Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Valuable Practice In Final Pre-Season Match For County Batsman And Bowlers

Valuable Practice In Final Pre-Season Match For County Batsman And Bowlers

Worcestershire's batsmen and bowlers got in more vaulable practice on their final day of pre-season match action against Warwickshire at Edgbaston today.

Joe Clarke followed up his century against Oxford MCCU with another fifty on a rain-hit day which had originally intended to be a 50 overs a side contest.

There were also useful cotributions from Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Ben Cox as the County posted a total of 179-6 declared in 34 overs.

Warwickshire then replied with 149-3 from 35 overs before stumps.

Charlie Morris, Jack Shantry and Joe Leach all collected one wicket apiece and in total skipper Daryl Mitchell used seven bowlers.

The County will now turn their attention to Sunday's opening Specsavers County Championship Division Two match with Kent at New Road.

Worcestershire

Mitchell run out 17

Kohler-Cadmore b Thomason 36

Clarke c Gordon b Thomason 52

Whiteley lbw Poysden 23

Cox not out 25

Leach b Poysden 14

Barnard lbw Poysden 0

Extras 12

Total (for 6 wickets dec) 179 in 34 overs

FOW: 52, 64, `126, 139, 179, 179

Bowling

Hannon-Dalby 7-1-35-0

Gordon 3-0-27-0

Thomason 10-0-51-1

Wright 6-1-37-0

Poysden 8-2-19-4

Warwickshire

Umeed c Whiteley b Morris 30

Javid lbw Shantry 13

Trott b Leach 8

Mellor not out 50

Thomason not out 42

Extras 6

Total (for 3 wickets) 149 in 35 overs

FOW: 43, 51, 51

Bowling

Shantry 6-0-25-1

Morris 7-1-31-1

Leach 5-0-20-1

Kervezee 5-0-23-0

Barnard 6-1-18-0

D'Oliveira 5-0-24-0

Kohler-Cadmore 1-0-6-0