Largest margins by Essex in FC by Innings, runs & wickets
By runs
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 523 runs | - | 702 | 48.5 | 0.0 | v Cambs MCCU | Cambridge | 31 Mar 2016 | First-class | |
| 384 runs | - | 534 | 33.0 | 0.0 | v Hampshire | Southampton | 3 Aug 2004 | First-class | |
| 376 runs | - | 451 | 28.5 | 0.0 | v Yorkshire | Chelmsford | 25 Sep 2017 | First-class | |
| 335 runs | - | 502 | 49.0 | 0.0 | v Cambs UCCE | Cambridge | 9 May 2001 | First-class | |
| 335 runs | - | 461 | 45.2 | 0.0 | v Cambs MCCU | Cambridge | 7 Apr 2014 | First-class | |
| 297 runs | - | 445 | 58.2 | 0.0 | v Middlesex | Chelmsford | 4 Sep 2023 | First-class | |
| 286 runs | - | 444 | 52.4 | 0.0 | v Cambs MCCU | Cambridge | 26 Mar 2019 | First-class | |
| 280 runs | - | 315 | 14.4 | 0.0 | v Leics | Southend-on-Sea | 27 Jul 2011 | First-class | |
| 268 runs | - | 484 | 72.0 | 0.0 | v Notts | Nottingham | 30 May 2003 | First-class | |
| 258 runs | - | 477 | 55.5 | 0.0 | v Cambs UCCE | Cambridge | 20 Apr 2002 | First-class | |
| 254 runs | - | 393 | 49.2 | 0.0 | v Leics | Leicester | 10 Jul 2011 | First-class | |
| 254 runs | - | 335 | 34.3 | 0.0 | v Notts | Nottingham | 5 Apr 2024 | First-class | |
| 248 runs | - | 462 | 60.3 | 0.0 | v Glamorgan | Chelmsford | 12 Jul 2015 | First-class | |
| 227 runs | - | 402 | 43.3 | 0.0 | v Derbyshire | Derby | 30 Aug 2007 | First-class | |
| 211 runs | - | 519 | 78.3 | 0.0 | v Somerset | Southend-on-Sea | 2 Aug 2006 | First-class | |
| 201 runs | - | 374 | 50.0 | 0.0 | v Notts | Nottingham | 2 Jul 1983 | First-class | |
| 197 runs | - | 351 | 81.2 | 0.0 | v Notts | Chelmsford | 3 Aug 1938 | First-class | |
| 196 runs | - | 466 | 97.1 | 0.0 | v Somerset | Chelmsford | 11 Jun 2023 | First-class | |
| 195 runs | - | 385 | 87.0 | 0.0 | v Durham | Chester-le-Street | 27 May 2021 | First-class | |
| 187 runs | - | 401 | 65.1 | 0.0 | v Warwickshire | Chelmsford | 13 Jul 2019 | First-class | |
| 179 runs | - | 289 | 37.5 | 0.0 | v Somerset | Chelmsford | 28 Aug 2017 | First-class | |
| 171 runs | - | 416 | 84.0 | 0.0 | v Northants | Chelmsford | 25 Jun 2011 | First-class | |
| 169 runs | - | 337 | 75.1 | 0.0 | v Surrey | Chelmsford | 8 Aug 2020 | First-class | |
| 153 runs | - | 399 | 70.5 | 0.0 | v Cambs UCCE | Cambridge | 10 Apr 2004 | First-class | |
| 151 runs | - | 269 | 32.2 | 0.0 | v Somerset | Chelmsford | 23 Jun 2019 | First-class | |
| 145 runs | - | 372 | 63.4 | 0.0 | v Derbyshire | Chelmsford | 29 Jun 2008 | First-class | |
| 143 runs | - | 303 | 44.3 | 0.0 | v Notts | Chelmsford | 5 Jul 2010 | First-class | |
| 141 runs | - | 255 | 48.3 | 0.0 | v Somerset | Taunton | 4 Jun 1983 | First-class | |
| 140 runs | - | 292 | 52.1 | 0.0 | v Derbyshire | Derby | 7 Aug 2002 | First-class | |
| 128 runs | - | 272 | 44.2 | 0.0 | v Northants | Wellingborough | 13 Aug 1983 | First-class | |
| 122 runs | - | 478 | 120.2 | 0.0 | v Kent | Tunbridge Wells | 16 Jun 2009 | First-class | |
| 122 runs | - | 425 | 84.1 | 0.0 | v Hampshire | Southampton | 4 Sep 2012 | First-class | |
| 114 runs | - | 291 | 47.0 | 0.0 | v Leics | Colchester | 22 Aug 2007 | First-class | |
| 113 runs | - | 338 | 73.5 | 0.0 | v Kent | Chelmsford | 27 May 2019 | First-class | |
| 109 runs | - | 195 | 31.4 | 0.0 | v Gloucs | Bristol | 6 Jun 2000 | First-class | |
| 108 runs | - | 185 | 29.4 | 0.0 | v Hampshire | Southampton | 19 Sep 2017 | First-class | |
| 97 runs | - | 308 | 83.0 | 0.0 | v Middlesex | Lord's | 6 Apr 2023 | First-class | |
| 63 runs | - | 348 | 98.2 | 0.0 | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 15 Aug 2014 | First-class | |
| 62 runs | - | 248 | 47.5 | 0.0 | v Hampshire | Chelmsford | 9 Apr 2010 | First-class | |
| 53 runs | - | 366 | 84.4 | 0.0 | v Derbyshire | Chelmsford | 13 Apr 2014 | First-class | |
| 51 runs | - | 319 | 45.0 | 0.0 | v Yorkshire | Scarborough | 12 Sep 2001 | First-class | |
| 48 runs | - | 398 | 116.5 | 0.0 | v Leics | Leicester | 21 Jul 2004 | First-class | |
| 47 runs | - | 211 | 45.3 | 0.0 | v Northants | Northampton | 26 Sep 2022 | First-class | |
| 46 runs | - | 430 | 94.2 | 0.0 | v Lancashire | Blackpool | 10 Jul 2023 | First-class | |
| 44 runs | - | 168 | 56.4 | 0.0 | v Durham | Chelmsford | 15 Apr 2021 | First-class | |
| 32 runs | - | 347 | 96.5 | 0.0 | v Surrey | Westcliff-on-Sea | 13 Aug 1938 | First-class | |
| 32 runs | - | 215 | 60.1 | 0.0 | v Worcs | Worcester | 11 May 2018 | First-class | |
| 31 runs | - | 320 | 82.2 | 0.0 | v Lancashire | Chelmsford | 20 Apr 2018 | First-class | |
| 28 runs | - | 295 | 84.4 | 0.0 | v Worcs | Chelmsford | 18 Apr 2025 | First-class | |
| 12 runs | - | 299 | 65.3 | 0.0 | v Hampshire | Chelmsford | 26 Jun 2022 | First-class | |
| 11 runs | - | 160 | 60.3 | 0.0 | v Notts | Worksop | 20 Jul 1938 | First-class |
By wickets
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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By balls remaining in the second innings
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Somerset vs Essex at Chelmsford, County Championship Division One 66th Match, Sep 24-27, 2025 [First-class]
Essex vs Warwickshire at Birmingham, County Championship Division One 61st Match, Sep 15-18, 2025 [First-class]
Durham vs Essex at Chelmsford, County Championship Division One 56th Match, Sep 8-11, 2025 [First-class]