County Championship: D’Oliveira leads another Pears rally against Bears

After being put in by Warwickshire, three wickets went down in little more than an hour as Hannon-Dalby had Jake Libby caught behind, Barnard removed Kashif Ali the same way and Gareth Roderick was trapped leg before by Michael Rae.

And a fourth wicket then went down just before lunch when Hannon-Dalby earned an LBW decision against former Bear Ethan Brookes.

After a disciplined knock off 32 from 89 balls by Adam Hose, he departed against his former club just after lunch, well caught at second slip by Rob Yates, diving to his right.

But the hosts again showed resistance when it mattered most, as D’Oliveira shared stands of 76 with Waite and a further 43 with Logan Van Beek.

D’Oliveira then gave Yates a second catch, at slip, when he edged Will Rhodes, before Van Beek perished to the new ball, a third neat pouch for Yates, the country’s top catcher, his 27th in red-ball cricket in 2024 .

But ninth-wicket pair Taylor (33) and Home (20) were not done for the day with a half-century stand, including a six for each – the first two of the innings.

And Home’s, slapped over midwicket off fellow former Shrewsbury School and Shropshire man Barnard, would given him particular personal pleasure.