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| LV= County Championship Group One, Edgbaston, Birmingham (day four): |
| Warwickshire 343 & 70-3: Malan 28, Rhodes 25; Joseph 2-22 |
| Worcestershire 364-8d: Haynes 87, Barnard 76*, Libby 74 |
| Warwickshire (13 pts) drew with Worcestershire (14 pts) |
| Scorecard |
Local rivals Warwickshire and Worcestershire played out an expected draw at Edgbaston as the final day became a scramble for bonus points.
After Saturday’s washout, the Pears began day four 144 runs behind on 194-4 and lost Rikki Wessels and Ben Cox early on.
Jack Haynes struck 87 before Ed Barnard (78 not out) secured a fourth batting point with two balls to spare.
The Bears, denied a third bowling point, ended on 70-3 second time round.
Twenty-year-old Haynes resumed the day on 52 and carried on his assured innings moving to within 13 of a maiden first-class century despite the loss of Wessels (17) and Cox (23) in the first 10 overs.
And it took a moment of misfortune to deny him as Barnard’s firm drive…
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