| Kent first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| MR Benson | c Gooch b Foster | 64 | | | | |
| SG Hinks | lbw b Pringle | 67 | | | | |
| CJ Tavaré | b Lever | 29 | | | | |
| NR Taylor | lbw b Lever | 9 | | | | |
| *CS Cowdrey | c East b Foster | 9 | | | | |
| GR Cowdrey | run out | 13 | | | | |
| RM Ellison | c East b Foster | 4 | | | | |
| +SA Marsh | lbw b Lever | 27 | | | | |
| GR Dilley | not out | 26 | | | | |
| DL Underwood | c Fletcher b Lever | 6 | | | | |
| TM Alderman | not out | 10 | | | | |
| Extras | (2 b, 4 lb, 1 nb, 1 w) | 8 |
| Total | (9 wickets, declared, 115 overs) | 272 |
Fall of wickets: 1-121, 2-145, 3-171, 4-172, 5-190, 6-196, 7-200, 8-240, 9-252 |
| Essex first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| *GA Gooch | c Alderman b Dilley | 60 | | | | |
| BR Hardie | c Hinks b Alderman | 2 | | | | |
| PJ Prichard | c Marsh b Alderman | 31 | | | | |
| AR Border | lbw b Dilley | 14 | | | | |
| KWR Fletcher | c CS Cowdrey b Dilley | 16 | | | | |
| DR Pringle | run out | 15 | | | | |
| AW Lilley | c Tavaré b Dilley | 3 | | | | |
| +DE East | c Benson b Dilley | 0 | | | | |
| NA Foster | c CS Cowdrey b Alderman | 3 | | | | |
| JK Lever | b Alderman | 2 | | | | |
| DL Acfield | not out | 0 | | | | |
| Extras | (4 b, 2 lb, 21 nb, 1 w) | 28 |
| Total | (all out, 38.5 overs) | 174 |
Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-96, 3-123, 4-129, 5-157, 6-165, 7-165, 8-172, 9-174, 10-174 (38.5 ov) |
| Kent second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| MR Benson | c Border b Lever | 30 | | | | |
| SG Hinks | b Lever | 9 | | | | |
| CJ Tavaré | c East b Lever | 4 | | | | |
| NR Taylor | lbw b Lever | 14 | | | | |
| *CS Cowdrey | not out | 70 | | | | |
| GR Cowdrey | b Pringle | 10 | | | | |
| RM Ellison | lbw b Foster | 15 | | | | |
| +SA Marsh | lbw b Foster | 0 | | | | |
| GR Dilley | c Border b Foster | 0 | | | | |
| DL Underwood | b Pringle | 16 | | | | |
| TM Alderman | did not bat | |
| Extras | (1 lb, 1 w) | 2 |
| Total | (9 wickets, declared, 67.5 overs) | 170 |
Fall of wickets: 1-37, 2-44, 3-57, 4-60, 5-92, 6-139, 7-145, 8-151, 9-170 (67.5 ov) |
| Essex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| Lever | 26 | 6 | 69 | 4 | - | - |
| Foster | 27 | 7 | 81 | 3 | - | - |
| Pringle | 14.5 | 7 | 19 | 2 | - | - |
| Essex second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| *GA Gooch | lbw b Alderman | 21 | | | | |
| BR Hardie | c Underwood b Alderman | 5 | | | | |
| PJ Prichard | lbw b Alderman | 25 | | | | |
| AR Border | c Tavaré b Alderman | 38 | | | | |
| KWR Fletcher | c Marsh b Underwood | 51 | | | | |
| DR Pringle | c Marsh b Alderman | 0 | | | | |
| AW Lilley | lbw b CS Cowdrey | 29 | | | | |
| +DE East | c Dilley b CS Cowdrey | 21 | | | | |
| NA Foster | c GR Cowdrey b Dilley | 25 | | | | |
| JK Lever | lbw b CS Cowdrey | 0 | | | | |
| DL Acfield | not out | 1 | | | | |
| Extras | (1 b, 17 lb, 6 nb, 3 w) | 27 |
| Total | (all out, 64.5 overs) | 243 |
Fall of wickets: 1-14, 2-43, 3-77, 4-157, 5-157, 6-167, 7-217, 8-217, 9-217, 10-243 (64.5 ov) |
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