Introduced by Frank Bough

Essex, second in the League Table to Lancashire, need every point they can muster if they are going to catch the leaders.
Their opponents today, Warwickshire, hope to be at full strength after a spate of injury problems, and to include such star players as Kanhai, Ibadulla, and Brown.
Commentary team at Edgbaston: John Arlott, Neil Durden-Smith, Jim Laker

Today's other fixtures: Derbyshire v. Somerset, Lancashire v. Hampshire, Middlesex v. Surrey, Northamptonshire v. Kent, Worcestershire v. Glamorgan, Yorkshire v. Leicestershire

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(to 18.30)