Warwickshire Trail Nottinghamshire by 344 Runs, Relegation Looms
Warwickshire’s hopes of avoiding relegation from the Vitality County Championship were dealt a blow as they trailed Nottinghamshire by 344 runs at the end of the third day at Trent Bridge.
Nottinghamshire declared their first innings on 487, with Kyle Verreynne scoring an unbeaten 148 and Ben Duckett making 130. Warwickshire, needing 338 to avoid the follow-on, were bowled out for 143, with Sam Hain top-scoring with 59.
Nottinghamshire resumed on 324 for 6 and quickly added runs, with Verreynne reaching his century off just 167 balls. Warwickshire finally broke through when Rob Lord was LBW for 31, but Nottinghamshire continued to score freely, with Brett Hutton and Farhan Ahmed adding valuable runs.
Warwickshire’s reply got off to a poor start, with Rob Yates and Alex Davies both dismissed cheaply. Will Rhodes and Hain steadied the ship, but Ahmed removed both left-handers in quick succession to leave Warwickshire struggling on 105 for 4.
With only 155 overs remaining in the match, Warwickshire will need to bat aggressively on the fourth day to avoid defeat. However, the pitch is beginning to take spin, and Nottinghamshire will be confident of bowling them out again.