Warwickshire 188 (Sibley 92 *, Edwards 5-49) and 186 (Bell 77 *, Berg 3-40) drew with Hampshire 116 (Bailey 55, Hannon-Dalby 4-29) and 195 for 7
Ashes call-up James Vince played among the grittiest innings of his profession to assist extra Hampshire from transfer as they batted through the last day versus rock-bottom Warwivckshire
Requiring the aid of the ECB to keep them in Division One this season, Hampshire a minimum of made the right to be there in 2018, protecting the draw they needed to complete ahead of Middlesex, therefore relegating the 2016 champs following their defeat in Taunton.
They ended up 7 down, with Vince at the centre of their resistance as he claimed almost two-and-three-quarter hours in making 30.
Every indication from days 2 and 3 of this match – the very first was totally lost – recommended there would be a favorable result, with 9 more wickets for Warwickshire looking a more powerful possibility than 239 more runs for Hampshire, who resumed on 20 for 1.
Even a one-hour hold-up to the start, the results of heavy over night rain on a currently wet surface area needing practically a carpet of sawdust on the bowlers' technique at the Pavilion End, there was no factor to modify that view.
After flirting with a collapse simply after lunch, when 3 wickets fell in the area of 15 shipments, Hampshire hunkered down and fought, for 62 overs more, up until they were able, with excellent relief, to exchange handshakes with their challengers and start to slap each other on the back.
They had some frightening minutes. When they were not competing Jeetan Patel's lavish turn, they had Ryan Sidebottom's searing speed to think of. The Australian-born right-armer with the popular name will be a genuine danger to Division Two batsmen as Warwickshire effort to recover from transfer, offered they can keep him fit.
It was Sidebottom, in specific, who made them sweat. He started the post-lunch wobble, dismissing Sean Ervine with a ball from the unplayable classification, one from round the wicket to the left-hander that tidied late to take the edge, and he rocked them back once again after tea.
Till then, Vince and Liam Dawson appeared to have actually gotten the job done, assisting Hampshire to within 33 overs of security, grinding out 30 overs of resistance in which Patel, who had actually gotten rid of Tom Alsop and George Bailey in successive overs after lunch, had actually attempted whatever in his comprehensive collection without conjuring an opportunity. Bailey, the captain, had actually been leg in the past, inexplicably trying to reverse sweep his 2nd ball. It was an aberration that looked most likely not to matter.
Then Sidebottom, who had actually changed to the Birmingham End, lured Dawson to flash at one outside off and he was captured behind, having actually dealt with 94 balls for his 9. 31.2 overs still stayed.
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