Ian Westwood dominates for Warwickshire against Notts

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Ian Westwood hit an unbeaten 144 as title-chasing Warwickshire ended day one of their clash with Nottinghamshire at Edgbaston in a handy position.



The Bears looked in potential trouble after slipping to 114-3 on a weather-affected day.

But Westwood, who hit 20 fours, dominated a unbroken stand of 121 for the fourth wicket with Jim Troughton (33 not out) as they closed on 235-3.

Warwickshire need eight points from the game to leapfrog leaders Durham.

They found it hard going against an accurate Notts attack but former Bears captain Westwood applied himself dilligently throughout in making his ninth career ton.

He dominated a second-wicket stand of 56 with William Porterfield (14), and, after Warwickshire's progress had been checked by Andre Adams during a spell when they scored 54 runs in 29 overs, shared a more fluent stand with Troughton.

Westwood outscored his current captain and completed his century off 205 balls. He had just struck his 20th boundary of the day when the umpires took the teams off for bad light 40 minutes before the scheduled close.

LV County Championship Division One, Edgbaston
Close, day one: Warwickshire 235-3 v Nottinghamshire
Warwicks 1pt, Notts 1pt