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.

Kevin Howells gets reaction from across the country as Surrey win their third Division One County Championship in a row.

Join Tanya Aldred for live updates from around the grounds on day four of the action, as Surrey clinch a third straight title

Relive day four of the penultimate round of the County Championship as it happened as Somerset's defeat by Lancashire means Surrey are 2024 champions.

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

Surrey’s title was then confirmed on Friday after nearest rivals Somerset fell to a 168-run defeat to Lancashire at Old Trafford. Victory means Surrey have now become the first

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,

Surrey have won the County Championship for a third successive year. They edged closer to taking the Division One title on Thursday after claiming a 10-wicket win over Durham, earning their eighth victory of the season.