Sam Hain performs a shot throughout his century for Warwickshire in opposition to Nottinghamshire on day one at Trent BridgeLV= County Championship Division One, Trent Bridge (day one)Warwickshire: Hain 100, Davies 93, Mousley 87; Ball 2-52Nottinghamshire: But to batNottinghamshire 1 pt, Warwickshire 3 ptsMatch scorecard

Sam Hain’s third century of the season helped Warwickshire get off to a powerful begin to their County Championship match in opposition to Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.

The guests ended day one on 361-5 after Hain shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 171 with Dan Mousley (87), after opener Alex Davies had earlier scored 93.

Nottinghamshire have seen sufficient of Hain lately after he made 97 not out in opposition to them within the Vitality Blast at Edgbaston on June 3.

On that event he smashed eight fours and 4 sixes from simply 52 balls, however he made the swap from white-ball to red-ball cricket look easy in a affected person innings spanning 258 minutes and 192 balls.

Hain’s solely remorse can be that he was out contained in the final 4 overs of the day for precisely 100.

On a tricky day by which the house assault gained late rewards for his or her persistence, the spotlight was two wickets for Jake Ball as he returned to first-class motion for the primary time this season following recurring again issues.

On the identical pitch that noticed Nottinghamshire pile up 662 runs batting first in opposition to Durham final September, Warwickshire’s determination to bat first rapidly regarded the appropriate one, its inexperienced color proving misleading.

Having been eased again into motion within the Vitality Blast, accumulating 10 wickets in three appearances, Ball marked his first red-ball look for nearly 9 months by taking a wicket in his fifth over.

Rob Yates, driving considerably loosely, was taken comfortably behind the stumps by Tom Moores, who missed the final 4 Championship rounds with a damaged finger.

It occurred to be Ball’s one hundredth first-class wicket for Nottinghamshire but it surely was his aspect’s solely success within the morning session, albeit one…

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