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| Venue | County Ground, Leyton on 5th, 6th, 7th August 1897 (3-day match) |
| Balls per over | 5 |
| Toss | Essex won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Essex won by 6 wickets |
| Points | Essex 1; Lancashire -1 |
| Umpires | G Hay, W Hearn |
| Close of play day 1 | Lancashire (1) 66/2 (Sugg 18*, Baker 5*) |
| Close of play day 2 | Lancashire (2) 206/4 (Smith 20*, Ellis 5*) |
| Essex first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| FL Fane | c Smith b Briggs | 14 | |||||
| HA Carpenter | b Mold | 4 | |||||
| PA Perrin | c Ellis b Cuttell | 67 | |||||
| CP McGahey | c Hornby b Ellis | 87 | |||||
| AJ Turner | st Smith b Briggs | 49 | |||||
| +TM Russell | c Smith b Cuttell | 0 | |||||
| *HGP Owen | c Ellis b Cuttell | 10 | |||||
| CJ Kortright | c Hornby b Briggs | 20 | |||||
| W Mead | c Hornby b Briggs | 16 | |||||
| FG Bull | not out | 0 | |||||
| H Pickett | c Mold b Briggs | 4 | |||||
| Extras | (11 b, 8 lb) | 19 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 115.3 overs) | 290 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-12, 2-38, 3-167, 4-191, 5-204, 6-226, 7-251, 8-281, 9-286, 10-290 (115.3 ov) | |||||||
| Lancashire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Mold | 25 | 9 | 69 | 1 | - | - | |
| Briggs | 35.3 | 7 | 77 | 5 | - | - | |
| Cuttell | 25 | 7 | 48 | 3 | - | - | |
| Hallam | 22 | 5 | 55 | 0 | - | - | |
| Ellis | 8 | 3 | 22 | 1 | - | - | |
| Lancashire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| AC MacLaren | c Kortright b Bull | 33 | |||||
| A Ward | c Kortright b Bull | 9 | |||||
| FH Sugg | not out | 88 | |||||
| GR Baker | c Kortright b Bull | 5 | |||||
| +C Smith | c Turner b Bull | 6 | |||||
| J Ellis | b Kortright | 5 | |||||
| J Briggs | b Kortright | 0 | |||||
| WR Cuttell | st Russell b Bull | 5 | |||||
| AW Hallam | c Mead b Kortright | 1 | |||||
| *AN Hornby | lbw b Bull | 1 | |||||
| AW Mold | hit wkt b Bull | 5 | |||||
| Extras | (5 b, 5 lb) | 10 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 47.4 overs) | 168 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-41, 2-46, 3-66, 4-92, 5-97, 6-97, 7-112, 8-119, 9-132, 10-168 (47.4 ov) | |||||||
| Essex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Kortright | 22 | 2 | 80 | 3 | - | - | |
| Bull | 23.4 | 3 | 63 | 7 | - | - | |
| Mead | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | - | - | |
| Lancashire second innings (following on) | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| AC MacLaren | b Bull | 3 | |||||
| A Ward | lbw b Bull | 68 | |||||
| FH Sugg | c Russell b Bull | 81 | |||||
| GR Baker | c Russell b Mead | 22 | |||||
| +C Smith | c Kortright b Bull | 30 | |||||
| J Ellis | b Kortright | 5 | |||||
| WR Cuttell | c Russell b Kortright | 4 | |||||
| J Briggs | c and b Bull | 15 | |||||
| AW Hallam | st Russell b Bull | 0 | |||||
| *AN Hornby | not out | 1 | |||||
| AW Mold | b Bull | 13 | |||||
| Extras | (1 b, 5 lb, 3 w) | 9 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 131.1 overs) | 251 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-3, 2-133, 3-173, 4-195, 5-208, 6-214, 7-235, 8-236, 9-237, 10-251 (131.1 ov) | |||||||
| Essex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Kortright | 23 | 7 | 44 | 2 | - | - | |
| Bull | 58.1 | 21 | 113 | 7 | 3 | - | |
| Mead | 21 | 8 | 41 | 1 | - | - | |
| Pickett | 29 | 11 | 44 | 0 | - | - | |
| Essex second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| FL Fane | c Smith b Briggs | 5 | |||||
| HA Carpenter | not out | 57 | |||||
| PA Perrin | c Smith b Cuttell | 17 | |||||
| CP McGahey | b Briggs | 14 | |||||
| AJ Turner | lbw b Briggs | 10 | |||||
| +TM Russell | not out | 13 | |||||
| *HGP Owen | did not bat | ||||||
| CJ Kortright | did not bat | ||||||
| W Mead | did not bat | ||||||
| FG Bull | did not bat | ||||||
| H Pickett | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (6 b, 9 lb) | 15 | |||||
| Total | (4 wickets, 55.2 overs) | 131 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-10, 2-55, 3-94, 4-112 | |||||||
| Lancashire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Mold | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Briggs | 28 | 12 | 42 | 3 | - | - | |
| Cuttell | 18.2 | 4 | 45 | 1 | - | - | |
| Hallam | 8 | 1 | 28 | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> H Pickett made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> AJ Turner (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 31
--> A Ward (2) passed 7000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 8
--> FG Bull reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Lancashire second innings
--> FG Bull reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 1st wicket in the Lancashire second innings
--> FG Bull reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 4th wicket in the Lancashire second innings
--> J Briggs reached 1900 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Essex second innings
--> J Briggs reached 100 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Essex second innings
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