Squads:
Essex: Jordan Cox, Michael-Kyle Pepper, Simon Fernandes, Charles Allison, Dean Elgar, Mackenzie Jones, Tom Westley, Robin Das, Luc Benkenstein, Matt Critchley, Noah Thain, Mitchell Killeen, Wiaan Mulder, Paul Walter, Charlie Edward Bennett, Jamie Porter, Samuel Cook, Shane Snater, Simon Harmer, Zaman Akhter
Sussex: Oliver Carter, John Simpson, Tom Alsop, Charlie Tear, Ali Orr, Cheteshwar Pujara, Tom Clark, Steven Smith, Tom Haines, Daniel Hughes, Harrison Ward, Danial Ibrahim, George Thomas II, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, James Coles, Nantes Thomas, Tom Price, Jack Leaning, George Garton, James Hayes, Dominic Goodman, Joey Evison, Nathan McAndrew, Jayden Seales, Troy Henry, Danny Lamb, Jack Joshua Carson, Henry Thomas Crocombe, Sean Hunt, Ollie Robinson, Bradley Currie, Jaydev Unadkat, Gurinder Sandhu, Jofra Archer, Danny Briggs
Match Preview
Essex take on Sussex in Match 51 of County Championship Division One. The match is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, 2nd September 2026 at 3:30 PM (local time). In their last 5 head-to-head meetings, Essex lead 3-2. Ahead of the toss, both sides will assess conditions, recent form and key match-ups. Once play begins, this page updates live with the full scorecard, ball-by-ball commentary, player performances and post-match analysis.
