Durham beat Middlesex by 93 runs to seal Division One promotion

Durham defeated Middlesex by 93 runs at Lord's on Thursday to secure promotion from County Championship Division Two with two games remaining. The league leaders need eight Middlesex wickets on Friday to confirm their return to Division One after a dominant performance that puts them eight points clear at the top.

Warwickshire recorded a two-day win over Glamorgan at Edgbaston, with Ed Barnard taking seven wickets across both innings. The result tightens the race for the Division One title, where Somerset, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire remain in contention with two rounds left.

Somerset stayed top of Division One after beating Leicestershire by 377 runs at Taunton. Craig Overton finished with 4 for 33 and Jack Leach took 3 for 30 as the Foxes were dismissed twice inside three days.