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Essex County Cricket Club
One-day Name: Essex Eagles
Coach: Flag of England Paul Grayson
Captain: Flag of England Mark Pettini
Overseas Player(s): Flag of South Africa Andre Nel
Flag of Pakistan Danish Kaneria
Founded: 1876
Home Ground: Chelmsford
First-class debut: Leicestershire
in 1895
at Leyton
Championship wins: 6
Pro40 wins: 5
FP Trophy wins: 2
Twenty20 Cup wins: 0
Official Website: EssexCricket

Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Adrian Paul Grayson (born March 31, 1971, Ripon, Yorkshire) is a former English cricketer who played First-class cricket Mark Lewis Pettini (born August 7, 1983 in Brighton) is an English Cricketer He is a right-handed batsman Andre Nel (born 15 July 1977 Germiston, Transvaal) is a South African Cricketer who plays Test cricket and ODIs as a Danish Parabha Shanker Kaneria ( Urdu: دانش پرابھا شنکر کنیریا) (born 16 December, 1980) is a Pakistani cricketer Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The County Cricket Ground, is a Cricket venue in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Leyton Cricket Ground (formerly known as the County Ground or the Lyttelton Ground) is a cricket ground in Leyton, London. The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales. The NatWest Pro40 League, is the One-day cricket league for first class cricket counties in England and Wales. The Friends Provident Trophy is a one day Cricket competition in the United Kingdom. The Twenty20 Cup is a Cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Essex is a county in the East of England. The County town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles.

The club plays most of its home games at the County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford. The County Cricket Ground, is a Cricket venue in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. It also plays some games at Lower Castle Park in Colchester and at Garons Park in Southend. Castle Park Cricket Ground is an English First-class cricket ground in Colchester. Colchester ( /ˈkəʊltʃɛstə/ is a town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester, in Essex, England. Garons Park is a Cricket ground in Southend, England. The ground was first used by the Essex 1st XI in 2005. The club has formerly used other venues throughout the county including Ilford, Leyton Cricket Ground, Romford and Billericay. Ilford is a district of the London Borough of Redbridge. It is a suburban development situated east north-east of Charing Cross and one the major metropolitan centres Leyton Cricket Ground (formerly known as the County Ground or the Lyttelton Ground) is a cricket ground in Leyton, London. Romford is a large suburban town in East London, England and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Havering. Billericay ( IPA /bɪləˈrɪki/ or Bilrikee) is a small Commuter town in Essex, England with a population of 40000

Essex CCC is presently captained by Mark Pettini and has a very strong limited overs team which has won the National League in both 2005 and 2006. They are in Division Two of the County Championship, having narrowly missed promotion at the end of the 2006 season.

Contents

Honours

Division Two (1) - 2002

Second XI honours

Records

For Essex County Cricket Club's first-class records, see List of Essex first-class cricket records. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by This is a list of Essex first-class cricket records; that is record team and individual performances in First-class cricket for Essex.
For Essex County Cricket Club's List A records, see List of Essex List A cricket records. List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day form of the Sport of Cricket. This is a list of Essex List A cricket records; that is record team and individual performances in List A cricket for Essex.

Most first-class runs for Essex
Qualification - 20000 runs [1]

Player Runs
Graham Gooch 30701
Keith Fletcher 29434
Peter Perrin 29172
Jack O'Connor 27722
Jack Russell 23606
Gordon Barker 21893
Trevor Bailey 21460
Doug Insole 20113

Most first-class wickets for Essex
Qualification - 1000 wickets [2]

Player Wickets
Peter Smith 1610
Stan Nichols 1608
Trevor Bailey 1593
John Lever 1473
Walter Mead 1472
Johnny Douglas 1443
Ray Smith 1317
Ken Preston 1155
Ray East 1010

Earliest cricket

It is almost certain that cricket reached Essex by the 16th century and that it developed during the 17th century with inter-parish matches being played. Graham Alan Gooch, OBE (born July 23 1953) is a former Cricketer who captained Essex and England. Keith William Robert Fletcher (nickname "The Gnome of Essex" born May 20, 1944) is a former English Cricketer who played for Percival Albert Perrin (born May 26, 1876 at Stoke Newington; died November 20, 1945 at his country house overlooking Hickling Jack O'Connor (born November 6, 1897, Cambridge, died February 22, 1977, Buckhurst Hill, Essex) was an Charles Albert George "Jack" Russell (erroneously written during his playing career as Albert Charles Russell) ( October 7, 1887, Leyton Gordon Barker ( July 6, 1931 - February 10, 2006) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Essex. Trevor Edward Bailey (born December 3, 1923 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex) is a former English Test Cricketer He Douglas John Insole (born 18 April, 1926) in Clapton. He played nine Tests for England in the 1950s and he was one of the few to Thomas Peter Bromley Smith, born October 30, 1908 and died August 4, 1967, was a Cricketer who played for Essex and Stan Nichols ( Morris Stanley Nichols and sometimes called since his death Morris Nichols) (born October 6, 1900, Stondon Massey Trevor Edward Bailey (born December 3, 1923 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex) is a former English Test Cricketer He John Kenneth Lever (born February 24, 1949, Stepney, London) is an English former Cricketer who played in 21 Tests Walter Mead (born April 1, 1868, Clapton, London, died March 18, 1954, Shelley Essex) was the principle John "Johnny" William Henry Tyler Douglas ( 3 September 1882 &ndash 19 December 1930) was an English Raymond Eric East (born June 20, 1947 in Manningtree) was an English cricketer who played for Essex County Cricket Club.

The first definite mention of cricket in connection with the county is a highly controversial match in 1724 between Chingford and Mr Edward Stead’s XI, which is recorded in The Dawn of Cricket by H T Waghorn. Edward Stead ( aka Edwin Steed (born 1701 in Maidstone, Kent; died 28 August 1735 in London) was a famous patron of English Henry Thomas Waghorn ( 11 April 1842 – 30 January 1930) was a Cricket statistician and historian The venue is unknown but, if it was at Chingford, it is also the earliest reference to cricket being played in Essex as well as by an Essex team. The game echoed an earlier one in 1718 as the Chingford team refused to play to a finish when Mr Stead's team had the advantage. A court case followed and, as in 1718, it was ordered to be played out presumably so that all wagers could be fulfilled. We know that Lord Chief Justice Pratt presided over the case and that he ordered them to play it out on Dartford Brent, though it is not known if this was the original venue. Dartford Brent was an extensive area of common land on the outskirts of Dartford in Kent. The game was completed in 1726.

See : History of cricket to 1696 and History of cricket 1697 - 1725

The earliest reference to a team called Essex is in July 1732 when a combined Essex & Herts team played against the famous London Cricket Club. For the Edwardian club that WG Grace played for see: London County Cricket Club The original London Cricket

In July 1737, there was London v Essex at the Artillery Ground, London winning by 45 runs. The Artillery Ground in Finsbury is one of London 's most centrally located Cricket grounds situated just off the City Road immediately north In a return game at Ilford on 1 August 1737, Essex won by 7 runs.

References are then occasional until 1785 when the Hornchurch Cricket Club became prominent. This club had a very strong team that was representative of Essex as a county. However, the sources differed among themselves re whether the team should be called Essex or Hornchurch. But there is no doubt that Essex was a first-class county from 1785 until 1794, after which the county strangely and abruptly disappeared from the records for a long time.

For information about Essex county teams before the formation of Essex CCC, see : Essex county cricket teams

Club history

Little was heard of Essex cricket from 1794 until the formation of Essex CCC on 14 January 1876 at a meeting in the Shire Hall, Brentwood. Essex county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in Cricket goes back much further than that The new club did not become first-class until 1894.

Essex CCC played its inaugural first-class match on 14, 15 & 16 May 1894 versus Leicestershire CCC at Leyton. Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic It was the initial first-class match played by either club, and Essex failed to win a match. In 1895, both of these clubs and Warwickshire CCC joined the County Championship. Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales. In the club's first championship match, of their first championship season, James Burns scored 114 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston and this was the first-ever century for Essex in the County Championship. James Burns may refer to James Burns (shipowner (1846–1923 Australian businessman James Anderson Burns (1865–1945 founder of the Oneida Edgbaston Cricket Ground (also known as Edgbaston Stadium) is a Cricket venue in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. GF Higgins scored the second championship century for Essex in the same match putting on 205 with Burns for the 4th wicket. The club made an extraordinary score of 692 against Somerset,in which Burns made 0! but the most notable feat was by Walter Mead who took 17-119 against Hampshire CCC at Southampton. Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Walter Mead (born April 1, 1868, Clapton, London, died March 18, 1954, Shelley Essex) was the principle Hampshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county

Essex CCC 1897
Essex CCC 1897

Essex improved rapidly from 1895, so that by 1897 they were in the running for the Championship, only losing it when Surrey beat them at Leyton. Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of They fell off after this despite beating a fine Australian team on a dubious pitch in 1899, never finishing higher than sixth between 1899 and 1932. Their batting on Leyton's excellent pitches was generally good with the "Essex Twins" of Perrin and McGahey and the sound and skilful Jack Russell, but the bowling depended too much on Mead, Buckenham and later Douglas and when available Louden. Percival Albert Perrin (born May 26, 1876 at Stoke Newington; died November 20, 1945 at his country house overlooking Hickling Charles Percy McGahey ( 12 February 1871, Stepney, London, England – 10 January 1935 in Whipps Cross Charles Albert George "Jack" Russell (erroneously written during his playing career as Albert Charles Russell) ( October 7, 1887, Leyton Claude Percival Buckenham, (born January 16, 1876, at Herne Hill, London, and died February 23, 1937, at Dundee John "Johnny" William Henry Tyler Douglas ( 3 September 1882 &ndash 19 December 1930) was an English George Louden ( George Marshall Louden; September 6 1885 Forest Gate, Essex, England – December 28 1972 Amersham, Buckinghamshire

With the decline of these players, Essex fell to some of their lowest levels ever during the late 1920s. Their bowlers conceded over 40 runs a wicket in 1928 - about the highest ever with uncovered pitches. The emergence of Jack O'Connor, Stan Nichols and when available, the amateur fast bowlers Ken Farnes and Hopper Read, though, made Essex during the 1930s a dangerous if inconsistent side. Jack O'Connor may refer to Jack O'Connor (American writer (1902&ndash1978 Jack O'Connor (Australian cricketer (1875&ndash1941 Australian Stan Nichols ( Morris Stanley Nichols and sometimes called since his death Morris Nichols) (born October 6, 1900, Stondon Massey Cricket at the highest level has developed into a fully professional international sport from which leading players can earn a large income Kenneth Farnes ( July 8, 1911 - October 20, 1941) was an English Cricketer He played in 15 Tests from 1934 Holcombe Douglas 'Hopper' Read (born January 28, 1910, Woodford Green, Essex, died January 5, 2000, Truro They finished as high as fourth in 1933, and owing to their pace bowling maintained almost as high a standard up to the outbreak of war. The batting, however, tended to depend too much upon O'Connor and a number of amateurs who were rarely available, and Essex lost too many games to break the North's stronghold on the Championship.

After the war, however, Essex fell off, taking their first wooden spoon in 1950. During ths period it was left to Trevor Bailey to do all the pace bowling, and he was often unavailable due to Test calls. Trevor Edward Bailey (born December 3, 1923 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex) is a former English Test Cricketer He Not until 1957 did Essex come back into the top half of the table, but Bailey and Barry Knight never had support of sufficient class to permit them to reach the top of the table, even when Robin Hobbs became England's last successful leg-spinner late in the 1960s. Barry Rolfe Knight (born February 18, 1938, Chesterfield, Derbyshire) is a former English Cricketer who played Robin Nicholas Stuart Hobbs (born May 8, 1942, Chippenham Wiltshire) is a former English Cricketer who played in 7 Tests

In the 1970s, with overseas players now permitted, Essex were able to gradually strengthen their team to achieve much more than they ever had before. This decade saw the advent of Graham Gooch, one of England's finest ever opening batsmen, even though he began his Test career with a pair against Australia in 1975. Graham Alan Gooch, OBE (born July 23 1953) is a former Cricketer who captained Essex and England. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He didn't return to the England team until 1978, but after a slow start began to assert his dominance over Test bowlers as he had on the county scene. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Dedicated to training, he forced his burly physique through a tough regime to prolong his career long after some of his contemporaries had retired.

Along with Gooch, county captain and England batsman Keith Fletcher built a powerful eleven in the late 1970s that dominated domestic cricket from 1979 to 1992, when Essex won six of thirteen County Championship titles. Keith William Robert Fletcher (nickname "The Gnome of Essex" born May 20, 1944) is a former English Cricketer who played for The bowling in the first half of this period was borne by tireless left arm seamer John Lever and spinner and prankster Ray East. John Kenneth Lever (born February 24, 1949, Stepney, London) is an English former Cricketer who played in 21 Tests Raymond Eric East (born June 20, 1947 in Manningtree) was an English cricketer who played for Essex County Cricket Club. The South African Ken McEwan and Fletcher were the best batsmen after Gooch. Kenneth Scott McEwan, born at Bedford, South Africa on July 16, 1952, was a Cricketer who played principally for Eastern Province As Lever declined, England all rounder Derek Pringle and fast bowler Neil Foster took over, whilst John Childs crossed from Gloucestershire to take over as the chief spinner. Derek Raymond Pringle (born 18 September 1958 Nairobi, Kenya) is a former England Test and One Day International Cricketer and Neil Alan Foster (born May 6, 1962, Colchester, Essex) is a former English Cricketer who played in 29 Tests John Childs of Boston, Massachusetts performed the first known flight in America on September 13, 1757 to a crowd of spectators suspended by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic

In the 1990s, Essex had more internationals, including Nasser Hussain, who captained England in several series. Nasser Hussain OBE (born March 28 1968, Madras, India) is a former Essex and England Cricketer He Bowlers Mark Ilott and Peter Such earned caps, as well as wicket keeper James Foster. Mark Christopher Ilott (born August 27 1970 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is an English Cricketer Ilott played his first Peter Mark Such (born June 12 1964 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire) is an English Cricketer Such was bought into the James Savin Foster (born 15 April 1980 in Leytonstone, London) is an English Cricketer a Wicket-keeper Ashley Cowan toured the West Indies in 1997/98 without playing an international match. Ashley Cowan (born May 7, 1975) was an English Cricketer between 1995 and 2005 The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Essex were also able to sign England fast bowlers Darren Gough and Alex Tudor, after they left Yorkshire and Surrey respectively. Darren Gough (born September 18 1970, Monk Bretton, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire) is a retired English Cricketer Alex Jeremy Tudor (born 23 October 1977 in Kensington) is an English Cricketer playing again for his first club Surrey Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of

Enjoying a new sponsorship deal at their Chelmsford home, and a pitch which is always full of runs, Essex, led by combative all rounder Ronnie Irani and boasting the excellent Zimbabwe-born batsman Andy Flower in their ranks, currently have a young team with the talent required to relive their glory days. Ronald Charles "Ronnie" Irani (born 26 October 1971 in Leigh Lancashire) was an See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election Andrew "Andy" Flower (born 28 April 1968 in Cape Town, South Africa) was an international Cricketer for Zimbabwe and is now the Recent use of overseas international players including Danish Kaneria and Andre Adams has also increased the overall strength of their squad. Danish Parabha Shanker Kaneria ( Urdu: دانش پرابھا شنکر کنیریا) (born 16 December, 1980) is a Pakistani cricketer Andre Ryan Adams (born 17 July, 1975, Auckland) is a New Zealand Cricketer of Caribbean descent who has played one They fulfilled their promise by winning the National League Division 1 title in 2005, their first major title in eight years. The NatWest Pro40 League, is the One-day cricket league for first class cricket counties in England and Wales. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year

The future looks bright for Essex, especially with the breakthrough of young talent. Alastair Cook has become a regular England batsman, having previously been the England Under 19s captain, and after scoring a famous double century against the touring Australians in 2005. Alastair Cook should not be confused with Alistair Cooke, journalist and broadcaster Ravinder Bopara is another promising youngster, who is widely tipped for success.

2006 Season

In 2006, Essex successfully defended their National League title in the newly rebranded Pro40 format by the narrowest of margins, having tied for the title on points. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The NatWest Pro40 League, is the One-day cricket league for first class cricket counties in England and Wales.

The club missed out on promotion in the County Championship only on the last day of the season, losing to Leicestershire while their rivals Worcestershire beat Northamptonshire. Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of

In the Twenty20 Cup Essex beat Yorkshire to reach the semi-finals at Trent Bridge, although they were beaten in the semi-finals by eventual tournament winners Leicestershire. The Twenty20 Cup is a Cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket Trent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County Cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic Essex also had Twenty20 success in the first floodlit Twenty20 Tournament, held between the four teams with permanent floodlights, in a series of 2 legged matches. Essex beat Derbyshire 1-0, after the first leg was washed out, and they won the second leg convincingly.

Notable and strange facts:

-In the Championship Essex were the only county who Mark Ramprakash did not score a fifty against. Mark Ravin Ramprakash (born 5 September 1969) is an English Cricketer A right-handed Batsman, he first made his name playing for -The 150/9 scored against Leicestershire in the Twenty20 Cup semi-final was the lowest total scored by Essex when they batted the whole innings -Essex's 2nd XI did better than the England cricket team by beating Sri Lanka in a one day match

Home grounds

Current squad

Ronnie Irani, former Essex captain
Ronnie Irani, former Essex captain
Alastair Cook, Essex player and England regular
Alastair Cook, Essex player and England regular

International players in bold. Leicestershire (ˈlɛstəʃə(r or ˈlɛstəʃɪə(r abbreviation Leics The Twenty20 Cup is a Cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs The County Cricket Ground, is a Cricket venue in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. Castle Park Cricket Ground is an English First-class cricket ground in Colchester. Colchester ( /ˈkəʊltʃɛstə/ is a town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester, in Essex, England. Garons Park is a Cricket ground in Southend, England. The ground was first used by the Essex 1st XI in 2005. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales.

Name Nat Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Ravi Bopara Flag of England RHB RM
Varun Chopra Flag of England RHB OS
Alastair Cook Flag of England LHB RSW
Jason Gallian Flag of England RHB RM
Mark Pettini (c) Flag of England RHB RM Part time Wicket-keeper
All-rounders
Grant Flower Flag of Zimbabwe RHB SLA Kolpak player
James Middlebrook Flag of England RHB OS
Graham Napier Flag of England RHB RMF
Chris Wright Flag of England RHB RMF
Ryan ten Doeschate Flag of the Netherlands RHB RMF EU qualification
Wicket-keepers
James Foster Flag of England RHB
Adam Wheater Flag of England RHB
Bowlers
Jahid Ahmed Flag of England RHB RMF
Maurice Chambers Flag of Jamaica RHB RF
Danish Kaneria Flag of Pakistan RHB LB Overseas player
from May 21st 2008
Andre Nel Flag of South Africa RHB RFM Overseas player
from April 16th to May 18th 2008
Tony Palladino Flag of England RHB RM
Tim Phillips Flag of England LHB SLA
David Masters Flag of England RHB RM
Alex Tudor Flag of England RHB RF
Mervyn Westfield Flag of England RHB RMF
Thomas Westley Flag of England RHB OB

Essex facts and feats

External sources

Further reading

Harry Surtees Altham, CBE, DSO, MC ( November 30, 1888 at Camberley, Surrey – March 11, 1965 Sir Derek Birley ( 31 May 1926 &ndash 14 May 2002) was an English educator and writer who had a strong interest in sport especially Cricket Major Rowland Francis Bowen (born 27 February 1916; died 4 September 1978 at Buckfastleigh, Devon) was a noted Cricket Henry Thomas Waghorn ( 11 April 1842 – 30 January 1930) was a Cricket statistician and historian For the mayor of the US city of Roanoke Virginia from 1968 to 1975 see Roy L Playfair Cricket Annual is a compact Cricket annual. It is a reference book primarily covering First-class cricket in England. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (often referred to simply as Wisden or colloquially as "the Bible of Cricket" is by far the best
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