike | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6 |
| Rishi Patel | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Hull | 5 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
25 (Dean Elgar, 10.3 ov) · 25 (Paul Walter, 11.4 ov) · 27 (Tom Westley, 12.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Green lbw b Shane Snater | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajaz Patel b Shane Snater | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Cox b Samuel Cook | 20 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 48.78 |
| Jonathan Tattersall b Samuel Cook | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| NF Kelly c Simon Harmer b Shane Snater | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Holland c Michael-Kyle Pepper b Samuel Cook | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Ben Mike b Jamie Porter | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Rishi Patel lbw b Jamie Porter | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Soloman Budinger c Tom Westley b Samuel Cook | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Stephen Eskinazi lbw b Shane Snater | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 |
| Josh Hull Not out | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
Extras 8 (7 lb, 1 wd)
Total 60/10 (27.4 ov)
Yet to bat: Jake Weatherald
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 9 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2.44 |
| Shane Snater | 9 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1.33 |
| Samuel Cook | 9.4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1.97 |
4 (Rishi Patel, 4.1 ov) · 14 (Soloman Budinger, 5.5 ov) · 25 (Ian Holland, 11.3 ov) · 27 (NF Kelly, 12.4 ov) · 29 (Jonathan Tattersall, 13.5 ov) · 41 (Stephen Eskinazi, 18.6 ov) · 41 (Ben Green, 20.2 ov) · 46 (Ben Mike, 21.6 ov) · 47 (Ajaz Patel, 22.5 ov) · 60 (Ben Cox, 27.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiaan Mulder Not out | 79 | 124 | 9 | 0 | 63.71 |
| Tom Westley c Ben Cox b Ben Mike | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Matt Critchley c & b Ben Mike | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Dean Elgar c Ian Holland b Ben Green | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 107.69 |
| Simon Harmer b Ian Holland | 35 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 40.7 |
| Jamie Porter b Ben Mike | 52 | 117 | 7 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper lbw b Ajaz Patel | 19 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 79.17 |
| Paul Walter c Rishi Patel b Ian Holland | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Shane Snater c Ben Cox b Ian Holland | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Cook b Ian Holland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Allison c Ben Cox b Josh Hull | 72 | 103 | 11 | 0 | 69.9 |
Extras 15 (7 lb, 8 nb)
Total 293/10 (85 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Green | 20 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Ajaz Patel | 17 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 2.17 |
| Ian Holland | 18 | 4 | 54 | 4 | 3 |
| Ben Mike | 16 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 4.38 |
| Rishi Patel | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Hull | 14 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 4.79 |
(Samuel Cook, 0.2 ov) · 20 (Dean Elgar, 5.1 ov) · 25 (Paul Walter, 8.1 ov) · 39 (Tom Westley, 16.4 ov) · 135 (Jamie Porter, 41.4 ov) · 143 (Matt Critchley, 43.1 ov) · 162 (Charles Allison, 47.3 ov) · 207 (Michael-Kyle Pepper, 56.4 ov) · 293 (Simon Harmer, 84.2 ov) · 293 (Shane Snater, 84.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Green c Charles Allison b Shane Snater | 25 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 62.5 |
| Ajaz Patel Not out | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Ben Cox b Wiaan Mulder | 31 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 37.35 |
| Jonathan Tattersall lbw b Wiaan Mulder | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 21.62 |
| Jake Weatherald b Wiaan Mulder | 61 | 77 | 7 | 1 | 79.22 |
| Ian Holland lbw b Jamie Porter | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Ben Mike lbw b Jamie Porter | 20 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 95.45 |
| Rishi Patel c Michael-Kyle Pepper b Samuel Cook | 9 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 51.28 |
| Soloman Budinger b Shane Snater | 89 | 114 | 12 | 2 | 78.07 |
| Stephen Eskinazi b Samuel Cook | 50 | 100 | 6 | 1 | 50 |
| Josh Hull b Shane Snater | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
Extras 17 (4 b, 5 lb, 8 nb)
Total 333/10 (90.2 ov)
Yet to bat: NF Kelly
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiaan Mulder | 16 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 4.13 |
| Matt Critchley | 6 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
| Simon Harmer | 8 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 3.88 |
| Jamie Porter | 22 | 4 | 73 | 2 | 3.36 |
| Shane Snater | 18.2 | 5 | 59 | 3 | 3.22 |
| Samuel Cook | 20 | 5 | 67 | 2 | 3.35 |
17 (Rishi Patel, 3.1 ov) · 141 (Jake Weatherald, 25.1 ov) · 170 (Ian Holland, 32.2 ov) · 189 (Soloman Budinger, 40.4 ov) · 195 (Jonathan Tattersall, 43.2 ov) · 253 (Ben Cox, 67.6 ov) · 293 (Ben Green, 77.6 ov) · 310 (Stephen Eskinazi, 81.4 ov) · 327 (Ben Mike, 86.6 ov) · 333 (Josh Hull, 90.2 ov)