Leicestershire vs Essex, Group A - Live Cricket Score

Group A’s Leicestershire will be fighting against Essex in the 46th match of the English One Day Cup 2023 at the Kibworth Cricket Club Ground in Kibworth on August 15. Leicestershire have won four out of five games and are at the top spot on the group’s points table. Essex have won only one out of five games and are in second-last place.

Leicestershire last locked their horns with Hampshire, where Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bowl. Hampshire started their innings on a very good note, with the openers F Middleton and N Gubbins scoring 78 runs and 42 runs, respectively. Tom Prest hit 65 runs too. With other smaller contributions, the team made a total of 296 for the loss of ten wickets. J Hull scalped four wickets, C Wright and C Ackermann picked two wickets each, and W Mulder and U Ramji got one wicket each. When Leicestershire came to bat, C Ackermann hit the highest (93) runs, followed by L Hill (63) and S Budinger (58). They chased the target easily and won the match by four wickets.

Essex, on the other hand, fought with Yorkshire in their last game, where Essex lost the match by five wickets. Essex won the toss and elected to bat. MK Pepper hit 63 runs, followed by B Webster’s 39 runs and R Das’ 36 runs. The team got all out on 221. When Yorkshire came to bat, S Masood and J Wharton scored the joint-highest runs, which was followed by H Duke (42) and F Bean (39). They chased the target with five wickets in hand. A Nijjar picked two wickets, and S Harmer, B Webster, and T Westley got one wicket each.