Surrey have won a third straight County Championship title after Somerset lost at Lancashire. Somerset had to win at Old Trafford to keep their hopes of a first ever county title alive heading into the last round of games, but they suffered a 168-run defeat on the final morning.

Surrey has become the first team to win three straight English County Championship cricket titles since the 1960s when closest challenger Somerset fell to defeat.

Surrey closed in on a third successive Vitality County Championship title after cruising to a 10-wicket win over Durham, while Kent's relegation was confirmed and Sussex clinched promotion.

Surrey successfully defended their County Championship title, securing it for the third consecutive season. The decisive moment came after Somerset lost to Lancashire. Surrey's victory over Durham ensured their triumph,

Rory Burns’ side take an unassailable lead into final round after Lancashire’s 168-run victory at Old Trafford

Resuming on 204 for six, Somerset were dismissed for 224 to end their hopes of winning a maiden County Championship title.

SURREY has won a third straight County Championship title after Somerset's defeat by Lancashire. Somerset had to win at Old Trafford to keep their hopes of a

Surrey achieved a hat-trick of County Championship titles when Somerset, their nearest rivals, disintegrated at Old Trafford and lost to Lancashire. It is the first such hat-trick that any county has achieved since Yorkshire between 1966 and 1968.

Lancashire 140 (Jennings 56, Overton 4-32, Gregory 4-50) and 398 (Wells 130, Bohannon 60, Leach 3-57) beat Somerset 146 (Bailey 4-36, Balderson 4-50) and 224 (Vaughan 68, Wells 4-36) by 168 runs Surrey's third successive Vitality County Championship title was confirmed when Lancashire took just 32 minutes and 7.