Nottinghamshire’s turnaround this campaign has been somewhat remarkable.

In Hameed’s first year as captain in 2024, they only avoided relegation in the final round of fixtures

Five years earlier they had gone down without a victory.

However, this season’s achievements have been a team effort under the guidance of coach Peter Moores who has now won County Championships with three different clubs.

Hameed’s hundred against the Bears took him to 1,253 runs in red-ball cricket this year, second only to Surrey opener Dom Sibley’s 1,274.

Lyndon James, Ben Slater and Jack Haynes have also made vital contributions with the bat and average above 40.

The bowlers have shared the wickets around.

Seamer Brett Hutton leads the way with 35, but England’s Josh Tongue, Mo Abbas, Dillon Pennington, James and Liam Patterson-White have all taken more than 25.