COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION ONE ROUNDUP: Nottinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey and Yorkshire played out the final rites of high-scoring draws
Utilta Bowl (day four of four): Nottinghamshire 578-8d & 108-1, Hampshire 454 - match drawn
Hampshire's Felix Organ scored his fourth Rothesay County Championship century to avoid any final day excitement for title-chasing Nottinghamshire at Utilita Bowl.
Organ patiently collected his highest first-class score of 122 not out to make sure Hampshire avoided the follow-on to turn the day into a wait for the inevitable 4.50pm draw.
The 14 points Nottinghamshire take from the match puts them level with Surrey at the top of Division One – with four rounds still to play. Hampshire's 12 points leaves them sixth but just 13 points above the bottom two, having only won twice in the Championship this season.
Essex completed their win over Sussex (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
Edgbaston (day four of four): Worcestershire 333 & 243, Warwickshire 184 & 396-5 - Warwickshire win by five wickets
Warwickshire pulled off the third biggest run-chase in their history to record a sensational five-wicket Rothesay County Championship victory over Worcestershire at Edgbaston.
Second best for the first three days, on the fourth, Warwickshire chased down a target of 393, reaching 396 for five thanks to Zen Malik (142), Beau Webster (100 not out), Dan Mousley (69) and Kai Smith (48 not out). As the sun came out for the first time in the match and batting conditions eased, they delivered a remarkable recovery from 12 for 2 the previous evening.
Malik unfurled a high-class career-best while Australian allrounder Webster, in control from his first ball faced, was just as pivotal to the triumph. It was a real heartbreaker for Worcestershire as a victory which would have galvanised their survival fight turned into a defeat which shunts them to the brink of Division Two.
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Hove (day four of four): Sussex 204 & 261, Essex 504 - Essex win by an innings and 39 runs
Essex needed just 25 minutes to secure only their second victory of the season in the Rothesay County Championship when they beat Sussex by an innings and 39 runs at Hove.
James Coles completed his third successive Championship hundred, but Sussex were bowled out for 261 in their second innings and suffered their first Championship defeat at Hove since May 2022.
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