County Championship: Joe Clarke first past 1,000 Championship runs in 2026 as Notts stifle Warwickshire

Rothesay County Championship, Edgbaston (day two)

Nottinghamshire 299-7: Clarke 146*, Martindale 55; Bamber 2-63

Warwickshire: Yet to bat

Warwickshire 2 pts, Notts 1 pt

Match scorecard

Joe Clarke became the first player to reach 1,000 County Championship runs this season as Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire got going on another rain-affected day at Edgbaston.

After a first-day washout, this time there were 82 overs bowled as Notts reached 299-7 among the rain breaks, in which Clarke scored a high-class unbeaten 146.

It was actually the former Worcestershire man's first century at Edgbaston in 32 attempts, the majority of which admittedly have been in limited-over cricket.

But it was Clarke's third hundred of the summer, well supported by a maiden first-class half-century by Ben Martindale (55) and an important 32 from Lyndon James.

Warwickshire's seamers, led by the hard-working Ethan Bamber, bowled well for much of the day - but, with further rain forecast for the next two days, this meeting of third against first in Division One is likely to be only a battle for bonus points.

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