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| 2 | 230 | DL Haynes & IVA Richards | West Indians v Essex | 1980 | a2667 |
| 3 | 271 | CJ Adams & MG Bevan | Sussex v Essex | 2000 | a12677 |
| 4 | 230 | HD Rutherford & RN ten Doeschate | Essex v Scotland | 2013 | a22660 |
| 5 | 185* | Asif Din & BM McMillan | Warwickshire v Essex | 1986 | a4802 |
| 5 | 185 | SR Patel & SJ Mullaney | Nottinghamshire v Essex | 2017 | a25670 |
| 6 | 128* | A McGrath & GM Fellows | Yorkshire v Essex | 2002 | a14410 |
| 7 | 154 | AJ Hollioake & Azhar Mahmood | Surrey v Essex | 2003 | a15068 |
| 8 | 140 | MT Coles & JC Tredwell | Kent v Essex | 2016 | a24790 |
| 9 | 74 | LD Sutton & SD Parry | Lancashire v Essex | 2009 | a19785 |
| 10 | 68 | BMJ Allison & AP Beard | Essex v Glamorgan | 2024 | a31034 |