County Championship Division One - 2026

Essex Vs Leicestershire - TEST 36th Match Cricket Scorecard

Venue: Grace Road, Leicester
Date & Time: Fri, 12 Jun, 15:30
Status: Day 3 - Leics trail by 30 runs.

Essex 1st Inning

401 ( 97.4 ) / 10

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Dean Elgar b BGF Green	3	27	0	0	11.11
Paul Walter lbw b BGF Green	2	10	0	0	20
Tom Westley c Kelly b Rehan Ahmed	41	89	5	0	46.06
Jordan Cox c Cox b Davey	204	201	26	2	101.49
Matt Critchley b Evison	97	136	12	1	71.32
Jamie Porter b Rehan Ahmed	0	3	0	0	0
Charlie Allison c Kelly b Rehan Ahmed	2	10	0	0	20
Noah Thain lbw b Rehan Ahmed	2	11	0	0	18.18
Simon Harmer b Scriven	36	67	5	0	53.73
Shane Snater b Davey	0	7	0	0	0
Charlie Bennett NOT OUT	1	25	0	0	4

Extras	13 (B 4, LB 8, NB 0, WB , P 1)
Total	401 ( 97.4 )Ovr, (10 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
Josh Davey	16	5	42	2
Ben Green	19	4	73	2
Tom Scriven	12.4	0	42	1
Joey Evison	11	0	58	1
Alex Green	16	2	72	0
Rehan Ahmed	23	0	102	4

Leicestershire 1st Inning

187 ( 63.2 ) / 10

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rishi Patel lbw b Porter	4	18	0	0	22.22
Sheridon Gumbs c Walter b Harmer	21	79	1	0	26.58
Rehan Ahmed lbw b Snater	5	6	1	0	83.33
Lewis Hill lbw b Bennett	23	40	3	0	57.5
Nick Kelly c Porter b Critchley	78	121	10	2	64.46
Joey Evison b Harmer	1	16	0	0	6.25
Ben Cox lbw b Thain	8	13	1	0	61.53
Ben Green c Cox b Harmer	6	43	0	0	13.95
Tom Scriven c Cox b Bennett	16	20	3	0	80
Josh Davey c Snater b Bennett	5	10	0	0	50
Alex Green NOT OUT	9	17	1	0	52.94

Extras	11 (B 1, LB 4, NB 6, WB , P 0)
Total	187 ( 63.2 )Ovr, (10 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
Jamie Porter	13	4	25	1
Shane Snater	14	3	34	1
Charlie Bennett	11	0	48	3
Simon Harmer	18	8	42	3
Noah Thain	4	0	21	1
Matt Critchley	3.2	1	12	1

Leicestershire 2nd Inning

184 ( 64.4 ) / 4

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rishi Patel b Snater	58	97	10	0	59.79
Sheridon Gumbs b Harmer	49	125	8	0	39.2
Rehan Ahmed lbw b Harmer	23	47	4	0	48.93
Lewis Hill NOT OUT	17	58	1	0	29.31
Nick Kelly lbw b Porter	19	37	2	1	51.35
Joey Evison NOT OUT	9	25	0	1	36

Extras	9 (B 4, LB 3, NB 2, WB , P 0)
Total	184 ( 64.4 )Ovr, (4 Wickets), (CRR)

Bowlers	O	M	R	W
Jamie Porter	15	5	46	1
Shane Snater	18.4	5	35	1
Charlie Bennett	8	2	31	0
Simon Harmer	23	5	65	2

Match Information:

Series:	County Championship Division One - 2026
Match:	Essex Vs Leicestershire - TEST 36th Match
Date:	Fri, Jun 12, 2026 - Mon, Jun 15, 2026
Time:	10:00 GMT Sun, 14 Jun, 15:30 IST
Toss:	Leicestershire, elected to bowl first
Venue:	Grace Road, Leicester
Match Raferee:
Essex Playing XI:	D Elgar, PI Walter, T Westley, JM Cox, MJJ Critchley, JA Porter, CWJ Allison, NRM Thain, SR Harmer, S Snater, CE Bennett, MS Pepper
Leicestershire Paying XI:	RK Patel, SSE Gumbs, Rehan Ahmed, LJ Hill, NF Kelly, JDM Evison, OB Cox, BGF Green, TAR Scriven, JH Davey, AM Green