At the end of a vintage season in the top flight, Phil Walker looks back on a finale of thrilling finishes at both ends of the table
Aspectacular race to the line by Nottinghamshire brought them their first Championship title since 2010, with glory coming at the expense of Surrey, whose dream of winning four pennants in a row fell apart in a match for the ages at The Oval in mid-September.
The star of the game was Josh Tongue, who was irrepressible on the final afternoon as Surrey chased 315 for victory, clattering through their line-up to seal the win by just 20 runs. Though there ...
