| 175 | Barbados v Essex | County Ground, Leyton | 1969 | a249 |
| 149 | Berkshire v Essex | Sonning Lane, Reading | 2001 | a13562 |
| 100 | Cambridge University v Essex | FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge | 1974 | a1119 |
| 151 | Cambridgeshire v Essex | Spicer's Sports Ground, Sawston | 1964 | a19 |
| 92 | Cheshire v Essex | Boughton Hall Avenue, Chester | 1998 | a11249 |
| 110 | Derbyshire v Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | 1981 | a3063 |
| 84 | Devon v Essex | The Maer Ground, Exmouth | 2005 | a16602 |
| 111 | Dorset v Essex | Dean Park, Bournemouth | 1983 | a3726 |
| 134 | Durham v Essex | Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street | 1973 | a989 |
| 82 | Glamorgan v Essex | Valentine's Park, Ilford | 1971 | a515 |
| 85 | Gloucestershire v Essex | Phoenix County Ground, Bristol | 1981 | a3046 |
| 43 | Hampshire v Essex | May's Bounty, Basingstoke | 1972 | a720 |
| 115 | Hertfordshire v Essex | Lucas Lane, Hitchin | 1981 | a3026 |
| 192 | Ireland v Essex | The Ford County Ground, Chelmsford | 2006 | a17423 |
| 117 | Kent v Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | 1977 | a1912 |
| 117 | Kent v Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | 1979 | a2462 |
| 71 | Lancashire v Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | 1987 | a5416 |
| 76 | Leicestershire v Essex | Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1998 | a11288 |
| 41 | Middlesex v Essex | Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea | 1972 | a775 |
| 197 | Netherlands v Essex | Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester | 2012 | a22091 |
| 45 | Northamptonshire v Essex | Valentine's Park, Ilford | 1971 | a508 |
| 71 | Northumberland v Essex | Osborne Avenue, Jesmond | 1987 | a5304 |
| 125 | Nottinghamshire v Essex | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 2004 | a15912 |
| 81 | Oxfordshire v Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | 1985 | a4490 |
| 116 | Scotland v Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | 1992 | a7516 |
| 41 | Shropshire v Essex | Orleton Park, Wellington | 1974 | a1204 |
| 58 | Somerset v Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | 1977 | a1896 |
| 130 | Suffolk v Essex | The Victory Ground, Bury St Edmunds | 1993 | a8100 |
| 88 | Surrey v Essex | Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1979 | a2411 |
| 87 | Sussex v Essex | County Ground, Hove | 1973 | a886 |
| 51 | Wales Minor Counties v Essex | St Helen's, Swansea | 2000 | a12794 |
| 100 | Warwickshire v Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | 1974 | a1278 |
| 95 | Wiltshire v Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | 1988 | a5715 |
| 110 | Worcestershire v Essex | County Ground, New Road, Worcester | 1989 | a6205 |
| 54 | Yorkshire v Essex | Headingley, Leeds | 2003 | a15087 |
| 120 | Combined Universities v Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | 1981 | a2953 |
| 273 | Essex Cricket Board v Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | 2003 | a15095 |
| 157 | Minor Counties v Essex | Woodside, Watford | 1980 | a2629 |
| 154 | Minor Counties East v Essex | County Ground, Lakenham | 1976 | a1645 |
| 83 | Minor Counties South v Essex | Goldington Bury, Bedford | 1975 | a1363 |
| 234 | Pakistanis v Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | 2003 | a15156 |
| 172 | Sri Lankans v Essex | The Ford County Ground, Chelmsford | 2006 | a17475 |
| 137 | Unicorns v Essex | The Victory Ground, Bury St Edmunds | 2011 | a21362 |
| 149 | West Indians v Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | 1980 | a2659 |
| 194 | Zimbabweans v Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | 1990 | a6554 |
