This is a complete list in alphabetical order of
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
ers who have played for
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Essex. Founded in 1876, the club had minor county status until 1894 when ...
in top-class matches since 1894 when the team was elevated to
first-class status before the club joined the
County Championship
The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It bec ...
in 1895. Essex has been classified as a
List A team since the beginning of
limited overs cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket or white ball cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day. There are a number of formats, including List A cricket (8-hour games), Twenty ...
in 1963 and as a top-level
Twenty20 team since the inauguration of the
Twenty20 Cup in 2003.
The details are the player's usual name followed by the years in which he was active as an Essex player and then his name is given as it would appear on modern match scorecards. Note that many players represented other first-class teams besides Essex and that some played for the club in minor cricket before 1894. Current players are shown as active to the latest season in which they played for the club. The list excludes Second XI and other players who did not play for the club's first team and players whose first team appearances were in minor matches only.
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Mark Ilott
Mark Christopher Ilott (born 27 August 1970) is a former English professional cricketer.
Having previously played with the minor county Hertfordshire, Ilott began his career with Essex in 1988. A left-arm swing bowler in the mould of John L ...
(1988–2002) : M. C. Ilott
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John Inns (1898–1904) : J. H. Inns
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(1947–1969) : D. J. Insole
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Ronnie Irani (1994–2007) : R. C. Irani
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Lee Irvine
Brian Lee Irvine (born 9 March 1944 in Durban, South Africa) is a former cricketer who played four Tests for South Africa in 1969–70 in the last Test series played by South Africa before official sporting links were broken over the apartheid ...
(1968–1969) : B. L. Irvine
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Jahid Ahmed
Jahid Sheikh Ahmed ( bn, জাহিদ শেখ আহমেদ; born 20 February 1986) is an English former first-class cricketer. He played as a right-handed lower order batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Personal life
Ahmed a ...
(2005–2009) : Jahid Ahmed
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Victor Jarvis (1925) : V. E. Jarvis
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Will Jefferson
William Ingleby Jefferson (born 25 October 1979) is a former professional cricketer who played for Essex County Cricket Club, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire in a 12-year career. He retired from the game in 2012 as a result of a chronic hip ...
(2000–2006) : W. I. Jefferson
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Cecil Jenkinson (1922–1923) : C. V. Jenkinson
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Lindsey Jerman
Lindsey Jerman (23 April 1915 – 15 January 1996) was an English cricketer. He played for Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea ...
(1950–1951) : L. C. S. Jerman
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Arthur Johnston (1889–1896) : A. S. Johnston
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Tony Jorden
Anthony Mervyn Jorden (28 January 1947 – 20 October 2023) was an English sportsman who played international rugby union for England and first-class cricket.
Education
Jorden attended Monmouth School before going up to Fitzwilliam College, Cam ...
(1966–1970) : A. M. Jorden
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Ronald Joy (1922–1928) : R. C. G. Joy
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Jack O'Connor (1921–1939) : J. O'Connor
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Charles Orman (1896) : C. E. L. Orman
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Max Osborne (2009–2011) : M. Osborne
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Hugh Owen (1880–1902) : H. G. P. Owen
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Arnold Quick
Arnold Bertram Quick (10 February 1915 – 17 July 1990) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1936 to 1952.
An exuberant, hard-hitting right-handed batter, noted for the power of his driving, Arnold Quick played 19 m ...
(1936–1952) : A. B. Quick
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Stan Quin (1924) : S. E. V. Quin
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Rob Quiney
Rob or ROB may refer to:
Places
* Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia
* Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia
People
* Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn
* Rob ...
(2013) : R. J. Quiney
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Matt Quinn
Matthew Richard Quinn (born 28 February 1993) is a New Zealand born cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club.
Quinn was born in New Zealand and played for Auckland, making his List A cricket debut in February 2013 in the 2012–13 Ford ...
(2016–2020) : M. R. Quinn
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Frederick Unwin
Frederick St George Unwin (23 April 1911 – 4 October 1990) was an English cricketer. He played for Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the ...
(1932–1950) : F. S. Unwin
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Jim Unwin
Ernest James Unwin (18 September 1912 – 23 November 2003) was an English rugby union international. He also played first-class cricket for Essex.
Unwin, a pacy winger and capable drop-kicker, won his first cap for England in their 1937 Home ...
(1932–1939) : E. J. Unwin
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James Valiant
James Valiant (17 July 1884 – 28 October 1917) was an English cricketer. Valiant's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire.
The son of a Liverpool butcher, Valiant played Second XI cricke ...
(1912) : J. Valiant
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Henry van Straubenzee
Henry van Straubenzee (7 March 1914 – 12 April 2002) was a British army officer who was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for leadership whilst commanding 12 Royal Tank Regiment, in Northern Italy, in 1944, during the Second World W ...
(1938) : H. H. van Straubenzee
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Kishen Velani (2012–2016) : K. S. Velani
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Nicholas Vere-Hodge (1936–1939) : N. Vere-Hodge
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Frank Vigar
Frank Henry Vigar (14 July 1917 – 31 May 2004) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Essex County Cricket Club between 1938 and 1954. A right-handed batsman, and leg break bowler, Vigar served as an all-rounder with 8,858 ...
(1938–1954) : F. H. Vigar
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Murali Vijay (2018) : M. Vijay
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Umesh Yadav
Umeshkumar Tilak Yadav (born 25 October 1987) is an Indian cricketer who currently plays for Vidarbha cricket team, Indian national team, Middlesex and Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.
A right-arm fast bowler, Yadav has p ...
(2023) : U. T. Yadav
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Sailor Young
Harding Isaac "Sailor" Young (5 February 1876 – 12 December 1964) was a professional cricketer who played for Essex and England.
Young was a left-arm medium-pace bowler and a capable lower-order batsman. His bowling achieved considerable tu ...
(1898–1912) : H. I. Young
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Adam Zampa
Adam Zampa (born 31 March 1992) is an Australian international cricketer who represents Australian cricket team in limited-overs cricket.
Youth career
As a child, Zampa bowled medium pace, but Cricket Australia had placed restrictions on how m ...
(2018–2019) : A. Zampa
See also
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List of Essex cricket captains
Notes
References
{{Lists of English cricketers
Lists of Essex cricketers
Essex County Cricket Club
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...