The Cricketer wraps up the best of the action during day four of round 14 of the Vitality County Championship in 2024
Utilita Bowl (day four of four): Hampshire 462 & 204, Worcestershire 273 & 158 - Hampshire win by 235 runs
Kyle Abbott put Hampshire in pole position to secure their best Vitality County Championship since 2005 after beating Worcestershire by 235 runs.
Abbott took four of the five remaining Worcestershire wickets to return 5 for 36 and his fourth five-wicket haul of the season.
Hampshire collected maximum points to move above Somerset and into second ahead of a trip to Taunton to conclude the season next week, with James Vince's side last finishing as runners-up under Shane Warne's captaincy.
Worcestershire needed 277 more runs to win on the final day but only lasted until 11.30am as Abbott ran rampant.
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Luke Wells dismissed Lewis Gregory with the first ball of the day (Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Old Trafford (day four of four): Lancashire 140 & 398, Somerset 146 & 224 - Lancashire win by 168 runs
Surrey's third successive Vitality County Championship title was confirmed when Lancashire took just 32 minutes and 7.1 overs on the fourth morning to complete their 168-run victory over Somerset at Emirates Old Trafford.
Resuming on 204 for six, Somerset were dismissed for 224 with Luke Wells taking two of the wickets to finish with 4 for 36 and Anderson Phillip the other two to finish with 3 for 81.
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While the result ends Somerset's hopes of a breakthrough County Championship title, it still means that Lancashire are favourites to be relegated after next week’s round of matches.
Keaton Jennings' side will be playing Division Two cricket next season regardless of the result of their game against Worcestershire if Nottinghamshire take ten points from their final match at home to Warwickshire, who would also need five points from that game.
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