COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP Division Two, Edgbaston (day four): Northants 407-8 dec drew with Warwickshire 353-4 Warwickshire (10pts), Northamptonshire (10pts)
Jim Troughton scored his first Championship century of the season as Warwickshire's rain-affected match against Northants ended in a draw. With no play possible on Saturday because of rain, Warwickshire resumed their first innings on 120-3. Troughton and Jonathan Trott (66) put on a further 112, before Tony Frost (42 not out) added to the run scoring. Warwickshire ended the match on 353-4, with Troughton unbeaten on 137, featuring 18 boundaries and a six. The left-hander was given a reprieve on 15 in the first over of the morning at Edgbaston when Rob White grassed a sharp chance at second slip off David Lucas. And Troughton made the visitors pay with an assured innings as promotion-chasing Warwickshire earned three extra batting points. It means Darren Maddy's side are now 17 points behind Division Two leaders Worcestershire and six ahead of Northants.
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