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Leaders Somerset slip to their first Championship defeat of the season, losing to Essex by 151 runs at Chelmsford.
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Essex and Warwickshire to switch fixtures
Essex and Warwickshire are to switch County Championship fixtures following the flooding at New Road, Worcester.
Somerset hit back with ball against Essex
Championship leaders Somerset hit back with the ball after being bowled out for only 131 on day two of their game with Essex.
Essex extend Porter and Beard contracts
Essex bowlers Jamie Porter and Aaron Beard sign contract extensions until the end of the 2021 season.
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Pint-sized Cook - a celebration of England's leading Test run-scorer
The Test Match Special team share their favourite memories from Alastair Cook's remarkable and record-breaking England career.
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County Championship back in 'huge' 2019
The County Championship is back on Friday. BBC Sport takes a look at what to expect in 2019.
County ins and outs
Keep up to date with the latest signings, departures and rumours with the 2019 county cricket season gin full swing.
Who is in your county team of the season?
With the county season just about finished for 2018, BBC Sport users have chosen their best Championship XI.
High & lows, the Ashes & KP fall-out - retiring Cook in his own words
Alastair Cook talks to Jonathan Agnew about the high and lows of his career before his final Test, which begins against India on Friday.
How Cook became an England cricket immortal during one glorious Australian summer
When Alastair Cook terrorised Australia in the 2010-11 Ashes, it was a peak he would never scale again, writes Tom Fordyce.
Retiring Cook 'a beacon for cricket'
England's highest Test run-scorer Alastair Cook will retire as "beacon for his sport", says former captain Graham Gooch.
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Test your knowledge of this season's overseas players in our county cricket quiz.
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