List of Essex List A cricket records

This is a list of Essex List A cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in List A cricket for Essex. Records for Essex in first-class cricket, the longer form of the game, are found at List of Essex first-class cricket records.

Notation

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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

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Total Runs Opponents Venue Season
Highest for Essex 391-5 v Surrey The Oval 2008
Highest against Essex 373-5 by Notts Chelmsford 2017
Lowest for Essex 57 v Lancashire Lord's 1996
Lowest against Essex 41 by Middlesex Westcliff-on-Sea 1972
Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 5 June 2008.

Batting records

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Runs Batsman Opponents Venue Season
Highest individual innings 201*   Ravi Bopara v Leicestershire Grace Road 2008
Most runs in a season for Essex 1,169   Ken McEwan 1980
Most runs in a career for Essex 16,536   Graham Gooch 1973–1997
Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 5 June 2008.

Bowling records

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Analysis Bowler Opponents Venue Season
Best innings analysis for Essex 8/26   Keith Boyce v Lancashire Manchester 1971
Wickets Bowler Season
Most wickets in a season for Essex 47   John Lever 1976
Most career wickets for Essex 616   John Lever 1968–1989
Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 5 June 2008.

Partnership records

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Wicket
Partnership
Runs Batsmen Opponents Venue Season
1st 269   Mark Pettini
  Jason Gallian
v Surrey The Oval 2008
2nd 273   Graham Gooch
  Ken McEwan
v Nottinghamshire Nottingham 1983
3rd 268*   Graham Gooch
  Keith Fletcher
v Sussex Hove 1982
4th 151   Ronnie Irani
  Paul Grayson
v Northamptonshire Northampton 1999
5th 190   Ravi Bopara
  James Foster
v Leicestershire Leicester 2008
6th 127   Stuart Law
  Robert Rollins
v Hampshire Southampton 1996
7th 92   Brian Edmeades
  Stuart Turner
v Nottinghamshire Chelmsford 1969
8th 109   Ray East
  Neil Smith
v Northamptonshire Chelmsford 1977
9th 67   Stuart Turner
  Ray East
v Gloucestershire Chelmsford 1973
10th 81   Stuart Turner
  Ray East
v Yorkshire Leeds 1982
Source: CricketArchive. Last updated: 5 June 2008.