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Essex First-class Cricket Catches Stats

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

Updated , after the Glamorgan game

Player Avg Hit %
County Championship Division One 24 Sep 26 GlamorganA Drew
County Championship Division One 15 Sep 26 WarwickshireH Lost8 wkts
County Championship Division One 8 Sep 26 YorkshireA Lostinns
County Championship Division One 2 Sep 26 SussexH Lost47 runs
County Championship Division One 27 Aug 26 SurreyH Drew
County Championship Division One 20 Aug 26 SomersetA Lost8 wkts
County Championship Division One 19 Jun 26 NottinghamshireH Lostinns
County Championship Division One 12 Jun 26 LeicestershireA Won6 wkts
County Championship Division One 15 May 26 LeicestershireH Won7 wkts
County Championship Division One 8 May 26 HampshireH Won6 wkts
County Championship Division One 24 Apr 26 SurreyA Drew
County Championship Division One 17 Apr 26 WarwickshireA Lost41 runs
County Championship Division One 10 Apr 26 SomersetH Lost10 wkts
County Championship Division One 3 Apr 26 HampshireA Woninns
County Championship Division One 24 Sep 25 SomersetH Won7 wkts
County Championship Division One 8 Sep 25 DurhamH Drew
County Championship Division One 29 Jul 25 WarwickshireH Drew
County Championship Division One 22 Jul 25 SussexA Woninns
County Championship Division One 29 Jun 25 YorkshireA Lost10 wkts
County Championship Division One 22 Jun 25 HampshireH Drew
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Essex total 4.9 7-425-8666227-5123478-58804471336-1077010-
Michael Pepper Essex 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 Essex G. BellBatter, 6 inns 0.83 33%2/6 4 0 0 0 0 1
Jordan Cox Essex J. CoxKeeper, 8 inns 0.63 38%3/8 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
Paul Walter Essex 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
Simon Harmer Essex 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
Doug Bracewell Essex D. BracewellBowler, 4 inns 0.50 50%2/4 0 0 1 1
Matthew Critchley Essex 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
Tom Westley Essex 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
Shane Snater Essex 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
Dean Elgar Essex 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 Essex L. BenkensteinBowler, 8 inns 0.25 25%2/8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Khaled Ahmed Essex K. AhmedBowler, 4 inns 0.25 25%1/4 0 1 0 0
C Essex 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
James Porter Essex 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 Essex M. KilleenAll-rounder, 5 inns 0.20 20%1/5 0 0 1 0 0
Samuel Cook Essex 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
Wiaan Mulder Essex W. MulderAll-rounder, 8 inns 0.13 13%1/8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
N Essex 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 Essex Z. AkhterAll-rounder, 10 inns 0.10 10%1/10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
C Essex C. BennettBowler, 9 inns 0.00 0%0/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S Essex S. FernandesAll-rounder, 2 inns 2.0 50%1/2 4 0
J Essex J. Andrew Geoffrey AuldAll-rounder, 1 inns 1.00 100%1/1 1
Mackenzie Jones Essex M. JonesAll-rounder, 1 inns 0.00 0%0/1 0
A green cell reached the line. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd. A blank cell: not in the side.

Essex Team Catches

Line4.5
Avg4.94.5
Hit56%
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
-
3
1
7
5
1
4
0
7
8
-
5
6
5
6
3
3
6
1
7
2
5
1
7
7
5
9
5
-
5
2
3
-
5
1
6
-
7
5
4
4
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County Championship Division One 24 Sep 26 GlamorganA Drew
County Championship Division One 15 Sep 26 WarwickshireH Lost8 wkts
County Championship Division One 8 Sep 26 YorkshireA Lostinns
County Championship Division One 2 Sep 26 SussexH Lost47 runs
County Championship Division One 27 Aug 26 SurreyH Drew
County Championship Division One 20 Aug 26 SomersetA Lost8 wkts
County Championship Division One 19 Jun 26 NottinghamshireH Lostinns
County Championship Division One 12 Jun 26 LeicestershireA Won6 wkts
County Championship Division One 15 May 26 LeicestershireH Won7 wkts
County Championship Division One 8 May 26 HampshireH Won6 wkts
County Championship Division One 24 Apr 26 SurreyA Drew
County Championship Division One 17 Apr 26 WarwickshireA Lost41 runs
County Championship Division One 10 Apr 26 SomersetH Lost10 wkts
County Championship Division One 3 Apr 26 HampshireA Woninns
County Championship Division One 24 Sep 25 SomersetH Won7 wkts
County Championship Division One 8 Sep 25 DurhamH Drew
County Championship Division One 29 Jul 25 WarwickshireH Drew
County Championship Division One 22 Jul 25 SussexA Woninns
County Championship Division One 29 Jun 25 YorkshireA Lost10 wkts
County Championship Division One 22 Jun 25 HampshireH Drew

Essex Catches Match by Match

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

Line4.5
OpponentResultInnsForAg 4.5+
Avg 4.94.5 56%
GlamorganGlamorgan (A)24 Sep Ddrawn 1st 73
2nd -1 -
WarwickshireWarwickshire (H)15 Sep Lby 8 wickets 1st 47
2nd 25
YorkshireYorkshire (A)8 Sep Lby an innings and 106 runs 1st 51
2nd -4 -
SussexSussex (H)2 Sep Lby 47 runs 1st 80
2nd 67
SurreySurrey (H)27 Aug Ddrawn 1st 68
2nd 6-
SomersetSomerset (A)20 Aug Lby 8 wickets 1st 25
2nd 26
NottinghamshireNottinghamshire (H)19 Jun Lby an innings and 52 runs 1st 75
2nd -6 -
LeicestershireLeicestershire (A)12 Jun Wby 6 wickets 1st 53
2nd 13
LeicestershireLeicestershire (H)15 May Wby 7 wickets 1st 26
2nd 31
HampshireHampshire (H)8 May Wby 6 wickets 1st 47
2nd 72
SurreySurrey (A)24 Apr Ddrawn 1st 85
2nd -1 -
WarwickshireWarwickshire (A)17 Apr Lby 41 runs 1st 57
2nd 87
SomersetSomerset (H)10 Apr Lby 10 wickets 1st 85
2nd 09
HampshireHampshire (A)3 Apr Wby an innings and 137 runs 1st 45
2nd 4-
SomersetSomerset (H)24 Sep 2025 Wby 7 wickets 1st 75
2nd 12
DurhamDurham (H)8 Sep 2025 Ddrawn 1st 33
2nd 3-
WarwickshireWarwickshire (H)29 Jul 2025 Ddrawn 1st 65
2nd -1 -
SussexSussex (A)22 Jul 2025 Wby an innings and 39 runs 1st 106
2nd 7-
YorkshireYorkshire (A)29 Jun 2025 Lby 10 wickets 1st 77
2nd 05
HampshireHampshire (H)22 Jun 2025 Ddrawn 1st 104
2nd -4 -

Essex Catches Lines

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

LineOverUnderOver %
2.526876%
3.5231168%
4.5191556%
5.5161847%
6.5122235%
LineOverUnderOver %
7.522873%
8.5181260%
9.5151550%
10.5141647%
11.5111937%

Catches Batting First and Chasing

Essex's catches per game by when they batted

BattingPWForAg
First927.38.9
Second1149.37.4

CC1 2026 Catches Table

Catches per game, this season

SidePForAgMatch
1SomersetSomerset 1410.89.620.4
2SussexSussex 1410.49.119.5
3YorkshireYorkshire 1410.09.219.2
4WarwickshireWarwickshire 149.98.618.5
5HampshireHampshire 148.99.418.4
6NottinghamshireNottinghamshire 148.910.119.0
7EssexEssex 148.18.516.6
8SurreySurrey 148.19.617.8
9LeicestershireLeicestershire 148.17.315.4
10GlamorganGlamorgan 147.99.917.8

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, since June 2025, against their opponents' 4.5, and their best was 10 in their first innings against Sussex on 22 Jul 2025.

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

Essex went over 4.5 catches in 19 of 34 innings over their last 20 first-class matches, since June 2025, 56% of the time, while averaging 4.9 an innings against their opponents' 4.5.

Who takes the most catches for Essex?

Michael Pepper takes the most catches for Essex over their last 20 first-class matches, since June 2025, with 52 in 30 innings at 1.73 an innings, ahead of Paul Walter (21) and Simon Harmer (16).

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

Essex's highest over their last 20 first-class matches, since June 2025, is 10 catches in their first innings against Sussex on 22 Jul 2025 at County Ground, Hove, Brighton, against their average of 4.9.

Do Essex take more catches batting first or chasing?

Chasing brings Essex more catches over their last 20 first-class matches, since June 2025: they average 7.3 catches batting first in 9 first-class matches, and 9.3 batting second in 11, a gap of 1.94 catches.