Essex 1st innings
LC Eastman            c Buswell          b Clark               20
AV Avery                                 b Buswell             13
RM Taylor                                b Partridge          129
J O'Connor            c James            b Jupp               192
MS Nichols            not out                                 109
*MrTN Pearce          c Clark            b Buswell             39
JN Dennis                                b Clark               12
TPB Smith             c James            b Clark                0
AG Waterman                              b Partridge           28
+TH Wade              c James            b Jupp                 3
HJ Brunwin            not out                                   2
Extras                (b 22, lb 7, w 2, nb 10)                 41
Total                 (9 wickets declared, 145 overs)         588

FoW: 1-36, 2-38, 3-371, 4-399, 5-461, 6-487, 7-487, 8-548, 9-569.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Clark                       36      6     96      3
Partridge                   30      5    134      2
Buswell                     25      3     90      2
Jupp                        36      3    132      2
Timms                       17      2     87      0
Grimshaw                     1      0      8      0

Northamptonshire 1st innings
N Grimshaw            c Taylor           b Brunwin              6
RT Partridge                             b Waterman             3
D Brookes                            c & b Smith               35
JE Timms                             c & b Smith               16
VWC Jupp                                 b Smith               14
*GB Cuthbertson       c Nichols          b Smith               20
+KC James             c Waterman         b Smith                9
GG Tebbitt                               b Nichols              4
MEF Dunkley                              b Smith               37
EW Clark                                 b Smith               13
JE Buswell            not out                                   6
Extras                (b 1, lb 3, nb 2)                         6
Total                 (all out, 68.1 overs)                   169

FoW: 1-7, 2-15, 3-60, 4-69, 5-90,
     6-104, 7-109, 8-113, 9-162, 10-169.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nichols                     15      2     36      1
Waterman                     8      0     33      1
Eastman                     19      8     33      0
Smith                       22.1    6     56      7
Brunwin                      4      1      5      1

Northamptonshire 2nd innings (following on)
*GB Cuthbertson       lbw                b Smith                9
N Grimshaw            c Pearce           b Nichols             27
D Brookes                                b Eastman             15
JE Timms                                 b Smith                2
VWC Jupp              lbw                b Eastman              5
MEF Dunkley           st Wade            b Smith               41
GG Tebbitt            lbw                b Eastman              5
+KC James                                b Smith                0
RT Partridge                             b Smith                7
EW Clark              not out                                   7
JE Buswell                               b Smith                1
Extras                (b 1, lb 5, nb 1)                         7
Total                 (all out, 53.2 overs)                   126

FoW: 1-20, 2-37, 3-52, 4-59, 5-82,
     6-110, 7-110, 8-117, 9-120, 10-126.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nichols                     10      1     23      1
Waterman                     2      0      8      0
Eastman                     17     11     26      3
Smith                       24.2    6     62      6