Bears/Pears Cricket Thread 2014

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Warwickshire 244/6 (73.1 ov)

Keith Barker (lhb)    20    
Rikki Clarke (rhb)    43

Clarke now top scorer in this innings.

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100 partnership between Clarke and Barker.

Warwickshire 311/6 (90.0 ov)
Keith Barker (lhb)    48    (86)
Rikki Clarke (rhb)    82    (114)
Current partnership 107 runs, 26.0 overs, RR: 4.11         

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Stumps
Warwickshire 338/6 (96.0 ov)

Rikki Clarke (rhb)    93    (134)
Keith Barker (lhb)    60    (102)
Current partnership 133 runs, 31.4 overs, RR: 4.20

Clarke and Barker have kept us in it.

[pooligan]

Pretty good day for the Bears,ending on 338-6 .Hopefully we can get somewhere near 400 and put Middlesex under pressure tomorrow

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Daily Heil

Warwickshire kept their hopes of a treble very much alive by reaching 338 for six against Middlesex on the opening day at Lord's.

Put in on a pitch offering assistance to the seamers, Warwickshire were lifted into command by Rikki Clarke who ended the day unbeaten on 93 off 134 balls.

He frustrated a Middlesex side which several times had their opponents vulnerable - notably at 99 for three and 205 for six - but never induced the sort of collapse which could shape the match.

They have not beaten the Bears in 16 attempts in the championship but have a chance to end that barren run here on a result pitch. But Warwickshire batted with collective defiance.

Every batsman from one to eight reached double figures and then in the last session seventh-wicket pair Clarke and Keith Barker (60 from 102 balls) added an unbroken 133.

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[The Left Side]

Good start for the Bears

[Villan For Life]

Start delayed at Lords.

[PGW]

No play before lunch

At Durham latest is Durham 278 Notts 138-6
Old Trafford Lancs 278 Yorks 137-1

[PGW]

Notts 165-8
Yorks 150-2
Still no play at Lords

[PGW]

No play before Tea at Lords.

Durham 253 & 51-0 Notts 188 all out
Lancs 278 Yorks 234-3

[Dr Butler]

No play before Tea at Lords.

Durham 253 & 51-0 Notts 188 all out
Lancs 278 Yorks 234-3

PGW ....is it time for the Bears to declare and try and bowl Middlesex out as soon as possible and try and set up a win ?

[Villan For Life]

No play before Tea at Lords.

Durham 253 & 51-0 Notts 188 all out
Lancs 278 Yorks 234-3

PGW ....is it time for the Bears to declare and try and bowl Middlesex out as soon as possible and try and set up a win ?

It's worth considering this approach to get the most from a pitch that will have been under covers for a long time. Having said that, we should consider batting on to secure maximum batting points - 400 runs in 110 overs gives 5 points.

[PGW]

Further inspection now at 17:00, yeah certainly bat the remaining 14 overs and attempt to get max points as Notts failed to get any batting points so in the game so far
have only 3 same as us but we aint bowled yet.
Durham 253 and 104-5 Notts 188 Durham lead by 169 with 5 wkts in hand so a result one way or t'other there.
Yorks going well on 323-5 replying to Lancs 278

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Play due to start at 17:30 at Lords

[PGW]

Play underway- hoping to get 16 overs in