Thomas Wade was an Essex wicket keeper. In a long career, he played 321 first-class matches taking 414 catches and 177 stumpings. His benefit season was in 1948 and raised £4,000 - a record at the time. #EssexCricket #essexccc #wicketkeeper #gloveman

21 Feb 1975. Keith Fletcher makes his only Test double century, 216 v New Zealand at Auckland. A shrewd and highly-respected skipper, in 1979-86 he led Essex Cricket to 3 Championships, 3 Sunday League titles and both knock-out competitions. First captain to win all 4 trophies.

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Essex all-rounder Joe Hipkin. In a career which started in 1923 and ended in 1931, he played 232 first-class matches, taking 522 wickets and scoring over 4,000 runs #EssexCricket #essexccc #allrounder

More good news with additional international cricket to be played at Chelmsford this year. Both England and Sri Lanka were impressive at the recent U19 World Cup and the players on show are the future of our great game.

JK Lever took over 2,000 wickets for Essex, including the one in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup Final at Lord's which sealed the Club's first-ever trophy 🙌🏆 What a player 🤩

🗣️ "We learned the hard bit of how to be losers, but we needed to find out what was required to take one more stride to get past the post. In 1979, we were ready to do that." JK Lever discusses his career and how Essex turned into serial winners 💪 Read More ⤵️⤵️⤵️

Essex's Charles Kortright (1871-1952) - Wisden described him in an obituary as “probably the fastest bowler in the history of the game”. In an Essex v Gloucestershire match, Kortright had a well-publicised confrontation with W.G. Grace #bowler #Korty #FAST #EssexCricket #essexccc

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Doug Insole CBE (1926-2017) played for Cambridge University, Essex, and England. After retiring from playing, he was prominent in cricket administration, and served as chairman of the England selectors and as President of the MCC. #EssexCricket #essexccc #HomeofCricket #lovelords

🏏Supporting Essex Cricket in the Community - Walking Cricket - Get involved #YellowSport💛Leyton hub stages landmark Walking Cricket event Essex Cricket in the Community Essex CCC Museum Essex Cricket Essex League Cricket Leyton Urban Cricket Hub England and Wales Cricket Board Cricket Media Club #Cricket 🏏📰👀👇 yellowad.co.uk/leyton-hub-sta…

HELP PLEASE! we are trying to get some info on FR Holmes, who played club cricket in Essex for Chigwell, Buckhurst Hill, Westcliff, Southend and Wickford between 1913 and 1932. He also played for Clapton Orient FC in or before 1901. PM me if this name is familiar. Retweets help!

A letter to EC Green (Essex CCC chairman and captain) from WG Grace - dated December 1890. Grace is thanking Green for a book. #WGGrace #greatcricketer #essexccc #essexcricket #letter #happyxmas #believeme

At Lord’s with a very recognisable ex-Essex player! sachidananda behera #essexccc #Legend #Skipper #goochie #portrait

A little update form our head groundsmen ahead of county championship game a week on Thursday here at the county ground Chelmsford, Happy Easter Everyone 🏏 Essex Cricket

A scorecard for the Essex v Australians match at Leyton in 1899 - Perrin, Trumble, Trumper, Noble... #essexccc #essexcricket #Cricket #Leyton #Australia ##australiacricket #cricketaustralia #cricketlovers #australiacricketteam

Today, Essex CCC Museum and Library launches a blog which will showcase some of the items kept in our museum. Go to essexcccmuseum.wordpress.com to see •articles on former Essex players •photographs – of teams and individuals •press cuttings …and lots more

We have two tickets to give away to An Evening with Sir Ian Botham hosted by Graham Gooch 🎟️ 📅 Tuesday 17 May 🏘️ Corn Exchange, Ipswich 🕗 8pm Tag a friend to enter, the winner will be announced by the close of play on Wednesday. Event Info ⤵️⤵️⤵️