This is a list of Essex first-class cricket records, which includes both team and individual performances for Essex in first-class cricket. List A cricket records for Essex, the shorter version of the game, may be found at List of Essex List A cricket records. The records below were obtained during the course of Essex playing more than enough matches to qualify for the statistics sheet. Some statistics such as averages and totals include all games played while other records such as wins, losses, and matches drawn count only those games that have been declared official by the MCC Board. Team records: First-class matches: most wins - Essex (62). Most losses - Essex (62). Most draws - Essex (31). Total runs for Essex - 3,688 (average 51.98). Total runs against Essex - 4,223 (average 57.65). Total wickets taken by Essex - 335 (average 14.88). This table shows that although Essex had many good seasons they never really managed to stay ahead of the competition. However, because the team was not particularly good the manager did not appoint any professional players so these records will not surprise anyone. Individual records: Highest score - 408 not out by John Hiller for Kent II v Essex (1972). Lowest score - 1 (or 0 according to some sources) by Albert Trott for Essex vs Nottinghamshire (1877).