Notts win first County Championship title since 2010

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

Warwickshire 258 &amp, 7-3: Abbas 2-4

Nottinghamshire 374: Hameed 122, Verreynne 83, Bamber 3-59

Notts (6 pts) are ahead of Warwickshire (3 pts) by 109 runs.

Surrey has lost its fourth consecutive crown, thanks to Nottinghamshire’s victory in the County Championship.

Notts, division one leaders, scored 300 in their opening inning against Warwickshire to secure the title.

It marks Surrey’s third consecutive victory in the county championship, which Nottinghamshire have won since 2010.

When they defeated Surrey in the previous round of fixtures, the East Midlands side, led by a resurrected Haseeb Hameed, made a significant step toward the title.

Hameed scored his fourth century of the year at Trent Bridge after a fantastic 2025 with the bat.

South Africa wicketkeeper Kyle Verreyne ensured the hosts wouldn’t have to wait until Friday to be declared champions after the 28-year-old fell for 122 to leave them 218-5.

Notts were unable to be caught by second-placed Surrey when Verreyne’s (83) composed fifty, which made it past the 300 required for two batting extra points.

Before Notts was bowled out for 374, Liam Patterson-White also made a crucial knock in a seventh-wicket stand of 119 with Verreynne, making 70.

This campaign’s turnaround in Nottinghamshire has been somewhat remarkable.

In Hameed’s first year as captain in 2024, they only managed to survive relegation in the final game.

Five years prior, they had failed to win.

However, Peter Moores, a coach who has now won County Championships with three different clubs, led a team effort this season.

Hameed reached his first 253 runs in red-ball cricket this year, surpassing Surrey opener Dom Sibley’s 1, 274 with a century against the Bears.

With bats, Lyndon James, Ben Slater, and Jack Haynes, who average above 40, have also made significant contributions.

The wickets have been distributed among the bowlers.

Mick Newell, the county’s cricket director, helped them win the previous title 15 years ago.

Since Moores became the team’s head coach in 2016, he has been in his current capacity.

Because of the Kookaburra ball games in June and July, which we played in September, we knew this would be crucial, Newell said to BBC Radio Nottingham.

We simply kept our positions, tucked in behind Surrey, and we didn’t win any.

“We’ve had good weather, which will help us get on the field and score the points we need,” he said.

Anyone who surpasses Surrey can play some outstanding cricket because they are outstanding. It is a great tribute to our players for us to win ahead of them.