| Leicestershire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| *CE de Trafford | b Mead | 22 | | | | | |
| CJB Wood | b Reeves | 73 | | | | | |
| S Coe | b Mead | 18 | | | | | |
| HH Marriott | c Perrin b Reeves | 11 | | | | | |
| AE Knight | b Mead | 1 | | | | | |
| JH King | c Young b Mead | 18 | | | | | |
| H Whitehead | b Mead | 3 | | | | | |
| F Geeson | st Russell b Mead | 10 | | | | | |
| FW Stocks | c Bull b Mead | 30 | | | | | |
| A Woodcock | c Russell b Mead | 22 | | | | | |
| +JP Whiteside | not out | 0 | | | | | |
| Extras | (2 b, 1 lb) | 3 |
| Total | (all out, 77 overs) | 211 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-24, 2-52, 3-71, 4-77, 5-133, 6-145, 7-153, 8-164, 9-201, 10-211 (77 ov) |
| Essex first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| *HGP Owen | b Coe | 68 | | | | | |
| HA Carpenter | c Whiteside b King | 0 | | | | | |
| PA Perrin | b Wood | 56 | | | | | |
| CP McGahey | b Woodcock | 34 | | | | | |
| CJ Kortright | c Whiteside b Woodcock | 22 | | | | | |
| JH Inns | c Whiteside b Woodcock | 4 | | | | | |
| W Reeves | not out | 10 | | | | | |
| +TM Russell | c Woodcock b King | 3 | | | | | |
| FG Bull | c Marriott b King | 0 | | | | | |
| W Mead | b King | 0 | | | | | |
| HI Young | b King | 1 | | | | | |
| Extras | (12 b, 3 nb) | 15 |
| Total | (all out, 77.2 overs) | 213 |
| Fall of wickets: | |
| 1-2, 2-121, 3-145, 4-181, 5-195, 6-202, 7-210, 8-211, 9-211, 10-213 (77.2 ov) |
| Essex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls |
| Mead | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | - | - |
| Bull | 6 | 2 | 21 | 1 | - | - |
Notes
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HGP Owen (1) passed 3000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 33
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CE de Trafford (2) passed 3000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 18
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W Mead reached 100 wickets in first-class matches for the season when taking his 4th wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
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W Mead reached 850 wickets in first-class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
Heavy rain prevented play from starting until noon on the second day and further overnight rain meant that play could not start until three o'clock on the third day
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