| 1 | 146 | D Byas & MP Vaughan | Yorkshire v Essex | 1997 | a10542 |
| 2 | 119 | MA Atherton & NJ Speak | Lancashire v Essex | 1992 | a7629 |
| 3 | 133 | KS McEwan & KWR Fletcher | Essex v Warwickshire | 1976 | a1634 |
| 4 | 128* | N Peng & JJB Lewis | Durham v Essex | 2001 | a13535 |
| 5 | 104* | CL Smith & MCJ Nicholas | Hampshire v Essex | 1986 | a4885 |
| 6 | 99* | Essex v Nottinghamshire | 1976 | a1630 | |
| 7 | 87* | RJ Bailey & TC Walton | Northamptonshire v Essex | 1998 | a11220 |
| 8 | 58* | MC Ilott & RJ Rollins | Essex v Warwickshire | 1995 | a9312 |
| 9 | 30 | RK Illingworth & SR Lampitt | Worcestershire v Essex | 1991 | a7067 |
| 10 | 43 | JP Stephenson & PM Such | Essex v Warwickshire | 1993 | a8108 |