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Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, Trent Bridge, 4th day

Barker battles Bears to draw

Sep 14, 2012: Chris Woakes' defiant 80 ensured Warwickshire warmed up for their bid to complete a double by holding off a late Nottinghamshire charge and claiming a draw in the final match of their campaign.

Lancashire v Surrey, Aigburth, 4th day

Procter takes seven as season fizzles out

Sep 14, 2012: Allrounder Luke Procter shone during a low key final day of Lancashire's dismal season with the first seven-wicket haul of his career

Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Notts finish well through Mullaney

Sep 13, 2012: Steven Mullaney enhanced Nottinghamshire's chances of finishing on a high with a victory over county champions Warwickshire with a fluent 94 - his highest first-class score since May 2010.

Durham v Sussex, Chester-le-Street, 3rd day

Richardson continues Durham run

Sep 13, 2012: In-form Durham finished their campaign with a fifth win in six games after beating Sussex by five wickets with a day to spare.

Lancashire v Surrey, Aigburth, 3rd day

De Bruyn hits ton as Surrey prosper

Sep 13, 2012: Zander de Bruyn's first hundred of the season and polished half-centuries from youngsters Rory Burns and Tom Jewell ensured Surrey made a commanding start against Lancashire

Durham v Sussex, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day

Wells pulls Sussex out of trouble

Sep 12, 2012: An unbeaten half-century by Luke Wells kept Sussex afloat as they reached 112 for 5, a lead of 96, in their second innings against Durham

Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, Trent Bridge, 2nd day

Openers pull Notts level

Sep 12, 2012: Nottinghamshire will resume their second innings on 49 without loss against Championship winners Warwickshire, having wiped out their first innings deficit

Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, Trent Bridge, 1st day

Notts fold on bowlers' day

Sep 11, 2012: Newly crowned champions Warwickshire bowled out Nottinghamshire for 155 before their own batsmen also endured a difficult day

Durham v Sussex, Chester-le-Street, 1st day

Brown and Magoffin spark Sussex fightback

Sep 11, 2012: A fluent unbeaten 76 by Ben Brown and superb bowling by Steve Magoffin helped Sussex to step up their bid for second place in the County Championship

The party is over for Lancashire

Sep 8, 2012: After Lancashire won the 2011 County Championship, a member of the Old Trafford staff bought a copy of every national daily newspaper. Relegation means there will be no repeat this year

Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord's 4th day

Relegation completes Lancashire fall

Sep 7, 2012: Lancashire will finish a season they entered as defending champions with relegation to Division Two after Surrey's victory and their own defeat

Surrey v Nottinghamshire, The Oval, 4th day

Surrey spinners secure status

Sep 7, 2012: Surrey played like a team that wanted to end their last match at home on a high and did so with a chilled 195-run victory

Sussex v Somerset, Hove, 4th day

Somerset rise to challenge for Rose farewell

Sep 7, 2012: Somerset surged to a five-wicket victory over Sussex that gives them the opportunity to steal the runners-up position in Division One at the last

Surrey v Nottinghamshire, The Oval, 4th day

Davies dropped for 'lack of form'

Sep 7, 2012: Surrey dropped their England wicketkeeper Steve Davies from the line-up for their current match against Nottinghamshire because of a "lack of form"

Worcestershire v Warwickshire, New Road, 3rd day

2011 title miss spurred us on - Troughton

Sep 7, 2012: Jim Troughton has admitted that the pain of missing out on the Championship title in 2011 played a large part in pushing his side to go the extra step in 2012

Worcestershire v Warwickshire, New Road, 3rd day

Warks grateful to former Essex boys

Sep 6, 2012: Two of the architects of Warwickshire's 2012 Championship triumph were former Essex players: Chris Wright and Varun Chopra

Sussex v Somerset, Hove, 3rd day

Magoffin strikes after Goodwin goodbye

Sep 6, 2012: Four wickets in five overs at the end of a keenly contested day almost put hopes of a surprise Somerset victory to bed

Surrey v Nottinghamshire, The Oval, 3rd day

Safety-first Surrey edge towards survival

Sep 6, 2012: If you look at this day in isolation, Surrey had a good day. If you look at it in the context of the whole season, they should have done better

Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord's 3rd day

Lancashire's fate in other hands

Sep 6, 2012: Lancashire's bid for Division One safety looks set to be reliant on Surrey failing to beat Nottinghamshire after failing to take control against Middlesex

Worcestershire v Warwickshire, New Road, 3rd day

Warwickshire win Championship title

Sep 6, 2012: Warwickshire secured their first County Championship title since 2004, taking less than half the third day at New Road to take the remaining eight wickets in Worcestershire's second innings