| Essex first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| PJ Prichard | c Ripley b Cousins | 8 | 16 | 20 | 1 | - | |
| N Hussain | b Cousins | 15 | 30 | 51 | 2 | - | |
| DDJ Robinson | c AJ Swann b GP Swann | 61 | 166 | 202 | 7 | 1 | |
| SG Law | c Ripley b Taylor | 26 | 53 | 85 | 4 | - | |
| *RC Irani | c Hussey b Cousins | 8 | 44 | 63 | 1 | - | |
| SD Peters | c Warren b Penberthy | 19 | 69 | 95 | 1 | - | |
| +BJ Hyam | run out | 2 | 7 | 6 | - | - | |
| RSG Anderson | c Ripley b Penberthy | 2 | 9 | 8 | - | - | |
| TJ Mason | c Hussey b Cousins | 0 | 18 | 27 | - | - | |
| AP Cowan | b Taylor | 27 | 27 | 40 | 3 | 1 | |
| AC McGarry | not out | 0 | 6 | 8 | - | - | |
| Extras | (5 b, 19 lb, 14 w) | 38 |
| Total | (all out, 74.1 overs) | 206 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-24 (Prichard), 2-41 (Hussain), 3-105 (Law), 4-143 (Irani), 5-151 (Robinson), 6-153 (Hyam), 7-155 (Anderson), 8-162 (Mason), 9-192 (Peters), 10-206 (Cowan) |
| Northamptonshire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| MEK Hussey | c Hyam b Anderson | 21 | 55 | 69 | 3 | - | |
| MB Loye | lbw b Irani | 13 | 59 | 56 | 1 | - | |
| JW Cook | lbw b McGarry | 20 | 49 | 67 | 3 | - | |
| RJ Warren | lbw b Anderson | 33 | 68 | 114 | 4 | - | |
| AJ Swann | c Robinson b Anderson | 10 | 24 | 19 | 2 | - | |
| AL Penberthy | c Hyam b Cowan | 20 | 66 | 100 | 4 | - | |
| GP Swann | c Hyam b Irani | 3 | 15 | 15 | - | - | |
| *+D Ripley | c Robinson b Irani | 6 | 21 | 22 | 1 | - | |
| KJ Innes | c Peters b Irani | 0 | 9 | 8 | - | - | |
| JP Taylor | not out | 1 | 5 | 16 | - | - | |
| DM Cousins | b Irani | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - | |
| Extras | (5 lb, 8 nb, 10 w) | 23 |
| Total | (all out, 62 overs) | 150 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-42 (Loye), 2-46 (Hussey), 3-84 (Cook), 4-105 (AJ Swann), 5-136 (Warren), 6-139 (GP Swann), 7-147 (Ripley), 8-147 (Innes), 9-149 (Penberthy), 10-150 (Cousins) |
| Essex second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| PJ Prichard | c Warren b Innes | 22 | 40 | 56 | 2 | - | |
| N Hussain | lbw b Innes | 34 | 76 | 107 | 6 | - | |
| DDJ Robinson | lbw b Innes | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | |
| SG Law | b GP Swann | 58 | 85 | 100 | 9 | - | |
| *RC Irani | c and b Innes | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | - | |
| SD Peters | not out | 56 | 157 | 186 | 5 | - | |
| +BJ Hyam | lbw b GP Swann | 22 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 2 | |
| RSG Anderson | lbw b Penberthy | 19 | 14 | 17 | 3 | - | |
| TJ Mason | c Ripley b Cousins | 3 | 23 | 34 | - | - | |
| AP Cowan | not out | 25 | 27 | 35 | 2 | - | |
| AC McGarry | did not bat | | | | | | |
| Extras | (4 lb, 10 w) | 14 |
| Total | (8 wickets, declared, 79.3 overs) | 257 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-51 (Prichard), 2-51 (Robinson), 3-94 (Hussain), 4-102 (Irani), 5-139 (Law), 6-177 (Hyam), 7-202 (Anderson), 8-220 (Mason) |
Notes
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MEK Hussey (1) passed his previous highest score of 18 in County Championship matches
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AL Penberthy (1) passed 5000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 10
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DM Cousins reached 100 wickets in first-class matches when he dismissed
TJ Mason, his 1st wicket in the Essex second innings
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