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Maiden title for Durham

English cricket's newest county Durham won their maiden championship title on Saturday - only 16 years after their inaugural first-class match.

Durham sneaked the LV Division One silverware ahead of Nottinghamshire, who were strong favourites at the start of the final round of matches but lost their game at home to Hampshire.

Earlier in the day, Durham defeated Kent by an innings and 71 runs at Canterbury.

Kent, battling against an odds-on likelihood of relegation, managed to take the contest into the final day at the St Lawrence Ground thanks to a century stand for the sixth wicket between Justin Kemp and Ryan McLaren.

But once the two South Africans' resistance was broken, Durham knew they were closing on victory.

When Notts' result was finally confirmed, the north east county could begin their celebrations properly - having won the title by eight points.

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