This is a list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in top-class matches since the club was founded in 1841. Like the Nottinghamshire county teams formed by earlier organisations, essentially the old Nottingham Cricket Club, the county club has always held first-class status.[1] It has been a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963;[2] and a top-class Twenty20 team since the inauguration of the Twenty20 Cup in 2003.[3]
The details are the player's usual name followed by the years in which he was active as a Nottinghamshire player and then his name is given as it usually appears on match scorecards. Note that many players represented other top-class teams besides Nottinghamshire. Current players are shown as active to the latest season in which they played for the club.[4] The list has been updated to the end of the 2021 cricket season using the data published in Playfair Cricket Annual, 2022 edition.[5]
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. Players who represented the county before 1841 are included if they also played for the county club but excluded if not. Players who played only for Nottingham Cricket Club, which played some matches deemed first-class in the 19th century, are included in List of Nottingham Cricket Club players.