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| One Day name | Essex |
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| Personnel | |
| Captain | Tom Westley |
| Coach | Vacant |
| Overseas player(s) | Simon Harmer |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Home ground | County Ground, Chelmsford |
| Capacity | 5,500 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Leicestershire in 1894 at Leyton |
| Championship wins | 8 |
| Pro40 wins | 5 |
| FP Trophy wins | 3 |
| Twenty20 Cup wins | 1 |
| B&H Cup wins | 2 |
| Bob Willis Trophy wins | 1 |
| Official website | EssexCricket |
Essex County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Essex.
Founded in 1876, the club had minor county status until 1894 when it was promoted to first-class status pending its entry into the County Championship in 1895. Since then, the team has played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.
Essex currently play all their home games at the County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford. The club has formerly used other venues throughout the county including Lower Castle Park in Colchester, Valentines Park in Ilford, Leyton Cricket Ground, the Gidea Park Sports Ground in Romford, and Garon Park and Southchurch Park, both in Southend.
The limited overs team has previously been known as the Essex Eagles but now play simply as Essex.