Sussex v Essex - Cricket - BBC Sport

Tue 22 Jul 2025 - Fri 25 Jul 2025Rothesay County Championship Division 1 - Day 4 of 4

Essex win by an innings and 39 runs

Sussex 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Hughes,caught Pepper, bowled Porter Hughes, caught Pepper, bowled Porter	13	29	22	2	0	33	44.83
Haines,caught Harmer, bowled Ahmed Haines, caught Harmer, bowled Ahmed	19	33	28	4	0	61	57.58
Alsop,caught Pepper, bowled Cook Alsop, caught Pepper, bowled Cook	3	3	2	0	0	3	100.00
Coles,caught Elgar, bowled Porter Coles, caught Elgar, bowled Porter	52	70	44	7	0	89	74.29
Ibrahim,caught Pepper, bowled Ahmed Ibrahim, caught Pepper, bowled Ahmed	9	12	9	2	0	13	75.00
Simpson,caught Cox, bowled Harmer Simpson, caught Cox, bowled Harmer	34	88	74	6	0	116	38.64
Hudson-Prentice,caught Pepper, bowled Porter Hudson-Prentice, caught Pepper, bowled Porter	0	4	4	0	0	2	0.00
Carson,caught Pepper, bowled Thain Carson, caught Pepper, bowled Thain	25	32	22	5	0	56	78.13
Karvelas,caught Cox, bowled Thain Karvelas, caught Cox, bowled Thain	1	3	2	0	0	6	33.33
Crocombe,not out Crocombe, not out	16	21	15	3	0	33	76.19
Sandhu,caught Cook, bowled Porter Sandhu, caught Cook, bowled Porter	13	29	25	3	0	27	44.83
Extras, no balls 16, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 19 Extras, no balls 16, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 19
Total,204 all out 52.4 overs Total,204 all out 52.4 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Porter	12.4	3	30	4	62	0	0	4	0	2.36
Cook	13.0	2	59	1	55	1	0	10	0	4.53
Harmer	9.0	2	26	1	42	0	0	4	0	2.88
Ahmed	10.0	1	46	2	45	1	0	9	0	4.60
Thain	8.0	0	40	2	37	6	0	5	0	5.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
28 for 1 (8.3 overs)	Hughes
31 for 2 (9.1 overs)	Alsop
50 for 3 (13.6 overs)	Haines
64 for 4 (17.4 overs)	Ibrahim
120 for 5 (30.1 overs)	Coles
120 for 6 (30.5 overs)	Hudson-Prentice
169 for 7 (43.6 overs)	Carson
169 for 8 (44.1 overs)	Simpson
171 for 9 (45.4 overs)	Karvelas
204 for 10 (52.4 overs)	Sandhu

Essex 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Elgar,caught Ibrahim, bowled Hudson-Prentice Elgar, caught Ibrahim, bowled Hudson-Prentice	46	51	34	8	0	53	90.20
Walter,leg before wicket, bowled Carson Walter, leg before wicket, bowled Carson	47	70	51	7	1	101	67.14
Westley,bowled Sandhu Westley, bowled Sandhu	26	66	51	3	0	89	39.39
Cox,caught Alsop, bowled Sandhu Cox, caught Alsop, bowled Sandhu	132	173	114	23	0	226	76.30
Cook,caught Haines, bowled Crocombe Cook, caught Haines, bowled Crocombe	3	14	12	0	0	20	21.43
Critchley,run out Hudson-Prentice Critchley, run out Hudson-Prentice	123	175	117	12	5	228	70.29
Pepper,caught Simpson, bowled Hudson-Prentice Pepper, caught Simpson, bowled Hudson-Prentice	44	70	45	5	0	102	62.86
Thain,bowled Sandhu Thain, bowled Sandhu	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.00
Harmer,caught Coles, bowled Crocombe Harmer, caught Coles, bowled Crocombe	53	73	54	6	3	81	72.60
Ahmed,caught Sandhu, bowled Hudson-Prentice Ahmed, caught Sandhu, bowled Hudson-Prentice	11	9	4	0	1	19	122.22
Porter,not out Porter, not out	1	10	9	0	0	26	10.00
Extras, no balls 8, wides 0, byes 2, leg byes 8, total 18 Extras, no balls 8, wides 0, byes 2, leg byes 8, total 18
Total,504 all out 118.0 overs Total,504 all out 118.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Sandhu	32.0	7	122	3	134	2	0	16	1	3.81
Crocombe	23.0	4	117	2	94	1	0	19	2	5.08
Hudson-Prentice	22.0	4	78	3	101	1	0	10	2	3.54
Karvelas	13.0	1	69	0	50	0	0	11	1	5.30
Carson	15.0	0	57	1	61	0	0	2	4	3.80
Coles	10.0	0	37	0	37	0	0	4	0	3.70
Ibrahim	3.0	0	14	0	11	0	0	2	0	4.66

Fall of wicket	Batter
63 for 1 (13.3 overs)	Elgar
114 for 2 (25.6 overs)	Walter
142 for 3 (36.6 overs)	Westley
151 for 4 (41.6 overs)	Cook
345 for 5 (84.5 overs)	Cox
430 for 6 (99.1 overs)	Critchley
430 for 7 (99.2 overs)	Thain
451 for 8 (107.4 overs)	Pepper
467 for 9 (111.5 overs)	Ahmed
504 for 10 (117.6 overs)	Harmer

Sussex 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Haines,caught Walter, bowled Cook Haines, caught Walter, bowled Cook	1	2	1	0	0	5	50.00
Hughes,caught Harmer, bowled Porter Hughes, caught Harmer, bowled Porter	14	19	15	3	0	27	73.68
Alsop,leg before wicket, bowled Critchley Alsop, leg before wicket, bowled Critchley	72	150	115	9	0	190	48.00
Coles,caught Porter, bowled Harmer Coles, caught Porter, bowled Harmer	108	214	158	14	1	285	50.47
Ibrahim,caught and bowled Ahmed Ibrahim, caught and bowled Ahmed	19	35	25	3	0	40	54.29
Simpson,run out Elgar Simpson, run out Elgar	2	10	8	0	0	12	20.00
Hudson-Prentice,caught Harmer, bowled Critchley Hudson-Prentice, caught Harmer, bowled Critchley	9	7	4	2	0	7	128.57
Carson,caught Walter, bowled Critchley Carson, caught Walter, bowled Critchley	1	7	6	0	0	7	14.29
Karvelas,caught Pepper, bowled Harmer Karvelas, caught Pepper, bowled Harmer	4	39	36	0	0	28	10.26
Crocombe,bowled Critchley Crocombe, bowled Critchley	2	13	11	0	0	19	15.38
Sandhu,not out Sandhu, not out	0	5	5	0	0	3	0.00
Extras, no balls 16, wides 1, byes 5, leg byes 2, penalties 5, total 29 Extras, no balls 16, wides 1, byes 5, leg byes 2, penalties 5, total 29
Total,261 all out 82.1 overs Total,261 all out 82.1 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Porter	10.0	2	27	1	48	1	0	3	0	2.70
Cook	14.0	2	48	1	63	0	1	7	0	3.42
Ahmed	15.0	1	64	1	65	3	0	9	0	4.26
Thain	8.0	1	31	0	36	4	0	2	0	3.87
Harmer	17.0	6	38	2	82	0	0	4	1	2.23
Critchley	18.1	4	41	4	87	0	0	6	0	2.25

Fall of wicket	Batter
3 for 1 (1.1 overs)	Haines
33 for 2 (6.2 overs)	Hughes
174 for 3 (48.4 overs)	Alsop
212 for 4 (59.4 overs)	Ibrahim
221 for 5 (62.6 overs)	Simpson
236 for 6 (64.5 overs)	Hudson-Prentice
238 for 7 (66.2 overs)	Carson
249 for 8 (75.6 overs)	Karvelas
261 for 9 (81.1 overs)	Coles
261 for 10 (82.1 overs)	Crocombe

home team, Sussex

Tom Haines
Daniel Hughes
Tom Alsop
James Coles
Danial Ibrahim
John Simpson , Captain , Wicket Keeper
Fynn Hudson-Prentice
Jack Carson
Ari Karvelas
Henry Crocombe
Gurinder Sandhu

away team, Essex

Dean Elgar
Paul Walter
Tom Westley , Captain
Jordan Cox
Matt Critchley
Michael Pepper , Wicket Keeper
Noah Thain
Simon Harmer
Sam Cook
Khaleel Ahmed
Jamie Porter

Sussex
Essex

home team, Sussex

Tom Haines
Daniel Hughes
Tom Alsop
James Coles
Danial Ibrahim
John Simpson , Captain , Wicket Keeper
Fynn Hudson-Prentice
Jack Carson
Ari Karvelas
Henry Crocombe
Gurinder Sandhu

Start Time:: 11:00
Toss:: Essex won the toss and decided to field
Venue:: The 1st Central County Ground, Hove
Officials:: Rob Bailey, Mark Newell, Phil Whitticase