RAIN on the final day’s play forced Warwickshire CCC to settle for a home draw against Glamorgan in the County Championship.
The Bears reached 100-2 in pursuit of 368 with 46 overs left only for the weather to put pay to any further play at Edgbaston.
And the result means Warwickshire take 12 points from the fixture to sit second in Division One of the County Championship standings.
The Bears won the toss and decided to bowl as the home side made a dream start.
Both Oliver Hannon-Dalby (5-53) and Ethan Bamber (3-72) struck in the first five overs to leave Glamorgan in trouble on 0-2.
However, Ben Kellaway (139) and Kiran Carlson (85) combined for a 194-run third-wicket stand to bring the visitors back into the contest.
Dan Mousley (1-36) eventually broke up the partnership with the wicket of Carlson but Kellaway remained at the crease en route to a century.
Hannon-Dalby claimed the scalp of Kellaway but useful knocks from Sean Dickson (33) and Tom Norton (29) helped Glamorgan reach 360 all out.
The Bears struggled to match Glamorgan’s scoring rate in reply despite a half-century from Jordan Thompson (57).
Warwickshire’s top order batters failed to pass the 30-run mark with the Bears in trouble on 115-5.
However, Thompson and Bamber (46) added crucial runs at the end of the innings to help Warwickshire reach 252 all out.
Bamber (5-48) then starred with the ball in Glamorgan’s second innings at the Bears bowler took five wickets.
He took two wickets in the seventh over and another in the ninth to restrict the visitors to 13-3.
And Bamber also accounted for Kellaway (42) as he removed all of the away side’s top order.
Colin Ingram (101) scored a century before Thompson (2-27) trapped him LBW as Glamorgan managed 259 all out.
This left Warwickshire in pursuit of 368 from a minimum of 75 overs as openers Rob Yates (27 not out) and Alex Davies (46) put on 72 runs for the first wicket.
Glamorgan claimed the wickets of Davies and Mousley (15) with the match finely poised before the rain came down and halted play after 29 overs.
A minute’s silence preceded the final day’s play as both clubs paid tribute to former Warwickshire and England captain MJK Smith who died aged 92.
Bears players wore black armbands with the club flag at half mast as a mark of respect.
Warwickshire begin their T20 Blast campaign against Gloucestershire on Friday, May 22 with play to begin at 7pm at the Seat Unique Stadium.
