List of Essex first-class cricket records
This is a list of Essex first-class cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in first-class cricket for Essex. Records for Essex in List A cricket, the shorter form of the game, are found at List of Essex List A cricket records.
Notation
Team Notation: When a team score is listed as "300-3", this indicates that they have scored 300 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. If it is followed by a "d", this indicates that the side declared. When the team score is listed as "300", this means the side was all out.
Batting Notation: When a batsman's score is listed as "100", the batsman scored 100 runs and was out. If it followed by an asterisk *, the batsman was not out.
Bowling Notation: "5/100" indicates that the bowler took 5 wickets while conceding 100 runs.
Team records
Playing Record
Opposition | Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | Tied | Abandoned | % Won |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cambridge University | 61 | 22 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36.07 |
Derbyshire | 181 | 78 | 31 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 39.78 |
Durham | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Glamorgan | 138 | 45 | 27 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 32.61 |
Gloucestershire | 145 | 47 | 50 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 32.41 |
Hampshire | 147 | 52 | 38 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 35.37 |
Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kent | 189 | 50 | 66 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 26.46 |
Lancashire | 156 | 31 | 51 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 19.87 |
Leicestershire | 173 | 51 | 41 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 29.48 |
Marylebone Cricket Club | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
Middlesex | 171 | 38 | 55 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 22.22 |
Northamptonshire | 175 | 54 | 43 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 30.86 |
Nottinghamshire | 136 | 37 | 33 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 27.21 |
Oxford University | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 44.44 |
Somerset | 145 | 58 | 36 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
Surrey | 194 | 43 | 73 | 78 | 0 | 3 | 22.16 |
Sussex | 155 | 48 | 40 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 30.97 |
Victoria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Warwickshire | 120 | 39 | 33 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 32.5 |
Worcestershire | 150 | 48 | 34 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Yorkshire | 167 | 28 | 87 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 16.77 |
Australian Imperial Forces | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Australians | 31 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9.67 |
Bangladeshis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Canadians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Combined Services | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Commonwealth XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Dublin University | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
England A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Indians | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealanders | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 |
Pakistanis | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
South Africa Fezelas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
South Africans | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
Sri-Lanka A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sri-Lankans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TN Pearce's XI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Indians | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.88 |
Zimbabweans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cambridge Marylebone Cricket Club | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
Durham Marylebone Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2775 | 809 | 793 | 1167 | 6 | 17 | 29.15 |
Total Runs | Opponents | Venue | Season | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Highest for Essex | 761-6 d | v Leicestershire | Chelmsford | 1990 |
Highest against Essex | 803-4 d | by Kent | Brentwood | 1934 |
Lowest for Essex | 20 | v Lancashire | Chelmsford | 2013 |
Lowest against Essex | 14 | by Surrey | Chelmsford | 1983 |
Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 May 2007. |
Batting records
Runs | Batsman | Opponents | Venue | Season | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Highest individual innings | 343* | v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 1904 | |
Most runs in a season for Essex | 2,559 | 1984 | |||
Most runs in a career for Essex | 30,701 | 1973 - 1997 | |||
Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 May 2007. |
Bowling records
Analysis | Bowler | Opponents | Venue | Season | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Best innings analysis for Essex | 10/32 | v Leicestershire | Leyton | 1895 | |
Best match analysis for Essex | 17/119 | v Hampshire | Southampton | 1895 | |
Wickets | Bowler | Season | |||
Most wickets in a season for Essex | 172 | 1947 | |||
Most career wickets for Essex | 1,610 | 1929 - 1951 | |||
Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 May 2007. |
Partnership records
Wicket Partnership | Runs | Batsmen | Opponents | Venue | Season |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 373 | v Middlesex | Chelmsford | 2017 | |
2nd | 403 | v Leicestershire | Chelmsford | 1990 | |
3rd | 347* | v Lancashire | Ilford | 1992 | |
4th | 314 | v Surrey | The Oval | 1991 | |
5th | 339 | v Durham | Chester-le-Street | 2010 | |
6th | 253 | v Northants | Chelmsford | 2011 | |
7th | 261 | v Lancashire | Leyton | 1914 | |
8th | 263 | v Warwickshire | Southend-on-Sea | 1946 | |
9th | 251 | v Derbyshire | Leyton | 1921 | |
10th | 218 | v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 1947 | |
Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 28 June 2017 |