Benefit: JH Childs.
Date Opponent Venue Result 10 May Leicestershire Chelmsford Won 22, 23 May Hampshire Southampton Lost Benson & Hedges Trophy
Date Opponent Venue Result Points 28April-1May Hampshire Southampton Won 2 15-9 May Durham Stockton-on-Tees Won 24 12-16 May Kent Chelmsford Won 24 19-23 May Yorkshire Headingley Drew 4 2-6 June Gloucestershire Chelmsford Drew 7 9-13 June Worcestershire Worcester Won 22 23-27 June Nottinghamshire Ilford Lost 3 30June-2July Leicestershire Leicester Lost 5 14-18 July Glamorgan Southend Won 22 21-23 July Warwickshire Edgbaston Lost 5 28July-1Aug Middlesex Uxbridge Drew 6 4-6 August Lancashire Chelmsford Lost 4 11-15 Aug Surrey Colchester Won 24 18-20 August Somerset Weston-super-Mare Lost 4 30Aug-2Sep Sussex Chelmsford Won 24 8-12 Sep Derbyshire Derby Drew 4 15-19 Sep Northamptonshire Chelmsford Drew 4 County Championship
Date Opponent Venue Result Points 8 May Durham Stockton-on-Tees Lost 0 15 May Kent Chelmsford Lost 0 5 June Gloucestershire Chelmsford Won 4 12 June Worcestershire Worcester Lost 0 26 June Nottinghamshire Ilford Lost 0 3 July Leicestershire Leicester Lost 0 10 July Hampshire Southampton Lost 0 17 July Glamorgan Southend Tied 2 24 July Warwickshire Edgbaston Lost 0 31 July Middlesex Uxbridge Lost 0 7 August Lancashire Chelmsford Won 4 14 August Surrey Colchester Lost 0 21 August Somerset Weston-super-Mare Lost 0 4 September Sussex Chelmsford Won 4 11 September Derbyshire Derby Won 4 18 September Northamptonshire Chelmsford Lost 0 Yorkshire v Essex was abandoned without a ball being bowled One-day League
Date Opponent Venue Result 21, 22 June Sussex Hove Won 6, 7 July Glamorgan Cardiff Lost NatWest Trophy
Date Opponent Venue Result 15-17 June Cambridge Univ. Fenner's Drew
University Matches
Date Opponent Venue Result 28-30 May New Zealand Chelmsford Drawn
Matches against the Tourists