Yorkshire vs Essex, Match 57 — County Championship Division One
Match summary
Yorkshire beat Essex by an inning and 106 runs in the Match 57 of the County Championship Division One at Headingley, Leeds on Tue, 08 Sept, 2026. Yorkshire 390/10 (118 ov); Essex 1st 171/10 (69.4 ov); Yorkshire 2nd 113/10 (40 ov). Dom Bess top-scored with 80* off 137 balls for Yorkshire. Kuldeep Yadav took 6/50. Yorkshire won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walter st J Bairstow b Dom Bess | 48 | 104 | 7 | 1 | 46.15 |
| Dean Elgar c J Bairstow b G Hill | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Tom Westley lbw b G Hill | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Allison c J Wharton b K Yadav | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Matt Critchley b K Yadav | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luc Benkenstein c G Hill b K Yadav | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| George Bell c J Bairstow b K Yadav | 28 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 70 |
| Shane Snater lbw b Dom Bess | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Zaman Akhter b K Yadav | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Mitchell Killeen Not out | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 52.17 |
| Samuel Cook b K Yadav | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
Extras 4 (4 b)
Total 113/10 (40 ov)
Yet to bat: Jamie Porter
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuldeep Yadav | 16 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 3.13 |
| Dom Bess | 10 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Jack White | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| George Hill | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| Matthew Revis | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 |
13 (Dean Elgar, 6.2 ov) · 13 (Tom Westley, 8.6 ov) · 14 (Charles Allison, 11.5 ov) · 14 (Matt Critchley, 11.6 ov) · 26 (Luc Benkenstein, 13.6 ov) · 66 (George Bell, 27.1 ov) · 71 (Shane Snater, 28.6 ov) · 84 (Zaman Akhter, 31.4 ov) · 106 (Paul Walter, 34.4 ov) · 113 (Samuel Cook, 39.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar lbw b Dom Bess | 34 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 30.63 |
| Paul Walter lbw b K Yadav | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 |
| Tom Westley b K Yadav | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Allison lbw b K Yadav | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 125 |
| Matt Critchley lbw b G Hill | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Luc Benkenstein lbw b Dom Bess | 10 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 22.73 |
| George Bell Not out | 64 | 118 | 6 | 1 | 54.23 |
| Shane Snater b Dom Bess | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Zaman Akhter c J Bairstow b G Hill | 29 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 43.28 |
| Mitchell Killeen b K Yadav | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Samuel Cook b G Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 3 (1 lb, 2 nb)
Total 171/10 (69.4 ov)
Yet to bat: Jamie Porter
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuldeep Yadav | 23 | 6 | 70 | 4 | 3.04 |
| Adam Lyth | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Dom Bess | 12 | 2 | 36 | 3 | 3 |
| Jack White | 13 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 2.15 |
| George Hill | 9.4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1.24 |
| Benjamin Cliff | 9 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
15 (Paul Walter, 10.4 ov) · 15 (Tom Westley, 12.5 ov) · 31 (Charles Allison, 16.3 ov) · 32 (Matt Critchley, 17.2 ov) · 66 (Luc Benkenstein, 33.1 ov) · 75 (Dean Elgar, 35.6 ov) · 97 (Shane Snater, 43.2 ov) · 165 (Zaman Akhter, 67.4 ov) · 168 (Mitchell Killeen, 68.6 ov) · 171 (Samuel Cook, 69.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Lyth lbw b S Snater | 62 | 114 | 11 | 0 | 54.39 |
| William Luxton b JA Porter | 50 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 60.98 |
| Sam Whiteman c JA Porter b MJJ Critchley | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Wharton c D Elgar b MJJ Critchley | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Matthew Revis lbw b M Killeen | 61 | 96 | 10 | 0 | 63.54 |
| Jonny Bairstow lbw b S Snater | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| George Hill c & b S Snater | 40 | 135 | 3 | 0 | 29.62 |
| Dom Bess Not out | 80 | 137 | 8 | 0 | 58.39 |
| Kuldeep Yadav c & b MJJ Critchley | 36 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 38.3 |
| Benjamin Cliff c M Killeen b MJJ Critchley | 14 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Jack White lbw b MJJ Critchley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 39 (19 b, 18 lb, 2 wd)
Total 390/10 (118 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Westley | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Matt Critchley | 30 | 3 | 85 | 5 | 2.83 |
| Jamie Porter | 20.5 | 2 | 76 | 1 | 3.65 |
| Shane Snater | 28 | 5 | 82 | 3 | 2.93 |
| Zaman Akhter | 18 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 2.94 |
| Mitchell Killeen | 17.1 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 2.5 |
121 (William Luxton, 30.4 ov) · 126 (Sam Whiteman, 31.4 ov) · 130 (Adam Lyth, 34.2 ov) · 132 (James Wharton, 35.6 ov) · 139 (Jonny Bairstow, 38.6 ov) · 233 (Matthew Revis, 64.4 ov) · 281 (George Hill, 85.6 ov) · 364 (Kuldeep Yadav, 111.5 ov) · 390 (Benjamin Cliff, 117.5 ov) · 390 (Jack White, 117.6 ov)