Surrey weren’t in too unhealthy a spot in opposition to Essex after they had been 42-1 within the sixth over.
However the hosts slumped to 123 all out, with Matt Critchley the choose of the bowlers for Essex, taking 3-16 from 4 overs and solely Josh Philippe (33) scoring greater than 30.
Michael Pepper hit a effective unbeaten 71 for Essex, who made gentle work of the run chase, knocking it off inside 17 overs.
Defeat for Surrey means they completed second behind Hampshire and surrendered the chance of a house quarter-final.
Hilton Cartwright and Ben Mayes produced a superb 112-run partnership in 10 overs to rescue already certified Hampshire’s run chase and beat Sussex by 4 wickets.
Chasing 187, Cartwright hit 70 from simply 31 balls and Mayes ended unbeaten on 55 because the Hawks recovered from 61-5 to seal victory off the penultimate ball of the match.
Dan Hughes had scored 55 and Charlie Tear completed 40 not out for Sussex nevertheless it was not sufficient because the Hove facet end backside of the group with solely three wins from their 12 video games.
Victory for Hampshire assured a house quarter-final.
Middlesex ended one other disappointing marketing campaign with a comfort 14-run victory of their useless rubber in opposition to Kent Spitfires at Canterbury.
Zafar Gohar grabbed 3-38, together with the wicket of Zak Crawley (10), because the Spitfires fell wanting their victory goal after Ben Geddes had top-scored with 32 within the Middlesex effort of 172-6.
