Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records for Essex in FC matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
KS McEwan	1974-1984	27	41	5	2225	189*	61.80	-	0.00	8	8	2	-	-
SG Law	1996-2001	30	52	5	2862	189	60.89	4441+	60.70	10	14	0	382+	5+
A Flower	2002-2006	81	137	23	6215	271*	54.51	11752	52.88	18	25	5	799	26
RC Irani	1996-2007	107	169	27	7093	218	49.95	13466+	51.87	15	38	7	873+	70+
AJ Bichel	2006-2007	16	20	5	747	148	49.80	1004	74.40	2	4	1	89	16
DJ Insole	1947-1959	9	16	3	629	129	48.38	-	0.00	2	2	1	-	-
TN Pearce	1933-1948	23	37	7	1384	137*	46.13	-	0.00	2	10	1	-	-
AN Cook	2003-2023	158	273	22	11337	195	45.16	21387	53.00	31	56	14	1576	6
GA Gooch	1976-1993	36	57	3	2403	158	44.50	167+	80.23	8	12	1	19+	0+
RS Bopara	2002-2019	186	302	37	11148	229	42.06	21668	51.44	27	51	21	1333	66
WI Jefferson	2000-2006	61	110	11	4136	222	41.77	6694	61.78	11	17	10	658	11
RN ten Doeschate	2003-2021	194	280	35	9841	173*	40.16	14966	65.75	21	51	18	1127	112
J O'Connor	1921-1939	41	70	5	2550	248	39.23	0+	0.00	8	8	3	0+	0+
A Habib	2002-2004	42	69	4	2478	157	38.12	4831	51.29	5	17	7	321	11
JS Foster	2000-2018	264	389	45	12975	212	37.71	24813	52.29	21	68	34	1652	77
OA Shah	2011-2013	25	42	3	1470	161	37.69	2753	53.39	5	5	4	173	16
DDJ Robinson	1996-2003	61	108	9	3697	175	37.34	7526+	47.59	8	20	12	490+	7+
CT Ashton	1921-1938	6	10	2	296	118	37.00	-	0.00	1	1	0	3+	0+
NLJ Browne	2013-2024	138	227	17	7738	255	36.84	16468	46.98	20	31	16	1103	13
DW Lawrence	2015-2023	104	165	13	5572	161	36.65	10355	53.80	14	24	13	681	45
JD Ryder	2014-2016	35	54	7	1717	133	36.53	2601	66.01	4	7	3	218	28
KWR Fletcher	1963-1984	34	54	8	1661	151*	36.10	-	0.00	4	6	5	-	-
N Hussain	1988-2004	26	44	3	1472	206	35.90	1698+	50.53	3	8	5	113+	6+
T Westley	2007-2024	208	347	25	11450	254	35.55	22813	50.19	25	51	28	1693	10
TE Bailey	1946-1964	15	23	7	564	107	35.25	0+	0.00	1	3	0	0+	0+
MJ Walker	2009-2011	40	76	7	2429	150	35.20	5623	43.19	3	11	3	310	8
PI Walter	2016-2024	46	65	9	1966	141	35.10	4040	48.66	1	10	5	252	21
AP Grayson	1996-2004	57	99	8	3147	189	34.58	6371+	49.34	9	12	8	416+	3+
ML Pettini	2001-2015	134	223	32	6553	208*	34.30	13803	47.47	8	39	17	763	38
MJJ Critchley	2022-2024	31	52	2	1689	151*	33.78	2996	56.37	4	9	5	176	18
BMJ Allison	2021-2023	8	12	4	265	69*	33.12	633	41.86	0	3	0	31	3
JK Maunders	2008-2010	21	35	0	1145	150	32.71	2198	52.09	3	5	2	144	6
AJA Wheater	2008-2022	84	116	13	3358	164	32.60	5741	58.49	4	19	12	434	34
MS Nichols	1926-1939	32	52	6	1491	163	32.41	0+	0.00	3	6	3	15+	1+
BT Foakes	2011-2014	31	43	5	1179	132*	31.02	2042	57.73	3	6	7	153	4
B Taylor	1956-1972	9	16	4	372	68*	31.00	-	0.00	0	2	2	-	-
AR Adams	2004-2006	27	29	3	799	124	30.73	871	91.73	2	1	1	91	35
D Gough	2004-2006	24	27	7	613	93	30.65	707	86.70	0	5	1	76	16
JP Stephenson	1988-2004	28	49	11	1136	100*	29.89	1884+	45.64	1	6	4	106+	10+
JC Mickleburgh	2008-2016	94	162	3	4723	243	29.70	10216	46.23	9	21	7	593	15
GM Smith	2012-2015	36	50	5	1336	177	29.68	2152	62.08	2	5	5	176	10
GR Napier	2000-2016	167	224	38	5444	196	29.26	7900	68.91	7	29	21	680	151
FIN Khushi	2020-2024	16	25	1	699	164	29.12	1112	62.85	2	3	2	91	9
G Barker	1954-1971	10	18	2	461	123	28.81	-	0.00	2	1	4	-	-
KR Pont	1973-1983	22	29	4	714	125*	28.56	0+	0.00	2	3	3	0+	0+
GW Flower	2005-2010	39	59	3	1591	203	28.41	3701	42.98	4	7	7	219	7
BA Godleman	2010-2012	33	59	1	1640	130	28.27	3706	44.25	3	7	5	198	8
TC Dodds	1946-1959	14	26	0	717	138	27.57	-	0.00	2	2	1	-	-
V Chopra	2006-2020	71	120	6	3121	155	27.37	6390	48.84	3	19	10	406	12
AV Avery	1938-1953	29	48	1	1278	138	27.19	-	0.00	3	6	3	12+	0+
JD Middlebrook	2002-2009	120	171	25	3920	127	26.84	7814	50.16	4	15	19	483	41
C Gladwin	1983-1986	10	16	0	426	61	26.62	-	0.00	0	1	1	-	-
DR Pringle	1983-1993	24	31	6	662	102*	26.48	17+	58.82	1	2	1	2+	0+
BR Hardie	1973-1989	29	44	2	1097	74	26.11	-	0.00	0	7	5	-	-
BEA Edmeades	1964-1976	7	13	2	286	78	26.00	-	0.00	0	2	3	-	-
DR Wilcox	1938-1947	24	38	1	954	102	25.78	0+	0.00	1	4	2	0+	0+
PJ Prichard	1984-2001	37	65	5	1533	111	25.55	1911+	52.22	1	12	8	142+	6+
JER Gallian	2008-2009	24	44	1	1093	171	25.41	2310	47.31	2	5	6	141	3
RS Clinton	2001-2002	13	23	2	525	107	25.00	1242	42.27	1	2	2	56	5
N Wagner	2017-2018	13	17	4	322	50	24.76	542	59.40	0	1	1	47	5
AM Rossington	2022-2024	21	35	3	791	104	24.71	1316	60.10	2	2	4	92	12
R Horsfall	1947-1955	9	18	2	385	47	24.06	-	0.00	0	0	1	-	-
ASS Nijjar	2015-2021	12	15	5	239	53	23.90	523	45.69	0	1	0	34	0
AJ Tudor	2005-2008	30	38	5	788	144	23.87	1312	60.06	1	3	9	94	17
KD Boyce	1967-1972	5	10	0	238	58	23.80	-	0.00	0	1	0	-	-
RM Taylor	1932-1946	33	55	1	1284	193	23.77	0+	0.00	1	5	2	0+	0+
MA Garnham	1989-1993	9	16	5	261	82*	23.72	69+	42.02	0	1	1	4+	0+
SD Peters	1996-2001	32	56	9	1115	77*	23.72	3126+	35.50	0	5	8	123+	1+
PA Gibb	1951-1955	7	12	0	283	106	23.58	-	0.00	1	0	1	-	-
LC Eastman	1921-1939	35	59	0	1384	90	23.45	0+	0.00	0	5	8	2+	0+
KS Velani	2013-2016	11	16	1	351	58	23.40	635	55.27	0	1	0	52	1
SR Harmer	2017-2024	93	132	23	2540	102*	23.30	5311	47.82	1	14	23	298	26
JM Dakin	2002-2003	25	39	5	770	59	22.64	1321	58.28	0	3	1	102	10
MS Pepper	2018-2024	17	27	3	536	92	22.33	845	63.43	0	3	3	68	9
NA Foster	1983-1993	18	21	5	349	40*	21.81	0+	0.00	0	0	2	0+	0+
TPB Smith	1932-1951	40	62	8	1156	163	21.40	0+	0.00	3	3	11	0+	0+
AN Petersen	2012-2012	7	11	0	235	145	21.36	429	54.77	1	0	0	26	1
JA Cutmore	1926-1935	8	14	1	271	51	20.84	-	0.00	0	2	2	-	-
DE East	1983-1988	28	36	4	652	91	20.37	0+	0.00	0	3	5	0+	0+
TJ Phillips	2001-2014	69	97	16	1641	89	20.25	4087	40.15	0	6	17	236	6
RSG Anderson	2000-2001	17	19	3	324	67*	20.25	569	56.94	0	1	1	41	1
PM Siddle	2018-2021	21	31	8	455	60	19.78	794	57.30	0	1	2	43	10
RE East	1967-1984	28	36	9	532	80*	19.70	0+	0.00	0	2	4	0+	0+
S Snater	2021-2024	34	45	6	762	79*	19.53	996	76.50	0	4	6	92	17
AP Beard	2016-2024	26	28	13	293	58*	19.53	615	47.64	0	1	3	39	2
KC Preston	1950-1964	10	10	5	97	25	19.40	0+	0.00	0	0	1	0+	0+
AP Cowan	1996-2005	46	69	14	1022	68	18.58	2118+	47.21	0	5	10	117+	7+
DR Law	2000-2000	15	23	3	360	68*	18.00	854	42.15	0	2	3	32	7
CJC Wright	2008-2011	41	54	15	689	77	17.66	1412	48.79	0	2	6	100	2
FH Vigar	1938-1954	16	23	5	314	114*	17.44	0+	0.00	1	0	6	0+	0+
N Phillip	1983-1984	19	25	1	415	80	17.29	0+	0.00	0	1	2	0+	0+
AB Lavers	1938-1938	11	19	0	319	39	16.78	-	0.00	0	0	3	-	-
TH Wade	1934-1950	34	49	10	643	67	16.48	0+	0.00	0	3	7	0+	0+
R Smith	1934-1956	38	54	14	646	147	16.15	0+	0.00	1	1	8	0+	0+
SI Mahmood	2013-2014	6	10	1	142	54	15.77	179	79.32	0	1	2	22	1
JK Lever	1968-1989	24	26	5	318	44	15.14	0+	0.00	0	0	2	0+	0+
DAJ Bracewell	2023-2023	8	11	1	151	61*	15.10	202	74.75	0	1	2	13	8
TJ Mason	2000-2001	13	19	4	225	52*	15.00	933	24.11	0	1	5	20	0
AJ Clarke	2002-2004	10	14	2	179	41	14.91	319	56.11	0	0	4	31	0
BJ Hyam	1996-2002	23	37	3	491	63	14.44	1231+	35.25	0	2	8	45+	2+

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 10 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Durham v Essex at Chester-le-Street, County Championship Division One 16th match, Apr 26-29, 2024 [First-class]

Essex v Lancashire at Chelmsford, County Championship Division One 11th match, Apr 19-21, 2024 [First-class]

Essex v Kent at Chelmsford, County Championship Division One 6th match, Apr 12-15, 2024 [First-class]