Batting Most Runs Innings

Cricket in FC matches

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
WH Ashdown	332	375	-	45	0	0.00	Kent	v Essex	Brentwood	30 May 1934	First-class
MEK Hussey	329*	614	444	48	1	74.09	Northants	v Essex	Northampton	27 Jul 2001	First-class
H Sutcliffe	313	465	-	33	1	0.00	Yorkshire	v Essex	Leyton	15 Jun 1932	First-class
DJ Hussey	275	280	227	27	14	121.14	Notts	v Essex	Nottingham	23 May 2007	First-class
G Boycott	260*	-	-	-	-	0.00	Yorkshire	v Essex	Colchester	25 Jul 1970	First-class
SS Das	250	540	380	32	4	65.78	Indians	v Essex	Chelmsford	14 Aug 2002	First-class
SP James	249	449	318	32	0	78.30	Glamorgan	v Essex	Chelmsford	24 Jul 2002	First-class
AE Fagg	244	295	-	31	0	0.00	Kent	v Essex	Colchester	13 Jul 1938	First-class
PA Jaques	244	380	274	30	4	89.05	Worcs	v Essex	Chelmsford	14 Jun 2006	First-class
T Frost	242*	598	466	30	1	51.93	Warwickshire	v Essex	Chelmsford	17 Sep 2008	First-class
BJ Hodge	240	439	337	32	1	71.21	Leics	v Essex	Chelmsford	19 May 2004	First-class
CMW Read	240	431	328	23	8	73.17	Notts	v Essex	Chelmsford	08 Jul 2007	First-class
JM Vince	240	254	222	33	0	108.10	Hampshire	v Essex	Southampton	15 Jun 2014	First-class
ME Trescothick	228*	300	230	23	7	99.13	Somerset	v Essex	Colchester	18 Aug 2010	First-class
DJG Sales	225	409	301	22	7	74.75	Northants	v Essex	Northampton	26 Jul 2006	First-class
P Holmes	224*	-	-	-	-	0.00	Yorkshire	v Essex	Leyton	15 Jun 1932	First-class
CJL Rogers	222	410	329	31	1	67.47	Derbyshire	v Essex	Derby	23 Sep 2009	First-class
JP Maher	217	385	324	32	0	66.97	Glamorgan	v Essex	Cardiff	15 Aug 2001	First-class
MW Goodwin	210	362	270	30	2	77.77	Sussex	v Essex	Colchester	20 Aug 2003	First-class
LEG Ames	202*	-	-	-	-	0.00	Kent	v Essex	Brentwood	30 May 1934	First-class
AE Fagg	202*	170	-	27	0	0.00	Kent	v Essex	Colchester	13 Jul 1938	First-class
MJ Powell	202	479	358	28	0	56.42	Glamorgan	v Essex	Chelmsford	19 Jul 2006	First-class
WM Woodfull	201	-	-	14	0	0.00	Australians	v Essex	Leyton	05 May 1926	First-class
KC Sangakkara	200	435	321	27	0	62.30	Surrey	v Essex	Chelmsford	26 May 2017	First-class
MD Stoneman	197	386	248	26	2	79.43	Surrey	v Essex	Guildford	09 Jun 2017	First-class
MB Loye	194	460	416	25	2	46.63	Lancashire	v Essex	Manchester	21 Jul 2005	First-class
SC Moore	191	298	266	35	2	71.80	Worcs	v Essex	Worcester	21 Sep 2005	First-class
BM Duckett	189	333	255	28	1	74.11	Northants	v Essex	Northampton	28 May 2016	First-class
PD Bowler	187*	501	383	13	0	48.82	Somerset	v Essex	Chelmsford	28 Apr 2004	First-class
DG Bradman	187	-	-	-	-	0.00	Australians	v Essex	Southend-on-Sea	15 May 1948	First-class
J Cox	186	431	357	26	0	52.10	Somerset	v Essex	Chelmsford	05 Sep 2001	First-class
VM Merchant	181	-	-	-	-	0.00	Indians	v Essex	Southend-on-Sea	24 Aug 1946	First-class
GS Chappell	181	-	-	-	-	0.00	Australians	v Essex	Ilford	17 Jun 1972	First-class
DCS Compton	180*	-	-	-	-	0.00	Middlesex	v Essex	Lord's	17 Aug 1938	First-class
JD Libby	180*	681	496	15	1	36.29	Worcs	v Essex	Chelmsford	08 Apr 2021	First-class
DP Fulton	179	506	374	17	1	47.86	Kent	v Essex	Tunbridge Wells	30 May 2001	First-class
SA Northeast	178*	246	177	25	3	100.56	Kent	v Essex	Canterbury	20 Sep 2016	First-class
SD Peters	178	359	277	27	1	64.25	Northants	v Essex	Northampton	26 Jul 2006	First-class
M Montgomery	177	470	318	26	0	55.66	Notts	v Essex	Nottingham	18 May 2023	First-class
MJ Lamb	173	420	371	25	0	46.63	Warwickshire	v Essex	Birmingham	10 Sep 2019	First-class
FE Woolley	172	-	-	-	-	0.00	Kent	v Essex	Brentwood	30 May 1934	First-class
RI Keogh	172	216	167	25	4	102.99	Northants	v Essex	Northampton	26 Sep 2023	First-class
LEG Ames	170	135	-	24	3	0.00	Kent	v Essex	Gravesend	07 May 1938	First-class
MGK Burgess	170	283	217	20	5	78.34	Warwickshire	v Essex	Birmingham	21 Apr 2022	First-class
Z Crawley	170	239	183	27	1	92.89	Kent	v Essex	Canterbury	20 Apr 2023	First-class
JHK Adams	169	481	356	23	0	47.47	Hampshire	v Essex	Chelmsford	09 Apr 2010	First-class
MR Marsh	169	239	188	20	5	89.89	Australians	v Essex	Chelmsford	01 Jul 2015	First-class
SA Northeast	169	338	255	23	1	66.27	Hampshire	v Essex	Southampton	05 Apr 2019	First-class
JN Batty	168*	353	251	23	1	66.93	Surrey	v Essex	Chelmsford	21 May 2003	First-class
U Afzaal	168*	368	305	19	1	55.08	Northants	v Essex	Northampton	11 May 2005	First-class
TR Ward	168	216	172	24	1	97.67	Leics	v Essex	Southend-on-Sea	23 Jul 2003	First-class
RE Levi	168	294	231	21	0	72.72	Northants	v Essex	Northampton	07 Jun 2015	First-class
GM Fullerton	167	-	-	-	-	0.00	Sth Africans	v Essex	Ilford	30 May 1951	First-class
KP Pietersen	167	294	225	18	2	74.22	Notts	v Essex	Southend-on-Sea	28 Jul 2004	First-class
SA Northeast	166*	465	320	23	0	51.87	Kent	v Essex	Chelmsford	03 Jul 2016	First-class
CMW Read	165*	238	201	12	5	82.08	Notts	v Essex	Nottingham	23 May 2007	First-class
IJ Sutcliffe	165	443	352	27	0	46.87	Leics	v Essex	Chelmsford	01 Aug 2001	First-class
D Mongia	165	333	273	21	1	60.43	Leics	v Essex	Chelmsford	03 May 2006	First-class
BG Compton	165	507	363	18	0	45.45	Kent	v Essex	Chelmsford	12 Apr 2024	First-class
EG Barnard	165	403	285	14	3	57.89	Warwickshire	v Essex	Chelmsford	17 May 2024	First-class
NH Rogers	164	-	-	-	-	0.00	Pearce's XI	v Essex	Chelmsford	14 May 1952	First-class
JH de Courcy	164	-	-	-	-	0.00	Australians	v Essex	Southend-on-Sea	12 Aug 1953	First-class
ML Hayden	164	-	260	17	1	63.07	Northants	v Essex	Northampton	06 Sep 2000	First-class
CL Smith	163	-	-	-	-	0.00	Hampshire	v Essex	Southend-on-Sea	13 Jul 1983	First-class
WD Bragg	161*	435	312	16	0	51.60	Glamorgan	v Essex	Cardiff	22 May 2016	First-class
MW Gatting	160	-	-	-	-	0.00	Middlesex	v Essex	Chelmsford	06 Aug 1983	First-class
MA Atherton	160	415	348	23	0	45.97	Lancashire	v Essex	Manchester	19 Jun 2001	First-class
RJ Hamilton-Brown	159	279	195	28	0	81.53	Surrey	v Essex	Croydon	18 May 2011	First-class
SJ Walters	159	323	257	23	0	61.86	Glamorgan	v Essex	Colchester	15 Aug 2012	First-class
RJ Burns	158	299	246	22	0	64.22	Surrey	v Essex	Colchester	07 Aug 2015	First-class
DJG Sales	157*	280	174	22	3	90.22	Northants	v Essex	Chelmsford	19 Apr 2006	First-class
SJ Adshead	156*	371	275	15	2	56.72	Gloucs	v Essex	Southend-on-Sea	05 Aug 2009	First-class
SP James	156	307	246	15	0	63.41	Glamorgan	v Essex	Chelmsford	06 Jun 2001	First-class
DKH Mitchell	156	307	263	21	0	59.31	Worcs	v Essex	Worcester	28 May 2013	First-class
AJ Lamb	155	-	-	-	-	0.00	Northants	v Essex	Chelmsford	14 Sep 1988	First-class
BF Smith	154*	286	239	24	2	64.43	Worcs	v Essex	Worcester	21 Sep 2005	First-class
PA Cottey	154	361	267	19	1	57.67	Sussex	v Essex	Chelmsford	23 May 2000	First-class
Saleem Malik	153*	-	-	-	-	0.00	Pakistanis	v Essex	Chelmsford	01 Aug 1992	First-class
MJ Prior	153*	207	134	19	3	114.17	Sussex	v Essex	Colchester	20 Aug 2003	First-class
A Habib	153*	438	300	19	1	51.00	Leics	v Essex	Leicester	26 Jul 2005	First-class
WA Brown	153	-	-	-	-	0.00	Australians	v Essex	Southend-on-Sea	15 May 1948	First-class
BM Shafayat	153	281	237	24	1	64.55	Northants	v Essex	Northampton	11 May 2005	First-class
KA Parsons	153	341	270	18	0	56.66	Somerset	v Essex	Taunton	10 May 2006	First-class
KC Sangakkara	153	256	202	23	1	75.74	Sri Lankans	v Essex	Chelmsford	10 Jun 2011	First-class
CWG Bassano	152	256	191	23	2	79.58	Derbyshire	v Essex	Derby	07 Aug 2002	First-class
MG Bevan	151*	-	296	10	4	51.01	Sussex	v Essex	Arundel	12 Jul 2000	First-class
WR Smith	151*	302	245	13	0	61.63	Hampshire	v Essex	Southampton	15 Jun 2014	First-class
BH Valentine	151	140	-	22	2	0.00	Kent	v Essex	Gravesend	07 May 1938	First-class
CJ Barnett	151	190	-	17	1	0.00	Gloucs	v Essex	Gloucester	31 Aug 1938	First-class
DC Boon	151	-	-	-	-	0.00	Australians	v Essex	Chelmsford	19 Aug 1989	First-class
AC Gilchrist	150*	190	149	21	3	100.67	Australians	v Essex	Chelmsford	29 Jun 2001	First-class
WG Jacks	150*	253	184	10	8	81.52	Surrey	v Essex	The Oval	19 Jul 2022	First-class
DM Housego	150	434	341	18	0	43.98	Gloucs	v Essex	Chelmsford	10 Apr 2013	First-class
DI Stevens	149	279	212	24	0	70.28	Leics	v Essex	Southend-on-Sea	23 Jul 2003	First-class
HJH Marshall	149	308	235	19	1	63.40	Gloucs	v Essex	Chelmsford	10 Apr 2013	First-class
SD Robson	149	298	208	25	0	71.63	Middlesex	v Essex	Lord's	21 Apr 2017	First-class
OA Shah	148*	225	184	19	1	80.43	Middlesex	v Essex	Southgate	18 Jul 2002	First-class
CG Macartney	148	-	-	12	0	0.00	Australians	v Essex	Leyton	05 May 1926	First-class
EJH Eckersley	147	339	277	17	2	53.06	Leics	v Essex	Chelmsford	17 Jul 2013	First-class
SD Robson	146	412	317	15	0	46.05	Middlesex	v Essex	Chelmsford	24 May 2011	First-class

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Gloucestershire v Derbyshire at Bristol, County Championship Division Two 25th match, May 24-27, 2024 [First-class]

Kent v Essex at Canterbury, County Championship Division One 33rd match, May 24-27, 2024 [First-class]

Lancashire v Warwickshire at Manchester, County Championship Division One 34th match, May 24-27, 2024 [First-class]