Third title in six years for north-east club• Rain could only delay the inevitableDurham have won the County Championship after beating Nottinghamshire by eight wickets at Chester-le-Street.The morning session was eliminated by drizzle but play began at 1.30pm, with Durham needing 62 more runs and a theoretical 71 overs available in the day.Just 16 of those were required as Mark Stoneman made an unbeaten 35 and put on 57 with his opening partner Keaton Jennings.It was Durham's third championship in six years and comes 22 years after the club gained first-class status.The umpires Neil Mallender and Stephen Gale inspected twice before giving the go-ahead to play while groundstaff applied patches of sawdust, particularly at the Finchale End.Warning signs remained, though, as the Durham pair Scott Borthwick and Michael Richardson slipped in the same spot on the outfield during a warm-up football game.Stoneman flicked the day's first run off Andre Adams as fans began to filter into the ground, taking advantage of free entry across the board.Jennings pulled for four to take Durham into double figures and Stoneman drove a boundary through cover as it quickly became clear that a victory was inevitable.DurhamCounty Championship 2013 Division TwoCrickettheguardian.com 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies

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