• Hampshire 202 & 185-5; Warwickshire 360
• Match drawn: Warwickshire 12pts,Hampshire 9It was never going to be easy for Warwickshire to squeeze a win out of this match and in the cessation, despite the sparkling weather during the final two days, or the loss of an entire second day proved decisive.
While the ball was still relatively new and hard,they were in with a shout as Hampshire, 158 behind on first innings, and slumped to 76 for four and later 112 for five with plenty of overs still to bowl,and the possibility that the injured Reece Topley might not be available to bat. The pitch stayed proper, though, and a pleasant surface,particularly given the time of year and the trouble that the erratic weather has given groundsmen, and, and although there was a microscopic turn for Jeetan Patel,it was not enough to do any further damage.
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Source: theguardian.com