ESSEX vs LEICS 26th Match, 15 May 2026 Fantasy AI Predictions

Leics

Chelmsford

County Ground

272

107

LEICS

333/10 (90.2)

Essex chose to BOWL

ESSEX

293/10 (85.0)

Essex won by 7 wickets

County Championship Division One ESS vs LEI players TEST past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Lineup selection			Match Performance
Name	T	R	S	M#	Bat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50+	4/6	Bowl	Inn	Wk	Ov	Avg	Eco	SR	4w	Best	C/St	M	A. Pt	Pts	Run	Wk	DT	P	S%	C	VC	iDt	#	PTS	Bat	Bowl	Field
Wiaan Mulder	ESSEX	ALL	✅	24	RHB	40	5	1253	367	35.8	57.82	4	169	RM	40	38	8.4	26	2.93	53.2	2	4/32	31	2	183.5	367	117	6	50	8	0	0	0	✅	1	215	127	84	0
Jonathan Tattersall	LEICS	WK	✅		RHB							0	0	LB			0				0		0	0	0	258	274	0	0	6	0	0	0		22	15	11	0	0
Jamie Porter	ESSEX	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RMF			0				0		0	3	131	393	13	15	66.7	3	0	0	0	✅	2	208	88	116	0
Sam Cook	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	1	RHB	0	0	0				0	0	RMF	2	1	15.5	119	3.83	186	0	1/72	0	3	201.7	605	53	21	133.3	1	0	0	0	✅	6	160	0	156	0
Dean Elgar	ESSEX	BAT	✅	86	LHB	152	11	5347	199	37.92	47.78	37	710	SLA	45	15	3.8	44.86	3.89	69	1	4/22	92	3	166.7	500	282	0	100	2	0	0	0		16	64	60	0	0
Ajaz Patel	LEICS	BOWL	✅	22	LHB	32	13	219	35	11.52	38.08	0	27	SLA	39	91	21.5	28.82	3.13	55.1	9	10/119	10	1	362	362	118	10	200	11	0	0	0		18	35	11	20	0
Shane Snater	ESSEX	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RFM			0				0		0	3	179	537	129	12	100	11	0	0	0	✅	4	196	0	192	0
Michael Pepper	ESSEX	WK	✅		RHB							0	0	NA			0				0		0	3	101.3	304	84	0	66.7	9	0	0	0		17	47	27	0	16
Matt Critchley	ESSEX	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	LB			0				0		0	3	290	870	372	8	100	7	0	0	0		14	80	76	0	0
Simon Harmer	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	14	RHB	20	4	273	47	17.06	36.99	0	24	OB	24	69	21.8	21.79	2.87	45.4	9	6/37	7	3	299.3	898	292	14	133.3	10	0	0	0		15	69	57	0	8
Paul Walter	ESSEX	ALL	✅		LHB							0	0	LM			0				0		0	3	165.7	497	261	0	100	4	0	0	0		20	16	12	0	0
Charlie Allison	ESSEX	BOWL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	3	173.3	520	282	0	66.7	6	0	0	0	✅	3	198	186	0	8
Rishi Patel	LEICS	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0	LB			0				0		0	2	444.5	889	447	1	200	2	0	0	0		19	27	15	0	8
Stephen Eskinazi	LEICS	BAT	✅		RHB							0	0	NA			0				0		0	2	292.5	585	345	0	150	7	0	0	0	✅	11	93	89	0	0
Jake Weatherald	LEICS	BAT	✅	6	LHB	12	1	224	72	20.36	68.29	1	36	LB	0	0					0	-	1	2	381	762	422	0	150	3	0	0	0	✅	10	107	103	0	0
Ben Cox	LEICS	WK	✅		RHB							0	0	NA			0				0		0	2	418.5	837	391	0	200	8	0	0	0	✅	8	113	85	0	24
Ian Holland	LEICS	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	RM			0				0		0	2	297.5	595	199	11	150	5	0	0	0	✅	7	159	39	100	16
Sol Budinger	LEICS	BAT	✅		LHB							0	0	NA			0				0		0							4	0	0	0	✅	5	177	173	0	0
Ben Mike	LEICS	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	RMF			0				0		0							10	0	0	0	✅	9	110	30	68	8
Ben Green	LEICS	ALL	✅		RHB							0	0	RFM			0				0		0	2	340	680	120	21	150	9	0	0	0		12	91	39	48	0
Josh Hull	LEICS	BOWL	✅	1	LHB	2	1	9	7	9	56.25	0	1	LFM	2	3	8.5	30.33	5.35	34	0	3/53	0	1	43	43	7	3	0	12	0	0	0		13	81	9	68	0
Nick Kelly	LEICS	BAT	✅		LHB							0	0	SLA			0				0		0							1	0	0	0		32	0	-4	0	0
Tom Westley	ESSEX	BAT	✅	5	RHB	9	1	193	59	24.12	42.6	1	33	OB	1	0	4		3		0	-	1	1	384	384	208	0	200	5	0	0	0		21	15	3	0	8

Completed matches of Essex
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs HAM	03 Apr - 03:30 PM	Southampton	Hampshire	ESSEXEssex	HANTS	461/7 (138.3)	156/10 (48.3)	Essex Essex won by an innings and 137 runs
ESS vs SOM	10 Apr - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Somerset	ESSEXEssex	SOM	149/10 (51.0)	348/10 (92.3)	Somerset Somerset won by 10 wickets
WAS vs ESS	17 Apr - 03:30 PM	Birmingham	Essex	WARWarwickshire	ESSEX	190/10 (64.5)	205/10 (73.5)	Warwickshire Warwickshire won by 41 runs
ESS vs HAM	08 May - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	HANTSHampshire	ESSEX	235/10 (71.3)	273/10 (90.0)	Essex Essex won by 6 wickets
ESS vs LEI	15 May - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	LEICSLeics	ESSEX	333/10 (90.2)	293/10 (85.0)	Essex Essex won by 7 wickets
LEI vs ESS	12 Jun - 03:30 PM	Leicester	Leics	ESSEXEssex	LEICS	401/10 (97.4)	187/10 (63.2)	Essex Essex won by 6 wickets
ESS vs NOT	19 Jun - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	ESSEXEssex	NOTTS	184/10 (57.4)	457/10 (126.0)	Notts Notts won by an innings and 52 runs
SOM vs ESS	20 Aug - 03:30 PM	Taunton	Essex	SOMSomerset	ESSEX	469/10 (127.5)	158/10 (42.4)	Somerset Somerset won by 8 wickets
ESS vs SUS	02 Sep - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Sussex	SUSSSussex	ESSEX	275/10 (99.0)	177/10 (58.5)	Sussex Sussex won by 47 runs
YOR vs ESS	08 Sep - 03:00 PM	Leeds	Yorkshire	YORKSYorkshire	ESSEX	390/10 (118.0)	171/10 (69.4)	Yorkshire Yorkshire won by an innings and 106 runs
ESS vs WAS	15 Sep - 03:00 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	ESSEXEssex	WAR	134/10 (44.0)	191/10 (61.1)	Warwickshire Warwickshire won by 8 wickets

Completed matches of Leicestershire
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
SUS vs LEI	03 Apr - 03:30 PM	Leicester	Leics	SUSSSussex	LEICS	361/10 (89.5)	245/10 (65.0)	Sussex Sussex won by 222 runs
LEI vs NOT	01 May - 03:30 PM	Leicester	Leics	NOTTSNotts	LEICS	490/10 (121.1)	308/10 (95.1)	Notts Notts won by 10 wickets
SUS vs LEI	08 May - 03:30 PM	Brighton	Sussex	LEICSLeics	SUSS	328/10 (88.4)	430/10 (113.4)	Sussex Sussex won by 7 wickets
ESS vs LEI	15 May - 03:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	LEICSLeics	ESSEX	333/10 (90.2)	293/10 (85.0)	Essex Essex won by 7 wickets
LEI vs ESS	12 Jun - 03:30 PM	Leicester	Leics	ESSEXEssex	LEICS	401/10 (97.4)	187/10 (63.2)	Essex Essex won by 6 wickets
LEI vs YOR	19 Jun - 03:30 PM	Leicester	Yorkshire	YORKSYorkshire	LEICS	185/10 (54.2)	453/10 (113.4)	Leics Leics won by an innings and 39 runs
LEI vs GLA	20 Aug - 03:30 PM	Leicester	Glamorgan	LEICSLeics	GLAM	151/10 (62.5)	152/10 (53.1)	Leics Leics won by 42 runs
LEI vs SOM	08 Sep - 03:00 PM	Leicester	Leics	SOMSomerset	LEICS	363/10 (75.4)	157/10 (51.1)	Somerset Somerset won by 377 runs
LEI vs HAM	15 Sep - 03:00 PM	Leicester	Leics	HANTSHampshire	LEICS	214/10 (54.4)	244/10 (63.3)	Leics Leics won by 5 wickets

Completed matches at County Ground
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs SOM	10 Apr - 03:30 PM	Somerset	ESSEXEssex	SOM	149/10 (51.0)	348/10 (92.3)	Somerset Somerset won by 10 wickets
ESS vs HAM	08 May - 03:30 PM	Essex	HANTSHampshire	ESSEX	235/10 (71.3)	273/10 (90.0)	Essex Essex won by 6 wickets
ESS vs LEI	15 May - 03:30 PM	Essex	LEICSLeics	ESSEX	333/10 (90.2)	293/10 (85.0)	Essex Essex won by 7 wickets
ESS vs NOT	19 Jun - 03:30 PM	Essex	ESSEXEssex	NOTTS	184/10 (57.4)	457/10 (126.0)	Notts Notts won by an innings and 52 runs
ESS vs SUS	02 Sep - 03:30 PM	Sussex	SUSSSussex	ESSEX	275/10 (99.0)	177/10 (58.5)	Sussex Sussex won by 47 runs
ESS vs WAS	15 Sep - 03:00 PM	Essex	ESSEXEssex	WAR	134/10 (44.0)	191/10 (61.1)	Warwickshire Warwickshire won by 8 wickets

Top batting performance for ESSEX
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
LEI vs ESS	4	Jordan Cox	caught	204	201	26	2	101.49
SUR vs ESS	3	Tom Westley	caught	136	169	22	2	80.47
SOM vs ESS	4	Charlie Allison	caught	114	254	13	2	44.88
ESS vs SUR	1	Dean Elgar	caught	113	191	14	1	59.16
LEI vs ESS	1	Paul Walter	caught	110	135	11	0	81.48
SUR vs ESS	2	Dean Elgar	not out	107	238	10	1	44.95
SUR vs ESS	2	Paul Walter	lbw	101	184	14	0	54.89
LEI vs ESS	5	Matt Critchley	bowled	97	136	12	1	71.32
ESS vs SUS	5	Matt Critchley	caught	96	132	8	2	72.72
SOM vs ESS	5	Matt Critchley	caught	94	236	11	0	39.83
SUR vs ESS	1	Dean Elgar	caught	92	161	15	0	57.14
ESS vs HAM	5	Matt Critchley	not out	90	73	15	0	123.28
ESS vs HAM	9	Simon Harmer	not out	80	118	14	0	67.79
ESS vs LEI	8	Wiaan Mulder	not out	79	124	9	0	63.7
ESS vs LEI	6	Charlie Allison	caught	72	103	11	0	69.9
YOR vs ESS	7	George Bell	not out	64	118	6	1	54.23
SUR vs ESS	7	Noah Thain	caught	64	126	12	0	50.79
ESS vs WAS	7	George Bell	not out	61	84	8	0	72.61
ESS vs SUS	4	Charlie Allison	lbw	56	86	8	0	65.11
SOM vs ESS	2	Dean Elgar	caught	56	125	9	0	44.8

Top bowling performance for ESSEX
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
YOR vs ESS	Matt Critchley	30	3	85	5	2.83
ESS vs NOT	Simon Harmer	45	9	165	5	3.66
WAS vs ESS	Sam Cook	15	3	58	5	3.86
ESS vs HAM	Matt Critchley	4.3	1	9	5	2
ESS vs WAS	Matt Critchley	19.1	4	54	4	2.81
ESS vs SUS	Jamie Porter	15	1	44	4	2.93
ESS vs SUS	Simon Harmer	18	1	96	4	5.33
ESS vs SUS	Zaman Akhter	11.1	1	51	4	4.56
SOM vs ESS	Sam Cook	29	5	92	4	3.17
ESS vs LEI	Sam Cook	9.4	4	19	4	1.96
ESS vs LEI	Shane Snater	9	5	12	4	1.33
ESS vs HAM	Simon Harmer	31	8	66	4	2.12
WAS vs ESS	Jamie Porter	20	3	59	4	2.95
ESS vs WAS	Shane Snater	6.3	3	17	3	2.61
YOR vs ESS	Shane Snater	28	5	82	3	2.92
ESS vs SUS	Sam Cook	19	9	32	3	1.68
ESS vs SUR	Sam Cook	15	5	41	3	2.73
ESS vs SUR	Zaman Akhter	10.2	3	36	3	3.48
ESS vs SUR	Simon Harmer	38	13	92	3	2.42
SOM vs ESS	Shane Snater	26	5	96	3	3.69

Top batting performance for LEICS
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
SUR vs LEI	1	Rishi Patel	caught	164	262	28	0	62.59
SUR vs LEI	7	Ben Cox	lbw	162	232	21	1	69.82
LEI vs YOR	3	Rehan Ahmed	caught	128	168	19	1	76.19
LEI vs ESS	4	Lewis Hill	bowled	127	320	12	0	39.68
LEI vs YOR	5	Nick Kelly	lbw	121	199	16	2	60.8
GLA vs LEI	6	Jonathan Tattersall	caught	112	200	7	0	56
GLA vs LEI	2	Jake Weatherald	retired hurt	104	116	14	0	89.65
LEI vs NOT	6	Stephen Eskinazi	caught	100	191	12	1	52.35
SUR vs LEI	6	Stephen Eskinazi	lbw	100	213	8	1	46.94
NOT vs LEI	3	Josh Hull	lbw	97	247	10	2	39.27
SUR vs LEI	2	Jake Weatherald	caught	96	120	16	1	80
LEI vs GLA	2	Sheridon Gumbs	bowled	93	152	16	0	61.18
ESS vs LEI	3	Sol Budinger	bowled	89	114	12	2	78.07
LEI vs HAM	5	Nick Kelly	caught	86	145	14	0	59.31
SUS vs LEI	2	Jake Weatherald	bowled	83	107	13	0	77.57
GLA vs LEI	1	Rishi Patel	caught	79	105	14	0	75.23
GLA vs LEI	3	Ian Holland	caught	79	181	7	0	43.64
LEI vs ESS	5	Nick Kelly	caught	78	121	10	2	64.46
LEI vs HAM	6	Ben Cox	not out	75	101	9	0	74.25
GLA vs LEI	8	Ben Cox	not out	68	156	5	0	43.58

Top bowling performance for LEICS
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
LEI vs NOT	Ben Green	33	2	112	7	3.39
LEI vs HAM	Ian Holland	15.4	3	38	6	2.42
LEI vs GLA	Ian Holland	24	12	19	5	0.79
LEI vs HAM	Ajaz Patel	34	4	103	4	3.02
LEI vs HAM	Nathan Gilchrist	13	1	54	4	4.15
LEI vs GLA	Ben Mike	12	3	38	4	3.16
LEI vs GLA	Ian Holland	13.1	7	30	4	2.27
LEI vs ESS	Rehan Ahmed	23	0	102	4	4.43
ESS vs LEI	Ian Holland	18	4	54	4	3
LEI vs HAM	Ian Holland	20.1	8	37	3	1.83
LEI vs SOM	Nathan Gilchrist	16.4	3	73	3	4.38
NOT vs LEI	Josh Davey	23	4	88	3	3.82
YOR vs LEI	Josh Hull	12	0	57	3	4.75
LEI vs GLA	Ajaz Patel	29	8	41	3	1.41
LEI vs YOR	Ben Green	17	7	27	3	1.58
LEI vs YOR	Josh Davey	16	5	36	3	2.25
LEI vs YOR	Ajaz Patel	21	8	59	3	2.8
LEI vs YOR	Alex Green	9.1	2	61	3	6.65
ESS vs LEI	Ben Mike	16	2	74	3	4.62
SUS vs LEI	Tom Helm	28	6	85	3	3.03

Essex vs Leicestershire, 26th Match