| Leicestershire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| +J Wheeler | c and b Pickett | 73 | | | | |
| TH Warren | c Littlewood b Bishop | 142 | | | | |
| AD Pougher | run out | 5 | | | | |
| J Powers | lbw b Mead | 0 | | | | |
| W Tomlin | c Littlewood b Pickett | 34 | | | | |
| TS Pearson | b Bishop | 16 | | | | |
| J Holland | b Bishop | 8 | | | | |
| AW Crofts | b Mead | 16 | | | | |
| W Finney | lbw b Mead | 19 | | | | |
| W Needham | not out | 24 | | | | |
| A Woodcock | b Pickett | 1 | | | | |
| Extras | (12 b, 8 lb, 1 nb) | 21 |
| Total | (all out, 164.3 overs) | 359 |
Fall of wickets: 1-186, 2-195, 3-195, 4-254, 5-285, 6-297, 7-298, 8-321, 9-352, 10-359 (164.3 ov) |
| Essex first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| CD Buxton | c Wheeler b Pougher | 37 | | | | |
| AS Johnston | c Pearson b Pougher | 22 | | | | |
| EM Forbes | b Pougher | 18 | | | | |
| J Burns | not out | 101 | | | | |
| RC Gosling | b Woodcock | 6 | | | | |
| HJE Burrell | c Wheeler b Pougher | 7 | | | | |
| +GW Littlewood | c Pougher b Needham | 26 | | | | |
| FA Bishop | lbw b Pougher | 3 | | | | |
| CJ Kortright | c Finney b Pougher | 10 | | | | |
| H Pickett | c Needham b Finney | 0 | | | | |
| W Mead | b Woodcock | 3 | | | | |
| Extras | (4 b, 2 lb) | 6 |
| Total | (all out, 107.2 overs) | 239 |
Fall of wickets: 1-44, 2-70, 3-95, 4-104, 5-117, 6-176, 7-185, 8-223, 9-224, 10-239 (107.2 ov) |
| Essex second innings (following on) | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| CD Buxton | c Wheeler b Pougher | 4 | | | | |
| AS Johnston | c Pougher b Woodcock | 1 | | | | |
| EM Forbes | c Wheeler b Pougher | 0 | | | | |
| J Burns | c Woodcock b Pougher | 22 | | | | |
| RC Gosling | c Wheeler b Woodcock | 18 | | | | |
| HJE Burrell | b Woodcock | 19 | | | | |
| +GW Littlewood | c Pearson b Woodcock | 2 | | | | |
| FA Bishop | b Woodcock | 16 | | | | |
| CJ Kortright | run out | 3 | | | | |
| H Pickett | c Tomlin b Pougher | 8 | | | | |
| W Mead | not out | 1 | | | | |
| Extras | (1 b, 1 lb, 1 w) | 3 |
| Total | (all out, 53.2 overs) | 97 |
Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-5, 3-5, 4-33, 5-67, 6-67, 7-75, 8-79, 9-94, 10-97 (53.2 ov) |
| Leicestershire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| Pougher | 27 | 10 | 53 | 4 | - | - |
| Woodcock | 26.2 | 13 | 41 | 5 | - | - |
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