This is a list of Essex List A cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in List A cricket for Essex. Records for Essex in first-class cricket, the longer form of the game, are found at List of Essex first-class cricket records.
Team notation: When a team score is listed as "300-3", this indicates that they have scored 300 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. If it is followed by a "d", this indicates that the side declared. When the team score is listed as "300", this means the side was all out.
Batting notation: When a batsman's score is listed as "100", the batsman scored 100 runs and was out. If it followed by an asterisk *, the batsman was not out.
Bowling notation: "5/100" indicates that the bowler took 5 wickets while conceding 100 runs.
Partnership notation: When partnership runs is listed as “100”, the partnership added 100 runs and was completed. If it is followed by an asterisk *, the partnership was unbroken (ie both batsmen not dismissed)
| Opposition | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | Abandoned | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | 47 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 65.96 |
| Durham | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52.63 |
| Glamorgan | 64 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 56.25 |
| Gloucestershire | 62 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 52.23 |
| Hampshire | 73 | 33 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 45.21 |
| Kent | 69 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 49.28 |
| Lancashire | 64 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 50.00 |
| Leicestershire | 46 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 45.65 |
| Middlesex | 74 | 44 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 59.46 |
| Northamptonshire | 53 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 64.15 |
| Nottinghamshire | 48 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 52.08 |
| Somerset | 48 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 50.00 |
| Surrey | 72 | 30 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 41.67 |
| Sussex | 65 | 43 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 66.15 |
| Warwickshire | 55 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52.73 |
| Worcestershire | 54 | 25 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46.30 |
| Yorkshire | 51 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50.98 |
| Bedfordshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Berkshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Cheshire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Cumberland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Devon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Dorset | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Northumberland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Shropshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Staffordshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Suffolk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Wales Minor Counties | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Wiltshire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| British Universities | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Cambridge University | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Combined Universities | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Essex Cricket Board | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Minor Counties | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Minor Counties East | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Minor Counties South | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Scotland | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Unicorns | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Australians | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| New Zealanders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pakistanis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| South Africa A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| South Africans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sri Lankans | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| West Indians | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Victoria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabweans | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Total | 1032 | 567 | 411 | 16 | 38 | 53 | 54.94 |
| Source: CricketArchive . Abandoned matches are not included in the total number of matches. Last updated: 14 August 2024. | |||||||
| Total Runs | Opponents | Venue | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest for Essex | 417-6 | v Surrey | Chelmsford | 2025 |
| Highest against Essex | 373-5 | by Notts | Chelmsford | 2017 |
| Lowest for Essex | 57 | v Lancashire | Lord's | 1996 |
| Lowest against Essex | 41 | by Middlesex | Westcliff-on-Sea | 1972 |
| 41 | by Shropshire | Orleton Park | 1974 | |
| Source: CricketArchive . Last updated: 15 August 2025. | ||||
| Runs | Batsman | Opponents | Venue | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest individual innings | 201* |  Ravi Bopara | v Leicestershire | Grace Road | 2008 |
| Most runs in a season for Essex | 1,169 |  Ken McEwan | 1980 | ||
| Most runs in a career for Essex | 16,536 | Graham Gooch | 1973–1997 | ||
| Source: CricketArchive . Last updated: 14 August 2024. | |||||
| Analysis | Bowler | Opponents | Venue | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best innings analysis for Essex | 8/26 |  Keith Boyce | v Lancashire | Manchester | 1971 |
| Wickets | Bowler | Season | |||
| Most wickets in a season for Essex | 47 | John Lever | 1976 | ||
| Most career wickets for Essex | 616 | John Lever | 1968–1989 | ||
| Source: CricketArchive . Last updated: 14 August 2024. | |||||
| Wicket Partnership | Runs | Batsmen | Opponents | Venue | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 269 | Mark Pettini Jason Gallian | v Surrey | The Oval | 2008 |
| 2nd | 273 | Graham Gooch Ken McEwan | v Nottinghamshire | Nottingham | 1983 |
| 3rd | 268* | Graham Gooch Keith Fletcher | v Sussex | Hove | 1982 |
| 4th | 230 |  Hamish Rutherford  Ryan ten Doeschate | v Scotland | Chelmsford | 2013 |
| 5th | 209 | Tom Westley Ryan ten Doeschate | v Yorkshire | Scarborough | 2014 |
| 6th | 175 |  Curtis Campher Simon Harmer | v Surrey | Chelmsford | 2025 |
| 7th | 92 | Brian Edmeades Stuart Turner | v Nottinghamshire | Chelmsford | 1969 |
| 8th | 109 | Ray East Neil Smith | v Northamptonshire | Chelmsford | 1977 |
| 9th | 67 | Stuart Turner Ray East | v Gloucestershire | Chelmsford | 1973 |
| 10th | 81 | Stuart Turner Ray East | v Yorkshire | Leeds | 1982 |
| Source: CricketArchive . Last updated: 15 August 2025. | |||||