Notts win first County Championship title since 2010

Rothesay County Championship Division One, Trent Bridge (day two)

Warwickshire 258: Barnard 48, Young 48; Hutton 4-46

Nottinghamshire 302-6: Hameed 122

Nottinghamshire 5 pts, Warwickshire 3 pts

Match scorecard

Nottinghamshire have won the County Championship title, denying Surrey a fourth straight crown.

Division One leaders Notts picked up the two points they needed for the title by scoring 300 in their first innings against Warwickshire.

It is a first County Championship for Nottinghamshire since 2010 and ends three years of dominance by Surrey in the competition.

The East Midlands side, led by a rejuvinated Haseeb Hameed, took a huge step towards the title when they beat Surrey in the previous round of fixtures.

Hameed has enjoyed a superb 2025 with the bat and starred once again at Trent Bridge in bringing up his fourth century of the season.

Once the 28-year-old fell for 122 to leave them 218-5, South Africa wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne made sure the hosts would not have to wait until Friday to be crowned champions.

Verreynne's composed fifty took Notts past the 300 they required for two batting bonus points and ensured they could not be caught by second-placed Surrey.

Nottinghamshire's turnaround this campaign has been somewhat remarkable.

In Hameed's first year as captain in 2024, they only avoided relegation in the final round of fixtures

Five years earlier they had gone down without a victory.

However, this season's achievements have been a team effort under the guidance of coach Peter Moores who has now won County Championships with three different clubs.

Hameed's hundred against the Bears took him to 1,253 runs in red-ball cricket this year, second only to Surrey opener Dom Sibley's 1,274.

Lyndon James, Ben Slater and Jack Haynes have also made vital contributions with the bat and average above 40.

The bowlers have shared the wickets around.

Seamer Brett Hutton leads the way with 35, but England's Josh Tongue, Mo Abbas, Dillon Pennington, James and Liam Patterson-White have all taken more than 25.