Cricket team; 2019 winners of the County Championship (5)

I believe the answer is:

essex

(Other definitions for essex that I've seen before include "SE English county" , "Favourite of Elizabeth I" , "Southeastern English county" , "Chelmsford area" , "Ancient kingdom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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