Leics vs Essex, at Chelmsford, May 19 2004 - Match Result

Jenny Thompson presents a review of the 2004 county season

Lancashire came within two wickets of defeating Worcestershire but the draw leaves them having to beat Gloucestershire in their final match - and they also need to get three more bonus points that their opponents

Warwickshire have been crowned as the 2004 County Champions, after Sussex - the previous title-holders and the only team that could have caught them - slumped to defeat in a topsy-turvy encounter against Middlesex

Scotland ended their second season of National League cricket with an emphatic victory over Derbyshire at the Grange