| 1 | 555 | P Holmes & H Sutcliffe | Yorkshire v Essex | 1932 | f13877 |
| 2 | 270 | WM Woodfull & CG Macartney | Australians v Essex | 1926 | f11494 |
| 3 | 362 | W Bardsley & CG Macartney | Australians v Essex | 1912 | f8475 |
| 4 | 361 | AO Jones & JR Gunn | Nottinghamshire v Essex | 1905 | f6731 |
| 5 | 268 | WG Quaife & W Quaife | Warwickshire v Essex | 1900 | f5454 |
| 6 | 207 | J Hallows & JJ Broughton | Lancashire v Essex | 1901 | f5643 |
| 7 | 344 | KS Ranjitsinhji & W Newham | Sussex v Essex | 1902 | f5881 |
| 8 | 206 | KR Pont & N Smith | Essex v Somerset | 1976 | f31244 |
| 9 | 251 | JWHT Douglas & SN Hare | Essex v Derbyshire | 1921 | f9874 |
| 10 | 173 | A Ducat & A Sandham | Surrey v Essex | 1921 | f9897 |