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List of Essex first-class cricket records

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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.

Partnership notation: When partnership runs is listed as “100”, the partnership added 100 runs and was completed. If it is followed by an asterisk *, the partnership was unbroken (ie both batsmen not dismissed)

Playing record

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scope=col | Opposition

! scope=col | Matches

! scope=col | Won

! scope=col | Lost

! scope=col | Drawn

! scope=col | Tied

! scope=col | Abandoned

! scope=col | % Won

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! scope=row | Derbyshire

| 183

| 79

| 31

| 73

| 0

| 1

| 43.16

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! scope=row | Durham

| 20

| 10

| 3

| 7

| 0

| 0

| 50

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! scope=row | Glamorgan

| 139

| 46

| 27

| 66

| 0

| 1

| 33.09

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! scope=row | Gloucestershire

| 147

| 49

| 50

| 47

| 1

| 2

| 33.33

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! scope=row | Hampshire

| 152

| 54

| 39

| 59

| 0

| 2

| 35.53

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! scope=row | Kent

| 197

| 55

| 66

| 76

| 0

| 3

| 27.92

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! scope=row | Lancashire

| 161

| 34

| 52

| 74

| 1

| 3

| 21.12

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! scope=row |Leicestershire

| 173

| 51

| 41

| 81

| 0

| 2

| 29.48

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! scope=row | Middlesex

| 174

| 41

| 55

| 78

| 0

| 2

| 25.29

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! scope=row | Northamptonshire

| 179

| 56

| 44

| 78

| 1

| 2

| 31.28

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! scope=row | Nottinghamshire

| 142

| 39

| 34

| 69

| 0

| 0

| 27.46

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! scope=row |Somerset

| 151

| 60

| 37

| 53

| 1

| 3

| 39.74

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! scope=row | Surrey

| 202

| 45

| 75

| 82

| 0

| 4

| 22.28

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! scope=row | Sussex

| 156

| 49

| 40

| 66

| 1

| 0

| 31.41

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! scope=row | Warwickshire

| 128

| 42

| 36

| 49

| 1

| 1

| 32.81

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! scope=row | Worcestershire

| 153

| 48

| 35

| 70

| 0

| 0

| 32

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! scope=row | Yorkshire

| 169

| 29

| 87

| 53

| 0

| 4

| 17.16

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! scope=row | Australian Imperial Forces

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

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! scope=row | Australians

| 31

| 3

| 15

| 13

| 0

| 0

| 9.67

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! scope=row | Bangladeshis

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 100

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! scope=row | Cambridge Marylebone Cricket Club University

| 7

| 3

| 0

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 42.86

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! scope=row | Cambridge University

| 61

| 22

| 3

| 36

| 0

| 0

| 36.07

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! scope=row | Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence

| 8

| 4

| 0

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 50

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! scope=row | Canadians

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

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! scope=row | Combined Services

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 50

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! scope=row | Commonwealth XI

| 1

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 100

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! scope=row | Dublin University

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center

! scope=row | Durham Marylebone Cricket Club University

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center

! scope=row | England A

| 2

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 50

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! scope=row | Indians

| 11

| 2

| 1

| 8

| 0

| 0

| 18.18

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! scope=row | Ireland

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

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! scope=row | Jamaica

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

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! scope=row | Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

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! scope=row | Marylebone Cricket Club

| 11

| 2

| 4

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 18.18

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! scope=row | New Zealanders

| 14

| 3

| 7

| 4

| 0

| 0

| 21.43

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! scope=row | Oxford University

| 18

| 8

| 3

| 7

| 0

| 1

| 44.44

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! scope=row | Pakistanis

| 7

| 1

| 3

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 14.29

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! scope=row | South Africa Fezelas

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center

! scope=row | South Africans

| 12

| 1

| 6

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 8.33

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! scope=row | Sri Lanka A

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center

! scope=row | Sri Lankans

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center

! scope=row | TN Pearce's XI

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center

! scope=row | Victoria

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

align=center

! scope=row | West Indians

| 17

| 1

| 6

| 10

| 0

| 0

| 5.88

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! scope=row | Zimbabweans

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 0

| 0

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| colspan=1 | Total

| 2844

| 841

| 805

| 1192

| 6

|32

| 29.57

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| colspan=8 | Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Essex/Team_Records/index.html CricketArchive]. Abandoned matches are not included in the total number of matches. Last updated: 14 April 2025.

Team records

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! !! Total Runs !! Opponents !! Venue !! Season

Highest for Essex761-6 dv LeicestershireChelmsford1990
Highest against Essex803-4 dby KentBrentwood1934
Lowest for Essex20v LancashireChelmsford2013
Lowest against Essex14by SurreyChelmsford1983
colspan=5 | Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Essex/Team_Records/index.html CricketArchive]. Last updated: 26 September 2024.

Batting records

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! !! Runs !! Batsman !! Opponents !! Venue !! Season

Highest individual innings343*{{flagicon|England}} Percy Perrinv DerbyshireChesterfield1904
Most runs in a season for Essex2,559{{flagicon|England}} Graham Gooch1984
Most runs in a career for Essex30,701{{flagicon|England}} Graham Gooch1973 - 1997
colspan=6 | Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Essex/Batting_Records/index.html CricketArchive]. Last updated: 26 September 2024.

Bowling records

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! !! Analysis !! Bowler !! Opponents !! Venue !! Season

Best innings analysis for Essex10/32{{flagicon|England}} Harry Pickettv LeicestershireLeyton1895
Best match analysis for Essex17/119{{flagicon|England}} Walter Meadv HampshireSouthampton1895
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! !! Wickets !! Bowler !! Season

Most wickets in a season for Essex172{{flagicon|England}} Peter Smith1947
Most career wickets for Essex1,610{{flagicon|England}} Peter Smith1929 - 1951
colspan=6 | Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Essex/Bowling_Records/index.html CricketArchive]. Last updated: 26 September 2024.

Partnership records

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! Wicket
Partnership !! Runs !! Batsmen !! Opponents !! Venue !! Season

1st373{{flagicon|England}} Nick Browne
{{flagicon|England}} Alastair Cook		v MiddlesexChelmsford2017
2nd403{{flagicon|England}} Graham Gooch
{{flagicon|England}} Paul Prichard		v LeicestershireChelmsford1990
3rd347*{{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Waugh
{{flagicon|England}} Nasser Hussain		v LancashireIlford1992
4th314{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Saleem Malik
{{flagicon|England}} Nasser Hussain		v SurreyThe Oval1991
5th339{{flagicon|England}} James Foster
{{flagicon|England}} Jaik Mickleburgh		v DurhamChester-le-Street2010
6th253{{flagicon|England}} Adam Wheater
{{flagicon|England}} James Foster		v NorthantsChelmsford2011
7th261{{flagicon|England}} Johnny Douglas
{{flagicon|England}} John Freeman		v LancashireLeyton1914
8th263{{flagicon|England}} Denys Wilcox
{{flagicon|England}} Reginald Taylor		v WarwickshireSouthend-on-Sea1946
9th251{{flagicon|England}} Johnny Douglas
{{flagicon|England}} Steriker Hare		v DerbyshireLeyton1921
10th218{{flagicon|England}} Frank Vigar
{{flagicon|England}} Peter Smith		v DerbyshireChesterfield1947
colspan=6 | Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Essex/Batting_Records/Highest_Partnership_Each_Wicket_For.html CricketArchive]. Last updated: 26 September 2024

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