Four teams from Group 1 were in action in County Championship 2021, on 14 July. Let us have a look at how it went for them.
Worcestershire v Warwickshire, New Road
Warwickshire 395 (Malan 141; Sodhi 6-89) and 215/2 (Yates 88; Finch 1-14) drew with Worcestershire 447/9 decl. (Mitchell 113; Norwell 3-69).
Warwickshire batted out the final day against Worcestershire at New Road as the match petered out to a draw. Worcestershire added 32 to their overnight 415/8 before declaring on 447/9. Ed Barnard, who scored his second ton of the season, finished unbeaten on 112.
Rob Yates (88) and Pieter Malan (77*) then guided Warwickshire to reach 215/2 before the close of play.
Durham v Nottinghamshire, Chester-le-Street
Nottinghamshire 328 (Patterson-White 73*; Rushworth 4-75) and 217 (Hameed 58; Borthwick 4-32) drew with Durham 165 (Borthwick 38; Evison 5-21) and 188/4 (Jones 46; Mullaney 1-16).
Nottinghamshire topped Group One in the County Championship after drawing with Durham at Chester-le-Street.
Notts were bowled out for 217 in their second innings before lunch after resuming from their overnight 125/5, with Haseeb Hameed top-scoring 58. Scott Borthwick returned 4-32, while Matty Potts (3-55) and Matt Salisbury (3-42) claimed three wickets each.
Chasing an improbable 381 in just over two sessions, Durham played out time. Michael Jones scored 46. Durham were 188/4 when both captains shook hands.