Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Cricket Records for Essex in FC matches

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
NH Saint	1921-1921	1	3.2	0	20	9	2	2/9	4.50	2.70	10.00	0	0	0
JDS Neesham	2021-2021	1	4.1	0	25	15	2	2/15	7.50	3.60	12.50	0	0	0
HM Morris	1921-1927	4	7.0	1	42	16	2	2/16	8.00	2.28	21.00	0	0	0
LHR Ralph	1956-1959	2	47.1	19	283	83	8	5/33	10.37	1.75	35.37	0	1	0
TC Dodds	1946-1959	14	7.0	4	42	11	1	1/3	11.00	1.57	42.00	0	0	0
HD Read	1934-1934	1	27.1	3	163	103	9	7/35	11.44	3.79	18.11	0	1	0
Mohammad Amir	2017-2019	4	106.2	27	638	253	20	5/18	12.65	2.37	31.90	1	2	1
AH Meston	1927-1927	1	7.0	1	42	13	1	1/13	13.00	1.85	42.00	0	0	0
K Farnes	1938-1938	9	319.1	58	1915	901	61	8/38	14.77	2.82	31.39	4	4	2
RS Clinton	2001-2002	13	9.0	1	54	30	2	2/30	15.00	3.33	27.00	0	0	0
SJ Cook	2017-2024	70	1918.0	553	11508	4828	270	7/23	17.88	2.51	42.62	10	13	4
LA Dawson	2015-2015	2	27.2	6	164	73	4	2/34	18.25	2.67	41.00	0	0	0
AGJ Fraser	1992-1992	1	9.3	2	57	37	2	2/37	18.50	3.89	28.50	0	0	0
H Pickett	1896-1896	1	15.0	4	75	37	2	2/30	18.50	2.96	37.50	0	0	0
PM Siddle	2018-2021	21	674.4	156	4048	1778	91	6/38	19.53	2.63	44.48	3	6	0
JK Lever	1968-1989	24	706.0	162	4236	2149	109	7/55	19.71	3.04	38.86	7	7	3
N Phillip	1983-1984	19	479.2	87	2876	1414	70	6/4	20.20	2.94	41.08	2	5	0
Ashar Zaidi	2016-2017	5	44.5	8	269	104	5	3/17	20.80	2.31	53.80	0	0	0
NA Foster	1983-1993	18	622.3	123	3735	1864	87	8/99	21.42	2.99	42.93	6	3	0
CJ Taylor	2015-2018	4	32.3	4	195	129	6	2/20	21.50	3.96	32.50	0	0	0
MS Nichols	1926-1939	32	-	247	7301	3455	160	9/37	21.59	2.83	45.63	4	15	3
DD Masters	2008-2016	113	3858.1	1132	23149	9428	436	8/10	21.62	2.44	53.09	15	23	0
SR Harmer	2017-2024	93	3625.5	981	21755	9600	436	9/80	22.01	2.64	49.89	16	35	10
A Flower	2002-2006	81	24.3	3	147	68	3	1/5	22.66	2.77	49.00	0	0	0
JA Porter	2014-2024	121	3356.2	676	20138	10860	466	7/41	23.30	3.23	43.21	28	17	3
S Snater	2021-2024	34	696.1	169	4177	2100	90	7/98	23.33	3.01	46.41	2	4	0
MA Comber	2010-2010	2	22.2	2	134	94	4	2/34	23.50	4.20	33.50	0	0	0
DR Pringle	1983-1993	24	519.4	97	3118	1642	69	7/32	23.79	3.15	45.18	3	3	0
A Carter	2010-2010	3	100.5	15	605	311	13	5/40	23.92	3.08	46.53	0	1	0
P Cousens	1954-1954	2	10.0	1	60	24	1	1/24	24.00	2.40	60.00	0	0	0
JWHT Douglas	1907-1927	5	112.3	20	675	337	14	4/113	24.07	2.99	48.21	1	0	0
RSG Anderson	2000-2001	17	465.5	110	2795	1428	59	6/34	24.20	3.06	47.37	2	6	1
JR Winslade	2015-2015	2	21.0	2	126	97	4	4/20	24.25	4.61	31.50	1	0	0
MJ Saggers	2007-2007	2	81.0	20	486	244	10	5/39	24.40	3.01	48.60	0	1	0
D Watkins	1953-1953	1	15.0	3	90	49	2	2/49	24.50	3.26	45.00	0	0	0
JD Ryder	2014-2016	35	720.3	162	4323	2274	92	6/47	24.71	3.15	46.98	1	7	2
RC Irani	1996-2007	107	1130.0	327	6780	3024	121	6/71	24.99	2.67	56.03	4	5	0
Danish Kaneria	2004-2010	57	2658.2	567	15950	7703	307	8/116	25.09	2.89	51.95	13	24	5
AJ Bichel	2006-2007	16	498.3	96	2991	1833	73	7/36	25.10	3.67	40.97	2	4	1
M Osborne	2010-2010	2	36.0	5	216	151	6	3/35	25.16	4.19	36.00	0	0	0
MJ Walker	2009-2011	40	46.2	7	278	153	6	3/35	25.50	3.30	46.33	0	0	0
JP Stephenson	1988-2004	28	475.5	85	2855	1763	69	7/44	25.55	3.70	41.37	2	1	1
RJW Topley	2011-2015	31	950.0	186	5700	3223	125	6/29	25.78	3.39	45.60	3	7	2
JWA Stephenson	1938-1939	6	-	30	852	387	15	5/84	25.80	2.72	56.80	0	1	0
PJ Phelan	1963-1964	2	63.2	5	380	258	10	5/94	25.80	4.07	38.00	0	2	1
BE McGain	2010-2010	2	64.3	4	387	260	10	5/151	26.00	4.03	38.70	1	1	0
JA Richards	2023-2023	1	26.0	6	156	130	5	5/96	26.00	5.00	31.20	0	1	0
HJ Palmer	1926-1930	2	58.4	13	352	157	6	5/40	26.16	2.67	58.66	0	1	0
GM Louden	1921-1921	2	56.3	5	339	236	9	7/144	26.22	4.17	37.66	0	1	0
BMJ Allison	2021-2023	8	139.1	34	835	370	14	5/32	26.42	2.65	59.64	1	1	0
TPB Smith	1932-1951	40	-	277	9095	4520	171	8/99	26.43	2.98	53.18	11	12	2
CJ Kortright	1896-1896	1	38.0	6	190	134	5	3/95	26.80	4.23	38.00	0	0	0
TE Bailey	1946-1964	15	491.0	90	2946	1395	52	6/82	26.82	2.84	56.65	0	5	1
DL Acfield	1970-1986	28	682.1	193	4093	1651	61	7/100	27.06	2.42	67.09	3	2	1
D Gough	2004-2006	24	750.4	170	4504	2235	82	5/57	27.25	2.97	54.92	5	3	0
DAJ Bracewell	2023-2023	8	165.2	18	992	658	24	4/51	27.41	3.97	41.33	1	0	0
TD Topley	1988-1993	7	148.2	41	890	467	17	5/15	27.47	3.14	52.35	0	1	0
LC Eastman	1921-1939	35	-	178	4380	1892	68	5/31	27.82	2.59	64.41	5	1	0
Mohammad Akram	2003-2003	4	145.0	31	870	560	20	8/49	28.00	3.86	43.50	0	2	1
A Habib	2002-2004	42	9.4	1	58	28	1	1/10	28.00	2.89	58.00	0	0	0
KS McEwan	1974-1984	27	7.0	0	42	28	1	1/8	28.00	4.00	42.00	0	0	0
W Mead	1896-1907	2	-	31	505	226	8	5/68	28.25	2.68	63.12	0	1	0
MS Panesar	2013-2015	24	668.1	181	4009	1918	67	6/111	28.62	2.87	59.83	2	4	1
JM Dakin	2002-2003	25	712.5	156	4277	2332	80	5/86	29.15	3.27	53.46	6	1	0
AN Cook	2003-2023	158	38.0	3	228	175	6	3/13	29.16	4.60	38.00	0	0	0
AJ Clarke	2002-2004	10	226.3	43	1359	762	26	5/54	29.30	3.36	52.26	1	1	0
BEA Edmeades	1964-1976	7	65.0	14	390	176	6	2/26	29.33	2.70	65.00	0	0	0
RC Harvey	1952-1952	1	16.0	1	96	88	3	3/88	29.33	5.50	32.00	0	0	0
MJJ Critchley	2022-2024	31	406.5	47	2441	1509	50	5/105	30.18	3.70	48.82	1	1	0
GR Napier	2000-2016	167	3934.3	719	23607	13974	463	7/21	30.18	3.55	50.98	20	17	0
KD Boyce	1967-1972	5	153.3	31	921	426	14	4/33	30.42	2.77	65.78	1	0	0
TR Craddock	2011-2014	18	384.1	68	2305	1251	41	5/96	30.51	3.25	56.21	5	1	0
MR Quinn	2016-2020	16	469.2	83	2816	1540	50	7/76	30.80	3.28	56.32	2	1	1
WMH Rhodes	2016-2016	4	87.0	23	522	278	9	2/34	30.88	3.19	58.00	0	0	0
VJ Evans	1933-1935	2	82.0	24	492	187	6	3/62	31.16	2.28	82.00	0	0	0
S Turner	1968-1983	20	418.4	99	2512	1016	32	5/30	31.75	2.42	78.50	1	1	0
MW Dixon	2016-2017	7	166.1	32	997	636	20	5/124	31.80	3.82	49.85	0	1	0
JB Grant	2001-2003	15	326.1	53	1957	1368	43	5/38	31.81	4.19	45.51	1	1	0
RM Taylor	1932-1946	33	-	8	677	448	14	4/41	32.00	3.97	48.35	1	0	0
AP Palladino	2003-2010	38	856.4	220	5140	2754	86	6/41	32.02	3.21	59.76	4	2	0
MA Chambers	2005-2013	44	1003.3	165	6021	3598	112	6/68	32.12	3.58	53.75	4	2	1
AP Beard	2016-2024	26	477.3	74	2865	1757	54	4/21	32.53	3.67	53.05	3	0	0
AR Adams	2004-2006	27	827.2	197	4964	2609	80	5/60	32.61	3.15	62.05	4	2	0
CM Willoughby	2012-2012	8	180.0	34	1080	621	19	5/70	32.68	3.45	56.84	1	1	0
AB Hipkin	1923-1930	4	115.0	20	690	331	10	5/102	33.10	2.87	69.00	0	1	0
Harbhajan Singh	2012-2012	5	176.3	38	1059	431	13	4/91	33.15	2.44	81.46	1	0	0
N Shahid	1989-1993	3	35.1	7	211	166	5	2/24	33.20	4.72	42.20	0	0	0
KR Pont	1973-1983	22	107.0	25	642	299	9	3/51	33.22	2.79	71.33	0	0	0
GM Smith	2012-2015	36	413.2	73	2480	1273	38	5/42	33.50	3.07	65.26	1	2	0
R Smith	1934-1956	38	-	179	5852	3289	98	6/36	33.56	3.37	59.71	4	4	0
AP Cowan	1996-2005	46	1340.5	323	8045	4200	125	5/54	33.60	3.13	64.36	4	3	0
MC Ilott	1992-2002	30	861.1	209	5167	2668	79	6/42	33.77	3.09	65.40	3	2	0
JH Childs	1986-1996	14	397.2	107	2384	1320	39	5/84	33.84	3.32	61.12	2	1	0
A Nel	2005-2008	8	274.2	62	1646	820	24	3/38	34.16	2.98	68.58	0	0	0
KC Preston	1950-1964	10	266.0	42	1596	820	24	4/60	34.16	3.08	66.50	2	0	0
MT Coles	2018-2019	6	160.0	34	960	515	15	5/123	34.33	3.21	64.00	0	1	0
JG Dixon	1921-1922	3	53.0	11	318	207	6	3/58	34.50	3.90	53.00	0	0	0
RS Bopara	2002-2019	186	2209.3	356	13257	7962	230	5/49	34.61	3.60	57.63	3	3	0
AB Lavers	1938-1938	11	62.0	10	372	208	6	3/22	34.66	3.35	62.00	0	0	0
DR Law	2000-2000	15	291.4	50	1750	1042	30	5/78	34.73	3.57	58.33	1	1	0
RN ten Doeschate	2003-2021	194	1676.0	202	10056	6642	189	6/57	35.14	3.96	53.20	7	5	0
GW Flower	2005-2010	39	235.4	54	1414	738	21	3/28	35.14	3.13	67.33	0	0	0
HB Daer	1938-1938	8	95.0	16	570	387	11	3/21	35.18	4.07	51.81	0	0	0
TS Mills	2011-2014	25	468.0	83	2808	1627	46	4/25	35.36	3.47	61.04	3	0	0
TC Moore	2014-2016	9	188.0	38	1128	642	18	4/78	35.66	3.41	62.66	1	0	0
CJC Wright	2008-2011	41	1125.5	197	6755	4007	112	6/22	35.77	3.55	60.31	5	2	0
RE East	1967-1984	28	557.2	144	3344	1505	42	5/45	35.83	2.70	79.61	1	2	0
SA Brant	2003-2004	18	533.1	119	3199	1783	49	6/45	36.38	3.34	65.28	2	1	0
DJ Insole	1947-1959	9	21.3	0	129	111	3	2/38	37.00	5.16	43.00	0	0	0
SG Law	1996-2001	30	10.0	2	60	37	1	1/26	37.00	3.70	60.00	0	0	0
J O'Connor	1921-1939	41	-	25	1201	715	19	5/68	37.63	3.57	63.21	0	2	1
MS Westfield	2005-2009	7	109.1	19	655	416	11	4/72	37.81	3.81	59.54	1	0	0
N Wagner	2017-2018	13	425.4	63	2554	1516	40	6/48	37.90	3.56	63.85	0	1	0
SJW Andrew	1991-1996	5	129.0	22	774	459	12	3/47	38.25	3.55	64.50	0	0	0
IL Pont	1988-1988	1	24.0	3	144	116	3	3/78	38.66	4.83	48.00	0	0	0
Tanveer Sikandar	2014-2014	2	38.0	6	228	117	3	2/90	39.00	3.07	76.00	0	0	0
W Reeves	1907-1907	1	24.0	3	144	78	2	2/78	39.00	3.25	72.00	0	0	0
PI Walter	2016-2024	46	280.1	40	1681	976	25	3/20	39.04	3.48	67.24	0	0	0
AGAM McCoubrey	2003-2004	8	150.5	25	905	705	18	4/16	39.16	4.67	50.27	1	0	0
JE Bishop	2001-2005	15	382.5	62	2297	1516	38	5/148	39.89	3.95	60.44	1	1	0
CAG Russell	1921-1930	5	45.0	10	270	120	3	1/30	40.00	2.66	90.00	0	0	0
JD Middlebrook	2002-2009	120	3398.0	630	20388	10852	270	6/123	40.19	3.19	75.51	13	7	0
TJ Mason	2000-2001	13	278.3	68	1671	808	20	5/40	40.40	2.90	83.55	0	1	0
AJ Tudor	2005-2008	30	673.0	134	4038	2513	62	5/67	40.53	3.73	65.12	1	1	0
JA Bailey	1954-1955	3	82.0	17	492	203	5	2/18	40.60	2.47	98.40	0	0	0
ASS Nijjar	2015-2021	12	175.5	23	1055	660	16	2/28	41.25	3.75	65.93	0	0	0
ZK Sharif	2001-2003	4	50.0	1	300	290	7	4/98	41.42	5.80	42.85	1	0	0
MR Adair	2023-2023	1	23.0	6	138	83	2	2/64	41.50	3.60	69.00	0	0	0
JS Ahmed	2005-2009	7	122.1	19	733	542	13	3/42	41.69	4.43	56.38	0	0	0
PM Such	1991-2001	36	1040.3	237	6243	3097	73	7/167	42.42	2.97	85.52	3	4	1
RNS Hobbs	1963-1973	8	187.1	58	1123	468	11	3/73	42.54	2.50	102.09	0	0	0
ER Presland	1967-1967	1	41.0	10	246	86	2	1/42	43.00	2.09	123.00	0	0	0
TJ Phillips	2001-2014	69	1449.4	232	8698	5176	116	5/41	44.62	3.57	74.98	4	1	0
MK Davies	2001-2001	2	38.0	4	228	141	3	3/121	47.00	3.71	76.00	0	0	0
BR Knight	1955-1964	4	83.3	10	501	237	5	2/85	47.40	2.83	100.20	0	0	0
CT Ashton	1921-1938	6	76.0	6	456	336	7	3/39	48.00	4.42	65.14	0	0	0
MT Steketee	2022-2022	5	134.2	26	806	481	10	4/130	48.10	3.58	80.60	1	0	0
T Westley	2007-2024	208	753.4	107	4522	2369	49	4/75	48.34	3.14	92.28	1	0	0
DW Lawrence	2015-2023	104	201.4	30	1210	734	15	3/98	48.93	3.63	80.66	0	0	0
AG Waterman	1938-1938	5	32.0	5	192	103	2	1/22	51.50	3.21	96.00	0	0	0
AP Grayson	1996-2004	57	601.1	112	3607	1874	36	5/20	52.05	3.11	100.19	1	1	0
UT Yadav	2023-2023	3	54.0	7	324	211	4	3/32	52.75	3.90	81.00	0	0	0
DJJ Thompson	2000-2000	2	36.3	12	219	106	2	2/76	53.00	2.90	109.50	0	0	0
FH Vigar	1938-1954	16	119.0	13	714	533	10	2/17	53.30	4.47	71.40	0	0	0
WT Greensmith	1951-1963	10	179.4	36	1078	551	10	4/60	55.10	3.06	107.80	1	0	0
AC McGarry	2000-2007	18	360.3	62	2163	1397	25	5/27	55.88	3.87	86.52	0	1	0
Adeel Malik	2015-2015	3	46.5	2	281	224	4	3/39	56.00	4.78	70.25	0	0	0
GA Gooch	1976-1993	36	287.4	55	1726	862	15	5/40	57.46	2.99	115.06	0	1	0
OJ Newby	2014-2014	2	52.1	18	313	179	3	2/52	59.66	3.43	104.33	0	0	0
DW Steyn	2005-2005	6	199.2	38	1196	838	14	3/69	59.85	4.20	85.42	0	0	0
WI Jefferson	2000-2006	61	20.0	6	120	60	1	1/16	60.00	3.00	120.00	0	0	0
Saleem Malik	1991-1993	4	14.0	0	84	60	1	1/49	60.00	4.28	84.00	0	0	0
NRM Thain	2023-2024	3	19.0	0	114	122	2	1/27	61.00	6.42	57.00	0	0	0
ME Waugh	1988-2002	5	31.0	4	186	122	2	1/40	61.00	3.93	93.00	0	0	0
MET Salisbury	2014-2015	9	145.0	20	870	552	9	4/50	61.33	3.80	96.66	1	0	0
C Campher	2023-2023	1	16.5	1	101	65	1	1/45	65.00	3.86	101.00	0	0	0
SI Mahmood	2013-2014	6	83.0	4	498	405	6	3/54	67.50	4.87	83.00	0	0	0
HTO Smith	1930-1930	1	30.0	5	180	68	1	1/52	68.00	2.26	180.00	0	0	0
ND Thornicroft	2005-2005	1	22.0	6	132	70	1	1/70	70.00	3.18	132.00	0	0	0
LL Tsotsobe	2011-2011	3	84.0	8	504	388	5	2/71	77.60	4.61	100.80	0	0	0
DJP Boden	1992-1993	2	21.0	6	126	78	1	1/36	78.00	3.71	126.00	0	0	0
HWF Franklin	1921-1921	1	11.0	2	66	79	1	1/79	79.00	7.18	66.00	0	0	0
CS Martin	2010-2010	1	25.0	10	150	84	1	1/84	84.00	3.36	150.00	0	0	0
TN Pearce	1933-1948	23	38.4	6	232	171	2	2/32	85.50	4.42	116.00	0	0	0
AJA Wheater	2008-2022	84	4.0	0	24	86	1	1/86	86.00	21.50	24.00	0	0	0
KWR Fletcher	1963-1984	34	13.3	1	81	87	1	1/12	87.00	6.44	81.00	0	0	0
RH Patel	2015-2015	1	18.0	2	108	92	1	1/92	92.00	5.11	108.00	0	0	0
G Miller	1988-1988	2	52.0	8	312	192	2	1/45	96.00	3.69	156.00	0	0	0
JS Foster	2000-2018	264	14.0	0	84	128	1	1/122	128.00	9.14	84.00	0	0	0
GH Dockrell	2023-2023	1	27.0	1	162	148	1	1/86	148.00	5.48	162.00	0	0	0
DDJ Robinson	1996-2003	61	33.2	1	200	202	1	1/7	202.00	6.06	200.00	0	0	0
ML Pettini	2001-2015	134	22.0	0	132	263	1	1/72	263.00	11.95	132.00	0	0	0

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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]