County Championship: Worcs relegated after defeat by Durham

County Championship Division One, Emirates ICG

Worcestershire 350-7 dec & 217-9 dec: Pringle 3-45, Onions 3-63

Durham 277 & 291-7: Borthwick 99, Richardson 65*; Gabriel 2-56

Durham beat Worcestershire by three wickets

Durham 20 pts, Worcestershire 7 pts

Match scorecard

Worcestershire suffered relegation back to Division Two as Durham ended their County Championship campaign with a three-wicket win at Chester-le-Street.

Bottom-of-the-table Worcestershire needed a win to maintain their hopes of survival in the final round of games.

And after a hectic morning they declared on 217-9, a lead of 290.

Scott Borthwick put on 104 with Paul Collingwood (43) and although he departed for 99, Michael Richardson's unbeaten 65 steered Durham to 291-7.

Worcestershire deserved credit for their efforts to force a positive result out of a game which saw no play on the second day because of rain.