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Jonny Bairstow marked his 37th birthday in style, flat-batting Mohammad Ali for six to seal a dramatic one-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge and give Yorkshire a third straight Championship win.
Nottinghamshire's hopes of retaining the County Championship have been extinguished by events at Edgbaston, even as Olly Stone's brilliant 5-51 gave them a commanding first-innings lead over Yorkshire at Trent Bridge.
Gloucestershire have secured the services of 25-year-old seamer James Hayes on a permanent two-year contract, ending his association with Nottinghamshire after a pair of impressive loan stints.
Nottinghamshire's hopes of retaining the County Championship title have been all but extinguished following a heavy seven-wicket defeat to Sussex at Hove, leaving them reliant on others to stay in the race.
Sussex's Ari Karvelas and Jaydev Unadkat combined to reduce Nottinghamshire to 149-7 in their second innings, leaving the defending champions clinging on with a lead of just 31 runs.
Tom Clark fell agonisingly short of a century but his 89, combined with key contributions from Charlie Tear and Tom Price, left Sussex firmly on top against defending County Championship champions Nottinghamshire after day two at Hove.
Nottinghamshire have bolstered their County Championship title bid by signing India seamer Mukesh Kumar, who arrives at Trent Bridge in red-hot form after a starring role in the Duleep Trophy final.
A remarkable day of pace bowling at Trent Bridge has left Nottinghamshire on the cusp of a vital County Championship victory, with Hampshire needing 117 more runs with just four wickets remaining.
Jake Lehmann produced a masterful unbeaten 115 to keep Hampshire competitive in their County Championship Division One fixture at Trent Bridge, with the visitors finishing day two on 267-7, trailing Nottinghamshire by 110 runs.
Joe Clarke struck a composed 105 to haul Nottinghamshire back from a precarious 20-3, with the champions eventually posting 377 on the first day of their County Championship clash against Hampshire.
Leicestershire's tail-enders Tom Scriven and Josh Davey combined for a record 106-run tenth-wicket partnership to snatch a draw against title-chasing Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
Fast bowler Josh Hull produced one of the innings of the County Championship season, falling just three runs short of a fairy-tale hundred as Leicestershire dug deep against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.