List of Essex first-class cricket records
This is a list of Essex first-class cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in first-class cricket for Essex. Records for Essex in List A cricket, the shorter form of the game, are found at List of Essex List A cricket records.
Notation
Team Notation: When a team score is listed as "300-3", this indicates that they have scored 300 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. If it is followed by a "d", this indicates that the side declared. When the team score is listed as "300", this means the side was all out.
Batting Notation: When a batsman's score is listed as "100", the batsman scored 100 runs and was out. If it followed by an asterisk *, the batsman was not out.
Bowling Notation: "5/100" indicates that the bowler took 5 wickets while conceding 100 runs.
Team records
| Total Runs | Opponents | Venue | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest for Essex | 761-6 d | v Leicestershire | Chelmsford | 1990 |
| Highest against Essex | 803-4 d | by Kent | Brentwood | 1934 |
| Lowest for Essex | 20 | v Lancashire | Chelmsford | 2013 |
| Lowest against Essex | 14 | by Surrey | Chelmsford | 1983 |
| Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 May 2007. | ||||
Batting records
| Runs | Batsman | Opponents | Venue | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest individual innings | 343* |  Percy Perrin | v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 1904 |
| Most runs in a season for Essex | 2,559 | Graham Gooch | 1984 | ||
| Most runs in a career for Essex | 30,701 | Graham Gooch | 1973 - 1997 | ||
| Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 May 2007. | |||||
Bowling records
| Analysis | Bowler | Opponents | Venue | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best innings analysis for Essex | 10/32 | Harry Pickett | v Leicestershire | Leyton | 1895 |
| Best match analysis for Essex | 17/119 | Walter Mead | v Hampshire | Southampton | 1895 |
| Wickets | Bowler | Season | |||
| Most wickets in a season for Essex | 172 | Peter Smith | 1947 | ||
| Most career wickets for Essex | 1,610 | Peter Smith | 1929 - 1951 | ||
| Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 20 May 2007. | |||||
Partnership records
| Wicket Partnership | Runs | Batsmen | Opponents | Venue | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 316 | Graham Gooch Paul Prichard | v Kent | Chelmsford | 1994 |
| 2nd | 403 | Graham Gooch Paul Prichard | v Leicestershire | Chelmsford | 1990 |
| 3rd | 347* |  Mark Waugh Nasser Hussain | v Lancashire | Ilford | 1992 |
| 4th | 314 |  Saleem Malik Nasser Hussain | v Surrey | The Oval | 1991 |
| 5th | 339 | James Foster Jaik Mickleburgh | v Durham | Chester-le-Street | 2010 |
| 6th | 253 | Adam Wheater James Foster | v Northants | Chelmsford | 2011 |
| 7th | 261 | Johnny Douglas John Freeman | v Lancashire | Leyton | 1914 |
| 8th | 263 | Denys Wilcox Reginald Taylor | v Warwickshire | Southend-on-Sea | 1946 |
| 9th | 251 | Johnny Douglas Steriker Hare | v Derbyshire | Leyton | 1921 |
| 10th | 218 | Frank Vigar Peter Smith | v Derbyshire | Queen's Park, Chesterfield | 1947 |
| Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 16 April 2010 | |||||