Essex Stats

Essex First-class Catches Stats

How many catches Essex take, and who takes the most, game by game

Updated 24 September 2026, after the Glamorgan game

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Player	Avg	Hit %	24 Sep 26 A Drew		15 Sep 26 H Lost8 wkts		8 Sep 26 A Lostinns		2 Sep 26 H Lost47 runs		27 Aug 26 H Drew		20 Aug 26 A Lost8 wkts		19 Jun 26 H Lostinns		12 Jun 26 A Won6 wkts		15 May 26 H Won7 wkts		8 May 26 H Won6 wkts		24 Apr 26 A Drew		17 Apr 26 A Lost41 runs		10 Apr 26 H Lost10 wkts		3 Apr 26 A Woninns		24 Sep 25 H Won7 wkts		8 Sep 25 H Drew		29 Jul 25 H Drew		22 Jul 25 A Woninns		29 Jun 25 A Lost10 wkts		22 Jun 25 H Drew
Player	Avg	Hit %	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
Essex total	4.9		7	-	4	2	5	-	8	6	6	6	2	2	7	-	5	1	2	3	4	7	8	-	5	8	8	0	4	4	7	1	3	3	6	-	10	7	7	0	10	-
M. PepperKeeper, 30 inns	1.73	70%21/30							5	0	2	3	1	0	1		0	1	1	1	0	3	4		2	1	5	0	4	2	0	0	1	1	0		5	1	5	0	3
G G. BellBatter, 6 inns	0.83	33%2/6	4		0	0	0		0	1
J. CoxKeeper, 8 inns	0.63	38%3/8															2	0																	0		2	0	0	0	1
P. WalterAll-rounder, 34 inns	0.62	41%14/34	1		2	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2		0	2	1	0	2
S. HarmerBowler, 30 inns	0.53	40%12/30	0						1	1	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	2	2	1		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1	2	0	0	1
D. BracewellBowler, 4 inns	0.50	50%2/4																													0	0	1	1
M. CritchleyAll-rounder, 34 inns	0.32	26%9/34	0		0	1	1		0	0	1	0	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0
T. WestleyBatter, 30 inns	0.30	23%7/30	0		0	0	0		0	2	2	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	1
S. SnaterBowler, 29 inns	0.28	21%6/29			0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	1	3		1	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0				0	0	0
D. ElgarBatter, 34 inns	0.26	24%8/34	1		0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	2
L L. BenkensteinBowler, 8 inns	0.25	25%2/8			1	0	0								0										0	1	0	0
K. AhmedBowler, 4 inns	0.25	25%1/4																																			0	1	0	0
C C. AllisonBatter, 32 inns	0.22	19%6/32	0		1	0	0		0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1				0	0	0
J. PorterBowler, 28 inns	0.21	21%6/28					1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1
M M. KilleenAll-rounder, 5 inns	0.20	20%1/5			0	0	1		0	0
S. CookBowler, 25 inns	0.16	16%4/25	0		0	1	0		0	0	0	1	0	0					0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0					0		1	0			0
W. MulderAll-rounder, 8 inns	0.13	13%1/8																	0	0	0	0					1	0	0	0
N N. ThainBowler, 19 inns	0.11	11%2/19	0		0	0							0	0			0	0					0						0	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Z Z. AkhterAll-rounder, 10 inns	0.10	10%1/10	0		0	0	0		0	1	0	0													0	0
C C. BennettBowler, 9 inns	0.00	0%0/9							0	0	0	0			0		0	0													0	0
S S. FernandesAll-rounder, 2 inns	2.0	50%1/2																													4	0
J J. Andrew Geoffrey AuldAll-rounder, 1 inns	1.00	100%1/1	1
M. JonesAll-rounder, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1																																							0

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Essex Team Catches

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Avg4.94.5

Hit56%

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24 Sep 26

A Drew

15 Sep 26

H Lost8 wkts

8 Sep 26

A Lostinns

2 Sep 26

H Lost47 runs

27 Aug 26

H Drew

20 Aug 26

A Lost8 wkts

19 Jun 26

H Lostinns

12 Jun 26

A Won6 wkts

15 May 26

H Won7 wkts

8 May 26

H Won6 wkts

24 Apr 26

A Drew

17 Apr 26

A Lost41 runs

10 Apr 26

H Lost10 wkts

3 Apr 26

A Woninns

24 Sep 25

H Won7 wkts

8 Sep 25

H Drew

29 Jul 25

H Drew

22 Jul 25

A Woninns

29 Jun 25

A Lost10 wkts

22 Jun 25

H Drew

Essex Catches Match by Match

The last 20 first-class matches, innings by innings, and how often Essex went over the line

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag	4.5+
Avg			4.9	4.5	56%
Glamorgan (A)24 Sep	Ddrawn	1st	7	3
Glamorgan (A)24 Sep	Ddrawn	2nd	-	1	-
Warwickshire (H)15 Sep	Lby 8 wickets	1st	4	7
Warwickshire (H)15 Sep	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	2	5
Yorkshire (A)8 Sep	Lby an innings and 106 runs	1st	5	1
Yorkshire (A)8 Sep	Lby an innings and 106 runs	2nd	-	4	-
Sussex (H)2 Sep	Lby 47 runs	1st	8	0
Sussex (H)2 Sep	Lby 47 runs	2nd	6	7
Surrey (H)27 Aug	Ddrawn	1st	6	8
Surrey (H)27 Aug	Ddrawn	2nd	6	-
Somerset (A)20 Aug	Lby 8 wickets	1st	2	5
Somerset (A)20 Aug	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	2	6
Nottinghamshire (H)19 Jun	Lby an innings and 52 runs	1st	7	5
Nottinghamshire (H)19 Jun	Lby an innings and 52 runs	2nd	-	6	-
Leicestershire (A)12 Jun	Wby 6 wickets	1st	5	3
Leicestershire (A)12 Jun	Wby 6 wickets	2nd	1	3
Leicestershire (H)15 May	Wby 7 wickets	1st	2	6
Leicestershire (H)15 May	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	3	1
Hampshire (H)8 May	Wby 6 wickets	1st	4	7
Hampshire (H)8 May	Wby 6 wickets	2nd	7	2
Surrey (A)24 Apr	Ddrawn	1st	8	5
Surrey (A)24 Apr	Ddrawn	2nd	-	1	-
Warwickshire (A)17 Apr	Lby 41 runs	1st	5	7
Warwickshire (A)17 Apr	Lby 41 runs	2nd	8	7
Somerset (H)10 Apr	Lby 10 wickets	1st	8	5
Somerset (H)10 Apr	Lby 10 wickets	2nd	0	9
Hampshire (A)3 Apr	Wby an innings and 137 runs	1st	4	5
Hampshire (A)3 Apr	Wby an innings and 137 runs	2nd	4	-
Somerset (H)24 Sep 2025	Wby 7 wickets	1st	7	5
Somerset (H)24 Sep 2025	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	1	2
Durham (H)8 Sep 2025	Ddrawn	1st	3	3
Durham (H)8 Sep 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	3	-
Warwickshire (H)29 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	1st	6	5
Warwickshire (H)29 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	-	1	-
Sussex (A)22 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 39 runs	1st	10	6
Sussex (A)22 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 39 runs	2nd	7	-
Yorkshire (A)29 Jun 2025	Lby 10 wickets	1st	7	7
Yorkshire (A)29 Jun 2025	Lby 10 wickets	2nd	0	5
Hampshire (H)22 Jun 2025	Ddrawn	1st	10	4
Hampshire (H)22 Jun 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	-	4	-

Essex Catches Lines

How often each line went over, last 20 first-class matches, an innings each

Line	Over	Under	Over %
2.5	26	8	76%
3.5	23	11	68%
4.5	19	15	56%
5.5	16	18	47%
6.5	12	22	35%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
7.5	22	8	73%
8.5	18	12	60%
9.5	15	15	50%
10.5	14	16	47%
11.5	11	19	37%

Catches Batting First and Chasing

Essex's catches per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	9	2	7.3	8.9
Second	11	4	9.3	7.4

CC1 2026 Catches Table

Catches per game, this season

Side	P	For	Ag	Match
1Somerset	14	10.8	9.6	20.4
2Sussex	14	10.4	9.1	19.5
3Yorkshire	14	10.0	9.2	19.2
4Warwickshire	14	9.9	8.6	18.5
5Hampshire	14	8.9	9.4	18.4
6Nottinghamshire	14	8.9	10.1	19.0
7Essex	14	8.1	8.5	16.6
8Surrey	14	8.1	9.6	17.8
9Leicestershire	14	8.1	7.3	15.4
10Glamorgan	14	7.9	9.9	17.8

Essex First-class Catches Questions

How many catches do Essex take per innings in first-class matches?

Essex have averaged 4.9 catches an innings over their last 20 first-class matches, their opponents 4.5.

How often do Essex go over 4.5 catches in an innings?

Essex went over 4.5 catches in 19 of their last 34 innings.

Who takes the most catches for Essex?

Over Essex's last 20 first-class matches: Michael Pepper (52 in 30 innings, 1.73 an innings), Paul Walter (21 in 34 innings, 0.62 an innings), Simon Harmer (16 in 30 innings, 0.53 an innings).

What is Essex's highest catches in an innings in a recent first-class match?

10 in their first innings against Sussex on 22 Jul 2025 at County Ground, Hove, Brighton.

Do Essex take more catches batting first or chasing?

Batting first Essex average 7.3 catches (9 first-class matches); batting second 9.3 (11).

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