Leicestershire are relegated, subject to an appeal against their points deduction, after being bowled out cheaply by title-chasing Warwickshire.

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Edgbaston (day one) Leicestershire 125: Cox 33; Bamber 4-42, Woakes 3-20 Warwickshire 130-4: Hain 37*; Holland 2-29. Warwickshire (3 pts) lead Leicestershire (1 pt) by five runs.

Warwickshire's march towards a ninth County Championship title continued apace at Edgbaston as relegation-bound Leicestershire became the latest to be crushed by the Bears' irrepressible bowling attack. The visitors chose to bat in a bid to earn batting points essential to their survival hopes - but that plan went spectacularly pear-shaped as they succumbed for 125 to effectively confirm their demotion, subject to appeal. Only Ben Cox (33) and Sol Budinger (27) resisted for long against a bang-in-form attack led by Ethan Bamber (4-42) and Chris Woakes (3-20).

The hosts then reached 130-4 by the close, with Sam Hain on 37, within reach of 1,000 runs for the season.