Ethan Bamber and Nathan Gilchrist led the way for Warwickshire taking two wickets each, with honours even at the end of the day two in this Rothesay County Championship fixture. With day one called off due to severe wind and weather conditions, day two saw 104 overs bowled, and Warwickshire were particularly unfortunate, beating the bat 54 times in the days play. Charlie Allison was the point of difference between the sides, compiling a faultless 98 before edging Ethan Bamber to Rob Yates at second slip, helping lift Essex to 325/5 at the close.