Bears tamed as new champions celebrate

A DAY after collecting enough bonus points to put themselves out of Surrey’s reach, newly-crowned Rothesay County Champions Nottinghamshire finished their season in style by completing a ten-wicket victory over Warwickshire with a day to spare at Trent Bridge.

- By JON CULLEY

Warwickshire's Sam Hain batting at Trent Bridge yesterday

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With a first-innings lead of 116 giving their potent seam lineup ample licence to attack in conditions still making batting difficult, Nottinghamshire dismissed the Bears for 133 in 54 overs.

Brett Hutton finished with three for 30, Mohammad Abbas took three for 18 and Dillon Pennington weighed in with three for 52.

It left the hosts needing just 18 runs to complete the victory, which they achieved in just 22 deliveries, time enough for Ben Slater to score the 15 runs he needed to total 1,000 for the season before Haseeb Hameed won the match with a glorious cover drive off Nathan Gilchrist for four.