Essexs hopes of winning the County Championship dealt a huge blow while Liam Dawson claimed his fourth five-wicket haul of the season for Hampshire to make Surrey suffer; watch the ICC Cricket World Cup live in full on Sky Sports between October 5 and November 19
The Pears secured second spot in Division Two, behind champions Durham, after they reached 300 for a second batting bonus point during the early stages of a weather-interrupted second day against Yorkshire at Headingley.
Captain Brett D'Oliveira reached a century before he fell lbw to Matt Milnes to leave the score 299 for six and Worcestershire were stuck on 299 for 10 balls before Baker pushed Milnes through the covers for two at 10.55am - 25 minutes into day two - as celebrations erupted on the players' balcony.
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