Warwickshire close in on County Championship title after skittling Leicestershire

Warwickshire took a big step towards clinching the Rothesay County Championship title after skittling relegation-threatened Leicestershire for 125 at Edgbaston.Ahead of the first day's play, Leicestershire announced plans to appeal their 27-point deduction for a substandard pitch at Grace Road in last month's win over Glamorgan - a decision that means their Division One fate could remain up in the air until the final round of fixtures this week. Only two of their batters passed 12 in Birmingham, with in-form Ethan Bamber taking 4-42 and former England seamer Chris Woakes claiming 3-20 for the Bears, who closed on 130-4 to lead by five. Leicestershire on brink of relegation after 27-point deductionTables from County Championship Divisions One and TwoLatest Sky Sports deals or stream with no contract on NOW Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Twitter cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Twitter cookies. To view this content you can use the button below to allow Twitter cookies for this session only. A Warwickshire win would guarantee a first title since the Covid-shortened 2021 campaign, with second-placed Somerset struggling against Surrey, who closed on 327-4 thanks to an unbeaten 104 from England's Dan Lawrence. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Twitter cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Twitter cookies. To view this content you can use the button below to allow Twitter cookies for this session only. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Twitter cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Twitter cookies. To view this content you can use the button below to allow Twitter cookies for this session only. Nottinghamshire captain Haseeb Hameed's 71 underpinned his side's 242-9 against Yorkshire at Trent Bridge. Hundreds from Asa Tribe and Kiran Carlson helped Glamorgan reach 318-3 against Essex in Cardiff, while already-relegated Hampshire reached 55-4 after skittling Sussex for 244 at the Utilita Bowl. Matt Milnes took four wickets and Khaled Ahmed three as Division Two promotion hopefuls Kent bowled out rock-bottom Gloucestershire for 229 before closing on 71-1 at Canterbury. More from Cricket Jos Buttler injury derails England as Sri Lanka seal 16-run win in second ODI to level series England vs Sri Lanka second ODI: Teams, updates, live commentary from Headingley as Harry Brook's side look to win series England vs Sri Lanka | 2nd ODI Highlights Marco Jansen produces OUTRAGEOUS catch for South Africa against Australia Jos Buttler retires after picking up a hamstring injury against Sri Lanka England vs Sri Lanka second ODI: Harry Brook and Joe Root fall at Headingley Northamptonshire, just four points behind second-placed Kent, had a day to forget as they were bowled out for a meagre 103 by Middlesex, who posted 255 to take a first-innings lead of 152 thanks to Ryan Higgins' 115.England opener Emilio Gay struck 141 as Division Two champions Durham piled up 355-5 against beleaguered Lancashire, who were without captain Sir James Anderson at Emirates Old Trafford.Ben Allison claimed 5-22 as shell-shocked Derbyshire were bowled out for 88 by Worcestershire, who lead by 131 after posting 214 in their first innings, with Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas taking 5-63.