Essex 1st innings
FWH Nicholas          c Bellamy          b Murdin               5
JR Freeman                               b Clark               57
J O'Connor                               b Murdin               0
CAG Russell                              b PA Wright           32
PA Perrin             c Bellamy          b Murdin               1
CT Ashton             c Bagnall          b Clark               43
*JWHT Douglas         c Bellamy          b Thomas              15
+FW Gilligan          c Bellamy          b Clark                9
HWF Franklin          not out                                   2
LC Eastman            c Murdin           b Clark                0
AB Hipkin                                b Clark                0
Extras                (b 9, lb 6, w 2)                         17
Total                 (all out, 79.3 overs)                   181

FoW: 1-9, 2-12, 3-60, 4-66, 5-143,
     6-164, 7-179, 8-179, 9-179, 10-181.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Murdin                      21      5     67      3
Thomas                      28     14     32      1
PA Wright                   18     12     24      1
Clark                       12.3    3     41      5

Northamptonshire 1st innings
CN Woolley                               b Douglas             30
RL Wright             c Hipkin           b Douglas             25
HF Bagnall            lbw                b Douglas              1
RA Haywood            c Gilligan         b Ashton              11
+BW Bellamy                              b Ashton               7
FI Walden             lbw                b Douglas             20
W Wells               lbw                b Ashton               0
AE Thomas                                b Douglas             13
PA Wright                                b Ashton               0
JV Murdin                                b Ashton               8
EW Clark              not out                                   0
Extras                (b 8, lb 3)                              11
Total                 (all out, 38.2 overs)                   126

FoW: 1-58, 2-64, 3-67, 4-79, 5-92,
     6-92, 7-109, 8-120, 9-120, 10-126.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Douglas                     19.2    3     55      5
Eastman                      4      0     12      0
Ashton                      15      5     48      5

Essex 2nd innings
FWH Nicholas          c PA Wright        b Walden              51
JR Freeman                           c & b Thomas              18
J O'Connor                               b Thomas              99
CAG Russell                              b Thomas              21
PA Perrin             c Thomas           b Murdin              14
CT Ashton             c RL Wright        b Murdin               0
+FW Gilligan          not out                                  11
HWF Franklin                             b Thomas              13
LC Eastman            not out                                  10
Extras                (b 13, lb 3)                             16
Total                 (7 wickets declared, 60 overs)          253

DNB: *JWHT Douglas, AB Hipkin.

FoW: 1-43, 2-97, 3-152, 4-192, 5-192, 6-229, 7-234.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Murdin                      15      3     66      2
Thomas                      23      7     70      4
PA Wright                    4      1     29      0
Clark                        6      0     44      0
Walden                       4      0     19      1
Woolley                      8      3      9      0

Northamptonshire 2nd innings (target: 309 runs)
CN Woolley                               b Douglas              0
RL Wright                                b Ashton               0
HF Bagnall                               b Douglas             12
RA Haywood            lbw                b Douglas              3
+BW Bellamy           run out                                   4
FI Walden                                b Douglas              0
W Wells                                  b Douglas              9
AE Thomas             c O'Connor         b Ashton               1
PA Wright             c Freeman          b Ashton               8
JV Murdin             not out                                   0
EW Clark              c Perrin           b Douglas              4
Extras                (lb 4)                                    4
Total                 (all out, 16.4 overs)                    45

FoW: 1-4, 2-4, 3-7, 4-20, 5-23, 6-23, 7-26, 8-40, 9-41, 10-45.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Douglas                      8.4    5     14      6
Ashton                       8      1     27      3