2009-09-23 to 2009-09-26 · County Ground, Derby
Derbyshire v Essex
- Derbyshire
- 474 & 240/4d
- Essex
- 356/9d & 359/5
Essex won by 5 wickets
England & Wales · First Class · Domestic
Essex 2009 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 2009; Tests are excluded.
MJ Walker leads the displayed batting table with 933 runs. Danish Kaneria leads the bowling table with 75 wickets.
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 16
- Recorded players
- 21
- Wins
- 6
- Recorded venues
- 11
Selected season match starts: 2009-04-15 to 2009-09-23. 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 · 2009
League table for 2009. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
Division One
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 240 |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 193 |
| 3 | Somerset | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 182 |
| 4 | Lancashire | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 175 |
| 5 | Warwickshire | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 174 |
| 6 | Hampshire | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 169 |
| 7 | Yorkshire | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 166 |
| 8 | Sussex | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 143 |
| 9 | Worcestershire | 16 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 94 |
Division Two
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 219 |
| 2 | Essex | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 194 |
| 3 | Northamptonshire | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 193 |
| 4 | Gloucestershire | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 185 |
| 5 | Glamorgan | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 175 |
| 6 | Derbyshire | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 172 |
| 7 | Surrey | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 148 |
| 8 | Middlesex | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 140 |
| 9 | Leicestershire | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 138 |
Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.
Source table notes
(C)
Source:.[3] Last updated 28 September 2009. Adjustments: Hampshire deducted 3 points for a slow over-rate in their match against Worcestershire. Durham deducted 1 point for a slow over-rate in their match against Sussex. Somerset deducted 1 point for a slow over-rate in their match against Durham. Sussex deducted 1 point for a slow over-rate in their match against Worcestershire.
(R)
(P)
Source:.[3] Last updated 28 September 2009. Adjustments: Essex deducted 1 point for a slow over-rate in their match against Middlesex.
Season leaders · County Championship 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MJ Walker | 16 | 933 |
| JS Foster | 15 | 905 |
| ML Pettini | 15 | 870 |
| RN ten Doeschate | 14 | 823 |
| JK Maunders | 10 | 560 |
Recorded innings through 2009-09-23. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Danish Kaneria | 11 | 75 |
| DD Masters | 15 | 45 |
| CJC Wright | 14 | 40 |
| GR Napier | 10 | 29 |
| RN ten Doeschate | 13 | 22 |
Recorded innings through 2009-09-23. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 2009
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 · 21 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ Walker | Essex | 16 | 30 | 2 | 933 | 150 | 33.32 | 42.96 | 2 | 2 | 118 | 2 |
| JS Foster | Essex | 15 | 28 | 1 | 905 | 103* | 33.52 | 49.56 | 6 | 1 | 116 | 5 |
| ML Pettini | Essex | 15 | 29 | 5 | 870 | 101* | 36.25 | 43.61 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 1 |
| RN ten Doeschate | Essex | 14 | 26 | 4 | 823 | 159* | 37.41 | 66.32 | 2 | 2 | 87 | 10 |
| JK Maunders | Essex | 10 | 18 | 0 | 560 | 150 | 31.11 | 49.60 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 2 |
| AN Cook | Essex | 8 | 15 | 1 | 493 | 87 | 35.21 | 54.12 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 1 |
| HM Amla | Essex | 3 | 5 | 1 | 410 | 181 | 102.50 | 57.67 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 1 |
| V Chopra | Essex | 10 | 18 | 0 | 385 | 85 | 21.39 | 47.77 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| T Westley | Essex | 6 | 11 | 2 | 383 | 132 | 42.56 | 54.40 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| GR Napier | Essex | 10 | 19 | 6 | 348 | 64* | 26.77 | 62.37 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 6 |
| DD Masters | Essex | 15 | 28 | 1 | 341 | 67 | 12.63 | 53.36 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| RS Bopara | Essex | 2 | 4 | 2 | 269 | 201 | 134.50 | 70.05 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| Danish Kaneria | Essex | 11 | 21 | 2 | 158 | 37 | 8.32 | 110.49 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
| JC Mickleburgh | Essex | 4 | 8 | 0 | 138 | 62 | 17.25 | 37.91 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| CJC Wright | Essex | 14 | 26 | 7 | 130 | 24* | 6.84 | 37.90 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| JER Gallian | Essex | 5 | 10 | 1 | 120 | 44* | 13.33 | 31.83 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| TJ Phillips | Essex | 3 | 5 | 0 | 111 | 69 | 22.20 | 37.76 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| JD Middlebrook | Essex | 6 | 12 | 2 | 96 | 19 | 9.60 | 24.30 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| MA Chambers | Essex | 5 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 8* | 4.75 | 35.19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AP Palladino | Essex | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 31.25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AJA Wheater | Essex | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 16 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danish Kaneria | Essex | 11 | 22 | 3,585 | 124 | 1,777 | 75 | 23.69 | 47.80 | 2.97 | 6 | 8/116 |
| DD Masters | Essex | 15 | 26 | 3,343 | 184 | 1,212 | 45 | 26.93 | 74.29 | 2.18 | 1 | 5/65 |
| CJC Wright | Essex | 14 | 27 | 2,621 | 67 | 1,538 | 40 | 38.45 | 65.53 | 3.52 | 0 | 4/43 |
| GR Napier | Essex | 10 | 17 | 1,626 | 55 | 1,005 | 29 | 34.66 | 56.07 | 3.71 | 0 | 4/32 |
| RN ten Doeschate | Essex | 13 | 21 | 1,473 | 32 | 970 | 22 | 44.09 | 66.95 | 3.95 | 1 | 5/62 |
| MA Chambers | Essex | 5 | 10 | 706 | 13 | 438 | 10 | 43.80 | 70.60 | 3.72 | 0 | 3/30 |
| JD Middlebrook | Essex | 6 | 9 | 594 | 16 | 345 | 9 | 38.33 | 66.00 | 3.48 | 0 | 3/87 |
| AP Palladino | Essex | 3 | 5 | 492 | 19 | 258 | 7 | 36.86 | 70.29 | 3.15 | 0 | 4/68 |
| TJ Phillips | Essex | 3 | 6 | 630 | 23 | 279 | 6 | 46.50 | 105.00 | 2.66 | 0 | 3/61 |
| AN Cook | Essex | 4 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 25.50 | 30.00 | 5.10 | 0 | 1/3 |
| T Westley | Essex | 6 | 8 | 174 | 2 | 104 | 2 | 52.00 | 87.00 | 3.59 | 0 | 2/33 |
| MJ Walker | Essex | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 6.95 | 0 | 0/4 |
| ML Pettini | Essex | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 62 | 0 | — | — | 9.07 | 0 | 0/24 |
| RS Bopara | Essex | 2 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 30 | 0 | — | — | 3.75 | 0 | 0/2 |
| V Chopra | Essex | 3 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 27 | 0 | — | — | 3.38 | 0 | 0/4 |
| JC Mickleburgh | Essex | 1 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 28 | 0 | — | — | 3.57 | 0 | 0/28 |
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 2009. 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 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8,139 | 233 | 34.93 | 545 | 8,460 | 251 | 33.71 |
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 · 2009
Latest 12 of 16 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
2009-09-15 to 2009-09-18 · The Ford County Ground, Chelmsford
Essex v Northamptonshire
- Essex
- 253/8d & 242/6
- Northamptonshire
- 299 & 195
Essex won by 4 wickets
2009-09-10 to 2009-09-13 · The SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
Glamorgan v Essex
Match drawn
2009-08-26 to 2009-08-29 · The Ford County Ground, Chelmsford
Essex v Leicestershire
- Essex
- 517/9d
- Leicestershire
- 344 & 258/6
Match drawn
2009-08-19 to 2009-08-22 · Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester
Essex v Surrey
Essex won by 9 wickets
2009-08-11 to 2009-08-14 · Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Middlesex v Essex
Essex won by 5 wickets
2009-08-05 to 2009-08-08 · Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea
Essex v Gloucestershire
- Essex
- 300 & 236
- Gloucestershire
- 498 & 39/0
Gloucestershire won by 10 wickets
2009-07-21 to 2009-07-24 · Grace Road, Leicester
Leicestershire v Essex
- Leicestershire
- 238 & 123/3
- Essex
- 427/6d
Match drawn
2009-07-15 to 2009-07-18 · Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Surrey v Essex
Match drawn
2009-07-07 to 2009-07-10 · The Ford County Ground, Chelmsford
Essex v Glamorgan
Match drawn
2009-06-16 to 2009-06-19 · The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
Kent v Essex
Essex won by 122 runs
2009-06-06 to 2009-06-09 · The Ford County Ground, Chelmsford
Essex v Middlesex
Match drawn
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| The Ford County Ground, Chelmsford | 6 |
| Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester | 1 |
| County Ground, Bristol | 1 |
| County Ground, Derby | 1 |
| County Ground, Northampton | 1 |
| Garon Park, Southend-on-Sea | 1 |
| Grace Road, Leicester | 1 |
| Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1 |
| The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells | 1 |
| The SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff | 1 |
| Woodbridge Road, Guildford | 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 2009 for Essex, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS Bopara | 201 | Surrey | 2009-08-19 |
| HM Amla | 181 | Glamorgan | 2009-07-07 |
| RN ten Doeschate | 159* | Surrey | 2009-07-15 |
| MJ Walker | 150 | Middlesex | 2009-08-11 |
| JK Maunders | 150 | Leicestershire | 2009-08-26 |
Best bowling innings
| Player | Wickets/runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danish Kaneria | 8/116 | Leicestershire | 2009-08-26 |
| Danish Kaneria | 7/111 | Glamorgan | 2009-09-10 |
| Danish Kaneria | 6/50 | Surrey | 2009-08-19 |
| Danish Kaneria | 6/92 | Kent | 2009-06-16 |
| RN ten Doeschate | 5/62 | Gloucestershire | 2009-04-21 |
* 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.