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Essex vs Nottinghamshire, CC_2026, Today Match Prediction
ESS vs NOT Win Probability
Toss Winner - Essex won the toss and choose to bat first
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 52 runs
Can Nottinghamshire topple Essex from number one position?
- Nottinghamshire’s Joe Clarke is the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 788 runs
- Jordan Cox’s double century (204) in the last game helped Essex register three wins in a row.
- Essex has 2 wins and 3 draws in the last 5 games against Nottinghamshire.
We predict that Essex will beat Nottinghamshire.
| Tournament: | County Championship Division One 2026 |
| Format: | test |
| Venue: | Essex County Cricket Club, Chelmsford, United Kingdom, United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 25.3°C|Sunny |
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ESS vs NOT Betting Odds
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ESS vs NOT Match Prediction & Analysis
The table toppers, Essex, will host Nottinghamshire at the County Ground, Chelmsford, in The County Championship Division One. The match will start at 3:30 pm IST on 19th June. Essex have 103 points in 7 games with 4 wins and 2 losses, whereas Nottinghamshire are just 9 points behind with 2 wins and 1 loss in the same games.
Essex will be coming into the game with three wins in a row. They have beaten Hampshire once and Leicestershire twice in the last three games. All their victories have come while chasing the targets. Essex bowlers have managed to take all 60 wickets in the last three games. Matthew Critchley has been consistent in these games with 282 runs. Overall, they will be the favorites of the game.
Nottinghamshire are winless in the last three games. In fact, they suffered a massive loss of 306 runs in the last game against Somerset. They will be dependent on Joe Clarke, who leads the run-scoring chart with 788 runs. Nottinghamshire have lost 2 of the last three games played against Essex.
During the last season, both Nottinghamshire and Essex played out a draw at Trent Bridge after a hard-fought four-day contest. Set an improbable 366 from 60 overs, Essex batted safely through the final session, losing only one wicket as both teams shared the points.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
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143/7 in 19.5 7.21
139/10 in 19.3 7.13
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 3 Matches
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69/10 in 25.1
RLODC
Nottinghamshire beat Essex by 168 runs
237/10 in 45.5
TEAMS PREVIEW
Essex Preview
Essex has reached the top of the point table with its third consecutive win. In their last game, they defeated Leicestershire by 6 wickets. Jordan Cox scored 204 runs in the first innings to take Essex to 401. Charlie Bennett and Simon Harmer took 3 wickets each to help Essex secure a lead of 214 runs. Leicestershire set a target of 216, which Essex chased after a century from Paul Walter.
Dean Elgar will open the innings with Paul Walter. Elgar is having a poor run with the bat and hasn’t scored 20 or more in the last six innings. Yet he has 326 runs in 7 games. Walter has 381 runs in 13 innings. He scored 110 in the last innings. Skipper Tom Westley will come in at number three. Westley scored 63 in the last game.
Charlie Allison will come in the middle with Matthew Critchley, Jordan Cox, and Jamie Porter. Allison has 178 runs in the last 6 innings. Critchley is their leading run-scorer with 541 runs. He will be the batter to watch out for. Cox scored 204 runs in his last innings. Simone Harmer has been fabulous down the order. He scored 80 in the last game. With 373 runs in 7 games, Harmer has an average of 52 - the highest among the batters.
Jamie Porter will lead the bowling attack with Shane Snater and Charlie Bennett. Snater picked up 4 wickets in the last game. Cook is their leading wicket-taker with 27 wickets. He will be the bowler to watch out for. Snater has 23 wickets. Harmer’s spin is coming in handy for Essex as he has 20 wickets in 7 games. Essex bowlers are the most successful in Division 1, having picked 93% of the available wickets in 11 innings they have played.
Key Players: Sam Cook, Matthew Critchley, Simone Harmer.
Essex Predicted Playing XI:
Dean Elgar, Paul Walter, Tom Westley (c), Charlie Allison, Wiaan Mulder, Matthew Critchley, Michael Pepper (wk), Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Sam Cook, Jamie Porter.
Essex Key Players From Previous Game Of County Championship Division One 2026
Essex Actual Playing XI:
Charlie Bennett, Tom Westley, Dean Elgar, Paul Walter, Luc Benkenstein, Charlie Allison, Matt Critchley, Michael Pepper, Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Jamie Porter
Nottinghamshire Preview
The Notts are coming into the game with a loss by 306 runs. Fergus O Neill picked up 6 wickets in the first innings to stop Somerset to 310. The Notts were bowled out to 193 with Jack Haynes scoring the only half-century (57) of the innings. Chasing 473 in the second innings, they were bowled out to 166 to lose the game by 306 runs.
Haseeb Hameed will open the innings with Ben Slater. Hameed has 285 runs with a century in 7 games, while Slater has scored 588 runs so far with a century and 4 half-centuries. Freddie McCann will come in at number three. McCann scored 41 runs in the last game.
Joe Clarke will come in the middle with Jack Haynes, Brett Hutton, and Fergus O Neill. Clarke is the leading run-scorer of Division 1 with 788 runs at an average of 66. He has scored 2 centuries and 5 half-centuries so far. He will be the batter to watch out for. Haynes also has 431 runs in 7 games with a century and 4 half-centuries. Fergus O Neill scored 54 runs in the last game to take his run tally to 224 in 4 games.
Liam Patterson-White will lead the bowling attack with O'Neill, Brett Hutton, and Mohammad Ali. Patterson-White is their leading wicket-taker with 23 wickets. He picked up 3 wickets in the last game. O'Neill picked up 6 wickets in the last game. He has 20 wickets in 4 games. Hutton picked up just 2 wickets in the last game.
Key Players: Joe Clarke, Jack Haynes, Fergus O Neill.
Nottinghamshire Predicted Playing XI:
Haseeb Hameed (c), Ben Slater, Freddie McCann, Joe Clarke (wk), Jack Haynes, Lyndon James, Liam Patterson-White, Brett Hutton, Fergus O Neill, Dillon Pennington, Mohammad Ali.
Nottinghamshire Key Players From Previous Game Of County Championship Division One 2026
Nottinghamshire Actual Playing XI:
Freddie McCann, Haseeb Hameed, Benjamin Slater, Jack Haynes, Kyle Verreynne, Fergus O’Neill, Brett Hutton, Lyndon James, Liam Patterson-White, Joe Clarke, Olly Stone
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The weather in Chelmsford is expected to be cold and clean on match day, with temperatures ranging from 5 to 18 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 6-10 km/h. The rain is expected to play a spoilsport on day 2. It is a bowling-friendly pitch. 97 wickets have fallen in the 12 innings played at this venue in 3 games.
ESS vs NOT Pitch Report
The match will be played at the County Ground, Chelmsford. The match will start at 3:30 pm IST on 19th June. The average first innings score is 226, 69 more than the second innings in this season. Essex has 2 wins and a loss at this ground in this season.
Toss: To Bowl
Chelmsford has always seen successful chases. All three games played here have been won while chasing. The team winning the toss should bowl first.
ESS vs NOT
Winning Prediction
Essex are flying high with three wins. Though Notts have a better batting lineup, with 4 batters averaging over 50, Essex have the best bowling attack in the tournament. They have picked up all 60 wickets in the last 3 games and have a success rate of 93% overall. Essex has won 2 of the last 3 tests against Nottinghamshire.
We predict that Essex will beat Nottinghamshire.
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