Warwickshire seal Championship glory as Somerset are overwhelmed
Victory vindicates savvy recruitment, not least that of head coach Mark Robinson
21/09Result
Division 1, County Championship at Birmingham, Sep 21-24 2021
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![Warwickshire]( "Warwickshire")
367 & 294/3d -
![Somerset]( "Somerset")
389 & 154 (52 ov)
21/09Result
Division 1, County Championship at Birmingham, Sep 21-24 2021
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![Warwickshire]( "Warwickshire")
367 & 294/3d -
![Somerset]( "Somerset")
389 & 154 (52 ov)
Day 4
Day 3
Warwickshire eye final-day title push but Somerset fight hard
Victory at Edgbaston would seal title but Warwickshire have plenty to do on excellent batting pitch
Day 2
Danny Briggs points Warwickshire towards title on day his value is proven
Spinner seizes vital batting point then prises out key wickets to put fate in team's hands
Day 1
Sam Hain leads the way as Warwickshire realise that Championship is in sight
Edgbaston senses title is a realistic possibility after Sibley, Rhodes battle for fifties
Others
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ECB release centrally-contracted allrounder to play second consecutive Championship game
County Championship
| Division 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| NOT | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| LAN | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| WAR | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| HAM | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| YOR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| SOM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Division 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| ESS | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| GLO | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| DUR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| NOR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| SUR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| GLA | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| Division 3 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KEN | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| MID | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| WOR | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| LEI | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| DER | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| SUS | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| NOT | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 151 |
| WAR | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 145 |
| DUR | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 132 |
| ESS | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 129 |
| WOR | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 109 |
| DER | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 72 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| SOM | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 148 |
| HAM | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 145 |
| GLO | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 131 |
| SUR | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 123 |
| LEI | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 111 |
| MID | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 84 |
| Group 3 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| LAN | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 150 |
| YOR | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 149 |
| GLA | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 127 |
| NOR | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 123 |
| KEN | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 97 |
| SUS | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 94 |