Surrey have retained their LV= Insurance coverage County Championship title as Essex’s slim hopes ended after their batters collapsed in a heap in opposition to Northamptonshire.
A 20-point hole between the highest two Division One groups heading into the ultimate spherical meant Surrey wanted simply 5 factors of their fixture in opposition to Hampshire to have fun a twenty first championship triumph.
They secured three bowling bonus factors on the Ageas Bowl however none with the bat, which opened the door for Essex, who wanted to amass a 400-plus rating in 110 overs to have any probability of catching Surrey.
However Essex had been unable to say the utmost quantity of batting bonus factors as they capitulated to 211 all out on Thursday morning, with final man Jamie Porter bowled by Tom Taylor to crown Surrey champions.
Surrey, who’ve received the championship 5 instances because the flip of the century, grew to become the primary aspect since Yorkshire in 2014 and 2015 to say back-to-back titles.
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