| Vitality County Championship Division One, Utilita Bowl, Southampton (day 4) |
| Warwickshire 455 & 205-4: Yates 84* |
| Hampshire 365: Gubbins 119, Middleton 116; Yates 4-37 |
| Hampshire (10 pts) drew with Warwickshire (13 pts) |
| Match scorecard |
Rob Yates’ unbeaten 84 made positive all of Warwickshire’s prime three common over 100 after the primary three County Championship fixtures, but it surely couldn’t forestall an inevitable draw with Hampshire.
Yates, opening associate Alex Davies and quantity three Will Rhodes are three of the highest 4 run-scorers in Division One thus far this season with averages of 123, 120 and 116 respectively.
All three tried to up the run-rate in a bid to pressure a end result on the Utilita Bowl however, ultimately, rain gained the day and the factors have been shared.
Warwickshire decide up 13 factors to Hampshire’s 10 – with neither aspect but to win or lose a sport after three rounds.
The guests started the day with a 136-run lead and Davies added two to his tally earlier than advancing to Mohammad Abbas and skewing to quick third to finish a 56-run opening stand. He now has 481 runs this season and sits prime of the charts.
Yates was tasked to maintain the scoreboard ticking, whereas the correct aggression got here from the opposite finish, with Rhodes, Ed Barnard and Dan Mousley not needing a second invitation to assault.
Rhodes is as much as 348 runs within the Championship however his 25 off 39 was ended when he was leg-before to a supply which turned from Liam Dawson.
The Yates and Rhodes alliance had introduced 46 runs and Yates continued with Barnard in a 54-run stand.
Barnard fell for a 17-ball 18 when he skied Dawson, with the left-arm spinner settling beneath it himself.
Mousley picked out mid-on after a quickfire 14 earlier than drizzle noticed play stopped at 14:00 BST.
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