Essex vs Nottinghamshire, 36th Test — County Championship Division One
Match summary
Nottinghamshire beat Essex by an inns & 52 runs in the 36th Test of the County Championship Division One at County Ground, Chelmsford on Fri, 19 Jun, 2026. Essex 184/10 (57.4 ov); Nottinghamshire 457/10 (126 ov); Essex 221/10 (82.5 ov). Jack Haynes top-scored with 137* off 206 balls for Nottinghamshire. Liam Patterson-White took 6/43. Essex won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Westley c Freddie McCann b Liam Patterson-White | 19 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 26.38 |
| Matt Critchley c Kyle Verreynne b Liam Patterson-White | 13 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 30.95 |
| Dean Elgar lbw b Olly Stone | 42 | 76 | 8 | 0 | 55.26 |
| Simon Harmer lbw b Fergus O'Neill | 27 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 48.21 |
| Jamie Porter c Jack Haynes b Fergus O'Neill | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper c Freddie McCann b Lyndon James | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Walter b Fergus O'Neill | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Snater Not out | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Luc Benkenstein c Brett Hutton b Fergus O'Neill | 42 | 102 | 3 | 0 | 41.17 |
| Charles Allison lbw b Liam Patterson-White | 56 | 104 | 4 | 2 | 53.84 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett c Ben Slater b Fergus O'Neill | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 26.31 |
Extras 13 (8 b, 3 lb, 2 nb)
Total 221/10 (82.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olly Stone | 15 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 2.66 |
| Brett Hutton | 8 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Lyndon James | 7 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2.28 |
| Liam Patterson-White | 36 | 10 | 66 | 3 | 1.83 |
| Fergus O'Neill | 13.5 | 2 | 39 | 5 | 2.81 |
| Freddie McCann | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
2 (Paul Walter, 0.2 ov) · 8 (Jamie Porter, 2.5 ov) · 24 (Charlie Edward Bennett, 8.5 ov) · 65 (Dean Elgar, 26.1 ov) · 75 (Tom Westley, 33.1 ov) · 109 (Matt Critchley, 45.5 ov) · 174 (Charles Allison, 65.1 ov) · 175 (Michael-Kyle Pepper, 66.4 ov) · 214 (Luc Benkenstein, 80.3 ov) · 221 (Simon Harmer, 82.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Verreynne c Tom Westley b Simon Harmer | 11 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Joe Clarke c & b Shane Snater | 27 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 42.18 |
| Haseeb Hameed c Matt Critchley b Simon Harmer | 89 | 204 | 11 | 0 | 43.62 |
| Ben Slater c Michael-Kyle Pepper b Shane Snater | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olly Stone c Shane Snater b Simon Harmer | 30 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 63.82 |
| Brett Hutton c Simon Harmer b Matt Critchley | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Lyndon James lbw b Simon Harmer | 40 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 56.33 |
| Jack Haynes Not out | 137 | 206 | 15 | 0 | 66.5 |
| Liam Patterson-White c Shane Snater b Simon Harmer | 25 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 119.04 |
| Fergus O'Neill st Michael-Kyle Pepper b Matt Critchley | 61 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 122 |
| Freddie McCann b Shane Snater | 16 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 39.02 |
Extras 16 (12 b, 2 lb, 2 nb)
Total 457/10 (126 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Critchley | 25 | 0 | 106 | 2 | 4.24 |
| Simon Harmer | 45 | 9 | 165 | 5 | 3.66 |
| Jamie Porter | 19 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 2.94 |
| Shane Snater | 21 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 2.95 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett | 16 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 3.37 |
20 (Ben Slater, 3.3 ov) · 55 (Freddie McCann, 16.5 ov) · 118 (Joe Clarke, 43.1 ov) · 153 (Haseeb Hameed, 59.3 ov) · 197 (Kyle Verreynne, 69.1 ov) · 293 (Lyndon James, 93.2 ov) · 377 (Fergus O'Neill, 107.5 ov) · 406 (Liam Patterson-White, 112.1 ov) · 419 (Brett Hutton, 115.2 ov) · 457 (Olly Stone, 125.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Westley c Freddie McCann b Liam Patterson-White | 44 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Matt Critchley lbw b Fergus O'Neill | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Dean Elgar lbw b Brett Hutton | 12 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 30.76 |
| Simon Harmer b Liam Patterson-White | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Jamie Porter Not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael-Kyle Pepper c Lyndon James b Liam Patterson-White | 24 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 92.3 |
| Paul Walter c Kyle Verreynne b Olly Stone | 12 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 38.7 |
| Shane Snater b Liam Patterson-White | 31 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 62 |
| Luc Benkenstein c Kyle Verreynne b Liam Patterson-White | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 54.16 |
| Charles Allison runout (Haseeb Hameed) | 19 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 38.77 |
| Charlie Edward Bennett c Lyndon James b Liam Patterson-White | 21 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 52.5 |
Extras 6 (2 b, 2 lb, 2 nb)
Total 184/10 (57.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olly Stone | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 4.2 |
| Brett Hutton | 10 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Lyndon James | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Liam Patterson-White | 16.4 | 4 | 43 | 6 | 2.58 |
| Fergus O'Neill | 16 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 2.68 |
23 (Dean Elgar, 9.3 ov) · 31 (Paul Walter, 12.6 ov) · 87 (Tom Westley, 29.2 ov) · 93 (Charles Allison, 31.6 ov) · 95 (Matt Critchley, 32.5 ov) · 128 (Michael-Kyle Pepper, 39.5 ov) · 130 (Simon Harmer, 41.1 ov) · 133 (Luc Benkenstein, 41.6 ov) · 177 (Charlie Edward Bennett, 55.4 ov) · 184 (Shane Snater, 57.4 ov)