Bears loss puts Yorkshire into the bottom three

Rothesay County Championship: Warwickshire 253 and 186/5 beat Yorkshire 205 and 232 by five wickets

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WARWICKSHIRE completed a level-headed chase of 185 on day three to beat Yorkshire by five wickets at Headingley, securing their second Rothesay County Championship victory of the season.

The Bears started the day on 15 without loss, and openers Rob Yates and Alex Davies contributed 41 and 31 respectively.

They reached lunch with a 20-point haul by no means secure at 109 for four, needing 76 more.

However, they were able to move into the top three places in the Division One table midway through the afternoon thanks to first-class debutant Zen Malik, who finished 49 not out off 73 balls, including a pulled six off George Hill to win it.

While Warwickshire won their second game in four for a steady start to the season, Yorkshire have now lost two from four and are in the top flight’s bottom three.

The hosts will be mightily frustrated at the fact that they were unable to capitalise on the one-game availability of England batting duo Harry Brook and Joe Root. The latter’s second-innings 90 was their best score in four innings.