County Cricket 2012 / Essex Squad

James Foster

captain/keeper

Age: 32 years 79 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Ravi Bopara

vice-captain

Age: 27 years 60 days

Playing role: Middle-order batsman

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Maurice Chambers

Age: 24 years 293 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast

Michael Comber

Age: 22 years 251 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Alastair Cook

Age: 27 years 191 days

Playing role: Opening batsman

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm slow

Tom Craddock

Age: 22 years 356 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Legbreak

Ben Foakes

Age: 19 years 139 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

James Franklin

overseas player

Age: 31 years 239 days

Playing role: Allrounder

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Left-arm medium

Notes: Twenty20 only

Billy Godleman

Age: 23 years 143 days

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Legbreak

Harbhajan Singh

overseas player

Age: 32 years 0 days

Playing role: Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

David Masters

Age: 34 years 72 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast

Jaik Mickleburgh

Age: 22 years 95 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast

Graham Napier

Age: 32 years 179 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Alviro Petersen

overseas player

Age: 31 years 221 days

Playing role: Batsman

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Mark Pettini

Age: 28 years 331 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Tim Phillips

Age: 31 years 112 days

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Slow left-arm orthodox

Owais Shah

Age: 33 years 255 days

Playing role: Batsman

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Greg Smith

Age: 29 years 74 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast

Ryan ten Doeschate

Age: 32 years 3 days

Playing role: Allrounder

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium-fast

Kishen Velani

Age: 17 years 305 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Matt Walker

Age: 38 years 183 days

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm medium

Tom Westley

Age: 23 years 112 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm offbreak

Adam Wheater

Age: 22 years 141 days

Batting: Right-hand bat

Charl Willoughby

Age: 37 years 213 days

Batting: Left-hand bat

Bowling: Left-arm fast-medium

Peter Siddle

withdrawn player

Age: 27 years 221 days

Playing role: Bowler

Batting: Right-hand bat

Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium

Notes: Twenty20 only