Essex need a further 248 runs on the final day on Monday in their four-day tour match against New Zealand at Chelmsford.

New Zealand have secured a first-inning lead of 97 runs after making 355 and 195-9 in their two knocks.Essex were bowled out for 258 in their first innings.

In their second innings, Essex were 45-1 at stumps on day three.

Scoreboard

New Zealand 1st Innings - All out
How lbw b Palladino 9
Redmond lbw b ten Doeschate 35
Marshall c Chambers b ten Doeschate 128
Taylor c Gallian b Palladino 17
McCullum c Middlebrook b ten Doeschate 4
Flynn c Tudor b ten Doeschate 39
Oram b ten Doeschate 4
Vettori c Gallian b Westley 22
Mills c Middlebrook b Palladino 17
Mason lbw b ten Doeschate 30
O'Brien not out 31
Extras 2nb 4w 13lb 19
Total all out 355 (91.1 ovs)

Bowler
Tudor 17 3 65 0
Palladino 17 8 50 3
Chambers 21 3 79 0
ten Doeschate 17.1 3 57 6
Middlebrook 10 1 41 0
Bopara 5 0 31 0
Westley 4 0 19 1

Fall of wicket
19 How
68 Redmond
91 Taylor
96 McCullum
224 Flynn
241 Oram
268 Vettori
284 Marshall
296 Mills
355 Mason

Essex 1st Innings - All out

Gallian lbw b Mason 9
Cook c McCullum b Mason 15
Westley c McCullum b Mills 20
Bopara c sub b O'Brien 66
Pettini b O'Brien 29
ten Doeschate c Flynn b Vettori 1
Foster b Mason 13
Middlebrook b O'Brien 5
Tudor c McCullum b Mason 41
Palladino not out 30
Chambers c Taylor b Mills 7
Extras 2nb 4b 16lb 22
Total all out 258 (90.4 ovs)

Bowler
Mills 21.4 8 40 2
Mason 21 7 65 4
O'Brien 17 3 46 3
Oram 14 4 47 0
Marshall 5 0 14 0
Vettori 11 4 23 1
Flynn 1 0 3 0

Fall of wicket
19 Gallian
24 Cook
85 Westley
154 Bopara
155 ten Doeschate
155 Pettini
169 Middlebrook
188 Foster
241 Tudor
258 Chambers

New Zealand 2nd Innings - All out
How c Foster b Palladino 9
Marshall c Middlebrook b Tudor 12
Taylor b Chambers 4
McCullum c Gallian b Bopara 35
Flynn c Middlebrook b Chambers 3
Oram c Palladino b Bopara 19
Redmond b Palladino 30
Mills not out 53
Mason c Foster b Tudor 13
O'Brien c Palladino b Chambers 12
Vettori did not bat 0
Extras 1nb 1w 3lb 5
Total for 9 195 (67.4 ovs)

Bowler
Tudor 9 2 46 2
Palladino 16 7 36 2
Chambers 12.4 4 37 3
Bopara 11 5 20 2
ten Doeschate 6 2 15 0
Middlebrook 13 4 38 0

Fall of wicket
14 How
22 Marshall
51 Taylor
63 McCullum
75 Flynn
92 Oram
150 Redmond
176 Mason
195 O'Brien

Essex 2nd Innings
Cook not out 21
Gallian c How b O'Brien 22
Extras 2lb 2
Total for 1 45 (12.1 ovs)

Bowler
Mason 4 2 9 0
O'Brien 4.1 0 19 1
Mills 4 0 15 0

Fall of wicket
45 Gallian