Northamptonshire 1st innings
GT Collins            lbw                b Nichols              7
RJ Partridge          run out                                  47
D Brookes                                b Nichols             58
JE Timms                                 b R Smith             17
+KC James                                b TPB Smith           17
*RP Nelson                               b Nichols              4
FP O'Brien            c Pearce           b Nichols              6
SM Nasiruddin                            b TPB Smith            4
MEF Dunkley           c &                b TPB Smith           30
EJ Herbert                               b TPB Smith            3
JE Buswell            not out                                   0
Extras                (b 4, lb 1, nb 1)                         6
Total                 (all out)                               199

FoW: 1-12, 2-109, 3-127, 4-142, 5-146, 6-156, 7-165, 8-168, 9-196,
     10-199.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nichols                     25      5     57      4
R Smith                     18      4     49      1
TPB Smith                   35.4   11     79      4
Eastman                      5      0      8      0

Essex 1st innings
LC Eastman            c O'Brien          b Herbert             87
AV Avery              lbw                b Partridge           20
RM Taylor             st James           b Buswell             31
J O'Connor            not out                                 115
*TN Pearce                               b Buswell             22
DR Wilcox                                b Buswell             27
MS Nichols            st James           b Partridge            0
JN Dennis                                b Partridge            2
TPB Smith             lbw                b Herbert             12
+TH Wade              c Brookes          b Herbert             28
R Smith                                  b Buswell             15
Extras                (b 9, lb 5, nb 3)                        17
Total                 (all out)                               376

FoW: 1-39, 2-138, 3-138, 4-176, 5-223, 6-225, 7-229, 8-273, 9-346,
     10-376.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Buswell                     27.4    4     82      4
Partridge                   31      6     76      3
Herbert                     27      6     92      3
Timms                       16      3     38      0
Nelson                      17      3     56      0
O'Brien                      3      1     15      0

Northamptonshire 2nd innings
*RP Nelson                               b Nichols            110
D Brookes             c Nichols          b Taylor              77
JE Timms              c Taylor           b TPB Smith            0
+KC James             c Taylor           b R Smith             21
FP O'Brien            c Eastman          b R Smith             36
SM Nasiruddin         c Wade             b R Smith              1
RJ Partridge                             b R Smith              4
MEF Dunkley           c Wade             b Nichols             10
EJ Herbert            not out                                   8
JE Buswell                               b R Smith              2
GT Collins            absent hurt                               -
Extras                (b 12, lb 3)                             15
Total                 (all out)                               284


FoW: 1-146, 2-163, 3-222, 4-224, 5-238, 6-244, 7-255, 8-275,
     9-284.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nichols                     18      1     70      2
R Smith                      9.3    2     51      5
TPB Smith                   22      2     87      1
Eastman                     11      2     29      0
Taylor                       2      0      6      1
O'Connor                     3      0     26      0

Essex 2nd innings
LC Eastman                               b Nelson              34
AV Avery              lbw                b Partridge           10
RM Taylor                                b Nelson              20
J O'Connor            not out                                  26
MS Nichols            not out                                  15
Extras                (b 5)                                     5
Total                 (3 wickets)                             110

FoW:  1-20, 2-66, 3-69.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Buswell                      5      1     21      0
Partridge                    4      0     17      1
Herbert                      5      2     11      0
Timms                        3      0     13      0
Nelson                       4      0     13      2
O'Brien                      3      0     19      0
Dunkley                      1.1    0     11      0

• J.O'Connor 115*, thirteen 4's in 285 minutes.
• Nelson scored his first championship century and his highest county score (110 in 135 minutes, two 6's and eleven 4's).