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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 8 Sep 26 YorkshireA Lostinns
County Championship Division One 20 Aug 26 SomersetA Lost8 wkts
County Championship Division One 12 Jun 26 LeicestershireA 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 3 Apr 26 HampshireA Woninns
County Championship Division One 22 Jul 25 SussexA Woninns
County Championship Division One 29 Jun 25 YorkshireA Lost10 wkts
County Championship Division One 23 May 25 SurreyA Drew
County Championship Division One 16 May 25 WorcestershireA Lost225 runs
County Championship Division One 2 May 25 SomersetA Lost3 wkts
County Championship Division One 11 Apr 25 NottinghamshireA Drew
County Championship Division One 17 Sep 24 WarwickshireA Woninns
County Championship Division One 22 Aug 24 HampshireA Drew
County Championship Division One 30 Jun 24 SurreyA Lost145 runs
County Championship Division One 24 May 24 KentA Woninns
County Championship Division One 3 May 24 SomersetA Lost3 wkts
County Championship Division One 26 Apr 24 DurhamA Drew
County Championship Division One 5 Apr 24 NottinghamshireA Won254 runs
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Essex total 4.8 7-5-22518-58441077074736358455-7532845142
Michael Pepper Essex M. PepperKeeper, 28 inns 1.86 82%23/28 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 4 2 5 1 5 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 3 4 3 2 1 2 1 1 0
Harry Duke Essex H. DukeKeeper, 4 inns 1.00 75%3/4 1 1 2 0
Simon Harmer Essex S. HarmerBowler, 35 inns 0.63 46%16/35 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1
Jordan Cox Essex J. CoxKeeper, 21 inns 0.57 38%8/21 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Paul Walter Essex P. WalterAll-rounder, 28 inns 0.50 36%10/28 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
Dean Elgar Essex D. ElgarBatter, 34 inns 0.38 26%9/34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
Nick Browne Essex N. BrowneBatter, 8 inns 0.38 25%2/8 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
Feroze Khushi Essex F. KhushiBatter, 6 inns 0.33 33%2/6 1 1 0 0 0 0
L Essex L. BenkensteinBowler, 3 inns 0.33 33%1/3 0 0 1
Matthew Critchley Essex M. CritchleyAll-rounder, 36 inns 0.31 28%10/36 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Khaled Ahmed Essex K. AhmedBowler, 4 inns 0.25 25%1/4 0 1 0 0
C Essex C. AllisonBatter, 19 inns 0.21 16%3/19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
R Essex R. DasAll-rounder, 5 inns 0.20 20%1/5 1 0 0 0 0
Samuel Cook Essex S. CookBowler, 26 inns 0.19 19%5/26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shane Snater Essex S. SnaterBowler, 33 inns 0.18 18%6/33 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
James Porter Essex J. PorterBowler, 33 inns 0.18 18%6/33 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kasun Rajitha Essex K. RajithaBowler, 6 inns 0.17 17%1/6 0 0 0 1 0 0
N Essex N. ThainBowler, 26 inns 0.08 8%2/26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Westley Essex T. WestleyBatter, 32 inns 0.06 6%2/32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z Essex Z. AkhterAll-rounder, 4 inns 0.00 0%0/4 0 0 0 0
G Essex G. BellBatter, 2 inns 2.0 50%1/2 4 0
Aaron Beard Essex A. BeardBowler, 2 inns 1.00 100%2/2 1 1
M Essex M. KilleenAll-rounder, 1 inns 1.00 100%1/1 1
J Essex J. Andrew Geoffrey AuldAll-rounder, 1 inns 1.00 100%1/1 1
Adam Rossington Essex A. RossingtonKeeper, 2 inns 0.50 50%1/2 1 0
B Essex B. AllisonAll-rounder, 2 inns 0.50 50%1/2 1 0
Eathan Bosch Essex E. BoschBowler, 2 inns 0.50 50%1/2 0 1
Wiaan Mulder Essex W. MulderAll-rounder, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 0 0
C Essex C. BennettBowler, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 0 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
Avg4.84.9
Hit56%
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8
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7
5
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8
4
5
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4
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3
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4
5
6
3
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7
7
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6
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6
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6
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5
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7
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7
7
4
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4
7
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County Championship Division One 24 Sep 26 GlamorganA Drew
County Championship Division One 8 Sep 26 YorkshireA Lostinns
County Championship Division One 20 Aug 26 SomersetA Lost8 wkts
County Championship Division One 12 Jun 26 LeicestershireA 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 3 Apr 26 HampshireA Woninns
County Championship Division One 22 Jul 25 SussexA Woninns
County Championship Division One 29 Jun 25 YorkshireA Lost10 wkts
County Championship Division One 23 May 25 SurreyA Drew
County Championship Division One 16 May 25 WorcestershireA Lost225 runs
County Championship Division One 2 May 25 SomersetA Lost3 wkts
County Championship Division One 11 Apr 25 NottinghamshireA Drew
County Championship Division One 17 Sep 24 WarwickshireA Woninns
County Championship Division One 22 Aug 24 HampshireA Drew
County Championship Division One 30 Jun 24 SurreyA Lost145 runs
County Championship Division One 24 May 24 KentA Woninns
County Championship Division One 3 May 24 SomersetA Lost3 wkts
County Championship Division One 26 Apr 24 DurhamA Drew
County Championship Division One 5 Apr 24 NottinghamshireA Won254 runs

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 4.84.9 56%
GlamorganGlamorgan (A)24 Sep Ddrawn 1st 73
2nd -1 -
YorkshireYorkshire (A)8 Sep Lby an innings and 106 runs 1st 51
2nd -4 -
SomersetSomerset (A)20 Aug Lby 8 wickets 1st 25
2nd 26
LeicestershireLeicestershire (A)12 Jun Wby 6 wickets 1st 53
2nd 13
SurreySurrey (A)24 Apr Ddrawn 1st 85
2nd -1 -
WarwickshireWarwickshire (A)17 Apr Lby 41 runs 1st 57
2nd 87
HampshireHampshire (A)3 Apr Wby an innings and 137 runs 1st 45
2nd 4-
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
SurreySurrey (A)23 May 2025 Ddrawn 1st 77
2nd 48
WorcestershireWorcestershire (A)16 May 2025 Lby 225 runs 1st 78
2nd 36
SomersetSomerset (A)2 May 2025 Lby 3 wickets 1st 66
2nd 34
NottinghamshireNottinghamshire (A)11 Apr 2025 Ddrawn 1st 56
2nd 80
WarwickshireWarwickshire (A)17 Sep 2024 Wby an innings and 40 runs 1st 45
2nd 5-
HampshireHampshire (A)22 Aug 2024 Ddrawn 1st 54
SurreySurrey (A)30 Jun 2024 Lby 145 runs 1st 77
2nd 56
KentKent (A)24 May 2024 Wby an innings and 96 runs 1st 33
2nd 2-
SomersetSomerset (A)3 May 2024 Lby 3 wickets 1st 87
2nd 47
DurhamDurham (A)26 Apr 2024 Ddrawn 1st 54
2nd 1-
NottinghamshireNottinghamshire (A)5 Apr 2024 Wby 254 runs 1st 44
2nd 27

Essex Catches Lines

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

LineOverUnderOver %
2.529781%
3.5261072%
4.5201656%
5.5122433%
6.5112531%
LineOverUnderOver %
8.5211068%
9.5151648%
10.5141745%
11.5112035%
12.582326%

Catches Batting First and Chasing

Essex's catches per game by when they batted

BattingPWForAg
First1047.78.6
Second1029.68.2

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 4.8 catches an innings over their last 20 first-class matches, since April 2024, against their opponents' 4.9, 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 20 of 36 innings over their last 20 first-class matches, since April 2024, 56% of the time, while averaging 4.8 an innings against their opponents' 4.9.

Who takes the most catches for Essex?

Michael Pepper takes the most catches for Essex over their last 20 first-class matches, since April 2024, with 52 in 28 innings at 1.86 an innings, ahead of Simon Harmer (22) and Paul Walter (14).

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 April 2024, is 10 catches in their first innings against Sussex on 22 Jul 2025 at County Ground, Hove, Brighton, against their average of 4.8.

Do Essex take more catches batting first or chasing?

Chasing brings Essex more catches over their last 20 first-class matches, since April 2024: they average 7.7 catches batting first in 10 first-class matches, and 9.6 batting second in 10, a gap of 1.90 catches.