Hampshire go into their last CricInfo Championship match of the season, when they travel to Trent Bridge for Wednesday's match with Nottinghamshire, with promotion firmly in their sights, they require just three points to secure a return to Division I after a one year absence.

The Drawn match between Sussex and Warwickshire leaves them tantalisingly close to their promotion target.

Sussex meet fellow promotion hopefulls Gloucestershire, and any slip up could also let Hampshire push for the title and the £40,000, prize. Prize for Second Place is £25,000.

The current state at the top of CricInfo 2nd Division is as shown:

                           M  W  L  D  Bt  Bo   Forf   Total
Sussex                    15  8  3  4  38  39   0.00  189.00
Hampshire                 15  7  2  6  32  41   0.00  183.00
Gloucestershire           15  5  4  6  45  40   0.00  169.00
Middlesex                 15  4  3  8  43  39   0.00  162.00
Warwickshire              15  4  1 10  41  37   0.25  164.75

Hampshire stick to the side that defeated Middlesex at West End last week, with Chris Trmlett added to the squad.

Hampshire 12: Giles White, Derek Kenway, Will Kendall, Robin Smith (captain) Neil Johnson, John Francis, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Adi Aymes (wicket keeper), Shaun Udal, Alex Morris, Alan Mullally, Chris Tremlett.

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