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| Venue | County Ground, Chelmsford on 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th September 1988 (4-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Northamptonshire won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Essex won by 6 wickets |
| Points | Essex 21 (Batting 3, Bowling 2); Northamptonshire 7 (Batting 4, Bowling 3) |
| Umpires | DGL Evans, R Palmer |
| Close of play day 1 | Northamptonshire (1) 301/6 (Wild 40*, Ripley 0*) |
| Close of play day 2 | Essex (1) 199/5 (Hussain 2*, Pringle 0*) |
| Close of play day 3 | Northamptonshire (2) 200/6 (Williams 45*, Ripley 4*) |
| Northamptonshire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *G Cook | b Foster | 3 | |||||
| A Fordham | c East b Stephenson | 34 | |||||
| RJ Bailey | c East b Childs | 15 | |||||
| AJ Lamb | b Childs | 155 | 20 | 2 | |||
| DJ Capel | lbw b Foster | 10 | |||||
| RG Williams | b Childs | 28 | |||||
| DJ Wild | c Gooch b Pringle | 46 | |||||
| +D Ripley | c East b Foster | 9 | |||||
| DK Lillee | c Gooch b Pringle | 2 | |||||
| MA Robinson | not out | 19 | |||||
| NGB Cook | b Foster | 3 | |||||
| Extras | (8 lb, 8 nb) | 16 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 114.4 overs) | 340 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-6, 2-37, 3-69, 4-113, 5-200, 6-295, 7-310, 8-312, 9-326, 10-340 (114.4 ov) | |||||||
| Essex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Foster | 33.4 | 4 | 106 | 4 | - | - | |
| Pringle | 22 | 3 | 69 | 2 | - | - | |
| Childs | 31 | 14 | 55 | 3 | - | - | |
| Gooch | 5 | 1 | 18 | 0 | - | - | |
| Stephenson | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1 | - | - | |
| Miller | 16 | 1 | 57 | 0 | - | - | |
| Essex first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *GA Gooch | c Ripley b Lillee | 35 | |||||
| JP Stephenson | c Robinson b NGB Cook | 38 | |||||
| AW Lilley | lbw b Lillee | 48 | |||||
| ME Waugh | b NGB Cook | 35 | |||||
| PJ Prichard | b Lillee | 27 | |||||
| N Hussain | b Williams | 52 | |||||
| DR Pringle | st Ripley b NGB Cook | 12 | |||||
| G Miller | c Bailey b NGB Cook | 10 | |||||
| +DE East | c Williams b NGB Cook | 24 | |||||
| NA Foster | c Fordham b NGB Cook | 2 | |||||
| JH Childs | not out | 3 | |||||
| Extras | (8 b, 14 lb, 4 nb) | 26 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 109.2 overs) | 312 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-55, 2-89, 3-131, 4-193, 5-198, 6-257, 7-277, 8-285, 9-289, 10-312 (109.2 ov) | |||||||
| Northamptonshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Lillee | 27 | 3 | 101 | 3 | - | - | |
| Robinson | 16 | 3 | 48 | 0 | - | - | |
| NGB Cook | 42.2 | 18 | 56 | 6 | - | - | |
| Capel | 5 | 1 | 29 | 0 | - | - | |
| Williams | 19 | 5 | 56 | 1 | - | - | |
| Northamptonshire second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *G Cook | b Childs | 6 | |||||
| A Fordham | c East b Foster | 70 | 196 | ||||
| RJ Bailey | c Pringle b Childs | 39 | |||||
| AJ Lamb | c Gooch b Childs | 16 | |||||
| DJ Capel | lbw b Childs | 0 | |||||
| RG Williams | not out | 63 | |||||
| DJ Wild | c Lilley b Foster | 13 | |||||
| +D Ripley | c Waugh b Pringle | 11 | |||||
| DK Lillee | c Miller b Foster | 13 | |||||
| MA Robinson | not out | 2 | |||||
| NGB Cook | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (2 b, 6 lb, 2 nb) | 10 | |||||
| Total | (8 wickets, declared, 82 overs) | 243 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-19, 2-90, 3-115, 4-115, 5-166, 6-190, 7-213, 8-240 | |||||||
| Essex bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Foster | 21 | 2 | 68 | 3 | - | - | |
| Pringle | 12 | 2 | 30 | 1 | - | - | |
| Childs | 33 | 11 | 87 | 4 | - | - | |
| Gooch | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | - | - | |
| Miller | 10 | 2 | 33 | 0 | - | - | |
| Essex second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *GA Gooch | b NGB Cook | 108 | |||||
| JP Stephenson | lbw b Lillee | 1 | |||||
| AW Lilley | c Wild b NGB Cook | 43 | |||||
| ME Waugh | c Ripley b NGB Cook | 28 | |||||
| PJ Prichard | not out | 55 | |||||
| N Hussain | not out | 17 | |||||
| DR Pringle | did not bat | ||||||
| G Miller | did not bat | ||||||
| +DE East | did not bat | ||||||
| NA Foster | did not bat | ||||||
| JH Childs | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (10 b, 13 lb) | 23 | |||||
| Total | (4 wickets, 60 overs) | 275 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-5, 2-134, 3-180, 4-227 | |||||||
| Northamptonshire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Lillee | 9 | 2 | 28 | 1 | - | - | |
| Robinson | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 | - | - | |
| NGB Cook | 25 | 2 | 100 | 3 | - | - | |
| Williams | 15 | 1 | 74 | 0 | - | - | |
| Bailey | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> Northamptonshire score at 100 overs in the first innings was 306-6
--> Essex score at 100 overs in the first innings was 287-8
--> DK Lillee made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> DK Lillee made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> AJ Lamb (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 8
--> AJ Lamb (1) passed 12000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 78
--> N Hussain (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 51
--> ME Waugh (2) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 25
--> PJ Prichard (2) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 4
--> NGB Cook reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 3rd wicket in the Essex first innings
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