| 9-37 | DL Underwood | Kent v Essex | 1966 | f26372 |
| 9-48 | H Verity | Yorkshire v Essex | 1936 | f15393 |
| 9-59 | JC Clay | Glamorgan v Essex | 1937 | f15855 |
| 8-29 | TE Bailey | Essex v Derbyshire | 1958 | f22337 |
| 8-42 | WE Hollies | Warwickshire v Essex | 1955 | f20930 |
| 8-70 | RE East | Essex v Warwickshire | 1967 | f26866 |
| 7-34 | HL Jackson | Derbyshire v Essex | 1958 | f22337 |
| 7-34 | FE Rumsey | Somerset v Essex | 1965 | f25892 |
| 7-43 | HJ Howarth | New Zealanders v Essex | 1969 | f27816 |
| 7-45 | JCJ Dye | Northamptonshire v Essex | 1973 | f29718 |
| 7-55 | BR Knight | Essex v Glamorgan | 1960 | f23305 |
| 7-60 | R Bowman | Oxford University v Essex | 1957 | f21826 |
| 7-68 | BR Knight | Essex v Glamorgan | 1959 | f22843 |
| 7-73 | JA Snow | Sussex v Essex | 1971 | f28794 |
| 7-77 | MS Nichols | Essex v Nottinghamshire | 1935 | f14982 |
| 7-80 | R Smith | Essex v Gloucestershire | 1955 | f20920 |
| 7-88 | JH Wardle | Yorkshire v Essex | 1948 | f17992 |
| 7-92 | JE Walsh | Leicestershire v Essex | 1950 | f18803 |
| 7-100 | RMH Cottam | Northamptonshire v Essex | 1976 | f31156 |