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

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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

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Playing record

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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

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Runs Batsman Opponents Venue Season
Highest individual innings 343* England Percy Perrin v Derbyshire Chesterfield 1904
Most runs in a season for Essex 2,559 England Graham Gooch 1984
Most runs in a career for Essex 30,701 England Graham Gooch 1973 - 1997
Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 May 2007.

Bowling records

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Analysis Bowler Opponents Venue Season
Best innings analysis for Essex 10/32 England Harry Pickett v Leicestershire Leyton 1895
Best match analysis for Essex 17/119 England Walter Mead v Hampshire Southampton 1895
Wickets Bowler Season
Most wickets in a season for Essex 172 England Peter Smith 1947
Most career wickets for Essex 1,610 England Peter Smith 1929 - 1951
Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 May 2007.

Partnership records

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Wicket
Partnership
Runs Batsmen Opponents Venue Season
1st 373 England Nick Browne
England Alastair Cook
v Middlesex Chelmsford 2017
2nd 403 England Graham Gooch
England Paul Prichard
v Leicestershire Chelmsford 1990
3rd 347* Australia Mark Waugh
England Nasser Hussain
v Lancashire Ilford 1992
4th 314 Pakistan Saleem Malik
England Nasser Hussain
v Surrey The Oval 1991
5th 339 England James Foster
England Jaik Mickleburgh
v Durham Chester-le-Street 2010
6th 253 England Adam Wheater
England James Foster
v Northants Chelmsford 2011
7th 261 England Johnny Douglas
England John Freeman
v Lancashire Leyton 1914
8th 263 England Denys Wilcox
England Reginald Taylor
v Warwickshire Southend-on-Sea 1946
9th 251 England Johnny Douglas
England Steriker Hare
v Derbyshire Leyton 1921
10th 218 England Frank Vigar
England Peter Smith
v Derbyshire Chesterfield 1947
Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 28 June 2017