Malcolm Marshall

Warwickshire 260 for 4 (75 overs). Troughton 121, Ambrose 59.

The sun came out almost the moment play began. During this match, batting conditions have become easier or harder to a much more dramatic degree than usual, depending on whether the sun is out.

Ambrose reached an assured half-century from 86 balls with seven fours.

No alarms for the batsmen so far this morning. An exquisite cover-driven four and a deliberate slash over the slips from Troughton.

When Hampshire beat Warwickshire by 290 runs at Nuneaton in 1979 (the Bears, chasing 360, were all out for 90). Malcolm Marshall's match figures were 23-12-22-2.