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Derbys (11) v Yorkshire (4) (Derby)

Derbyshire beat Northants then did not play in the last round of matches. Yorkshire have won their last two. Recent meetings: 1998: Yorkshire by 111 runs. 1997: Derbyshire by nine wickets, Kim Barnett and Tim Tweats added 417 for third wicket, the highest partnership in the championship for Derbyshire. 1996: drawn, Yorkshire's 561 was a record at home in this fixture. A deer on the pitch stopped play on the third day. Team news: Derbyshire have fitness checks on several players. Their leading run-scorer is Michael Slater with 342. In form for Yorkshire is Craig White, who took 6-74 against Durham.

Durham (18) v Somerset (8) (Riverside)

Durham have lost their last three. Somerset lost against Surrey with one ball left, having beaten the champions in previous match. 1998: Somerset by 10 wickets (finished third day). 1997: Somerset by eight wickets. 1996: Rain-affected draw. Team news: Durham, unchanged, will rely on Jon Lewis with the bat. Somerset had four batsmen who scored 50-plus in the last match.

Essex (13) v Hampshire (1) (Ilford)

Essex last won in April, have lost twice since but drew last match. Hampshire have won last four. 1998: Hampshire by an innings and 111 runs. 1997: drawn, rain. 1997: Essex by four wickets, Hampshire scored 539, their highest against Essex. Team news: Essex have included Nasser Hussain (subject to availability after Buckingham Palace reception for World Cup teams) and Tim Hodgson. Stuart Law is the country's leading run-scorer. Hampshire will field the same XI as against Notts.

Gloucs (17) v Lancs (16) (Bristol)

The draw with Essex ended Gloucestershire's run of four defeats. Lancashire's only win of the season was against Notts. 1998: Lancs by an innings and 35 runs (finished third day; Martyn Ball and Jon Lewis added record 83 for Gloucestershire's 10th wicket). 1997: drawn with Lancs' last pair at the wicket, Jack Russell recorded his 1,000th dismissal. 1996: drawn. Team news: Gloucs unchanged, with Matt Windows, scorer of a century against Essex, included. Lancs hope to include Muttiah Muralitharan and Andy Flintoff after World Cup duty.

Kent (9) v Surrey (2) (Tunbridge Wells)

Kent have just one win this season and drew with Leicestershire in last match. Surrey have won three in a row and are the only side in the competition undefeated. 1998: Surrey by an innings and 30 runs (finished third day). 1997: Kent by five wickets (finished third day). 1996: drawn. Team news: Kent will give fitness tests to Matthew Fleming and Steve Marsh, Ed Smith and Simon Willis stand by.

Leics (7) v Glamorgan (14) (Leicester)

Leicestershire have had one draw and one defeat in last two matches. Glamorgan lost to Worcs after wins in the two previous games. 1998: Leicestershire by 140 runs. 1997: drawn, no play on two days. 1996: drawn, Tony Cottey and Ottis Gibson added a Glamorgan record of 211 for the seventh wicket. Team news: Vince Wells will replace Leicestershire's injured captain, James Whitaker, and, for Glamorgan, Steve Watkin is out with a back injury. Robert Croft and Andrew Davies are added to the squad.

Northants (12) v Notts (3) (Northampton)

Northants have one win from five matches. Notts have lost once in their last four matches. 1998: drawn, no play final day. 1997: Notts by three wickets. 1996: Rain-affected draw. In this fixture Notts scored 527, the record highest score for any side losing by an innings margin. Team news: In opposition could be Vasbert Drakes (Notts) and Devon Malcolm (Northants), who both have 24 wickets this season.

Sussex (10) v Worcs (15) (Horsham)

Sussex drew with Middlesex, having won their previous match, their one win to date. Worcestershire won for the first time this season, against Glamorgan last week. 1998: drawn, Graeme Hick scored his 100th hundred. 1997: Worcestershire won by an innings and 35 runs. Sussex lost 17 wickets on the third day and scored less than 75 in three consecutive innings. 1996: Worcestershire by an innings and 14 runs. Team news: Sussex's Jason Lewry plays his first match of the season, replacing Alex Edwards, and Graeme Hick is in the Worcestershire squad.

Warwicks (6) v Middx (5) (Edgbaston)

Warwickshire have won their last two matches. Middlesex have had a draw, a defeat and a win in their last three. 1998: drawn, Brian Lara scored 226, a Warwickshire record v Middlesex. 1997: Warwickshire won by eight wickets, no play first day. 1996: Rain-affected draw. Team news: Middlesex, unchanged from the team who played Sussex, will face Ashley Giles, who scored a century and took five wickets in an innings against Oxford University.