This is a complete list in alphabetical order of
cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
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 w ...
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, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Rothesay County Championship, is the only domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales. Established in 1890, it is organised by the England and Wales Cri ...
in 1895. Essex has been classified as a
List A team since the beginning of
limited overs cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as white ball cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed within one day. There are a number of formats, including List A cricket (8-hour games), Twenty20 cricket (3-h ...
in 1963 and as a top-level
Twenty20 team since the inauguration of the
Twenty20 Cup
The T20 Blast, officially known as the Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales. The competition was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003. T20 Blast is ...
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 ...
(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
Ronald Charles Irani (born 26 October 1971) is an English former cricketer. He played three Tests for England in 1996 and 1999, but found a niche in One Day Internationals, where he gained much praise for his performances.
He spent most of his c ...
(1994–2007) : R. C. Irani
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Lee Irvine (1968–1969) : B. L. Irvine
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Jahid Ahmed (2005–2009) : Jahid Ahmed
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Victor Jarvis (1925) : V. E. Jarvis
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Will Jefferson (2000–2006) : W. I. Jefferson
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Cecil Jenkinson (1922–1923) : C. V. Jenkinson
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Lindsey Jerman (1950–1951) : L. C. S. Jerman
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Arthur Johnston (1889–1896) : A. S. Johnston
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Mackenzie Jones (2025) : M. W. Jones
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Tony Jorden (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 (1936–1952) : A. B. Quick
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Stan Quin (1924) : S. E. V. Quin
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Rob Quiney
Robert John Quiney (born 20 August 1982) is a former Australian cricketer who played two Test matches for Australia in the 2012–13 season. He played domestic first class and List A cricket for Victoria, and domestic Twenty20 cricket for the ...
(2013) : R. J. Quiney
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Matt Quinn (2016–2020) : M. R. Quinn
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Frederick Unwin (1932–1950) : F. S. Unwin
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Jim Unwin (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.
The son of a Liverpool butcher, Valiant played Second XI cricket for his native Lancashire in 1908, before movin ...
(1912) : J. Valiant
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Henry van Straubenzee (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 (1938–1954) : F. H. Vigar
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Murali Vijay
Murali Vijay (born 1 April 1984) is a former Indian international cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batter and an occasional right-arm off break bowler. He has represented the Indian cricket team and played for Tamil Nadu in domestic f ...
(2018) : M. Vijay
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Umesh Yadav
Umeshkumar Tilak Yadav (born 25 October 1987) is an Indian cricketer who represented the Indian cricket team. He currently plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket. He played 57 test matches for India and his fast-bowling contributed of India wi ...
(2023) : U. T. Yadav
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Sailor Young (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. Zampa was a member of the Australian teams that won the 2023 Cricket World Cup and the 2021 T20 World Cup. ...
(2018–2019) : A. Zampa
See also
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List of Essex cricket captains
Notes
References
Bibliography
*Pracy D (2023) ''Gentlemen and players of Essex: the amateur and professional cricketers of Essex County Cricket Club, 1876–1979''.
Available onlineat
The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS) was founded in England in 1973 for the purpose of researching and collating information about the history and statistics of cricket. Originally called the Association of Cricket Stati ...
. Retrieved 11 June 2025.)
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Cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...