Team Smallest Margins

Smallest victories by Essex in FC

By runs

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

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Essex	1 wicket	-	132	32.2	v Surrey	The Oval	24 Sep 2018	First-class
Essex	1 wicket	-	84	32.0	v Somerset	Taunton	14 Apr 2022	First-class
Essex	1 wicket	-	162	48.1	v Yorkshire	Leeds	12 Sep 2022	First-class
Essex	2 wickets	-	299	100.1	v Durham	Southend-on-Sea	3 Aug 2005	First-class
Essex	2 wickets	-	299	95.5	v Middlesex	Chelmsford	7 May 2008	First-class
Essex	2 wickets	-	133	32.3	v Hampshire	Colchester	13 Jul 2014	First-class
Essex	2 wickets	-	202	69.4	v Kent	Chelmsford	1 Aug 2020	First-class
Essex	3 wickets	-	381	78.5	v Gloucs	Gloucester	26 Jun 2002	First-class
Essex	3 wickets	-	347	90.4	v Somerset	Taunton	10 May 2006	First-class
Essex	3 wickets	-	153	42.1	v Kent	Canterbury	18 Aug 2019	First-class
Essex	3 wickets	-	196	45.5	v Sussex	Hove	15 Aug 2020	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	200	74.0	v Worcs	Worcester	30 Jul 1938	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	286	80.5	v Worcs	Chelmsford	19 Jul 2000	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	291	49.5	v Northants	Northampton	31 May 2002	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	321	87.0	v Durham	Colchester	21 Aug 2002	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	270	46.2	v Cambs UCCE	Cambridge	9 Apr 2005	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	323	77.2	v Glamorgan	Swansea	30 May 2007	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	242	51.5	v Northants	Chelmsford	15 Sep 2009	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	143	40.1	v Hampshire	Chelmsford	29 Apr 2013	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	161	36.2	v Leics	Leicester	21 Jun 2013	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	330	97.2	v Warwickshire	Chelmsford	17 May 2024	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	125	35.5	v N Zealanders	Leyton	14 May 1927	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	111	37.1	v Derbyshire	Chesterfield	6 Aug 1947	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	226	72.2	v Northants	Ilford	31 May 2000	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	135	34.4	v Worcs	Worcester	15 May 2002	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	337	84.4	v Derbyshire	Derby	16 Aug 2005	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	241	43.0	v Middlesex	Lord's	11 Aug 2009	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	359	60.0	v Derbyshire	Derby	23 Sep 2009	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	130	43.2	v Bangladeshis	Chelmsford	14 May 2010	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	275	68.5	v Glamorgan	Cardiff	15 May 2013	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	193	51.3	v Kent	Chelmsford	19 Apr 2015	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	114	29.0	v Gloucs	Bristol	21 Jun 2015	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	307	59.5	v Leics	Leicester	14 Sep 2015	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	105	28.5	v Lancashire	Manchester	9 Jun 2018	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	54	19.1	v Somerset	Bath	22 Jun 1938	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	178	49.0	v Derbyshire	Clacton-on-Sea	24 Aug 1938	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	107	30.0	v Australians	Southend-on-Sea	22 Aug 1964	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	68	17.1	v Indians	Colchester	26 Jun 1971	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	272	60.0	v Northants	Chelmsford	14 Sep 1988	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	201	38.4	v Warwickshire	Chelmsford	13 Sep 2000	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	190	33.0	v Derbyshire	Chelmsford	26 May 2002	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	111	33.5	v Middlesex	Chelmsford	4 Sep 2002	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	191	44.2	v Leics	Chelmsford	6 May 2005	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	360	100.5	v Glamorgan	Chelmsford	26 Apr 2011	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	83	24.1	v Hampshire	Southampton	25 Jul 2023	First-class
Essex	7 wickets	-	108	25.1	v Northants	Rushden	23 Jul 1938	First-class
Essex	7 wickets	-	340	68.2	v Notts	Chelmsford	18 Sep 2002	First-class
Essex	7 wickets	-	98	22.5	v Gloucs	Bristol	13 Jul 2006	First-class
Essex	7 wickets	-	98	27.0	v Gloucs	Bristol	21 Apr 2009	First-class
Essex	7 wickets	-	55	18.3	v Kent	Canterbury	8 Aug 2012	First-class
Essex	7 wickets	-	30	3.5	v Kent	Chelmsford	19 Jul 2023	First-class
Essex	7 wickets	-	95	18.1	v Somerset	Chelmsford	24 Sep 2025	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	99	23.5	v Notts	Chelmsford	8 Jun 1983	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	270	66.3	v Lancashire	Manchester	23 Aug 1991	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	49	9.1	v Surrey	The Oval	17 Sep 2003	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	192	39.3	v Derbyshire	Chelmsford	9 Sep 2004	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	89	19.0	v Derbyshire	Derby	20 Jun 2006	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	181	47.4	v Gloucs	Chelmsford	22 Jul 2008	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	51	18.1	v Worcs	Chelmsford	3 Sep 2013	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	255	84.1	v Somerset	Taunton	14 Apr 2017	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	253	64.2	v Surrey	Guildford	9 Jun 2017	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	33	10.0	v Yorkshire	Scarborough	6 Aug 2017	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	282	69.4	v Notts	Nottingham	10 Sep 2018	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	105	34.4	v Notts	Chelmsford	14 May 2019	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	92	21.5	v Yorkshire	Chelmsford	7 Jul 2019	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	69	17.2	v Sussex	Ilford	25 Jun 1983	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	68	14.0	v Northants	Ilford	12 Jun 2002	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	154	34.1	v Notts	Chelmsford	3 Sep 2003	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	77	18.1	v Somerset	Taunton	27 Apr 2005	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	15	2.1	v Northants	Chelmsford	16 Apr 2008	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	74	12.4	v Surrey	Colchester	19 Aug 2009	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	22	2.5	v Kent	Chelmsford	9 Sep 2014	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	53	13.5	v Middlesex	Chelmsford	6 Sep 2020	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	79	17.0	v Gloucs	Chelmsford	11 Jul 2022	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	83	15.0	v Warwickshire	Chelmsford	25 Jun 2023	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	5	0.5	v Leics	Leicester	8 Sep 1989	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	123	35.1	v Worcs	Kidderminster	9 Aug 2000	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	39	8.3	v Durham	Chester-le-Street	11 Sep 2002	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	3	0.2	v Northants	Chelmsford	10 Jul 2005	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	53	17.1	v Middlesex	Chelmsford	19 Sep 2007	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	9	1.3	v Gloucs	Chelmsford	29 Jun 2014	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	93	26.4	v Gloucs	Chelmsford	10 Apr 2016	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	9	1.4	v Kent	Chelmsford	3 Jul 2016	First-class

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Essex	5 wickets	-	125	35.5	0.0	v N Zealanders	Leyton	14 May 1927	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	54	19.1	0.0	v Somerset	Bath	22 Jun 1938	First-class
Essex	7 wickets	-	108	25.1	0.0	v Northants	Rushden	23 Jul 1938	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	200	74.0	0.0	v Worcs	Worcester	30 Jul 1938	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	178	49.0	0.0	v Derbyshire	Clacton-on-Sea	24 Aug 1938	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	111	37.1	0.0	v Derbyshire	Chesterfield	6 Aug 1947	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	107	30.0	0.0	v Australians	Southend-on-Sea	22 Aug 1964	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	68	17.1	0.0	v Indians	Colchester	26 Jun 1971	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	99	23.5	0.0	v Notts	Chelmsford	8 Jun 1983	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	69	17.2	0.0	v Sussex	Ilford	25 Jun 1983	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	272	60.0	0.0	v Northants	Chelmsford	14 Sep 1988	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	5	0.5	0.0	v Leics	Leicester	8 Sep 1989	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	270	66.3	0.0	v Lancashire	Manchester	23 Aug 1991	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	226	72.2	0.0	v Northants	Ilford	31 May 2000	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	286	80.5	0.0	v Worcs	Chelmsford	19 Jul 2000	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	123	35.1	0.0	v Worcs	Kidderminster	9 Aug 2000	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	201	38.4	0.0	v Warwickshire	Chelmsford	13 Sep 2000	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	135	34.4	0.0	v Worcs	Worcester	15 May 2002	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	190	33.0	0.0	v Derbyshire	Chelmsford	26 May 2002	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	291	49.5	0.0	v Northants	Northampton	31 May 2002	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	68	14.0	0.0	v Northants	Ilford	12 Jun 2002	First-class
Essex	3 wickets	-	381	78.5	0.0	v Gloucs	Gloucester	26 Jun 2002	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	321	87.0	0.0	v Durham	Colchester	21 Aug 2002	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	111	33.5	0.0	v Middlesex	Chelmsford	4 Sep 2002	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	39	8.3	0.0	v Durham	Chester-le-Street	11 Sep 2002	First-class
Essex	7 wickets	-	340	68.2	0.0	v Notts	Chelmsford	18 Sep 2002	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	154	34.1	0.0	v Notts	Chelmsford	3 Sep 2003	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	49	9.1	0.0	v Surrey	The Oval	17 Sep 2003	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	192	39.3	0.0	v Derbyshire	Chelmsford	9 Sep 2004	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	270	46.2	0.0	v Cambs UCCE	Cambridge	9 Apr 2005	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	77	18.1	0.0	v Somerset	Taunton	27 Apr 2005	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	191	44.2	0.0	v Leics	Chelmsford	6 May 2005	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	3	0.2	0.0	v Northants	Chelmsford	10 Jul 2005	First-class
Essex	2 wickets	-	299	100.1	0.0	v Durham	Southend-on-Sea	3 Aug 2005	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	337	84.4	0.0	v Derbyshire	Derby	16 Aug 2005	First-class
Essex	3 wickets	-	347	90.4	0.0	v Somerset	Taunton	10 May 2006	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	89	19.0	0.0	v Derbyshire	Derby	20 Jun 2006	First-class
Essex	7 wickets	-	98	22.5	0.0	v Gloucs	Bristol	13 Jul 2006	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	323	77.2	0.0	v Glamorgan	Swansea	30 May 2007	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	53	17.1	0.0	v Middlesex	Chelmsford	19 Sep 2007	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	15	2.1	0.0	v Northants	Chelmsford	16 Apr 2008	First-class
Essex	2 wickets	-	299	95.5	0.0	v Middlesex	Chelmsford	7 May 2008	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	181	47.4	0.0	v Gloucs	Chelmsford	22 Jul 2008	First-class
Essex	7 wickets	-	98	27.0	0.0	v Gloucs	Bristol	21 Apr 2009	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	241	43.0	0.0	v Middlesex	Lord's	11 Aug 2009	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	74	12.4	0.0	v Surrey	Colchester	19 Aug 2009	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	242	51.5	0.0	v Northants	Chelmsford	15 Sep 2009	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	359	60.0	0.0	v Derbyshire	Derby	23 Sep 2009	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	130	43.2	0.0	v Bangladeshis	Chelmsford	14 May 2010	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	360	100.5	0.0	v Glamorgan	Chelmsford	26 Apr 2011	First-class
Essex	7 wickets	-	55	18.3	0.0	v Kent	Canterbury	8 Aug 2012	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	143	40.1	0.0	v Hampshire	Chelmsford	29 Apr 2013	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	275	68.5	0.0	v Glamorgan	Cardiff	15 May 2013	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	161	36.2	0.0	v Leics	Leicester	21 Jun 2013	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	51	18.1	0.0	v Worcs	Chelmsford	3 Sep 2013	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	9	1.3	0.0	v Gloucs	Chelmsford	29 Jun 2014	First-class
Essex	2 wickets	-	133	32.3	0.0	v Hampshire	Colchester	13 Jul 2014	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	22	2.5	0.0	v Kent	Chelmsford	9 Sep 2014	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	193	51.3	0.0	v Kent	Chelmsford	19 Apr 2015	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	114	29.0	0.0	v Gloucs	Bristol	21 Jun 2015	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	307	59.5	0.0	v Leics	Leicester	14 Sep 2015	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	93	26.4	0.0	v Gloucs	Chelmsford	10 Apr 2016	First-class
Essex	10 wickets	-	9	1.4	0.0	v Kent	Chelmsford	3 Jul 2016	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	255	84.1	0.0	v Somerset	Taunton	14 Apr 2017	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	253	64.2	0.0	v Surrey	Guildford	9 Jun 2017	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	33	10.0	0.0	v Yorkshire	Scarborough	6 Aug 2017	First-class
Essex	5 wickets	-	105	28.5	0.0	v Lancashire	Manchester	9 Jun 2018	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	282	69.4	0.0	v Notts	Nottingham	10 Sep 2018	First-class
Essex	1 wicket	-	132	32.2	0.0	v Surrey	The Oval	24 Sep 2018	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	105	34.4	0.0	v Notts	Chelmsford	14 May 2019	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	-	92	21.5	0.0	v Yorkshire	Chelmsford	7 Jul 2019	First-class
Essex	3 wickets	-	153	42.1	0.0	v Kent	Canterbury	18 Aug 2019	First-class
Essex	2 wickets	-	202	69.4	0.0	v Kent	Chelmsford	1 Aug 2020	First-class
Essex	3 wickets	-	196	45.5	0.0	v Sussex	Hove	15 Aug 2020	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	53	13.5	0.0	v Middlesex	Chelmsford	6 Sep 2020	First-class
Essex	1 wicket	-	84	32.0	0.0	v Somerset	Taunton	14 Apr 2022	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	79	17.0	0.0	v Gloucs	Chelmsford	11 Jul 2022	First-class
Essex	1 wicket	-	162	48.1	0.0	v Yorkshire	Leeds	12 Sep 2022	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	-	83	15.0	0.0	v Warwickshire	Chelmsford	25 Jun 2023	First-class
Essex	7 wickets	-	30	3.5	0.0	v Kent	Chelmsford	19 Jul 2023	First-class
Essex	6 wickets	-	83	24.1	0.0	v Hampshire	Southampton	25 Jul 2023	First-class
Essex	4 wickets	-	330	97.2	0.0	v Warwickshire	Chelmsford	17 May 2024	First-class
Essex	7 wickets	-	95	18.1	0.0	v Somerset	Chelmsford	24 Sep 2025	First-class

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Warwickshire	Essex	Edgbaston, Birmingham	23 Apr 2003	First-class

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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]