Hussey quiet as Nottinghamshire seal Championship

David Hussey's Nottinghamshire sealed the County Championship a week before the season closed with a 214-run victory over Kent at Canterbury. Jason Gallian, who was born in Sydney, scored 199 in Notts' first innings to set a base, and after two declarations and six wickets to Andrew Harris the trophy was heading to Trent Bridge for the first time since 1987.

Despite the team success, it was an unhappy game for Hussey with scores of 11 and 0. However, he has been crucial to the team's success with his prolific batting, and will return to Victoria revitalised after being dropped by his state in 2004-05.

Shane Warne and Hampshire will be pushing for second place during the final round this week despite their 75-run win over Glamorgan at Cardiff. Warne managed 4 for 50 in the first innings and picked up a wicket in the second, although Robert Croft was the most successful spinner with 10 wickets from the match.

Simon Katich returned smoothly to the county circuit after the Ashes defeat with 50 and 49 off 60 balls, which allowed Hampshire to declare at 7 for 218 in the second innings. Croft's performance didn't help Glamorgan, who will be relegated alongside Gloucestershire and probably Surrey, who are playing the other contenders Middlesex at The Oval.

Ian Harvey's double of a century and seven wickets sealed Yorkshire's return to the top drawer following the draw against Derbyshire at Derby. The result meant Yorkshire and Durham would join Lancashire as the promoted teams, and ensured a relaxed final round with all the important places already decided.

Derbyshire, who will finish last, reached 523 in the second innings, Jon Moss adding 49 to his opening 19 and Harvey picking up two wickets to go with his first-innings five. Harvey, who will fly to South Africa instead of Victoria for the southern hemisphere summer, took 5 for 40 before slapping 103 off 145 balls with 14 fours and one six. Yorkshire posted 520 and held on for the important draw to finish at 6 for 114 on the last day.

Durham, the leaders for much of the season, sealed their leap after drawing with Northamptonshire at Chester-le-Street. It was a bad match for Jimmy Maher, who scored 0 and 2, but Brad Williams chipped in with three wickets over two innings to finish the season for Durham, who don't play in the last round.

Durham won their second promotion of the weekend on Sunday by beating Somerset to spring into Division One of the National League. Maher made 15 in the five-wicket win while Williams picked up two victims as Somerset were knocked over for 140. Essex have already sealed the top league's title.