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What an incredible round of County Championship cricket this has been.
The weather might have played havoc with the chances of positive results at most grounds, but we have had drama, intrigue and wonderful individual performances galore.
As the dust settles Leicestershire are celebrating promotion to Division One after 22 years away.
Their draw at Gloucestershire proved enough and the second tier also witnessed a stunning maiden double century from Glam batter Asa Tribe, while young Lancashire paceman Mitch Stanley followed up his maiden five-for in the last round of matches with one in each innings in a draw at Kent, ending with match figures of 11-180.
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Leicestershire coach Alfonso Thomas has outfoxed the opposition this season
There was just one positive result in Division One, but it was a biggie.
Notts held their nerve, just, to win by three wickets in a nerve-jangling chase at New Road.
That result means the Pears need snookers to avoid relegation next week while Notts head to leaders Surrey next Monday trailing the triple-champions by a single point.
Durham’s battling draw at Essex has kept them firmly in the fight for survival with Hampshire’s eight-point deduction drawing them closer to trouble and Yorkshire within striking distance too after their rain-hit match at Somerset.
Thanks for your company this week, the interest levels have been huge, and we’ve enjoyed every minute.
We’ll be back here on Saturday afternoon and evening for T20 Blast Finals Day, of course, and we’ll have every over of next week’s Championship action too from Monday morning.
We’ll see you then!