Warwickshire crowned County Championship winners
Warwickshire clinched the title on the final day as Kent and Durham won promotion, while Hampshire and Leicestershire dropped to Division Two.
Warwickshire have won the County Championship, sealing the title on the final day of the season with performances that put the rest of the field out of reach.
Kent and Durham go up to Division One. Hampshire and Leicestershire go the other way, relegated to Division Two after a season that never got them clear of trouble.
Three matches were still alive on the last day. Old Trafford settled into a slow draw with nothing left to play for. Taunton produced a high-scoring finish that ended any lingering promotion hope there. The sharper contest was at Sophia Gardens, where Essex, already fighting to survive relegation, put together a stronger second innings to give themselves a route out of trouble.
Essex's escape bid at Sophia Gardens is the one result still capable of changing the shape of the table below Warwickshire, Kent and Durham.
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