County Championship Division Two roundup: Durham wrap up Division Two title

The Cricketer wraps up the best of the action during day three of the 15th round of LV= Insurance County Championship matches in 2023

Derby (day three of four): Sussex 100, Derbyshire 94-1 - Derbyshire trail by six runs with nine first-innings wickets in hand

Brooke Guest had a day to remember as Derbyshire ran through Sussex in the LV=Insurance Division Two County Championship match at Derby.

After the first two days were washed out by rain, Guest marked his 100th appearance for the county as a wicketkeeper by taking seven catches to equal the record number of dismissals in an innings for Derbyshire

Sam Conners and Zak Chappell both took four wickets to skittle Sussex for 100 and in reply, Derbyshire closed on 94 for 1 with Luis Reece unbeaten on 50.

Zak Chappell and Sam Conners each picked up four wickets for Derbyshire [Dan Mullan/Getty Images]

Worcester (day three of four): Worcestershire 313, Durham 10-0 - Durham trail by 303 runs with 10 first-innings wickets in hand

Durham clinched the County Championship Division Two title after bowling out Worcestershire shortly before the close of a rain-affected third day at New Road.

Promotion had been secured for Durham last week without bowling a ball when Leicestershire failed to secure a batting point against Sussex at Hove.

They required a maximum of five points heading into this game to clinch top spot.

The three secured for dismissing Worcestershire for 313, plus the ones dropped by the home side for batting, ensured they finished first.

Durham will be back in Division One for the first time since 2016 when they were relegated over financial issues. Scott Borthwick was a member of that Durham side and fittingly is now the captain on their return to the top flight.

It has been a superb team effort and they have provided the division's leading run-scorer in Alex Lees (1284) and top wicket-taker in Ben Raine (54).

A few days after rescuing Leicestershire in the One-Day Cup final, Harry Swindells was in the runs again [Gareth Copley/Getty Images]

Leicester (day three of four): Yorkshire 155 & 113-1, Leicestershire 233 - Yorkshire lead by 35 runs with nine second-innings wickets in hand

Harry Swindells, the unlikely hero as Leicestershire picked up their first silverware in 12 years last weekend, kept alive their hopes of a return to Division One for the first time in 20 years on day three against Yorkshire at Grace Road.

Fresh from his match-winning 117 not out in Saturday's Metro Bank One-Day Cup final - his first List A game of the season - Swindells top-scored with 73 in his first appearance of the year in the Foxes' red-ball team to secure a potentially valuable lead in this rain-affected match, albeit one that Yorkshire have chalked off for the loss of one wicket.

Swindells shared a 10th-wicket partnership of 93 with Will Davis, who added a career-best unbeaten 44 to his 4 for 28 with the ball, as Leicestershire recovered from 140 for 9 to be bowled out for 233 in reply to Yorkshire's 155. They had earlier been teetering at 97 for 6 as Yorkshire allrounder George Hill took 4 for 69.

Openers Adam Lyth (51 not out) and Finlay Bean (43) continued their prolific form with their fourth 100-plus partnership of the season as Yorkshire closed 35 runs in front on 113 for 1, Bean having been bowled by Tom Scriven offering no shot. Rain and bad light cost a further 25 overs on the day.

Leicestershire have two matches in which to overturn a deficit of 21 points behind second-placed Worcestershire if they are to join champions Durham in Division One next season. A win in this match would be worth 19 points.