Warwickshire completed the most emphatic demolition of Yorkshire by 377 runs on the fourth morning of a memorable Rothesay County Championship match at Edgbaston.

Yorkshire resumed on the last day on 98 for 5, chasing a rather unlikely 549 for victory, and were bowled out for 171 as Ethan Bamber took 4 for 50 and Olly Hannon-Dalby 3 for 33. Matthew Revis resisted for 41 off 93 balls but, well though the home seamers bowled, to be dismissed in 53.1 overs on a pitch on which Warwickshire eased to 553 for 6 the previous day was a feeble effort.

Warwickshire banked their second-highest ever Championship win by a margin of runs, just one shy of the 378-run victory over Northamptonshire at Edgbaston in 1927 when seamer Tom Durnell, playing only his second Championship match, took 7 for 29. Ninety-nine years later came this match, which will live long in the memories of the home supporters.

Having ended the first day well behind in the game, Ed Barnard’s side steamrollered the White Rose for the next two and a half. They will head into another home game, against Glamorgan, on Friday full of belief that a serious challenge for the title could lay ahead. Yorkshire, meanwhile, will prepare to face Surrey at Headingley with much to ponder after their encouraging win over Somerset last week was followed by such a capitulation in Birmingham.

Yorkshire entered the last day requiring either something miraculous from their lower order or rotten weather. The latter let them down – after some early morning rain, the clouds relented and play started just 15 minutes late.

Warwickshire quickly resumed their happy alliance, displayed throughout this match, of testing seam-bowling supported by excellent slip-catching. Revis and Logan van Beek edged Hannon-Dalby to second slip where Rob Yates took his fifth and sixth catches of the match. George Hill edged Bamber to Sam Hain at first.

Hannon-Dalby needed no assistance from fielders when he removed Ben Cliff’s leg stump to take his side to the brink of victory. Completion came when Jordan Thompson struck with his first ball, edged to wicketkeeper Alex Davies by Jack White, to seal victory just before lunch.