Essex Stats

Essex First-class Cricket Stats

Essex first-class matches game by game, and how the opposition did in each

Updated 24 September 2026, after the Glamorgan game

Essex finished 8th of 10 in the CC1 2026 table, behind Warwickshire on top, with 136 points from 14 matches.

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Stat	Avg	15 Sep 26 H Lost8 wkts		2 Sep 26 H Lost47 runs		27 Aug 26 H Drew		19 Jun 26 H Lostinns		15 May 26 H Won7 wkts		8 May 26 H Won6 wkts		10 Apr 26 H Lost10 wkts		24 Sep 25 H Won7 wkts		8 Sep 25 H Drew		29 Jul 25 H Drew		22 Jun 25 H Drew		9 May 25 H Drew		18 Apr 25 H Won28 runs		4 Apr 25 H Drew		26 Sep 24 H Drew		9 Sep 24 H Woninns		29 Aug 24 H Lost43 runs		23 Jun 24 H Drew		17 May 24 H Won4 wkts		19 Apr 24 H Woninns		12 Apr 24 H Drew		19 Sep 23 H Lost3 wkts		4 Sep 23 H Won297 runs		19 Jul 23 H Won7 wkts		25 Jun 23 H Won9 wkts		11 Jun 23 H Won196 runs		4 May 23 H Drew		13 Apr 23 H Drew		20 Sep 22 H Lost38 runs		25 Jul 22 H Drew
Stat	Avg	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	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
Runs	272257	134191	189138	177275	281230	279183	-298	184457	221	293333	10460	273235	178214	149348	24549	438433	9999	457333	-173	602485	96	296453	358	123216	273426	179202	317266	582365	-219	508267	-	45793	-281	404266	140321	339587	208184	162397	33194	377146	-107	530413	257164	447334	153267	304179	319147	458207	30280	457158	85381	462167	170269	314240	198153	219207	128351	107131	5973	505605	30
Wickets	9.07.9	1010	210	1010	1010	1010	8	1010	-10	1010	103	1010	104	1010	010	1010	103	108	7	106	-1	1010	-6	1010	69	1010	1010	106	6	78	-	1010	10	1010	1010	1010	82	1010	106	1010	10	107	74	109	78	1010	107	108	103	1010	101	99	107	1010	710	1010	74	1010	1010	69	-1
Run rate	3.583.37	3.13.1	3.25.4	3.02.8	3.84.6	3.33.4	-3.0	3.23.6	2.7	3.53.7	3.52.2	3.03.3	4.32.7	2.93.8	3.48.7	4.13.5	5.53.0	3.63.3	-2.6	4.03.6	3.1	3.03.4	3.0	2.02.8	2.13.7	3.13.7	3.33.1	4.02.8	-2.3	4.33.2	-	3.92.3	-3.0	3.83.6	3.03.7	3.44.8	2.53.5	3.23.4	3.42.5	3.73.5	-2.6	4.73.1	6.42.4	3.73.7	5.54.6	3.13.3	3.92.5	3.63.5	7.82.5	4.13.1	5.74.1	3.92.7	3.72.8	3.43.1	3.82.9	3.23.2	2.24.1	2.73.3	2.63.1	3.13.4	1.8
Sixes	2.42.5	01	25	11	65	40	-2	34	2	16	00	12	11	03	02	52	20	43	-2	63	0	37	1	00	26	20	17	21	-1	11	-	30	-1	13	00	311	02	16	31	23	-0	94	22	93	52	11	20	113	01	61	37	62	41	46	32	01	010	00	00	31	0
Fours	31.230.4	1827	2315	2134	3527	2932	-36	2254	23	3634	157	3830	2529	2046	348	5954	1214	6047	-19	6566	11	3652	40	1530	3145	2427	3630	8045	-23	6834	-	4212	-27	4633	1039	4070	2122	1433	344	4517	-11	5040	2011	3842	729	4329	3119	5223	328	5319	750	6118	2034	3521	1917	2329	837	1222	68	6565	5
Catches	5.34.6	47	25	80	67	68	6	75	-6	26	31	47	72	85	09	75	12	33	3	65	-1	104	-4	58	64	95	65	34	3	35	-	54	6	55	97	85	61	68	72	84	5	44	31	67	67	46	75	52	52	88	91	85	75	57	57	57	30	43	33	37	-1

Each figure is Essex's, the opposition's under it. Wickets are the wickets Essex took. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd, against the opposition's same innings.

Essex First-class Game by Game

Runs, the last 30 first-class matches, newest on the left

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15 Sep 26

H Lost8 wkts

2 Sep 26

H Lost47 runs

27 Aug 26

H Drew

19 Jun 26

H Lostinns

15 May 26

H Won7 wkts

8 May 26

H Won6 wkts

10 Apr 26

H Lost10 wkts

24 Sep 25

H Won7 wkts

8 Sep 25

H Drew

29 Jul 25

H Drew

22 Jun 25

H Drew

9 May 25

H Drew

18 Apr 25

H Won28 runs

4 Apr 25

H Drew

26 Sep 24

H Drew

9 Sep 24

H Woninns

29 Aug 24

H Lost43 runs

23 Jun 24

H Drew

17 May 24

H Won4 wkts

19 Apr 24

H Woninns

12 Apr 24

H Drew

19 Sep 23

H Lost3 wkts

4 Sep 23

H Won297 runs

19 Jul 23

H Won7 wkts

25 Jun 23

H Won9 wkts

11 Jun 23

H Won196 runs

4 May 23

H Drew

13 Apr 23

H Drew

20 Sep 22

H Lost38 runs

25 Jul 22

H Drew

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Essex First-class Results

The last 30 first-class matches, newest first: 11 won

Opponent	Result	ESS	Opp	Wkts
Warwickshire (H) 15 Sep	Lby 8 wickets	134 & 189	191 & 138/2	12
Sussex (H) 2 Sep	Lby 47 runs	177 & 281	275 & 230	20
Surrey (H) 27 Aug	Ddrawn	279	183 & 298/8	18
Nottinghamshire (H) 19 Jun	Lby an innings and 52 runs	184 & 221	457	10
Leicestershire (H) 15 May	Wby 7 wickets	293 & 104/3	333 & 60	20
Hampshire (H) 8 May	Wby 6 wickets	273 & 178/4	235 & 214	20
Somerset (H) 10 Apr	Lby 10 wickets	149 & 245	348 & 49/0	10
Somerset (H) 24 Sep 2025	Wby 7 wickets	438 & 99/3	433 & 99	20
Durham (H) 8 Sep 2025	Ddrawn	457/8	333 & 173/7	17
Warwickshire (H) 29 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	602/6 & 96/1	485	10
Hampshire (H) 22 Jun 2025	Ddrawn	296 & 358/6	453	10
Yorkshire (H) 9 May 2025	Ddrawn	123 & 273/9	216 & 426/6	16
Worcestershire (H) 18 Apr 2025	Wby 28 runs	179 & 317	202 & 266	20
Surrey (H) 4 Apr 2025	Ddrawn	582/6	365 & 219/6	16
Surrey (H) 26 Sep 2024	Ddrawn	508/8	267/7	7
Nottinghamshire (H) 9 Sep 2024	Wby an innings and 83 runs	457	93 & 281	20
Worcestershire (H) 29 Aug 2024	Lby 43 runs	404 & 140	266 & 321	20
Durham (H) 23 Jun 2024	Ddrawn	339 & 208/2	587 & 184/8	18
Warwickshire (H) 17 May 2024	Wby 4 wickets	162 & 331/6	397 & 94	20
Lancashire (H) 19 Apr 2024	Wby an innings and 124 runs	377	146 & 107	20
Kent (H) 12 Apr 2024	Ddrawn	530/7 & 257/4	413 & 164/7	17
Hampshire (H) 19 Sep 2023	Lby 3 wickets	447/9 & 153/8	334 & 267/7	17
Middlesex (H) 4 Sep 2023	Wby 297 runs	304 & 319/7	179 & 147	20
Kent (H) 19 Jul 2023	Wby 7 wickets	458/8 & 30/3	207 & 280	20
Warwickshire (H) 25 Jun 2023	Wby 9 wickets	457 & 85/1	158 & 381	20
Somerset (H) 11 Jun 2023	Wby 196 runs	462/9 & 170/7	167/9 & 269	19
Surrey (H) 4 May 2023	Ddrawn	314 & 198	240 & 153/7	17
Lancashire (H) 13 Apr 2023	Ddrawn	219 & 128/4	207 & 351/7	17
Lancashire (H) 20 Sep 2022	Lby 38 runs	107 & 59	131 & 73	20
Somerset (H) 25 Jul 2022	Ddrawn	505/9 & 30/1	605/6	6

Essex First-class Splits

The last 30 first-class matches: home and away, batting first or chasing, the toss, competition, opponent, ground and year, and runs a game (first innings)

Venue	P	W-L	Win %	Runs	Opp
Home	30	11-7	37%	341	297

Innings	P	W-L	Win %	Runs	Opp
Batting first	16	5-4	31%	382	310
Batting second	14	6-3	43%	293	282

Toss	P	W-L	Win %	Runs	Opp
Won the toss	16	6-3	38%	372	295
Lost the toss	14	5-4	36%	305	299

Competition	P	W-L	Win %	Runs	Opp
County Championship Division One	30	11-7	37%	341	297

Opponent	P	W-L	Win %	Runs	Opp
Warwickshire	4	2-1	50%	339	308
Somerset	4	2-1	50%	389	388
Surrey	4	0-0	0%	421	264
Hampshire	3	1-1	33%	339	341
Lancashire	3	1-1	33%	234	161
Nottinghamshire	2	1-1	50%	321	275
Worcestershire	2	1-1	50%	292	234
Kent	2	1-0	50%	494	310
Durham	2	0-0	0%	398	460
Leicestershire	1	1-0	100%	293	333
Middlesex	1	1-0	100%	304	179
Sussex	1	0-1	0%	177	275
Yorkshire	1	0-0	0%	123	216

Ground	P	W-L	Win %	Runs	Opp
County Ground, Chelmsford	30	11-7	37%	341	297

Year	P	W-L	Win %	Runs	Opp
2026	7	2-4	29%	213	289
2025	7	2-0	29%	382	355
2024	7	3-1	43%	397	310
2023	7	4-1	57%	380	213
2022	2	0-1	0%	306	368

CC1 2026 Table

On points, then net run rate

County Championship Division One points table →

Side	P	W	L	NRR	Pts
1Warwickshire	14	7	1	+0.192	225
2Somerset	14	6	3	+0.480	205
3Sussex	14	7	3	+0.351	195
4Nottinghamshire	14	5	3	+0.328	192
5Yorkshire	14	6	4	+0.220	180
6Glamorgan	14	4	5	-0.519	159
7Surrey	14	2	4	-0.088	152
8Essex	14	4	7	-0.029	136
9Leicestershire	14	3	7	-0.546	119
10Hampshire	14	2	9	-0.384	98

Essex First-class Questions

Where did Essex finish in the CC1 2026 standings?

Essex finished 8th of 10 in the CC1 2026 table with 136 points from 14 matches, 4 won and 7 lost and a net run rate of -0.029. Warwickshire finished top with 225 points. The full points table is on the Table tab.

What is Essex's average first-class match first-innings score?

Essex's first innings have averaged 341 runs over their last 30 first-class matches, since July 2022, against their opponents' 297; their highest was 602 against Warwickshire on 29 Jul 2025, and their lowest 107 against Lancashire on 20 Sep 2022.

What is Essex's first-class match record?

Essex have won 11 and lost 7 with 12 drawn or tied of their last 30 first-class matches, since July 2022, a 37% win rate, and their latest first-class match was a defeat against Warwickshire on 15 Sep 2026.

Do Essex do better batting first or chasing in first-class matches?

Chasing has suited Essex better than batting first over their last 30 first-class matches, since July 2022: they have won 5 of 16 batting first, averaging 382, and 6 of 14 batting second, averaging 293.

Who has scored the most first-class match runs for Essex recently?

Matthew Critchley has the most first-class match runs for Essex over their last 30 first-class matches, since July 2022, with 2137 in 30 matches, ahead of Tom Westley (1786) and Dean Elgar (1433).

Who has taken the most first-class match wickets for Essex recently?

Simon Harmer has the most first-class match wickets for Essex over their last 30 first-class matches, since July 2022, with 123 in 28 matches, ahead of James Porter (112) and Samuel Cook (78).

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