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| LV= County Championship Division One, Trent Bridge (day four) |
| Middlesex 366: Higgins 137, Eskinazi 58, Yadav 56; Hutton 5-94 & 224-6 dec: Robson 105*, De Caires 49; Hutton 2-38 |
| Nottinghamshire 384: Slater 140, Clarke 70, Montgomery 52; De Caires 3-56 & 210-8: Slater 49; Robson 4-46 |
| Nottinghamshire (22 pts) beat Middlesex (6 pts) by two wickets |
| Match scorecard |
Middlesex's desperate bid for a dramatic final-day victory just fell short at Trent Bridge as they lost narrowly to Nottinghamshire by two wickets to be relegated back to Division Two of the County Championship.
After just one season back in the top flight, Middlesex knew they had to better rivals Kent's points total from their final game against Lancashire to stay up.
Kent were forced to settle for a draw with Lancashire, to give Middlesex an outside chance if they could force victory.
But, in scenes of almost unbearable tension, both in Nottingham and Kent, despite losing their eighth wicket with five runs still needed, the hosts just about kept their heads to get over the line and send Middlesex down, while Kent survived.
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