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Essex v Marylebone Cricket Club Men's First-Class Records

Number of Matches 13 From: 07 July 1789 To: 24 March 2020
Essex won 4
Marylebone Cricket Club won 4
Draws 5
Ties 0
1 match between these teams was cancelled

Essex

Highest Team Total 356 Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1949
Lowest All-Out Team Total 78 Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1951
Most Runs in innings 143 AV Avery Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1949
Best Bowling in innings 6-23 CJ Kortright Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1896
Best Bowling in match 10-57 CJ Kortright Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1896
1st Wkt† 98 GA Gooch (44) MH Denness (69) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1980
2nd Wkt† 51 ASS Nijjar (30) T Westley (62) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 2017/18
3rd Wkt† 85 AV Avery (143) WB Morris (39) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1949
4th Wkt 186 AV Avery (143) TE Bailey (82) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1949
5th Wkt† 81 AV Avery (7) TE Bailey (41) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1951
6th Wkt† 80* KR Pont (62*) DE East (39*) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1985
7th Wkt† 89 HGP Owen (67) AL Gibson (37) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1897
8th Wkt† 52 NA Foster (41*) JK Lever (37) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1984
9th Wkt† 99 FG Bull (34) W Mead (62) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1896
10th Wkt 64 CJ Kortright (66*) H Pickett (15) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1897
Most Runs
Name Matches Innings Not Outs Runs HS Average
GA Gooch 4 8 0 251 78 31.37
Most Wickets
Name Matches Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average BB
CJ Kortright 3 431 19 238 19 12.52 6/23
W Mead 3 650 42 225 19 11.84 5/41
Most Catches
Name Matches Catches
DE East 3 6
GA Gooch 4 6
Most Stumpings
Name Matches Stumpings
JS Foster 1 1
TM Russell 3 1

Marylebone Cricket Club

Highest Team Total 408 for 8 declared Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 2017/18
Lowest All-Out Team Total 41 Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1896
Most Runs in innings 140* SR Hain Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 2017/18
Best Bowling in innings 7-36 JC Laker Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1951
Best Bowling in match 10-108 AE Trott Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1897
1st Wkt† 103 TA Lloyd (60) CL Smith (43) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1984
2nd Wkt† 101 JDB Robertson (95) WJ Edrich (57) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1949
3rd Wkt 163 MD Moxon (104) MCJ Nicholas (121) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1985
4th Wkt 170* TA Lloyd (102*) MW Gatting (75*) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1984
5th Wkt 150 MW Gatting (111) RC Ontong (63*) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1987
6th Wkt† 98 BJ Howard (114) RO Jenkins (68*) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1949
7th Wkt† 51* RO Jenkins (68*) AB Lavers (17*) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1949
8th Wkt 172 SR Hain (140*) DM Bess (107) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 2017/18
9th Wkt† 45 RJ Burrell (0) GJ Thompson (27*) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1897
10th Wkt 38 GJ Thompson (27*) L Whitehead (10) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1897
Note: A total of 118 was added for the 1st wicket
49* RW Nicholls (75) J Gifford (37) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1897
69 RW Nicholls (75) H Wrathall (28) Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 1897
Most Runs
Name Matches Innings Not Outs Runs HS Average
CJ Tavaré 1 2 0 199 115 99.50
Most Wickets
Name Matches Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average BB
JT Hearne 2 485 30 189 15 12.60 7/59
Most Catches
Name Matches Catches
CJ Richards 1 8
Most Stumpings
Name Matches Stumpings
JH Board 1 1
G Davenport 1 1
GO Dawkes 1 1
JA Simpson 1 1
W Storer 1 1

† The partnership record for the marked wickets may have been exceeded in other matches for which we don't have fall of wickets data.

Kevin Jones

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