Nottinghamshire secured a rain-assisted draw on the final day of play against Yorkshire, after Sol Budinger led an aggressive fightback with the bat.
Only 19.2 overs were possible as inclement weather engulfed York Cricket Club, yet it transpired to be ample time for the visitors to add 101 runs in their pursuit of the 383 run target.
Resuming on 24 for two, nightwatchman Toby Pettman was the first to fall in the sixth over of the day, when Matt Waite forced the seamer to edge through to George Hill in the cordon. Yorkshire snared their fourth wicket soon afterwards when Joey Evison departed in the same manner off the bowling of Mat Pillans, Hill snaffling his second catch at third slip as Notts slipped to 42 for four.
However, in the face of danger, Budinger went about his business in typically swashbuckling fashion. The top-order batsman scored 27 off three Pillans overs, and another 11 off George Hill’s second set of the day, as he brought up his third fifty of the season in 35 balls.
His counter-attack was brought to an early end by an exuberant Matt Revis, though, with the left-hander on 57 off 40 deliveries. Budinger slashed at a wide ball and was caught by James Sullivan at point to leave Notts 118 for five.
Only ten more balls were possible in the day as Calvin Harrison and Brett Hutton fended off a Hill over before the umpires called for the covers at 12:25, and play was terminally halted two hours later with the Green and Golds claiming two bonus points from the fixture together with eight points for the draw.
The second eleven now enter a break of 11 days before facing off against the same opposition in a T20 opening double-header behind closed doors at Grantham Cricket Club on Tuesday 1 June.