Warwickshire clinch ninth County Championship title with victory over Leicestershire
The Bears defeated Leicestershire by an innings and 79 runs to secure the championship, finishing ahead of Somerset and Nottinghamshire.
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First reported by SkySports, 56 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The odds
Each tick is a source publishing on this story · 3 more published before price tracking began
Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 1% |
| 27 Sept, 10:22 UTC | 4% |
| 26 Sept, 13:50 UTC | 5% |
| 26 Sept, 12:49 UTC | 14% |
| 26 Sept, 12:22 UTC | 22% |
| 26 Sept, 10:50 UTC | 68% |
| 26 Sept, 09:24 UTC | 58% |
| 26 Sept, 06:48 UTC | 59% |
| 26 Sept, 06:16 UTC | 81% |
| 26 Sept, 05:08 UTC | 79% |
| 26 Sept, 04:36 UTC | 78% |
| 26 Sept, 03:31 UTC | 82% |
| 26 Sept, 03:23 UTC | 72% |
| 26 Sept, 02:02 UTC | 70% |
| 26 Sept, 01:37 UTC | 67% |
| 26 Sept, 00:49 UTC | 70% |
| 26 Sept, 00:08 UTC | 66% |
| 25 Sept, 22:54 UTC | 85% |
| 25 Sept, 22:22 UTC | 71% |
| 25 Sept, 21:00 UTC | 81% |
| 25 Sept, 20:53 UTC | 79% |
| 25 Sept, 20:11 UTC | 77% |
| 25 Sept, 19:39 UTC | 66% |
| 25 Sept, 18:29 UTC | 77% |
| 25 Sept, 17:06 UTC | 75% |
| 25 Sept, 16:58 UTC | 70% |
| 25 Sept, 16:11 UTC | 71% |
| 25 Sept, 15:43 UTC | 71% |
| 25 Sept, 15:27 UTC | 76% |
| 25 Sept, 14:54 UTC | 73% |
| 25 Sept, 14:16 UTC | 59% |
| 25 Sept, 13:54 UTC | 76% |
| 25 Sept, 13:18 UTC | 75% |
| 25 Sept, 12:38 UTC | 57% |
| 25 Sept, 11:48 UTC | 76% |
| 25 Sept, 10:57 UTC | 54% |
| 25 Sept, 08:46 UTC | 75% |
| 25 Sept, 04:49 UTC | 72% |
| 25 Sept, 03:24 UTC | 72% |
| 25 Sept, 02:59 UTC | 64% |
| 25 Sept, 02:26 UTC | 57% |
| 25 Sept, 01:33 UTC | 74% |
| 25 Sept, 01:26 UTC | 72% |
| 25 Sept, 00:59 UTC | 63% |
| 25 Sept, 00:13 UTC | 48% |
| 24 Sept, 23:39 UTC | 64% |
| 24 Sept, 23:00 UTC | 60% |
| 24 Sept, 22:38 UTC | 71% |
| 24 Sept, 22:24 UTC | 73% |
| 24 Sept, 21:46 UTC | 71% |
| 24 Sept, 19:10 UTC | 50% |
| 23 Sept, 18:31 UTC | 63% |
Replay the odds, article by article
Step through each article in the order it published and watch Nottinghamshire respond.
The story so far
3 publishers have covered this in 11 articles since 21 Sept 2026. SkySports published first, on 21 September at 11:43 UTC; The Guardian Sport followed 56 min later. The most recent article, from The Guardian Sport, appeared on 27 September at 09:58 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Guardian Sport (major outlet), SkySports, BBC Sport.
One prediction market prices this story:
- Nottinghamshire — resolved “No” on 27 Sept 2026. Nottinghamshire must win their scheduled match against Yorkshire on September 24, 2026, for the outcome to be Yes. Any other result leads to No. Readers often mistake this market as resolving based on the County Championship title race rather than the specific head-to-head game.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Nottinghamshire at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- SkySportsHow Warwickshire can seal three-way battle for County Championship title—
- The Guardian SportCounty cricket: Warwickshire are one win away from securing the title—
- The Guardian SportSomerset are poised to finish second again – and after 136 years it still hurts—
- The Guardian SportSomerset v Surrey, Warwickshire v Leics and more: County Championship cricket – live63%
- SkySportsWarwickshire close in on County Championship title after skittling Leicestershire63%
- The Guardian SportWarwickshire closing on title v Leicestershire, Somerset v Surrey, and more: county cricket final round, day two – live75%▲12 points since the previous source
- The Guardian SportSomerset v Surrey, Warwickshire v Leics and more: County Championship title race, third day – live58%▼17 points since the previous source
- The Guardian SportWarwickshire clinch County Championship title with victory over Leicestershire14%▼44 points since the previous source
- BBC SportWarwickshire beat Leicestershire to seal ninth Championship title5%▼8 points since the previous source
- SkySportsWarwickshire win County Championship5%
- The Guardian SportWarwickshire celebrate title and more from the County Championship final day – live5%
- Market resolved: No
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Warwickshire celebrate title and more from the County Championship final day – live The Guardian Sport ·
- Warwickshire clinch County Championship title with victory over Leicestershire The Guardian Sport ·
- Somerset v Surrey, Warwickshire v Leics and more: County Championship title race, third day – live The Guardian Sport ·
- Warwickshire closing on title v Leicestershire, Somerset v Surrey, and more: county cricket final round, day two – live The Guardian Sport ·
- Somerset v Surrey, Warwickshire v Leics and more: County Championship cricket – live The Guardian Sport ·
- Somerset are poised to finish second again – and after 136 years it still hurts The Guardian Sport ·
Show 5 more sources
- County cricket: Warwickshire are one win away from securing the title The Guardian Sport ·
- Warwickshire win County Championship SkySports
- Warwickshire beat Leicestershire to seal ninth Championship title BBC Sport
- Warwickshire close in on County Championship title after skittling Leicestershire SkySports
- How Warwickshire can seal three-way battle for County Championship title SkySports
Related prediction markets
Linked by software because they are about the same subject. Most ask a different question from the one this story reports, so read each market's own question. How often the link is right
- Resolved Nottinghamshire No 39d ago
The market favoured Yes at 58% a day out, but No won. How often it's right
Wrong market?
In this story
- Warwickshire
- Leicestershire
- Somerset
- Nottinghamshire
- Ethan Bamber