Essex Stats

Essex First-class Fours Stats

How many fours Essex hit, and who hits 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	33.1		21	47	18	23	20	11	21	35	29	-	22	48	22	23	48	23	36	15	38	25	58	34	26	27	20	34	56	-	59	12	60	-	65	11	64	-	49	17	36	40
J. CoxKeeper, 7 inns	9.6	57%4/7															26201	-DNB																	356	-DNB	23173		752	7108	06	138
D. ElgarBatter, 35 inns	5.2	43%15/35	011	15181	142	461	6111	118	5117	743	14191		02	9125	239	876	027	210	313	334	459	133	15161	10238	125	07	594	134	04		17227	01	17283		565	-DNB	851		11247	33	342	234
M. CritchleyAll-rounder, 34 inns	4.8	32%11/34	458	327	210	216	03	01	139	8132	266		688	11236	012	142	12136	333	13	659	349	1573	114	-DNB	018	15	03	1087	20266		454	324	17168		322	-DNB	12175		258	05	9104	172
G G. BellBatter, 6 inns	4.7	50%3/6	225	1158	884	124	6118	040	-DNB	-DNB
T. WestleyBatter, 31 inns	4.7	42%13/31	533	8141	09	-DNB	07	010	244	737	352		02	451	866	372	589	141	030	06	574	131	027	22169					573		111	221	774		17278	7103	366		12240	09	477	12322
C C. AllisonBatter, 34 inns	4.4	41%14/34	227	745	013	237	212	06	886	564	485		06	13254	149	4104	010	549	11103	548	07	468	767	279	894	03	684	05	12140		459	434	551		17202	-DNB			010	013	11192	231
W. MulderAll-rounder, 6 inns	4.0	50%3/6																	9124	-DNB	698	127					02	547	344
P. WalterAll-rounder, 36 inns	3.7	31%11/36	018	134	01	756	031	7104	553	011	18		870	482	231	03	010	11135	08	133	123	319	14184	037	797	145	022	9118	137		21167	331	115		9160	473	770		328	016	111	248
S. HarmerBowler, 25 inns	3.3	32%8/25	651	01					04	250	127		16	268	05	356	567	-DNB	386	-DNB	14118	-DNB	475	-DNB	691	457	02	245	8145		322	-DNB	570				673		118	026	6110	015
M. PepperKeeper, 24 inns	3.1	21%5/24							03	013	326		543	13	426	07	-DNB	18	224	-DNB	037	-DNB	335	-DNB	02	141	322	07	458		224	-DNB	116		11117	-DNB	570		373	566	019	20154
C C. BennettBowler, 4 inns	2.5	25%1/4							-DNB	-DNB	-DNB				440	119	025	-DNB													526	-DNB
N N. ThainBowler, 15 inns	2.4	13%2/15	04	227	115	386							217	154			011	-DNB					12126	-DNB					014		228	-DNB	360		-DNB	012	01		981	142
L L. BenkensteinBowler, 9 inns	2.3	11%1/9			-DNB	342	144	16							124	3102									07	893	349	18
Z Z. AkhterAll-rounder, 10 inns	1.70	10%1/10	118	-DNB	352	115	467	18	01	06	02														014	768
S. SnaterBowler, 23 inns	1.35	0%0/23			05	-DNB	120	18	01	445	130		06	230	050	05	07	-DNB	04	-DNB	223	-DNB	215	-DNB	142	236	311	446	350				214		-DNB	-DNB			02	128	218	-DNB
M M. KilleenAll-rounder, 6 inns	0.83	0%0/6			333	03	05	023	07	234
J. PorterBowler, 17 inns	0.65	6%1/17					-DNB	-DNB	02	06	08		014	134	05	012	03	-DNB	7117	-DNB	338	-DNB	07	-DNB	09	07	011	01	-DNB		04	-DNB	-DNB		-DNB	-DNB	010
S. CookBowler, 17 inns	0.53	0%0/17	119	-DNB	02	015	01	016	-DNB	-DNB	015		05	032					02	-DNB	017	-DNB	01	-DNB	346	325	07	238	-DNB						-DNB	-DNB	014				06	-DNB
K. AhmedBowler, 3 inns	0.33	0%0/3																																			09		17	010
D. BracewellBowler, 2 inns	1.00	0%0/2																													018	-DNB	219
M. JonesAll-rounder, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1																																							04	-DNB
J J. Andrew Geoffrey AuldAll-rounder, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1	07	-DNB

A green cell reached the line. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd. The line under a score is the balls faced; * not out; DNB did not bat.

Essex Team Fours

Line33.5

Avg33.134.2

Hit47%

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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 Fours 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	33.5+
Avg			33.1	34.2	47%
Glamorgan (A)24 Sep	Ddrawn	1st	21	56
Glamorgan (A)24 Sep	Ddrawn	2nd	47	-
Warwickshire (H)15 Sep	Lby 8 wickets	1st	18	27
Warwickshire (H)15 Sep	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	23	15
Yorkshire (A)8 Sep	Lby an innings and 106 runs	1st	20	49
Yorkshire (A)8 Sep	Lby an innings and 106 runs	2nd	11	-
Sussex (H)2 Sep	Lby 47 runs	1st	21	34
Sussex (H)2 Sep	Lby 47 runs	2nd	35	27
Surrey (H)27 Aug	Ddrawn	1st	29	32
Surrey (H)27 Aug	Ddrawn	2nd	-	36	-
Somerset (A)20 Aug	Lby 8 wickets	1st	22	63
Somerset (A)20 Aug	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	48	11
Nottinghamshire (H)19 Jun	Lby an innings and 52 runs	1st	22	54
Nottinghamshire (H)19 Jun	Lby an innings and 52 runs	2nd	23	-
Leicestershire (A)12 Jun	Wby 6 wickets	1st	48	20
Leicestershire (A)12 Jun	Wby 6 wickets	2nd	23	49
Leicestershire (H)15 May	Wby 7 wickets	1st	36	34
Leicestershire (H)15 May	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	15	7
Hampshire (H)8 May	Wby 6 wickets	1st	38	30
Hampshire (H)8 May	Wby 6 wickets	2nd	25	29
Surrey (A)24 Apr	Ddrawn	1st	58	48
Surrey (A)24 Apr	Ddrawn	2nd	34	-
Warwickshire (A)17 Apr	Lby 41 runs	1st	26	24
Warwickshire (A)17 Apr	Lby 41 runs	2nd	27	35
Somerset (H)10 Apr	Lby 10 wickets	1st	20	46
Somerset (H)10 Apr	Lby 10 wickets	2nd	34	8
Hampshire (A)3 Apr	Wby an innings and 137 runs	1st	56	25
Hampshire (A)3 Apr	Wby an innings and 137 runs	2nd	-	27	-
Somerset (H)24 Sep 2025	Wby 7 wickets	1st	59	54
Somerset (H)24 Sep 2025	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	12	14
Durham (H)8 Sep 2025	Ddrawn	1st	60	47
Durham (H)8 Sep 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	-	19	-
Warwickshire (H)29 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	1st	65	66
Warwickshire (H)29 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	11	-
Sussex (A)22 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 39 runs	1st	64	32
Sussex (A)22 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 39 runs	2nd	-	31	-
Yorkshire (A)29 Jun 2025	Lby 10 wickets	1st	49	57
Yorkshire (A)29 Jun 2025	Lby 10 wickets	2nd	17	5
Hampshire (H)22 Jun 2025	Ddrawn	1st	36	52
Hampshire (H)22 Jun 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	40	-

Essex Fours Lines

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

Line	Over	Under	Over %
27.5	18	18	50%
30.5	17	19	47%
33.5	17	19	47%
36.5	12	24	33%
39.5	11	25	31%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
63.5	17	13	57%
66.5	16	14	53%
69.5	13	17	43%
72.5	11	19	37%
75.5	11	19	37%

Fours Batting First and Chasing

Essex's fours per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	9	2	64.1	55.4
Second	11	4	56.0	60.4

CC1 2026 Fours Table

Fours per game, this season

Side	P	For	Ag	Match
1Somerset	14	66.9	58.9	126
2Sussex	14	62.0	54.4	116
3Surrey	14	61.1	67.4	129
4Nottinghamshire	14	59.1	52.3	111
5Essex	14	55.7	56.1	112
6Leicestershire	14	54.9	62.5	117
7Glamorgan	14	53.7	57.5	111
8Warwickshire	14	53.7	56.1	110
9Yorkshire	14	51.9	52.2	104
10Hampshire	14	51.9	53.8	106

Essex First-class Fours Questions

How many fours do Essex hit per innings in first-class matches?

Essex have averaged 33.1 fours an innings over their last 20 first-class matches, their opponents 34.2.

How often do Essex go over 33.5 fours in an innings?

Essex went over 33.5 fours in 17 of their last 36 innings.

Who hits the most fours for Essex?

Over Essex's last 20 first-class matches: Dean Elgar (183 in 35 innings, 5.2 an innings), Matthew Critchley (163 in 34 innings, 4.8 an innings), Charlie Allison (151 in 34 innings, 4.4 an innings).

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

65 in their first innings against Warwickshire on 29 Jul 2025 at County Ground, Chelmsford.

Do Essex hit more fours batting first or chasing?

Batting first Essex average 64.1 fours (9 first-class matches); batting second 56.0 (11).

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