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Ed Barnard took the Warwickshire captaincy just two weeks before the season began and ended it lifting the County Championship. Jamie Hall looks at the leader behind the Bears' remarkable title triumph.
Sam Hain's superb 142 and a commanding first-innings total of 372 leaves Warwickshire needing just a draw to clinch a ninth County Championship crown against a struggling Leicestershire side.
Warwickshire first team coach Ian Westwood is keeping his squad grounded ahead of the County Championship's final round, with the Bears holding an 11-point lead over Somerset and eyeing a first title since 2021.
Ed Barnard's magnificent unbeaten 134 helped Warwickshire recover from a precarious 97-4 to close on 375-8 against defending champions Nottinghamshire.