Ben Duckett's dazzling double century followed by high-quality bowling put Nottinghamshire in control against Warwickshire on an affected second day by the rain of their County Championship match at Edgbaston.
Duckett's luckless 218 took Nottinghamshire to 400 against a ably led attack by Olly Hannon -Dalby, who took 5-78.
Amid interruptions due to rain and poor light, the visiting seamers reduced Warwickshire to 26 -3.
Ed Barnard (18*) and Dan Mousley (26*) battled to bring his team to 71-3 heading into the final session be lost to the weather.
Further rain forecasts for Sunday are expected, however, to frustrate Nottinghamshire in their attempts to turn their dominance into victory .
If Warwickshire can reach 251 and avoid the follow-on, the match looks destined for a draw.
Nottinghamshire resumed the second morning on 367-8 with Duckett two points shy of the fifth double century of his career.
He quickly rose to 199, then denied numerous opportunities to acquire his 200th point as he cultivated his hitting before finally reaching the milestone. 240 balls.
The English batter received intelligent support from Dillon Pen...
Ben Duckett's dazzling double century followed by high-quality bowling put Nottinghamshire in control against Warwickshire on an affected second day by the rain of their County Championship match at Edgbaston.
Duckett's luckless 218 took Nottinghamshire to 400 against a ably led attack by Olly Hannon -Dalby, who took 5-78.
Amid interruptions due to rain and poor light, the visiting seamers reduced Warwickshire to 26 -3.
Ed Barnard (18*) and Dan Mousley (26*) battled to bring his team to 71-3 heading into the final session be lost to the weather.
Further rain forecasts for Sunday are expected, however, to frustrate Nottinghamshire in their attempts to turn their dominance into victory .
If Warwickshire can reach 251 and avoid the follow-on, the match looks destined for a draw.
Nottinghamshire resumed the second morning on 367-8 with Duckett two points shy of the fifth double century of his career.
He quickly rose to 199, then denied numerous opportunities to acquire his 200th point as he cultivated his hitting before finally reaching the milestone. 240 balls.
The English batter received intelligent support from Dillon Pen...
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