Rain prevented a ball being bowled on day three of the Worcestershire and Warwickshire contest in Division Two.

Leaders Worcester had hoped to increase a 17-point lead over the second-placed Bears at the top of the league table.

But New Road, no stranger to rain after floods last year prevented play at the ground from June until April, suffered steady rain in the region on Thursday.

If the match resumes, and forecasts for Friday are particularly awful, the home side will continue 133 ahead at 45-1.