Warwickshire

Warwickshire have won the County Championship, with fast-bowling performances from Oliver Hannon-Bamber and Chris Woakes helping secure a title built on patient, incremental cricket across the season. Writing in the Guardian, Ali Martin credits the squad's understated, team-first approach, suggesting the 'nice guys' of English cricket have finished first in a campaign that developed slowly before delivering the championship.

Warwickshire have clinched the County Championship title with a victory over Leicestershire, sealing England's domestic first-class cricket crown. The result caps a strong season for the Midlands side, who finished ahead of their rivals in the division. Fans and cricket writers have been congratulating the squad, with praise for the consistency that carried them through the campaign.