STUDLEY were denied victory at Bronze but still managed to secure a handy 18 points with a winning draw in the Warwickshire League Division One.

The Bees, who are 37 points behind fourth in the table Lyndworth, made 220-7 in their 50 overs but could not quite bowl out the home side, who earned 11 points.

The visitors lost the toss and were put into bat but they posted a competitive total.

Omadd Nazir (67), Brandon Miller (89) and Jawad Mazir (30no) grabbed the runs.

Studley’s bowlers made early breakthroughs and reduced Bronze to 29-3 but they battled back to reach 204-9 in 50 overs.

Mark Swanick and Miller took three wickets for Studley, while there were two for Harris.

Studley entertain struggling Warwick on Saturday in the league (1.30pm start).