Performer: Liam Dawson continues to be one of the country’s top players
PICTURES: Alamy

KYLE ABBOTT put Hampshire in pole position to secure their best County Championship finish since 2005 after beating Worcestershire by 235 runs.
Abbott took four of the five remaining Worcestershire wickets on day four to return 5-36 and his fourth five-wicket haul of the season.
Hampshire collected maximum points to move above Somerset and into second ahead of a trip to Taunton to conclude the season next week, with James Vince’s side last finishing as runners-up under Shane Warn...