The Bears worked tirelessly on a tough wicket as Somerset take the upper hand in the Rothesay County Championship at Edgbaston. Somerset chose to bat on a pitch offering bowlers no help and closed the opening day on 327 for three. Opening pair Kohler-Cadmore, 104 from 138 balls, and Josh Davey, 64 from 121, added 186, and Tom Lammonby followed them with an unbeaten 75 (129). It was a gruelling day in the field for a Warwickshire side without Chris Rushworth due to a tweaked hamstring, and including Australian spinner Cory Rocchiccioli, on his debut at the start of a short-term contract.