Paul Bolton discovers the responsibility of captaincy sits comfortably with the veteran batsman

Warwickshire 334 (Clarke 83, Murtagh 3-85)
& 233 (Trott 99, Helm 5-59)
Middlesex 334 (Eskinazi 179, Patel 3-29)
& 234-9 (Compton 49, Higgins 45)
Middlesex won by 1 wicket
Toss: Uncontested, Middlesex elected to field first Umpires: GD Lloyd, NA Mallender Pts: War 6, Mid 22
July 3-6, Edgbaston, Birmingham

One short: Jonathan Trott leaves the field after being dismissed a run shy of a century for Warwickshire
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Jonathan Trott relished the...