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Day Four

Morning: And it was all wrapped up in half an hour on Wednesday morning as Moeen went to work on the tail, bowling David Willey with a ball that turned sharply and then dismissing Matt Fisher with a nick behind for a duck, before passing the baton on to Dillon Pennington, who removed Jack Brooks with a searing yorker and Josh Poysden with an edge to slip. An utterly commanding performance of the kind that comes all too rarely for the Pears in Division One, a first Championship win over Yorkshire since the six-wicket triumph at Kidderminster in 2007, a first victory at Marine Road since 2003, and all in all, a magnificent four days beside the seaside.

Worcestershire WIN by an innings and one hundred and eighty-six runs

The Verdict: The rarest of things; a Championship match where Worcestershire didn't put a foot wrong. The 24-1 points split makes a big difference to the table, and if the Pears can produce a few more showings like this in the weeks that remain, survival may yet be on the cards. The rollercoaster continues at Southport next Wednesday against Lancashire.

In the meantime, there's the small matter of a T20 quarter-final at New Road this Saturday...