This is a complete list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Essex County Cricket Club in top-class matches since 1894 when the team was elevated to first-class status before the club joined the County Championship in 1895. Essex has been classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963 and as a top-level Twenty20 team since the inauguration of the Twenty20 Cup 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.
As of 14 June 2026
Contents
I
Mark Ilott (1988–2002) : M. C. Ilott
John Inns (1898–1904) : J. H. Inns
Doug Insole (1947–1969) : D. J. Insole
Ronnie Irani (1994–2007) : R. C. Irani
Lee Irvine (1968–1969) : B. L. Irvine
J
Jahid Ahmed (2005–2009) : Jahid Ahmed
Victor Jarvis (1925) : V. E. Jarvis
Will Jefferson (2000–2006) : W. I. Jefferson
Cecil Jenkinson (1922–1923) : C. V. Jenkinson
Lindsey Jerman (1950–1951) : L. C. S. Jerman
Arthur Johnston (1889–1896) : A. S. Johnston
Mackenzie Jones (2025) : M. W. Jones
Tony Jorden (1966–1970) : A. M. Jorden
Ronald Joy (1922–1928) : R. C. G. Joy
O
Jack O'Connor (1921–1939) : J. O'Connor
Charles Orman (1896) : C. E. L. Orman
Max Osborne (2009–2011) : M. Osborne
Hugh Owen (1880–1902) : H. G. P. Owen
Q
Arnold Quick (1936–1952) : A. B. Quick
Stan Quin (1924) : S. E. V. Quin
Rob Quiney (2013) : R. J. Quiney
Matt Quinn (2016–2020) : M. R. Quinn
U
Frederick Unwin (1932–1950) : F. S. Unwin
Jim Unwin (1932–1939) : E. J. Unwin
V
James Valiant (1912) : J. Valiant
Henry van Straubenzee (1938) : H. H. van Straubenzee
Kishen Velani (2012–2016) : K. S. Velani
Nicholas Vere-Hodge (1936–1939) : N. Vere-Hodge
Frank Vigar (1938–1954) : F. H. Vigar
Murali Vijay (2018) : M. Vijay
Y
Umesh Yadav (2023) : U. T. Yadav
Sailor Young (1898–1912) : H. I. Young
Z
Adam Zampa (2018–2019) : A. Zampa
Ali Zeb (2026) : A. Zeb