WORCESTERSHIRE were relegated from Division One after a draw against Durham.
Worcestershire took six wickets in Durham's first innings before the sides shook hands shortly after 5pm.
Opener Alex Lees hit a Tom Taylor delivery through the covers and to the boundary but Taylor rallied back on the very next ball seeing Lees caught behind for eight - Taylor's 50th wicket of the Rothesay County Championship season.
Durham's pursuit picked up through Emilio Gay, as he relieved the pressure but their pursuit faltered when Ben McKinney departed for 16 when he edged a Matthew Waite delivery to Ben Gibbon at the slip.
Captain Brett D'Oliveira went over his right ankle when joining the attack, sparking concerns for his availability for this Saturday's (September 20) Metro Bank One Day Cup final.
Gay continued his strong display, reaching his 50 from 71 balls, alongside seeing his side hit the 100-mark before lunch.
Gay was almost dismissed on 72, edging an Allison delivery that narrowly evaded the outstretched hand of Ben Gibbon.
David Bedingham found his second 50 of the season from 79 balls before being dismissed after he failed to properly connect with a Waite delivery, which Ben Allison caught on the boundary.
Gay continued his impressive showing, now alongside Will Rhodes, picking up his fourth century of the campaign from 127 balls.
He continued on his barrage after the milestone, picking up three boundaries when facing Ethan Brookes as Durham reached their first batting point in the 53rd over.
Gay passed the milestone of 150 for the third time this season after tea before Rhodes found the boundary off a glancing shot from a Gibbon delivery.
Rhodes reached 50 for the first time as a Durham man, from 72 balls.
He picked up another boundary straight after before Gay achieved his highest-ever Durham score of 161. He was duly dismissed by Gibbon on the total.
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Will Rhodes continued the impressive display of Durham batting, hitting a Dan Lategan delivery onto the boundary but Ollie Robinson fell soon after for four, bowled out by Jake Libby.
Rhodes continued his performance and smashed Lategan for six before reaching 100 for the first time this season, off 121 balls.
Graham Clark left fly with a quickfire 29 before Libby got him caught with his second dismissal of the say.
Rhodes reached the 150-mark and guided his side to 450 for five batting points before the two sides shook hands just after 5pm.
Next up for Worcestershire comes a huge occasion as they take on Hampshire Metro Bank One Day Cup final on Saturday (September 20).
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