An East of England cricket team (known simply as "East") was organised on an ad hoc basis at intervals between 1874 and 1948. CricketArchive lists ten East matches in total, five of them rated first-class. Four first-class matches were against West and one, in 1927, against the touring New Zealanders.

Summary of first-class matches

5 September 1892 — East v West at United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth. West won by 48 runs. 3 September 1894 — East v West at United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth. Match drawn. 20 June 1910 — West v East at Cardiff Arms Park. West won by 4 wickets. 9 July 1927 — East v New Zealanders at Harecroft Road, Wisbech. New Zealanders won by 8 wickets. 8 September 1948 — East v West at Leyland Motors Ground, Kingston-upon-Thames. East won by 223 runs.

Players

The following 53 players represented East in first-class matches. Two players, John Hornsby and Charles Wright made two appearances, the rest one apiece.