Barnard Leads Defiant Stand as Warwickshire Escape with Draw Against Nottinghamshire

Barnard Leads Defiant Stand as Warwickshire Escape with Draw Against Nottinghamshire

Warwickshire clung on for a hard-fought draw against Nottinghamshire in a rain-affected final day of their County Championship Division One clash at Edgbaston, thanks to a dogged rearguard led by Ed Barnard.

Having been thoroughly outplayed for much of the match, Warwickshire began the final day in deep trouble at 163 for 6, still trailing by 111 runs. But persistent rain wiped out most of the day’s play, leaving Nottinghamshire with just 36 overs to take the remaining four wickets.

Barnard (40* off 149 balls) and Olly Hannon-Dalby (7* off 62) showed steely resistance, surviving the entire truncated session to guide the hosts to 181 for 6 when bad light ended proceedings prematurely.

Nottinghamshire, who dominated the match thanks to Haseeb Hameed’s superb unbeaten 138 and a five-wicket haul from Brett Hutton Booth (5 for 90), will rue their cautious approach on the third morning — particularly with day four’s forecast always threatening disruption. Their decision not to push for a more aggressive lead may have cost them a deserved win.

Warwickshire had collapsed to just 93 in their first innings, and it looked as though Nottinghamshire’s first-innings total of 367 would set up an innings victory. But the weather intervened at the wrong moment for the visitors.

Only 36 overs were possible on the final day after play was delayed until 3:45 p.m. On a flattening Edgbaston pitch, Barnard and Hannon-Dalby were immovable, with just three runs scored in the first 14 overs of play — a clear signal of Warwickshire’s intention to dig in.

Nottinghamshire’s final hope came with the second new ball, taken with 16 overs remaining. But under darkening skies and fading light, they managed only four deliveries with it before the umpires took the players off for bad light — never to return.

While Nottinghamshire leave Birmingham frustrated, Warwickshire will feel immense relief at salvaging a draw from a match in which they were thoroughly outclassed. For Notts, it’s a harsh reminder that turning dominance into victory requires urgency and a proactive mindset — especially when the English weather looms.

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