| 1 | 99 | BC Francis & BR Hardie | Essex v Lancashire | 1973 | a1026 |
| 2 | 125 | CG Greenidge & DR Turner | Hampshire v Essex | 1971 | a580 |
| 3 | 50 | Derbyshire v Essex | 1970 | a414 | |
| 4 | 69 | Essex v Yorkshire | 1976 | a1814 | |
| 5 | 33 | Essex v Barbados | 1969 | a249 | |
| 6 | 36 | Kent v Essex | 1972 | a796 | |
| 7 | 50* | Derbyshire v Essex | 1970 | a414 | |
| 8 | 22 | Essex v Derbyshire | 1970 | a414 | |
| 9 | 86 | Lancashire v Essex | 1973 | a1026 | |
| 10 | 27 | Surrey v Essex | 1969 | a243 |