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  • Rain brings early close at Derby, Lord's and Old Trafford

  • Essex bowl out Somerset for 128 to take 28-run lead

  • Joey Evison hits 50 as Kent recover at Old Trafford

  • Billy Root hits fifty for Glamorgan after Joe Root drop

  • Five matches in fifth round of County Championship season

  • Div One: Lancashire v Kent, Somerset v Essex

  • Div Two: Derbyshire v Sussex, Middlesex v Leicestershire, Yorkshire v Glamorgan

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Live Reporting

Chris Harby, Ben Pheazey & Deepak Mahay

  1. Round five fixtures

    Division One

    Old Trafford: Lancashire v Kent

    Taunton: Somerset v Essex

    Division Two

    Derby: Derbyshire v Sussex

    Lord's: Middlesex v Leicestershire

    Headingley: Yorkshire v Glamorgan

  2. Good morning

    Essex flag being flown at half mast following the passing of Worcestershire's Josh BakerGetty Images

    Welcome everyone to round five of the County Championship.

    It will be a day of reflection and sadness for many as the county community mourns the death of one of its own.

    Worcestershire announced the news yesterday that their spin bowler Josh Baker had passed away aged just 20 and there will doubtless be moments to mark that today.

    It's a truncated round, with five games across the two divisions.