| Surrey first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| LB Fishlock | c Wade b Smith | 54 | | | | | |
| RJ Gregory | c Wade b Daer | 6 | | | | | |
| HS Squires | c Eastman b Waterman | 26 | | | | | |
| HT Barling | c and b Smith | 31 | | | | | |
| JF Parker | st Wade b Smith | 83 | | | | | |
| *HM Garland-Wells | lbw b Smith | 2 | | | | | |
| F Berry | b Nichols | 20 | | | | | |
| EA Watts | lbw b Nichols | 6 | | | | | |
| +EWJ Brooks | c Taylor b Nichols | 6 | | | | | |
| AR Gover | c Wade b Nichols | 16 | | | | | |
| JV Daley | not out | 2 | | | | | |
| Extras | (6 b, 10 lb, 2 nb) | 18 |
| Total | (all out, 91 overs) | 270 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-7, 2-64, 3-98, 4-137, 5-145, 6-206, 7-220, 8-240, 9-260, 10-270 (91 ov) |
| Essex first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| *DR Wilcox | lbw b Watts | 13 | | | | | |
| LC Eastman | c Barling b Gover | 4 | | | | | |
| RM Taylor | c Garland-Wells b Watts | 10 | | | | | |
| J O'Connor | lbw b Watts | 1 | | | | | |
| MS Nichols | c Garland-Wells b Gover | 11 | | | | | |
| HG Pickering | st Brooks b Parker | 14 | | | | | |
| FH Vigar | b Watts | 0 | | | | | |
| TPB Smith | b Watts | 8 | | | | | |
| AG Waterman | c Squires b Daley | 0 | | | | | |
| +TH Wade | not out | 40 | | | | | |
| HB Daer | lbw b Parker | 17 | | | | | |
| Extras | (5 lb, 1 nb) | 6 |
| Total | (all out, 54.3 overs) | 124 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-10, 2-26, 3-28, 4-38, 5-44, 6-49, 7-59, 8-64, 9-88, 10-124 (54.3 ov) |
| Essex second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| *DR Wilcox | b Daley | 74 | | | | | |
| LC Eastman | c Fishlock b Squires | 35 | | | | | |
| RM Taylor | lbw b Gregory | 70 | | | | | |
| J O'Connor | c Brooks b Daley | 15 | | | | | |
| MS Nichols | not out | 26 | | | | | |
| HG Pickering | c Brooks b Gregory | 1 | | | | | |
| FH Vigar | c Brooks b Squires | 2 | | | | | |
| TPB Smith | c Brooks b Watts | 4 | | | | | |
| +TH Wade | c Brooks b Watts | 2 | | | | | |
| HB Daer | lbw b Daley | 9 | | | | | |
| AG Waterman | b Daley | 0 | | | | | |
| Extras | (6 b, 5 lb, 2 nb) | 13 |
| Total | (all out, 83.2 overs) | 251 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-68, 2-163, 3-195, 4-208, 5-212, 6-215, 7-225, 8-233, 9-251, 10-251 (83.2 ov) |
Notes
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JF Parker (1) passed his previous highest score of 77 in County Championship matches
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HG Pickering made his debut in County Championship matches
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HG Pickering made his debut in first-class matches
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RJ Gregory (2) passed 15000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 25
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F Berry (2) passed his previous highest score of 42 in County Championship matches
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AR Gover reached 50 wickets in first-class matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Essex first innings
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