A titanic final-day effort from Nottinghamshire’s bowling attack, led by England’s Stuart Broad, was ultimately unrewarded as the Green and Golds fell to a narrow defeat against Warwickshire on the final day of their LV=Insurance County Championship match at Trent Bridge.

Warwickshire’s Tim Bresnan finished unbeaten on 68, sharing a stand of 113 with England fast bowler Olly Stone as the Bears chased down a target of 333 to win by three wickets and break Nottinghamshire hearts.

The result was particularly frustrating for Paterson, Nottinghamshire’s debutant overseas player. The South African seamer looked to have swung the match his new team’s way when he took three wickets in 17 balls shortly after lunch.

By dismissing Sam Hain and Matt Lamb after both had made fifties, Paterson seemed to have removed Warwickshire’s best hopes of emerging with a victory.

Although Stone was out for 43 with 36 still needed, and although Broad gave his full commitment to the cause, Danny Briggs held his nerve to help Bresnan complete the job.

The Green and Golds entered the final day in positive spirits, but Hain and Lamb frustrated the hosts by batting through the morning session.

Hain survived a barrage of short-pitched deliveries from Broad, who hit him on the back and on the helmet in a ferocious three-over burst just before lunch.

The fourth-wicket pair added 89, with Hain building a patient fifty off 117 balls with six fours and Lamb completing his off 111 with seven fours.  

The picture changed when Paterson replaced Broad at the Pavilion End after lunch, the skiddy right-armer removing Hain with his fourth delivery, edged low to wicketkeeper Tom Moores.

The seamer then sent Lamb’s off-stump flying before uprooting Michael Burgess’s leg stump in what felt like a decisive spell.

But though Broad, who bowled 20 overs on the final day and 49 in the match, removed Stone with the second new ball soon after hitting his England teammate on the elbow, it was to be a tough pill to swallow for the hosts as Bresnan remained defiant.

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