| Date | Opposition | Venue | Result | Points |
| National League | ||||
| 25 Apr | Lancashire | Chelmsford | Lost by 3 runs | 0 |
| 23 May | Yorkshire | Chelmsford | Lost by 3 wickets | 0 |
| 31 May | Warwickshire | Edgbaston | Won by 129 runs | 4 |
| 6 Jun | Gloucestershire | Ilford | Lost by 20 runs | 0 |
| 13 Jun | Kent | Chelmsford | Lost by 20 runs | 0 |
| 19 Jun | Yorkshire | Headingley | Won by 47 runs | 4 |
| 3 Jul D/N | Lancashire | Old Trafford | Lost by 7 wickets | 0 |
| 18 Jul | Hampshire | Southend | Lost by 139 runs | 0 |
| 8 Aug | Kent | Canterbury | Lost by 5 wickets | 0 |
| 10 Aug | Hampshire | Southampton | Lost by 3 wickets | 0 |
| 12 Aug | Leicestershire | Chelmsford | Lost by 5 wickets | 0 |
| 22 Aug | Warwickshire | Colchester | Lost by 6 wickets | 0 |
| 29 Aug | Worcestershire | Worcester | Lost by 8 wickets | 0 |
| 5 Sep | Worcestershire | Chelmsford | Lost by 3 runs | 0 |
| 12 Sep | Gloucestershire | Bristol | Won by 7 wickets | 4 |
| 19 Sep | Leicestershire | Leicester | Match Abandoned | 2 |
| County Championship | ||||
| 13-16 Apr | Leicestershire | Chelmsford | Lost by an innings and 22 runs | 4 |
| 28 Apr - 1 May | Warwickshire | Chelmsford | Won by 7 wickets | 16 |
| 14-17 May | Surrey | The Oval | Lost by 4 wickets | 6 |
| 19-22 May | Yorkshire | Chelmsford | Lost by 174 runs | 7 |
| 26-29 May | Gloucestershire | Gloucester | Match drawn | 10 |
| 2-5 Jun | Hampshire | Ilford | Match drawn | 12 |
| 9-12 Jun | Derbyshire | Chelmsford | Won by 9 wickets | 18 |
| 29 Jun - 2 Jul | Lancashire | Old Trafford | Lost by 118 runs | 5 |
| 9-12 Jul | Glamorgan | Cardiff | Won by an inns and 137 runs | 20 |
| 14-17 Jul | Middlesex | Southend | Won by an innings and 176 runs | 19 |
| 30 Jul - 2 Aug | Northamptonshire | Northampton | Lost by an innings and 81 runs | 8 |
| 4-7 Aug | Kent | Canterbury | Lost by 7 wickets | 5 |
| 18-21 Aug | Durham | Colchester | Match drawn | 8 |
| 24-27 Aug | Somerset | Chelmsford | Match drawn | 12 |
| 31 Aug-3 Sep | Sussex | Eastbourne | Lost by 8 wickets | 4 |
| 8-11 Sep | Worcestershire | Chelmsford | Match drawn | 11 |
| 15-18 Sep | Nottinghamshire | Trent Bridge | Won by 120 runs | 16 |
| NatWest Trophy | ||||
| 23 Jun | Northamptonshire | Northampton | Lost by 5 wickets | |
| World Cup Warm Ups | ||||
| 8 May | Bangladesh | Chelmsford | Lost by 5 runs (D/L Method) | |
| 9 May | England | Chelmsford | Lost by 1 run | |
| University Matches | ||||
| 21-23 Apr | Cambridge University | Fenner's | Match drawn | |
| 15-17 May | Oxford University | Chelmsford | Match drawn | |
| Tour Matches | ||||
| 21-24 Jul | Sri Lanka 'A' | Chelmsford | Match drawn | |
| 13-16 Aug | New Zealand | Chelmsford | Won by an innings and 40 runs | |