Warks in pole position as follow-on looms for Notts

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Trent Bridge (day two) Warwickshire 459: Barnard 165, Booth 70, Woakes 64, Mousley 49; Tongue 5-124, James 3-79 Nottinghamshire 264-8: Clarke 94, Duckett 62; Booth 3-59, Woakes 2-46 Notts (3 pts) trail Warwickshire (7 pts) by 195 runs Match scorecard Joe Clarke made a defiant 94 only to be dismissed just before the close as Warwickshire maintained the upper hand at Trent Bridge, where Nottinghamshire are 264-8 in reply to 459 at the halfway point of their County Championship match, still 46 behind the follow-on target. Needing 310 to avoid being asked to follow on, Nottinghamshire recovered from 154-4 to 257-5 thanks to Clarke's four hours and 18 minutes at the crease, after England's Ben Duckett had been out for 62. But the loss of Clarke, nightwatchmen Dillon Pennington and next batter Liam Patterson-White in the final two overs of the day kept Warwickshire in pole position.

Earlier, a ninth-wicket partnership of 119 between Ed Barnard and Michael Booth had enabled Warwickshire, 375-8 overnight, to tighten their grip against the defending champions, taking maximum batting points for good measure. Barnard, who had batted superbly to rescue Warwickshire from 179-6 on Friday, was out for 165, Booth having made a career-best 70. England's Josh Tongue was unable to add to his wickets tally, finishing with 5-124.

Booth later took 3-59 with the ball. The two had made for a disappointing morning for the home side, who had hoped to claim the last two Warwickshire wickets in quick time. They looked to Tongue to finish the job but the only damage he could inflict this time was to his own figures.

Barnard, resuming on 134, soon struck his former Worcestershire team-mate for three boundaries in a row. Bringing up his 150 from 202 balls, he celebrated with a pull for six and a disdainful uppercut for four. It gave Warwickshire a fourth batting point, and the momentum to chase a fifth.