Is the County Championship sport’s most competitive league right now?

The Guardian Sport Tuesday 16 June 2026, 11:55 UTC By Gary Naylor 1 min read

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Essex have are top at the halfway mark but another seven counties are within striking distance

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By the time Luc Longley was sitting on the Chicago Bulls' bench inside the United Center during the pregame introductions, lights off around him, the crescendo of the crowd rising, Longley's pregame routine was almost complete. There was just one more step. Once the opening notes of "Sirius," a 1982 song by British rock band The Alan Parsons Project, filled the United Center to kick off the most famous introduction in the league's history, Longley's pregame routine was complete.

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