1988-09-14 to 1988-09-17 · County Ground, Chelmsford
Essex v Northamptonshire
- Essex
- 312 & 275/4
- Northamptonshire
- 340 & 243/8d
Essex won by 6 wickets
England & Wales · First Class · Domestic
Essex 1988 cricket statistics and records
Essex in County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1988; Tests are excluded.
GA Gooch leads the displayed batting table with 1,631 runs. NA Foster leads the bowling table with 66 wickets.
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 22
- Recorded players
- 19
- Wins
- 9
- Recorded venues
- 15
Selected season match starts: 1988-04-21 to 1988-09-14. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.
County Championship standings · 1988
League table for 1988. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
Single Division
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcestershire | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 290 |
| 2 | Kent | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 289 |
| 3 | Essex | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 282 |
| 4 | Surrey | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 241 |
| 5 | Nottinghamshire | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 229 |
| 6 | Warwickshire | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 218 |
| 7 | Middlesex | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 215 |
| 8 | Leicestershire | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 215 |
| 9 | Lancashire | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 212 |
| 10 | Gloucestershire | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 207 |
| 11 | Somerset | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 201 |
| 12 | Northamptonshire | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 199 |
| 13 | Yorkshire | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 177 |
| 14 | Derbyshire | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 171 |
| 15 | Hampshire | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 166 |
| 16 | Sussex | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 150 |
| 17 | Glamorgan | 22 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 111 |
Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.
Season leaders · County Championship 1988
Figures earned for Essex only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.
Leading run scorers
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| GA Gooch | 14 | 1,631 |
| AR Border | 19 | 1,361 |
| PJ Prichard | 22 | 1,051 |
| AW Lilley | 19 | 730 |
| JP Stephenson | 17 | 707 |
Recorded innings through 1988-09-14. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| NA Foster | 13 | 66 |
| TD Topley | 15 | 62 |
| JH Childs | 16 | 49 |
| JK Lever | 13 | 43 |
| DR Pringle | 13 | 41 |
Recorded innings through 1988-09-14. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1988
All recorded players for Essex in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.
Batting · 19 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA Gooch | Essex | 14 | 24 | 0 | 1,631 | 275 | 67.96 | 412.91 | 9 | 5 | 85 | 5 |
| AR Border | Essex | 19 | 35 | 6 | 1,361 | 169* | 46.93 | 341.10 | 4 | 6 | 76 | 0 |
| PJ Prichard | Essex | 22 | 39 | 7 | 1,051 | 80 | 32.84 | 2,335.56 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| AW Lilley | Essex | 19 | 34 | 2 | 730 | 80* | 22.81 | 414.77 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| JP Stephenson | Essex | 17 | 31 | 3 | 707 | 99 | 25.25 | 1,442.86 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| DE East | Essex | 18 | 32 | 2 | 580 | 134 | 19.33 | 508.77 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 |
| N Hussain | Essex | 8 | 14 | 3 | 469 | 165* | 42.64 | 218.14 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| DR Pringle | Essex | 13 | 23 | 0 | 446 | 128 | 19.39 | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| BR Hardie | Essex | 12 | 21 | 3 | 353 | 58 | 19.61 | 560.32 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| G Miller | Essex | 17 | 29 | 4 | 329 | 77 | 13.16 | 155.92 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| KWR Fletcher | Essex | 12 | 21 | 3 | 303 | 58 | 16.83 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TD Topley | Essex | 15 | 27 | 6 | 233 | 56* | 11.10 | 103.56 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| ME Waugh | Essex | 3 | 4 | 0 | 178 | 86 | 44.50 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| NA Foster | Essex | 13 | 23 | 2 | 108 | 22 | 5.14 | 675.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| IL Pont | Essex | 6 | 10 | 2 | 76 | 29 | 9.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JH Childs | Essex | 16 | 28 | 8 | 71 | 25* | 3.55 | 591.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JK Lever | Essex | 13 | 24 | 1 | 53 | 20 | 2.30 | 757.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Brown | Essex | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 6* | 3.25 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MC Ilott | Essex | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 15 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA Foster | Essex | 13 | 24 | 2,823 | 95 | 1,423 | 66 | 21.56 | 42.77 | 3.02 | 4 | 6/53 |
| TD Topley | Essex | 15 | 25 | 2,999 | 81 | 1,520 | 62 | 24.52 | 48.37 | 3.04 | 4 | 7/75 |
| JH Childs | Essex | 16 | 26 | 3,030 | 160 | 1,239 | 49 | 25.29 | 61.84 | 2.45 | 3 | 6/92 |
| JK Lever | Essex | 13 | 24 | 2,533 | 90 | 1,120 | 43 | 26.05 | 58.91 | 2.65 | 0 | 4/61 |
| DR Pringle | Essex | 13 | 23 | 2,113 | 71 | 1,031 | 41 | 25.15 | 51.54 | 2.93 | 3 | 6/39 |
| G Miller | Essex | 15 | 26 | 2,256 | 95 | 1,025 | 35 | 29.29 | 64.46 | 2.73 | 1 | 5/76 |
| IL Pont | Essex | 6 | 10 | 948 | 16 | 591 | 16 | 36.94 | 59.25 | 3.74 | 1 | 5/103 |
| GA Gooch | Essex | 11 | 15 | 810 | 37 | 342 | 9 | 38.00 | 90.00 | 2.53 | 0 | 2/29 |
| JP Stephenson | Essex | 7 | 8 | 356 | 12 | 187 | 4 | 46.75 | 89.00 | 3.15 | 0 | 2/66 |
| AR Border | Essex | 6 | 7 | 168 | 8 | 74 | 1 | 74.00 | 168.00 | 2.64 | 0 | 1/20 |
| N Hussain | Essex | 1 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 47 | 0 | — | — | 5.22 | 0 | 0/47 |
| ME Waugh | Essex | 1 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 75 | 0 | — | — | 6.25 | 0 | 0/75 |
| MC Ilott | Essex | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 48 | 0 | — | — | 3.20 | 0 | 0/48 |
| PJ Prichard | Essex | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7.00 | 0 | 0/7 |
| AW Lilley | Essex | 1 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 119 | 0 | — | — | 10.82 | 0 | 0/119 |
Statistics definitions and missing data
Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.
Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.
— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology
Team season summary
Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1988. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Drawn | Other | Runs | Outs | Bat avg | Highest | Conceded | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 9,324 | 280 | 33.30 | 616 | 9,143 | 333 | 27.46 |
Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.
Recent recorded matches · 1988
Latest 12 of 22 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
1988-09-09 to 1988-09-11 · County Ground, Chelmsford
Essex v Leicestershire
- Essex
- 592/8d
- Leicestershire
- 268 & 241
Essex won by an innings and 83 runs
1988-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Kennington Oval, Kennington
Surrey v Essex
Match drawn
1988-08-20 to 1988-08-23 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Worcestershire v Essex
- Worcestershire
- 150 & 217
- Essex
- 262/9d & 182
Essex won by 77 runs
1988-08-17 to 1988-08-19 · Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester
Essex v Glamorgan
Match drawn
1988-08-13 to 1988-08-16 · Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester
Essex v Nottinghamshire
- Essex
- 347/9d & 226/6d
- Nottinghamshire
- 300/6d & 274/8
Nottinghamshire won by 2 wickets
1988-08-03 to 1988-08-05 · County Ground, Northampton
Northamptonshire v Essex
- Northamptonshire
- 283 & 89
- Essex
- 238 & 135/6
Essex won by 4 wickets
1988-07-23 to 1988-07-26 · Grace Road, Leicester
Leicestershire v Essex
- Leicestershire
- 300/9d & 129/1
- Essex
- 200/3d
Match drawn
1988-07-20 to 1988-07-22 · United Services Ground, Portsmouth
Hampshire v Essex
Match drawn
1988-07-16 to 1988-07-19 · Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
Essex v Lancashire
- Essex
- 346/7d & 169/9d
- Lancashire
- 227 & 289/6
Lancashire won by 4 wickets
1988-07-13 to 1988-07-15 · Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
Essex v Derbyshire
- Essex
- 300/5d & 175/1
- Derbyshire
- 336 & 136
Essex won by 9 wickets
1988-07-02 to 1988-07-05 · County Ground, Taunton
Somerset v Essex
Match drawn
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| County Ground, Chelmsford | 5 |
| Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester | 2 |
| Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea | 2 |
| Valentine's Park, Ilford | 2 |
| Abbeydale Park, Sheffield | 1 |
| County Ground, New Road, Worcester | 1 |
| County Ground, Northampton | 1 |
| County Ground, Taunton | 1 |
| Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1 |
| Grace Road, Leicester | 1 |
| Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1 |
| Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1 |
| Queen's Park, Chesterfield | 1 |
| St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 1 |
| United Services Ground, Portsmouth | 1 |
Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.
Season innings records
Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in County Championship 1988 for Essex, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
Best bowling innings
| Player | Wickets/runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TD Topley | 7/75 | Derbyshire | 1988-05-05 |
| DR Pringle | 6/39 | Surrey | 1988-05-28 |
| DR Pringle | 6/51 | Glamorgan | 1988-08-17 |
| NA Foster | 6/53 | Yorkshire | 1988-06-18 |
| NA Foster | 6/67 | Worcestershire | 1988-08-20 |
* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.
Competitions and other teams
Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.
- County Championship · 1895-05-06 to 2026-09-24
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Recorded coverage
The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Essex in County Championship. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.
Recorded match dates: 1895-05-06 to 2026-09-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.
Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.
Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.