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New £10,000 prize for county cricketers
A new £10,000 prize awaits county cricket's most valuable player, after an overhaul of the FTI MVP ranking system.

16/04/2013 (39 days old) | Read more
50 years of one-day cricket
By Andrew Hignell
With the domestic first-class season starting today in Abu Dhabi, it’s an appropriate time to remember that 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of limited-overs cricket into the county calendar,

24/03/2013 (62 days old) | Read more
Statsman: Me and Dad
By Andrew Hignell
I wish I could have had a pound for every time somebody has asked me the question – name the father and son who played for Glamorgan during the 1980s.

08/03/2013 (78 days old) | Read more
Cricket Diary: Warne's warning over Aussie spin worries
By Richard Gibson
The dearth of homegrown spinners in Australia has been highlighted just days after their best of all-time Shane Warne published his vision for their future development.

07/03/2013 (79 days old) | Read more
Second spinner incentives run into opposition
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspodent
Plans to incentivise counties for playing a second specialist spinner have run into strong opposition from county coaches and chief executives.

05/03/2013 (81 days old) | Read more
Oram joins Worcestershire for T20
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire have signed New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram as their second overseas player for this season’s Friends Life T20 campaign.

05/03/2013 (81 days old) | Read more
Worcs switch friendlies to Kidderminster
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire will play their two home pre-season friendlies against Gloucestershire at Kidderminster’s Chester Road ground

02/03/2013 (84 days old) | Read more
New Road role is honour for Elliott
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Former Worcestershire wicketkeeper and chairman John Elliott has been elected as the county’s new president.

01/03/2013 (85 days old) | Read more
PCA urge players to seek help on drugs
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
The Professional Cricketers’ Association is to encourage county players who may be taking recreational drugs to seek help

01/03/2013 (85 days old) | Read more
County rookies to receive career guidance
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
First year county cricketers will be given advice on safe drinking, anti-doping and anti-corruption

25/02/2013 (89 days old) | Read more
PCA renew MVP rankings sponsorship
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
The Professional Cricketers’ Association have renewed their sponsorship agreement with FTI Consulting of their Most Valuable Player Rankings.

21/02/2013 (93 days old) | Read more
Cricket Diary: Bresnan's sound advice
By Richard Gibson
Tim Bresnan got some sound advice from England team-mate Graeme Swann before heading off to the Mayo Clinic in the United States to undergo elbow surgery last week.

18/02/2013 (96 days old) | Read more
Worcs switch pre-season venue
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire have switched the start of their outdoor pre-season training to Kidderminster where they will have

14/02/2013 (100 days old) | Read more
Samaraweera signs for Worcestershire
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire have signed veteran Sri Lanka batsman Tilan Samaraweera as their overseas player for the whole of the forthcoming season.

14/02/2013 (100 days old) | Read more
PCA initiative links to Maynard Trust
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
The Tom Maynard Trust is linking up with the Professional Cricketers’ Association to support the players’ union’s Personal Development and

04/02/2013 (110 days old) | Read more
Cricket Diary: Pune's mad money
By Richard Gibson
The maddest of the mad money splashed during the Indian Premier League auction this week was surely the $700,000 Pune Warriors parted with to

04/02/2013 (110 days old) | Read more
Schoolboy prodigy Barnard joins Worcs
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire have signed England Under-19 starlet Ed Barnard on a two-year summer contract.

29/01/2013 (116 days old) | Read more
Hotel deal turns Worcs loss into profit
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire avoided a hefty loss last year thanks to the land lease they have done with hotel chain Premier Inn. The deal brought in a profit of £350,000 which

25/01/2013 (120 days old) | Read more
Richardson called up again by MCC
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire seamer Alan Richardson will provide a link between the final day of last season and the first day of the new one when he plays for the MCC against

23/01/2013 (122 days old) | Read more
Book aids PCA awareness programme
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
The Professional Cricketers’ Association is sending all 2,300 of its members a best-selling book on depression as part of its on-going

21/01/2013 (124 days old) | Read more
Worcs want seven-week Hughes stint
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire hope that Australia batsman Phil Hughes will be able to play for them in the opening weeks of next season even if his increasing

17/01/2013 (128 days old) | Read more
Cricket Diary: Inverarity losing it in translation
By Richard Gibson
Australian chairman of selectors John Inverarity is always very precise in his language when explaining decisions made by his panel – which provided

16/01/2013 (129 days old) | Read more
PCA offer prize for off-field initiative
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
The Professional Cricketer’s Association has launched a new award to find the most proactive player, past or present, off the pitch.

16/01/2013 (129 days old) | Read more
Cricket Diary: Yorkshire chase Tait
By Richard Gibson
Cash-strapped Yorkshire want to follow Roses rivals Lancashire's lead and host pop concerts.

07/01/2013 (138 days old) | Read more
Worcs wait to assess latest flood damage
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire are waiting for the floodwaters to subside before discovering how much damage the latest New Road flood has caused.

03/01/2013 (142 days old) | Read more
PCA chief opposed to Notts' IPL stance
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
The chief executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association hopes that counties will not follow Nottinghamshire’s example by preventing English

22/12/2012 (154 days old) | Read more
Aussie keeper Johnson signs for Worcs
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire have signed former Australia Under-19 wicketkeeper Michael Johnson.

20/12/2012 (156 days old) | Read more
Cricket Diary: Cook's cow shot debt to 'The Gnome'
By Richard Gibson
Alastair Cook’s increasingly positive approach to batting is no surprise to Keith Fletcher, one of his mentors as a schoolboy.

18/12/2012 (158 days old) | Read more
Wallace to succeed Solanki as PCA chairman
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Glamorgan captain Mark Wallace has been elected the new chairman of the Professional Cricketers’ Association.

17/12/2012 (159 days old) | Read more
Holland confirm 2013 home CB40 venues
By Paul Bolton
Holland have confirmed the venues for their six home matches in next season’s Clydesdale Bank 40 competition.

17/12/2012 (159 days old) | Read more
Rhodes monitors Hughes situation
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Phil Hughes’s recall for Australia’s first Test against Sri Lanka in Hobart this week has left Worcestershire’s plans to re-sign the left-hander up in the air.

12/12/2012 (164 days old) | Read more
Cessford puts RAF on hold to join Worcs
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire newcomer Graeme Cessford’s persistence has paid off with the award of his first county contract at the age of 29.

11/12/2012 (165 days old) | Read more
Hughes turns down Durham approach
By Tim Wellock
Australian opening batsman Phil Hughes has turned down an approach from Durham for the second time in four years.

10/12/2012 (166 days old) | Read more
D'Oliveira statue planned for New Road
By Paul Bollton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire have commissioned a statue of the late Basil D’Oliveira which will be the centrepiece of the new ground development at New Road.

03/12/2012 (173 days old) | Read more
Champions Warwicks to enjoy home start
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Warwickshire will begin their defence of the LV= County Championship against last season’s Division Two champions Derbyshire at Edgbaston on April 10.

26/11/2012 (180 days old) | Read more
Cricket Diary: Cook's cut-price captain's log
By Richard Gibson
England captain Alastair Cook spent time on the telephone garnering advice from predecessor Andrew Strauss before the current tour of India and carries a Test-specific notebook to

24/11/2012 (182 days old) | Read more
PCA grants reach £1 million mark
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
The Professional Cricketers’ Association has passed the £1 million landmark in educational funding grants for past and present players over the last ten years.

23/11/2012 (183 days old) | Read more
RAF permit paceman Cessford to join Worcs
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire have signed fast bowler Graeme Cessford, a serving corporal in the RAF.

12/11/2012 (194 days old) | Read more
Cricket Diary: Ramps steps up for England
By Richard Gibson
Such have been the advances since English cricket’s first academy intake 11 years ago – which included Andrew Strauss, Graeme Swann and Andrew Flintoff – that the 2012-13 Performance

09/11/2012 (197 days old) | Read more
2012: the worst year for batting?
By Andrew Hignell
The 2012 season was played in the wettest summer, from a cricketing point of view, since the introduction of two-divisional County Championship cricket in 2000, while in meteorological terms it was

06/11/2012 (200 days old) | Read more
Worcestershire mourn former president
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire are mourning their former seamer George Chesterton, who was president of the county from 1990 to 1993.

05/11/2012 (201 days old) | Read more
Statistics confirm 2012 rain damage
By Andrew Hignell
The so-called summer of 2012 was, from a meteorological point of view, the wettest for a hundred years. As far as

29/10/2012 (208 days old) | Read more
ECB propose rethink on county schedule
The County Championship will involve Sunday starts from 2014 onwards after the ECB board announced a new four-year schedule

19/10/2012 (218 days old) | Read more
Cricket Diary: Decision time for McGrath
By Richard Gibson
One conclusion drawn from Anthony McGrath’s absence from Yorkshire’s Champions League squad is that his future lies away from the club.

12/10/2012 (225 days old) | Read more
Scorers oppose ECB analyst plans
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
County scorers are opposing plans by the England and Wales Cricket Board to do without away team scorers and replace them with analysts from

10/10/2012 (227 days old) | Read more
Cricket Diary: Cook's dash, Anderson's style
By Richard Gibson
Alastair Cook’s unassuming demeanour makes him extremely popular in the England dressing room but his personality rarely projects beyond those four walls.

02/10/2012 (235 days old) | Read more
Choudry to stay at Worcestershire
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire slow left-armer Shaaiq Choudry has confirmed that he will be staying at New Road.

02/10/2012 (235 days old) | Read more
Finn incidents may prompt MCC law change
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
England paceman Steven Finn’s regular disturbing of the stumps at the non-striker’s end in his delivery stride has prompted the MCC to consider a law change that would make

02/10/2012 (235 days old) | Read more
CB40 groups for 2013 announced
By Paul Bolton
Warwickshire will face Midlands rivals Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire in next season’s Clydesdale Bank 40 group stage

19/09/2012 (248 days old) | Read more
Pietersen left out of England squad
England have left out Kevin Pietersen from their Test squad for the tour of India. Two uncapped batsmen, Somerset's Nick Compton and Yorkshire's Joe Root, have been called up.

18/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
PCA launch initiative to combat depression
By Robin Hutchison
While county cricket spectators may have felt down in the dumps about the wettest summer for a century, the very real subject of depression among the players they watch is altogether more serious.

17/09/2012 (250 days old) | Read more
County groundsmen win national award
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
The hard work of county groundsmen across the country during one of the wettest summers on record has been officially recognised with a prestigious national award.

17/09/2012 (250 days old) | Read more
Cricket Diary: Steyn's sympathy, KP tweet fall-out
By Richard Gibson
Ravi Bopara received sympathy for his current plight from an unusual source in his final international appearance before heading to the ICC World Twenty20.

16/09/2012 (251 days old) | Read more
Wettest summer for 100 years: the details
By Andrew Hignell
It's official: 2012 has been the wettest summer for exactly a hundred years

15/09/2012 (252 days old) | Read more
Result - Somerset v Worcestershire
Worcestershire all out for 152 and Somerset win by an innings and 148 runs. Rehman finished with 5-36 and match figures of 14-101. Somerset 23 points, Worcestershire two and the hosts confirmed as Championship runners-up.

13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Russell has been caught at leg-slip by Trego off Rehman, who has 4-31 in the innings and 14-96 in the match. Worcestershire are 129-8 and the end is nigh.

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WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 124-7 having had Cox brilliantly caught at mid-wicket by Suppiah for four pulling a short ball from Kirby. Somerset's players can start counting the £162,000 they will share for being Championship runners-up.

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WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Rehman is starting to run through Worcestershire again. D'Oliveira bowled in similar fashion to Kapil for three. The visitors are 93-6 and their unhappy season looks set to finish on another low note.

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WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
You have to feel sorry for Aneesh Kapil, who for the second time in the match has played forward immaculately to Rehman only for the ball to turn past his outside edge and knock back off stump. He made two and Worcestershire are 81-5.

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WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Craig Overton has struck in his first over. Moeen Ali, on 24, edged a sharp catch to Trescothick at second slip. Worcestershire are 78-4, still 222 in arrears.

13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
Somerset News
Left-arm spinner George Dockrell and all-rounder Craig Meschede have both signed new two-year contracts with Somerset.

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WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Pinner has fallen lbw to Thomas, who has just agreed an extension to his Somerset contract, for 14 to leave Worcestershire 50-3 and still 250 behind. A three-day finish looks likely as the sun beats down on a decent sized crowd.

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LUNCH - Somerset v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 39-2, with Mitchell well caught at second slip by Hildreth off Rehman for 18 to give the Pakistan left-arm spinner his tenth wicket of the match. There will surely be more this afternoon as the visitors battle to avoid an innings defeat.

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Interval - Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset have declared on 512, with a lead of 300. They may have delayed had they realised that Compton, on 155, was just six short of 1,500 first class runs for the season and had an average of 99.6. Six more and he would have averaged 100.

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WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset 506-9 with Rehman caught at mid-off by Kervezee off Moeen Ali, who now has four wickets. Compton has just reached his 150 off 317 balls, with 14 fours and a six. He has been batting for five hours and 18 minutes.

13/09/2012 (254 days old) | Read more
WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset 488-8 and Richardson has claimed his 500th first class wicket by dismissing Thomas lbw for 17. Compton us still there on 139 and the lead is 276. The sun is shining and it seems only a matter of how quickly the home side wrap up victory.

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Close Of Play - Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset 451-7, leading by 239, with Compton unbeaten on 114, having surely boosted his claims to an England tour spot this winter. He now has 1,453 first class runs to his name this season at an average of 96.86.

12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset are now 434-7 having lost Trego for a rapid 45 and both Craig Overton and Steve Snell cheaply. The lead is 222 so they will hardly be quaking in their boots. And Compton is still there in 111 with four overs left in the day.

12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
Landmark - Somerset v Worcestershire
A timely century for Compton on his return to action after a back problem. It was brought up with a square cut four off Moeen Ali. There were 9 other fours and a six in a 248-ball ton that the England selectors will surely take note of. Somerset 379-4.

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Somerset v Worcestershire
Worcestershire have now bowled 110 overs so Somerset, on 360-4, have missed out on a batting point. It won't matter if they win the game, which seems highly probable, as that would guarantee runners-up spot and a cheque for the players of around £160,000.

12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Richardson has three wickets, with Jones lbw for one playing across the line. Somerset are 343-4, with Compton still going strong on 89, and Trego the new batsman. He is unlikely to be in defensive mode with his side 131 ahead.

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WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Richardson has struck again in his 30th over. Hildreth has gone leg-before for 18 trying to work a full ball through mid-wicket. The 37-year-old pace bowler is at last reaping some reward for his efforts and has 2-62. Somerset 341-3.

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Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset 336-2 and we are watching the two leading run-makets in first class cricket this summer batting together. Compton has moved to 84 in a match where a century would be timely for his England ambitions, while Hildreth is on 18. The lead is 124.

12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Now Trescothick has gone for 146, caught at second slip to give Richardson the wicket he so richly deserved. The Somerset skipper faced 260 balls and hit 19 fours. Somerset 307-2, with Compton (77) about to be joined by Hildreth.

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Landmark - Somerset v Worcestershire
150 stand between Trescothick (145) and Compton (77). It hasn't been easy, particularly against the ageless Richardson who could have had both out several times in taking 0-51 from 24 overs of high class seam bowling. Somerset 306-1, leading by 94.

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TEA - Somerset v Worcestershire
Play is due to restart at Taunton at 3.10pm with only two overs lost. Tea has been taken with Somerset 297-1 and the final session will see 44 overs bowled, weather permitting. There are still a lot of black clouds around.

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Somerset v Worcestershire
Rain stopped play at Taunton with Somerset 297-1 and leading by 85. Trescothick is unbeaten on 142, while Compton is boosting his case for England selection with 71 not out. Richardson has bowled with no luck and little support.

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Somerset v Worcestershire
After a ten minute delay due to drizzle, the afternoon session is underway with Trescothick moving to 122 and Compton 39. The pitch inspector stayed on after Rehman's first day heroics, but can hardly find fault with a surface that has Somerset 243-1

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LUNCH - Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset 227-1, with Trescothick having completed his 51st first class century off 187 balls, with 13 fours. Compton is unbeaten on 37 and both have batted with great skill. Somerset lead by 15 and runners-up spot in the Championship looks theirs to clinch.

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Boyce planning John O'Groats-Land's End walk
By Mark Baldwin
Leicestershire batsman Matt Boyce is planning to walk from John O’Groats to Land’s End this autumn in aid of depression in sport.

12/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset going well on 182-1. Suppiah has gone this morning caught and bowled by Moeen Ali for 75 off a checked drive. Trescothick is on 87 and Compton 17. We have just had a brief rain break and clouds are threatening, but the players are back on.

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Close Of Play - Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset 142 without loss and totally in command thanks to Rehman's brilliance. Trescothick and Suppiah coped comfortably with the Worcestershire spinners and their side are only 70 behind as they push to clinch runners-up spot in the Championship.

11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
Landmark - Somerset v Worcestershire
Half-centuries for Trescothick and Suppiah as Somerset make hay in the sunshine. They are 119 without loss, only 93 behind, with Trescothick on 62 and Suppiah 51. The pitch inspector is coming back tomorrow, but is unlikely to be needed.

11/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset 40 without loss, with Trescothick going ominously well on 27. But we haven't seen any spin from Worcestershire yet and judging by the response Rehman got from the pitch that will be the key.

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Interval - Somerset v Worcestershire
Worcs 212 all out, with Rehman claiming a career-best 9-65, completed by the wickets of Harrison, lbw having a swing for ten, and Richardson leg before defending for a duck. The best figures by a Somerset bowler since 1993 when Andy Caddick took 9-32 v Lancs.

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WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
The dream is over for Rehman as Trego has picked up the wicket of Russell, caught behind for two chasing a wide one. It is Trego's 49th Championship wicket of the season, but the best Rehman can now hope for is nine victims in the innings. Worcs 179-8.

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WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Make that 7-47 for Rehman, who has just bowled Kapil for 22 with a ball that pitched middle and turned to clip off stump. From 74 without loss, Worcestershire are now 174-7 and we are on the verge of witnessing something very special.

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WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
All ten is still on. Rehman has just sent back D'Oliveira, leg before playing defensively, for two and has 6-46, with Worcestershire 173-6 in the 49th over.

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WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Worcs 165-5 and it's a one-man show for Somerset with Rehman now having figures of 5-45. His latest victim was Kervezee, lbw attempting to sweep, having made 40. At this rate the Pakistan spinner could get all ten as no other bowler is threatening.

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LUNCH - Somerset v Worcestershire
Worcs 131-4 from 33 overs after an entertaining morning. Rehman has 4-35 from nine overs, his last victim being Moeen Ali who was caught at short-leg by Jones for 24.

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WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Worcs 94-3 with Pinner caught and bowled Rehman for six off a leading edge trying to work the ball into the leg side. Rehman 3-17 from five overs.

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Somerset v Worcestershire
Moeen Ali has the unusual distinction of moving to 13 with a six and a seven. The six was straight off Rehman, the seven a three plus four overthrows. He survived a sharp chance to Trescothick before scoring. Worcs 94-2.

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WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Rehman is changing the course of the morning. He has now had Mitchell caught at second slip by Hildreth for 28 off a ball that turned. Worcestershire 75-2 and Rehman has 2-4 off eight balls.

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WICKET - Somerset v Worcestershire
Hughes has gone for 42 to a fine piece of bowling by Rehman. He left the previous ball and saw it turn sharply to go over his off stump. The next delivery was the arm ball and Hughes edged a drive to Trescothick at slip. Worcs 74-1 after 16 overs.

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Landmark - Somerset v Worcestershire
A fifty stand for the first wicket in just 8.4 overs for Worcestershire against some wayward Somerset bowling from Trego and Kirby. Mitchell is on 20 and Hughes 25.

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Team News - Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset: Trescothick (capt), Suppiah, Compton, Hildreth, Jones, Trego, Snell (wkt), Thomas, Rehman, C.Overton, Kirby.
Worcestershire: Mitchell (capt), Hughes, Kapil, Moeen Ali, Kervezee, Pinner, Harrison, Leach, Cox (wkt), D'Oliveira, Russell.

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Worcestershire won the toss - Somerset v Worcestershire
The visitors have elected to bat on a bright, but blustery morning.

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Solanki denied chance of Worcs farewell
By Paul Bolton
Former Worcestershire captain Vikram Solanki has played his last match for the county.

10/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
Cricket Diary: Kieswetter's rise, Davies's fall
By Richard Gibson
Craig Kieswetter is set to oust rival Steven Davies for the back-up wicketkeeper position on England’s Test tour to India this winter.

09/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Alan Richardson bowled giving himself room against Wright. Worcestershire 209 all out. Warwickshire have won by an innings and 202 runs and they are County Champions

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
One wicket to go. Nick Harrison lost his off stump playing back to Wright. Worcestershire 201-9.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Two wickets to go for the title. Chris Russell bowled offs tump driving at Chris Wright. Worcs 197-8

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire 196-7 at lunch. Moeen Ali 65 and Chris Russell 0

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire now seven down with Ben Cox, who had been unsettled by a short ball from Rankin, thick-edging the Irishman to Rikki Clarke at second slip

06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Four more wickets needed by Warwickshire. Brett D'Oliveira has edged Boyd Rankin to first slip. Worcs 181-6

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Moeen Ali is holding up his former county with an 85-ball half century which included nine fours

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire 150 up in the 52nd over

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Five wickets needed now. Joe Leach bowled middle stump playing back to a full length ball from Chris Wright. Worcs 141-5

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire four down now. Alexei Kervezee gone LBW working Barker to leg. Worcs 128-5

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwicks now need seven more wickets. Daryl Mitchell has played on to Keith Barker without adding to his overnight 42. Worcs 104-3

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Worcestershire v Warwickshire
We are underway here at the Ageas Bowl and Owais Shah is underway too, taking a boundary off the third ball of the morning - Liam Dawson the bowler. Essex 222-2 and Shah has 129.

06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
Worcestershire v Warwickshire
It's the penultimate round of the County Championship and the ECB's media menager responsible for promotion domestic first-class cricket is due to make his first appearance of the season. Hallelujah!

06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
Worcestershire v Warwickshire
A good indication that Worcestershire do not expect their batsmen to detain Warwickshire for long. There will be no teas in the Ladies Pavlion today the public address announcer has just told us

06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
Worcestershire v Warwickshire
The ECB have sent the championship trophy to New Road along with a presentation party of ECB medium-sized wigs and sponsors. Warwickshire need eight wickets to wrap up the title and the weather is dry, warm and pleasant.

06/09/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire 100-2. Daryl Mitchell 42, Moeen Ali 15

05/09/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire 100 up in the 34th over

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire two down now. Matt Pardoe dlapped Rikki Clarke to Ian Westwood at point. Worcs 76-2

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire are 72-1 which means that they have avoided the heaviest innings defeat in their history

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire 50 up and only one wicket down

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire 0-1 already and it's Phil Hughes that has gone, flailing outside off stump and well taken by William Porterfield at third slip off Keith Barker

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TEA - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire have declared at 471-8, a small matter of 411 ahead. Tea will now be taken and Warwickshire will then try to wrap up a quick win and the title

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Keith Barker has now gone, bowled for 40 trying to paddle Alan Richardson. Warwickshire are 464-8 and are batting on

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Ian Blackwell has gine for 84 caught behind off a top-edged pull. Warwickshire 460-7 and a led of 400

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire have now gone past 400 but there is little chance of them declaring. Their tactic will be to grind Worcestershire into the dust. There are two days remaining and the weather is set fair

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
50 for Ian Blackwell from 46 balls with seven fours and a six

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire have finally got rid of Chopra, bowled by Joe Leach for 195. Warwicks 380-6

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Wawrickshire have their fourth batting point, secured with a single from Ian Blackwell off Moeen Ali. 350-5 in the 109th over

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Rikki Clarke has gone LBW to Joe Leach for 11. Warwickshire are 324-5 and need 26 in seven overs for that batting point

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire 320-4 from 102 with Chopra unbeaten on 179 and Rikki Clarke on 10. Warwickshire need 30 in eight overs after lunch to claim that important fourth batting point.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Richard Johnson, back from a loan spell with Derbyshire, has gone for one caught behind to give Nick Harrison his first championship wicket. Warwicks 302-4

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire 300 up and another batting point.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Chopra has now passed 1,000 first-class runs for the season

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Troughton has gone, caught behind off Chris Russell for 54. Warwicks 279-3

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Varun Chopra 150 up for Warwickshire

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
50 for Jim Troughton from 111 balls with four fours

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
250 up for Warwickshire and the second of those four batting points they need

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
100 stand in 33 overs between Varun Chopra and Jim Troughton

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Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Off and running at New Road and Worcestershire have opened the bowling with spinners Brett D'Oliveira and Moeen Ali

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Worcestershire v Warwickshire
There have been apologies on Twitter and Facebook from Worcestershire players for yesterday's limp performance including one from captain Daryl Mitchell who said there were no excuses for being bowled out for 60

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Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Lovely morning here at New Road and Warwickshire on closing in on the title. Their first objective is to get to 350 inside 110 overs to get four batting points and then to beat their local rivals. Sussex's failure to take more than one batting point yesterday left Warwickshire with a clear run to the line

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire 215-2 in 67 overs and a lead of 155. Chopra 111, Jim Troughton 33.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire 200 up in the 62nd over and their first batting point. Three more batting points and a win will give Warwickshire the title

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
100 for Varun Chopra from 181 balls with 16 fours

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire 150 up in the 47th over. They could probably declare now if they wanted but they are more ruthless than that and they want maximum batting points

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
William Porterfield has gone without scoring, prodding Moeen to Mitchell at slip. Warwicks 148-2 and Worcestershire are in danger of getting their first point of the match.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
A breakthrough for Worcestershire with Ian Westwood going for 54, caught at slip sweeping Moeen Ali. Warwicks 136-1

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Ian Westwood 50 from 112 balls with seven fours

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TEA - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire 114-0 from 35 overs at tea, a lead of 54. Chopra 61, Westwood 46.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire 100 without loss in the 33rd pover. That's four century opening stands in six matches between Ian Westwood and Varun Chopra

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
50 for Varun Chopra from 65 balls with ten fours

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Worcestershire v Warwickshire
It's barely four hours since the match started and Warwickshire have already taken the lead. They are 61-0 in the 18th over

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire 50 up in the 16th over

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire 60 all out, the lowest championship score of the season and Worcestershire's worst since 1971. Wright and Barker five wickets apiece. Feeble effort by Worcestershire but disciplined bowling and excellent catching by Warwickshire.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
50 up for Worcestershire to ironic cheers from a fair-sized crowd with Alan Richardson edging Chris Wright for four. Chris Russell has just hooked Barker for six

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worceestershire 46-9 and Warwickshire have maximum bowling points inside two hours. Barker has just taken his fifth wicket with Jim Troughton leaping to catch Harrision, lunging forward, at mid off

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire 46-8 with Brett D'Oliveira slashing Barker to Chopra at first slip. The new batsman is Nick Harrison so he must be playing instead of Pinner.

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Keeper Scott to leave Worcestershire
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire have released wicketkeeper Ben Scott just a week after they dropped him from their LV= County Championship side for the first time this season.

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Worcestershire v Warwickshire
There's a rumour here that Neil Pinner isn't actually playing for Worcestershire but no one seems certain who is. May well be Nick Harrison

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcs 32-7 with Ben Cox holing out to square leg off Wright for four.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire have now got a secod bowling point. Worcs 21-6 with Joe Leach LBW to Keith Barker without scoring

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Sorry....17-5. Alexei Kervezee fishing outside off stump and caught at second slipo off Wright who now has three for three

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcs 17-4. Moeen Ali well taken by Richard Johnson diving to his left off Keith Barker

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Make that 12-3. Phil Hughes has gone nibbling Keith Barker to Rikki Clarke at second slip

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire 12-2 now. Matt Pardoe caught at first slip by Varun Chopra off Chris Wright who has now taken 51 championship wickets this season

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Daryl Mitchell LBW pushing half forward to Chris Wright. Worcs 2-1

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Team News - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire: Mitchell, Hughes, Pardoe, Ali, Pinner, Kervezee, Leach, Cox, D'Oliveira, Russell, Richardson.
Warwickshire: Chopra, Westwood, Porterfield, Troughton, Johnson, Milnes, Wright, Clarke, Blackwell, Barker, Rankin.

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Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire have decided not to play Patel but Tim Milnes will start in this match and make way iof England do not pick Chris Woakes in tomorrow's final one dayer against South Africa at Trent Bridge

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Worcestershire won the toss - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Daryl Mitchell has decided to bat first

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Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Dry and bright at New Road. Will this be the match in which Warwickshire win the title. Jeetan Patel is on his way from Bangalore where he has been playing for New Zealand against India. He won't be here today but is due to land in the morning and may well come into Warwickshire's side for the second day

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Patel to fly in for West Midlands derby
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Warwickshire are planning for New Zealand off-spinner Jeetan Patel to play a part in their LV= County Championship match against Worcestershire at New Road this week

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White Rose bedraggled but still blooming
By Andrew Hignell
The summer of 2012 is finally over – well, at least it is from a meteorological point of view, with September 1 marking the start of autumn. For the weather-beaten cricketers of

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Result - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Middlesex wrap up a five wicket win with 11 balls to spare. A no ball from Chris Russell sees them over the line in bad light. The victory seals Middlesex's safety in Division One.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
172-5. Steven Crook has pulled Chris Russell to square leg for 30. The light is fading fast but 32 to win from 35 deliveries.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
102-3. Middlesex are taking on the target but lose two quick wickets. Sam Robson has been caught at slip by Moeen Ali at slip off the bowling of Alan Richardson for 35 and Joe Denly has been caught behind off Ali attempting a sweep for 48.

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TEA - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Set an unlikely 204 to win, Middlesex have reached 27-1 at tea. A minimum 35 overs remain to be bowled and it appears as though Worcestershire haven't left themselves enought time for a much needed win.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
21-1. Chris Rogers has been trapped LBW by Alan Richardson for 15. A big wicket but surely there isn't enough time to find nine more wickets.

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Interval - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Worcestershire are all out for 186, setting Middlesex 204 to win off 47 overs. Gareth Andrew was dismissed by Steve Crook for 26 and Alan Richardson run out soon after. Middlesex are unlikely to gamble a defeat to a rival by chasing the runs.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
143-8. Ben Cox has been trapped LBW for 12 by Steven Crook. The lead is 160 and Gareth Andrew makes his way out with the Mongoose bat. The time remaining for Worcestershire to bowl Middlesex out in the final innings is fading.

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Lunch at New Road and Worcestershire are 125-7, the lead is 142. Middlesex will be content with a draw but the hosts are in desperate need of a win and are likely to declare, if they're not bowled out, not too long after the interval.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
106-7. Toby Roland-Jones has ten wickets in a match for the first time in his career. Joe Leach edged to second slip for four to complete the superb haul for the young seamer. Leading by only 123, Worcestershire are in trouble barring a wag of the tail.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
100-6. Toby Roland-Jones has his ninth wicket of the match, as he takes Neil Pinner's middle stump out of the ground for 2 beating a forward push. The lead is only 117.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
95-5. Middlesex have finally removed the night watchman Chris Russell for 22. Ravi Patel beat the forward defensive and knocked the off stump out of the ground.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
63-4. Matthew Pardoe has been trapped LBW for 28 by a ball that nipped back from Toby Roland-Jones to beat the straight drive. The lead is 80 and the game is shaping up for an engrossing fourth innings.

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Worcestershire v Middlesex
Underway at New Road with glorious sunshine bathing the ground. Worcestershire have confirmed that they will be going for the win today and we could be in fantastic finish, with Middlesex the favourites, despite the time lost to rain.

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Worcestershire have closed on 44-3, leading by only 61 runs in their second innings. Despite being conceding a deficit at the close of their first knock, Middlesex will be the happier of the teams having claimed major scalps on the third evening.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
44-3. Middlesex are fully on top now as Moeen Ali has been caught behind off the bowling of Toby Roland-Jones for 20. The three most prized Worcestershire wickets have been removed and the lead is only 61.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Worcestershire are 6-2 and in deep trouble as both openers have been removed and their second innings lead is just 23. Daryl Mitchell has been trapped LBW by Tim Murtagh for 1. Hopes of setting a target and leaving themselves time to win are fading.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
2-1. Phil Hughes has been trapped LBW by Toby Roland-Jones for 1 in the second over of the innings. That feels like a very big moment in this match and maybe in Worcestershire's season.

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Interval - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Middlesex are all out for 306. Ravi Patel, the last man in, hit a defiant 19 to pull the visitors close to parity at the close of the first innings. However, Tim Murtagh was caught and bowled by Chris Russell for 6. There are 16 overs remaining today.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
281-9. Steven Crook has been cleaned up by Chris Russell for 22 and Worcestehire are nearly through. With a win desperately needed and a decent first innings advantage they may well attack in their second innings and pull out at lunch on the final day.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
265-8. Alan Richardson takes his fourth wicket of the innings in his first over with the second new ball. Toby Roland-Jones fails to keep a length delivery out and has his off stump knocked back for 6.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
249-7 and a big wicket for Worcestershire in the final over before the new ball becomes available. Neil Dexter was bowled for 90, off an inside edge, as he attemped to drive Joe Leach.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
241-6. Finishing an over that began before tea but was interrupted by rain, Chris Russell picks up a wicket with the first ball after the interval as Gareth Berg is caught at slip by Moeen Ali for 30 as he attempted to drive outside the off stump.

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TEA - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Middlesex are 241-5 at tea. Neil Dexter has hit a fine unbeaten 82, which has helped the side recover from a nervy 61 for 3. Gareth Berg is not out on 30 but, with the new ball only three overs away, a first innings deficit is still a possibility.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
181-5. Adam Rossington has been trapped LBW for 6 by Gareth Andrew as he attempted to drive. With only 20 overs until the new ball becomes available, Worcestershire will be hopeful of a decent first innings advantage.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
162-4. Sam Robson has been caught at short leg for 72 off the bowling of Moeen Ali. An important wicket for Worcestershire, who would have feared a long and hard session had they not made a break through in the hour after lunch.

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Middlesex are 140-3 at lunch. Sam Robson has survived a few nervy moments and is not out on 63, while Neil Dexter has batted well for his 35. The threat with the ball diminished when Alan Richardson's fine spell came to an end.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
61-3. Alan Richardson strikes again to remove Dawid Malan caught and bowled for a duck. Middlesex need to see off the new ball that is tormenting them on a two-paced pitch.

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Worcestershire v Middlesex
59-2. Joe Denly has fallen for 4 having had his off stump knocked out of the ground attempting a forward defensive to Alan Richardson.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
55-1. Chris Rogers is out for 22. Alan Richardson forced him to play to a full delivery on off stump and found an edge through to the keeper Ben Cox.

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Worcestershire v Middlesex
Underway on time at New Road. There are a few rain clouds passing in the distance and there could be one or two interruptions again today. An overcast morning for the bowlers and a chance to make up for a wicket less evening yesterday.

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Play has been abandoned for the day after another shower. Middlesex reached 49-0 after 13 overs but there were a number of edges and false shots and Worcestershire will be devastated not to have made a breakthrough.

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Worcestershire v Middlesex
Sam Robson has been dropped at slip by Moeen Ali off the bowling of Gareth Andrew on 21. The very next ball found a thick edge through the vacant fourth slip. Frustration for Worcestershire. 47-0 after 11 overs, 12 more to bowl tonight.

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CB40 group finale sums up rain-hit summer
By Andrew Hignell
A microcosm of the summer of 2012 in all its watery entirety was seen in the the last round of Clydesdale Bank 40 group games on Monday August 27.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Worcestershire are all out for 323. The last man Alan Richardson produced an entertaining cameo for 18 but was bowled by Tim Murtagh as he stepped across the line. Daryl Mitchell carried his bat for a superb 133.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
302-9. Chris Russell has been caught for 14 at slip by Dawid Malan after swinging at length ball from Toby Roland-Jones.

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Worcestershire v Middlesex
There will be a further inspection at 16.00 with the umpires aiming for a 16.30 start at New Road. We might survive a light shower between now and then, which has been threatened, but not much more.

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Worcestershire v Middlesex
A frustrating day at New Road so far but there is still the chance of some play this evening. The rain has been light and, despite the threat of more rain in the next couple of hours, the skies should clear for a short session before the close.

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England plan county Ashes warm-up
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
England are lining up a match against county opposition next season as a warm-up to the Ashes series.

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Andrew Strauss retires from all cricket
As expected, Andrew Strauss has stepped down as England Test captain and has also retired from all forms of cricket. Alastair Cook replaces him as Test captain.

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Counties set to reject Champions League
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Counties are unlikely to take part in next year’s Champions League Twenty20 competition because it is likely to clash with the climax to the domestic season.

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Having been put in Worcestershire will be delighted to reach the close on 295-8. Daryl Mitchell was the star with an unbeaten century and will hope to be a further nuisance in the morning despite the bite in the pitch for the bowlers.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
263-8 and Toby Roland-Jones has struck again. Gareth Andrew was drawn forward by a length delivery but edges to second slip for 6.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Daryl Mitchell has his second Chamionship century of the season, bringing it up off 273 deliveries with nine fours. The Worcestershire captain has stubbornly defied Middlesex and may well carry his bat as he attempts to nudge his side towards 300.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
243-7. Ben Cox has been trapped LBW by Tim Murtagh for 18. It has taken four overs for the new ball to strike and, with 11 overs remaining this evening, Middlesex will hope to finish the job today. However The hosts' skipper Daryl Mitchell is now on 95.

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Harrison to bounce back, says Rhodes
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire’s director of cricket Steve Rhodes has backed rookie seamer Nick Harrison to bounce back from two morale-sapping bowling performances in

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
219-6. Joe Leach has been bowled for 10 by a full and quick delivery from Steven Crook. That appears to be a big wicket on the verge of the new ball becoming available.

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TEA - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Worcestershire are 186-5 at tea and will be very happy with their day so far. Daryl Mitchell is key to the innings with the new ball becoming available midway through the evening session and Middlesex targeting a lower order collapse.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
181-5. Young left-arm spinner Ravi Patel finds additional bounce and Neil Pinner turns a comfortable catch to short leg for 7. Only the second wicket in the session for Middlesex but still plenty for Worcestershire to do.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
166-4 and a breakthrough at last for Middlesex. Alexei Kervezee lobbed a drive to mid on for 55 to hand Neil Dexter his first wicket. It ended a partnership of 114 that steadied the hosts after 3 wickets falling after an hour this morning.

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Worcestershire are 104-3 at lunch after a fine unbroken stand of 52 from Daryl Mitchell and Alexei Kervezee guided them through a tricky second hour. Toby Roland-Jones was again the tormentor of opposition batsman and claimed all three wickets to fall.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
52-3. Two quick wickets for Toby Roland-Jones, who has all three to fall so far this morning. Matt Pardoe was trapped LBW for 5 by a ball that nipped back to beat the drive, while Moeen Ali Nicked through to the keeper two overs later.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Middlesex
40-1. Phil Hughes is out for 34 and has again fallen to a bouncer as he was caught at long leg by Ravi Patel attempting a hook off the bowling of Toby Roland-Jones. Additional bounce for the seamers this morning.

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Team News - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Worcs: Mitchell (capt), Hughes, Pardoe, Ali, Kervezee, Pinner, Leach, Cox (wkt), Andrew, Russell, Richardson. Middx: Rogers (capt), Robson, Denly, Malan, Dexter, Rossington (wkt), Berg, Crook, Roland-Jones, Murtagh, Patel.

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Middlesex won the toss - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Middlesex have won the toss and elected to field first. It's a glorious morning and the first day is set to be untroubled by the weather so early wickets will be crucial.

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Result - Worcestershire v Lancashire
And the result is No Result at New Road. Umpires Peter Willey and Neil Bainton decided that there would be no further play after they inspected at 5.50 and with more rain forecast. One point each which is hard on Lancashire and a point more than Worcestershire deserved after a shabby performance in the field

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Solanki dropped by Worcestershire
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire have dropped their former captain Vikram Solanki for tomorrow’s LV= County Championship match against Middlesex at New Road.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
There will be a delayed re-start here because the rain has got heavier

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Paul Horton stumped by Ben Cox off the last ball of the innings. Lancashire 324-4 but it's raining again

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Croft caught at long on by Phil Hughes off D'Oliveira for 67. Lancs 309-3 and their highest-ever 40 overs total

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Stephen Moore has finally gone for 113, holed out to deep midwicket off the toiling Harrison. Lancashire 292-2

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Stephen Moore 100 against his former county from 96 balls with nine fours and two sixes

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Stevebn Croft 50 from 41 balls with two fours and three sixes

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Back on and playing at New Road. Now a 37 overs a side match with a 17 minutes tea interval. No time for chocolate cake in the Ladies Pavilion today

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Rain has stopped play at New Road with Lancashire 212-1 after 25 overs. Stephen Moore 84, Steven Croft 16

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Meanwhile Stephen Moore has quietly stroked bhis way to his seventh half century in 12 CB40 innings this season. he faced 51 balls and struck six fours. Pedestrian compared with Smith

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Smith bowled by Jack Shantry for 106. His 100 was the third quickest in List A cricket in England. Lancashire 150-1 in the 15th over

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Tom Smith has clubbed a 44-ball century including ten sixes and eight fours. 92 runs in boundaries

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Lancashire 100 up in the 11th over

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Tom Smith has marked his comeback from a thigh strain by clubbing a 24-ball 50 including six fours and four sixes. He's just taken 30 off a Nick Harrison over.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Lancashire 50 up in only the seventh over.

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..Worcestershire... won the toss - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Daryl Mitchell has won the toss and will field.

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Team News - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Worcs: Solanki, Ali, Hughes, Mitchell, Kervezee, Pinner, Leach, D'Oliveira, Cox, Shantry, Harrison.
Lancashire: Smith, Moore, Croft, Brown, Horton, Cross, Clark, Lilley, Newby, Kerrigan, Hogg.
Worcestershire wicketkeeper Ben Cox makes his first appearance since May 2011, Lancashire give debut to off-spinner Aaron Lilley

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
The start has been delayed until 2.01pm - not 2pm!!!- woth 38 overs per side. The toss has been made but no one knows who is doing what. Apart from that all is well ay New Road.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
The toss has been delayed at New Road

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
It's started raining again at New Road but the players are still out there warming up and the toss is about to take place

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
If there is no more rain play will start on time at New Road. Remarkable

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
It's stopped raining at New Road - temporarily at least - and the sides are out there warming up.
Worcestershire have got a tailor's dummy out there which is presumbaly for their bowlers' to aim at though it may well be more effective as a middle order batsman

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Damp and drizzly at New Road and more rain forcecast for what is a meaningless contest. Lancashire have already secured a home semi-final and they have named an under-powered side for this match

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Result - Durham v Worcestershire
Durham have won by six wickets - their fourth successive win. Benkenstein finished on 62 and Collingwood on 53 after putting on 119. Worcestershire got their over-rate down from minus three to minus one and will probably avoid a deduction.

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Landmark - Durham v Worcestershire
Benkenstein has completed only his second half-century of the season, off-driving his eighth four off Russell to reach the mark off 75 balls. Durham are 137-4 with only 14 needed.

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LUNCH - Durham v Worcestershire
Durham are 121-4 with Benkenstein on 46 and Collingwood 37. They took 15 off Moeen Ali's second over and need only a further 30 to win.

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Durham v Worcestershire
Worcestershire are paying for their lack of support for Richardson. He often appeared to be limping on the way back to his mark and runs have been flowing since he was rested. It's 92-4 with Collingwood on 32 and Benkenstein 24.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Now Stoneman has gone, also lbw to Richardson aiming to drive wide of mid-on. It's 35-4 with Benkenstein and Collingwood at the crease.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Stokes added another four then tried to pull a ball which was too full for the shot and was lbw to Richardson. Are Durham trying to beat the rain? Stoneman hit three fours in the previous over off Russell, who has now been replaced by Andrew. It's 30-3.

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Durham v Worcestershire
They're back on and Stokes has opened up with a four through backward square leg off Richardson.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Rain arrived just as Keaton Jennings pushed forward and was bowled through the gate by Richardson for three. With Durham on 10-2 the players have gone off.

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Durham v Worcestershire
We've just had a few drops of rain at Chester-le-Street, by play is underway on time. Durham need a further 148 with nine wickets standing.

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Close Of Play - Durham v Worcestershire
Durham 3-1. Will Smith tried to withdraw his bat from the first ball of the last over and played on against Chris Russell for two. Durham need a further 148.

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Cameron to retire from county cricket
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire batsman James Cameron has announced his retirement from county cricket to take up a new career in financial services

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Interval - Durham v Worcestershire
Worcestershire are all out for 264, losing ten wickets for 116 runs. Richardson skied a catch to deep mid-off to leave Thorp with 5-59, four of his wickets resulting from reckless strokes. Durham have four overs to bat.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
As in the first innings, Ben Scott declined singles so he could have a fling. He made 17 before Thorp knocked back his off stump in the first over with the new ball. Chris Russell, the man Scott had been shielding, then played a lovely off drive.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Neil Pinner has walked into a wobbler from Thorp to be lbw for 21, making it 243-8.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Another injuducious shot from Andrew and seven wickets have gone for 69 runs since the opening stand of 148. The left-hander was lbw trying to pull one from Borthwick which skidded on to him and it's now 217-7.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Now Solanki and Leach have surrendered in successive balls. Solanki tried to pull Thorp into the next parish and skied a catch to Mustard, then Leach attempted to hook a bouncer and hit it straight to long leg. It's 212-6.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Borthwick has struck again, removing Moeen Ali for 19 with the help of a brilliant left-handed catch by Will Smith at forward short leg. It's 208-4, a lead of 95.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Matt Pardoe has pulled a Borthwick long hop straight to deep mid-wicket to depart for 21, making it 195-3.

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TEA - Durham v Worcestershire
Worcestershire are 182-2, leading by 68

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Now Mitchell has gone for 45. He was furious with himself after steering Stokes to gully, mkaing it 159-2.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Hughes has gone for 104 with the total on 148. The cut had been his most prolific shot in an wonderful innings, but when he flashed wide of off stump at Stokes he edged to Mustard.

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Landmark - Durham v Worcestershire
Hughes has sped to his hundred off 143 balls, the second 50 requiring only 53 deliveries. Callum Thorp had bowled 10 overs for 17 when Hughes hit him for three fours in an over. Mitchell is 38, Worcestershire are 146-0, leading by 32

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Landmark - Durham v Worcestershire
Phil Hughes pulled Onions for his tenth four to reach 50 off 90 balls. Worcestershire are 92-0, only 22 behind

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LUNCH - Durham v Worcestershire
Worcestershire are 64-0 with Hughes on 46 and Mitchell on 16

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Durham v Worcestershire
Worcestershire are showing much more resolve this time. They scored only eight off the first eight overs against testing bowling from Onions and Rushworth, but Phil Hughes is now prospering. He's on 35 and the score is 45-0 after 17.

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Interval - Durham v Worcestershire
Durham are all out for 234, a lead of 114. Gareth Andrew limped off after being hit for six by Rushworth, allowing Chris Russell to come on and have Borthwick lbw with a full toss which hit him on the boot. The last-wicket stand was worth 41.

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Durham v Worcestershire
It's a sunny morning for the second, and probably final, day of this contest. On 215-9 Durham already lead by 95 and Worcestershire might need to bowl again to avoid any points deduction. Their over rate was reading minus three last evening.

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Close Of Play - Durham v Worcestershire
Durham closed on 215-9, 95 ahead, with Borthwick (23) and Rushworth (14) ensuring they gained only their 13th batting point in the 14th game.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Andrew has a fourth wicket. Thorp drove airily and got an inside edge into his stumps, making it 181-8.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Two more wickets in successive balls, both caught by Solanki at first slip. Mustard pushed forward and edged Andrew to depart for four then Collingwood, on the back foot, fenced at one from Richardson and was out for 17. It's now 161-7.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Another wicket for Andrew makes it 15 in the day. Benkenstein reached for an away swinger and edged to Ben Scott for 21, making it 152-5.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Stokes has gone for 78, made off 90 balls with 12 fours, most of them bludgeoned with great power. He tried to whip Gareth Andrew through mid-wicket and was bowled off his pads. At 131-4 Durham lead by 11.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Jennings has gone for 30 in the last over before tea, bowled when driving at Russell. Stokes is on 39 and the stand was worth 72. It's 80-2.

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Durham v Worcestershire
Durham's youngsters are showing that the pitch is no minefield. Ben Stokes is on 33, Keaton Jennings has made 20 and they have taken the score to 64-2.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Another one gone. Will Smith, who hasn't passed 20 in 11 innings, miscued a pull off Chris Russell to be caught at mid-on for three. It's 8-2.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Durham's in-form opener Mark Stoneman has gone fifth ball, walking into one from Richardson which nipped back at him. How many wickets will fall today?

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Worcestershire all out for 120, giving every indication they'd rather be bowling. Rushworth finished with 5-44 after Ben Scott clobbered two fours then skied a catch to square leg to depart for 28. Richardson backed away and was bowled by Onions.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Gareth Andrew didn't care to hang around. He had a swipe in the first over after lunch and skied a catch to cover, handing Rushworth his fourth wicket. It's 86-8.

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LUNCH - Durham v Worcestershire
Worcestershire are 85-7, with Gareth Andrew on 16 and Ben Scott on seven.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Pardoe appeared to be beaten for pace by a full-length ball from Stokes, bowling round the wicket, and was lbw for 36, making it 74-7.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Matt Pardoe and Joe Leach doubled the score before Leach fell lbw to Callum Thorp for 11. That's 52-6 with pitch inspector Jack Birkenshaw looking on impassively. It's safe to say he's more impressed with the bowling than the batting.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
It's a tale of woe for Worcestershire. Solanki, playing forward defensively, and Pinner, who was yorked, have both been bowled by Rushworth. Three wickets have gone down in eight balls and they are 26-5.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Onions has struck again. Moeen Ali was aiming for mid-on when a modicum of swing defeated him and left Tim Robinson with an easy lbw decision. Onions has 2-7 in five overs and it's 25-3.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Hughes has gone for four, edging a snorter from Onions to third slip. Worcestershire are 19-2.

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Team News - Durham v Worcestershire
Team news: For reasons as yet unknown Durham have left out Mark Wood, their five-wicket hero from the win at Trent Bridge. Ben Stokes returns, as does Phil Hughes for Worcestershire, replacing James Cameron.

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WICKET - Durham v Worcestershire
Mitchell pushed forward and edged Rushworth to Borthwick at second slip in the second over. He had already edged a four and has gone for five.

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Durham won the toss - Durham v Worcestershire
Durham have put Worcestershire in

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Result - Worcestershire v Leicestershire
Fantastic battling win for Liecestershire by two wickets. An astonishing onslaught by No.8 Ned Eckersley took them home, smashing seven sixes in an unbeaten 44-ball 72. They were 107-6 when he came to the crease but chased down 224 with an over to spare.

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Worcestershire v Leicestershire
Leicestershire in trouble. After 26 overs they're 108-6, still 116 adrift. In the space of four balls Daryl Mitchell removed Will Jones and dangerman Josh Cobb, who made 51.

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Worcestershire v Leicestershire
Halfway through their overs and it's nip and tuck for Liecs in their chase at 93-3. Opener Josh Cobb is keeping them in the hunt for 224 with an unbeaten 46.

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Unicorns v Warwickshire
After 10 overs Warwickshire are cruising against Unicorns, at 49-0. Porterfield (27) and Chopra (17) have got Warwichshire within 137 runs of the target.

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Yorkshire v Sussex
After 20 of their 28 overs Yorkshire have moved into a decent position at 136-4. Gale (43) and Root (41) got them off to a flier but Leicestershire have checked their progress slightly in the last five overs.

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Worcestershire v Leicestershire
Worcestershire finish on 223-9 from their 40 overs after an innings that ebbed and flowed. From 67-0 they were at one stage 175-6 before some tailend humpty.

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Worcestershire v Leicestershire
Leicestershire have checked Worcestershire's progress with some steady inroads. Two new batsmen at the crease in Alex Kervezee and Daryl Mitchell at 111-3 after 20.

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Worcestershire v Leicestershire
Worcestershire are flying after being put in by Leicestershire. Vikram Solanki and Moeen Ali have put on 61 after 11 overs at Worcester.

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Result - Worcestershire v Lancashire
With Worcester on 33-0 in their second innings, both sets of players shake hands on a draw. Worcester take eight points and Lancashire six. Worcester are now only three points adrift of Lancashire at the bottom with a game in hand and four left to play.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Karl Brown is bowling for the first time this season for Lancashire. Worcester are 28-0 after eight overs of their second innings.

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TEA - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Tea being taken at change of innings.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Kerrigan stumped by Scott off Moeen, 216 all out.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Richardson back on the field as Lancashire move to 216-9. Shahzad and Kerrigan have added 29 for the last wicket.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Lancashire gain their first batting bonus point as they pass 200, 202-9 to be precise. Ajmal Shahzad is 22 not out and Simon Kerrigan one not out.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Bit of a worry for Worcester as Alan Richardson leaves the field after plenty of leg flexing in the last five to 10 minutes.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Worcester clinch their ninth wicket and third bonus point as Glen Chapple, who had hit the previous Moeen ball for six, falls as he tries to repeat the dose the very next ball. Ben Scott completes the stumping. 187-9.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Two wickets in four balls. Now Cross has gone having been bowled by Joe Leach for 39. 151-8.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
The partnership has been broken by Moeen Ali's off-spin as Hogg edges to Mitchell at slip for 14, 151-7 and the end of a 58-run stand.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Lancashire are enjoying by far and away their best period of the day with a seventh-wicket stand between Gareth Cross and Kyle Hogg ongoing. It has amounted to 54 as we speak. 147-6.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Fourth for Andrew, and Lancashire are still eight away from avoiding the follow-on at 93-6. Steven Croft has gone caught behind for 28.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Second wicket for Alan Richardson as Andrea Agathangelou feathers behind to Ben Scott for seven, 89-5. Proceedings could not have gone any better for Worcester today.

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Fine session for the Pears, who have taken four wickets this morning to restrict the visitors to 84-4 from 34 overs. Steven Croft is 23 not out and Andrea Agathangelou seven not out. Three wickets for Andrew.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
More reward for Worcester, more reward for Gareth Andrew. He has just removed Ashwell Prince via another slip catch for Daryl Mitchell. 60-4. Not sure how much an earlier blow on the right-hand affected Prince. Worcester have been superb this morning.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Lancashire's batting problems - it's been flaky all season - are continuing as they slip to 47-3 with the departure of Karl Brown, trapped lbw by Andrew of 12. 47-3 in the 22nd.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
A solid start from the visitors has become a wobbly start within the space of 18 balls as Alan Richardson bowls Luke Procter around his legs after the earlier Andrew strike. Lancashire are 39-2 after 19 overs with Karl Brown and Ashwell Prince in.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Gareth Andrew strikes to get rid of Paul Horton courtesy of a sharp catch at second slip by Worcester skipper Daryl Mitchell. Lancashire are 31-1.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
A fairly solid start to proceedings for Lancashire in what can surely only be a battle for bonus points during day four. 31-0 in the 15th over.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Lancashire will continue their first innings on 10-0 from seven overs. Chris Russell to open the bowling from the Diglis End.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
It has actually been raining in the last 15 or 20 minutes at New Road, but it has stopped and the covers are off. We should be good for a start on time. Interestingly there is currently a discussion taking place between captains Chapple and Mitchell.

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Lancashire, in reply to 251-7 declared, are 10-0 after seven overs of their first innings. Paul Horton and Luke Procter will begin day four on one not out and nine not out respectively.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Lancashire have faced the first of seven overs left tonight. 2-0, and both Paul Horton and new opener Luke Procter are off the mark.

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Interval - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Having reached 251-7 to claim a second batting bonus point, Daryl Mitchell has declared. Both sides finish with two bonus points apiece.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
By no means racing along, but Worcester have just started to get a bit of a wriggle on with a boundary each for Ben Scott and Gareth Andrew in recent times. They are now 236-7 in the 103rd over.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Play will indeed start at 5.30pm with 17 overs left in the day. Worcester resume on 224-7.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
After a 20 minute inspection, it has been decided that there will be another inspection at 5.10pm with a view to starting 20 minutes later. Should that be the case, there will be 17 overs left in the day.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
It has stopped raining here, and the umpires are out in the middle inspecting. Lots of mopping up still to do, and I'd be amazed if we get anything more than an hour's play.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Bad news...forget that 1.40pm start. It's raining again.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Good news...start at 1.40pm should there be no further rain and the light holds up.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Rain has stopped, and the umps will inspect at 1.15pm with a view to a 1.30pm start.

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Lancashire
An early lunch has just been taken.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
We're off for heavy rain with Worcester 224-7 from 98 overs. Talk in press box that we won't see any more cricket today.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Neil Pinner falls 18 short of a maiden ton by succumbing lbw to Glen Chapple, his fourth wicket of the innings. Worcester now 223-7 in the 97th.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
A number of plays and misses in the first six overs this morning as Worcester only add three runs to their over night total. They are 222-6 after 96. A couple of crucial bonus points to be decided over next 14 overs.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Play will resume imminently after a 35-minute delay.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
We have only managed to get two overs in and bad light has forced the players off the park with the score at 221-6. Neil Pinner has added the two runs to move to 81 not out.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Well, we do start on time here. The umpires are on their way out. Neil Pinner will resume on 79 and Gareth Andrew on nought. Worcester are 219-6.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
We have weather issues once again at New Road. It's not raining at the moment, but bad light looks like it could cause us a problem.

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Lancashire
That is that from New Road with Worcester at 219-6 from 90 overs. Just about Lancashire's day, but Worcester deserve a lot of credit for an impressive fightback.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Joe Leach has missed out on deserved maiden fifty. He has been beaten for pace and bowled by Shahzad. He and Pinner shared 111 inside 45 overs for the sixth wicket. There is the ultimate insult of coming off for bad light at the end of over.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Lancashire
There's the century stand between Pinner and Leach, who have taken their side to 213-5 after 86 overs. Pinner is 75 and Leach 45. We have 10 overs to go, and Worcester will feel as if they have had the better of the day should they get through unscathed.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Let-off for Joe Leach, who gets an inside edge on a Chapple delivery with the new ball that would surely have been given out lbw. Leach and Pinner, in only their second Championship appearances, have added an unbroken 90 to switch the momentum. 198-5.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Lancashire are employing spin from both ends now in the form of Kerrigan and Croft. There are eight overs to go until the new ball is due. Worcester 178-5.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Successive leg side boundaries for Pinner off Chapple take him to a maiden half-century off 100 balls with a total of eight fours. 163-5.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Lancashire
The hosts bring up their 150. But, having lost five wickets, they are still on the back foot. Neil Pinner, in only his second Championship match and first since last May, is looking good, however. He is on 43 with Joe Leach or company.

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TEA - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Worcester will resume this evening on 138-5 from 57 overs. Pinner is 33 not out and Joe Leach is unbeaten on 13. We still have 39 to bowl.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
I think I may have just typed Mooen out. He has been trapped lbw for 35 by a Kyle Hogg ball that kept low. 108-5. Big wicket for Lancashire that.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Simon Kerrigan, Lancashire's left-arm spinner, has just entered the fray to bowl the 44th over after seam has dominated the first session and a half. Worcester are now 108-4 with Moeen Ali (35) and Neil Pinner (16) having added an important 40.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Lancashire well on top now as the Chapple-Cross combination strikes again, this time getting rid of Vikram Solanki. Cross dived to his left and held on one-handed as the batsman got an inside edge. 68-4

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
A second wicket for Chapple as Pardoe edges behind to a leaping Cross for 37. Good catch, Worcester are 62-3.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Play will resume at 1.26pm at New Road.

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Rain brings an early lunch with Lancashire on top. Worcester are 33-2 after 22.1 overs. Matt Pardoe is 21 not out and Moeen on five. This could be a lengthy break.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
And there goes James Cameron, trapped lbw by Kyle Hogg for 6, 18-2.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Batting isn't the easiest. After Chapple's early strike there have been a couple of lbw shouts and edges wide of the slips. The hosts are 17-1 after 11 overs, and need to make sure they get through the new ball.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Glen Chapple strikes the first blow as Daryl Mitchell inside edges onto his pad and it balloons up to a diving Simon Kerrigan at a halfway house between square-leg and short-leg. 2-1 in the third.

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Team News - Worcestershire v Lancashire
WORCS: Mitchell, Pardoe, Moeen, Solanki, Cameron, Pinner, Leach, Andrew, Scott, Russell, Richardson. LANCS: Horton, Procter, Brown, Prince, Croft, Agathangelou, Cross, Chapple, Shahzad, Kerrigan, Hogg.

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Lancashire won the toss - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Glen Chapple has won the toss and elected to have a bowl first.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
Once again, the toss has been delayed at New Road due to overnight rain and a recent heavy shower. The sun is now out, both sets of players are warming up, and the mopping up process is underway. Just announced as I type, play will start at 11.15am.

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Play has been abandoned for the day at New Road. It is still raining heavily and there are puddles all over the outfield.

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Lancashire
Early lunch has been taken. There are a couple of fairly hefty puddles on the outfield now - and it's still raining.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
The toss has been delayed at New Road as more covers come on and the brollies in the stands go up.

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Worcestershire v Lancashire
It is a dark and dank scene at New Road, where the covers are on ahead of the toss. Rain doesn't look too far away at the moment, while the light is awful. Both sets of players are out warming up.

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Pinner drafted in for relegation tussle
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire have called up batsman Neil Pinner for a possible first LV= County Championship appearance of the season in tomorrow’s relegation tussle with Lancashire

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Hughes call-up is blow to Worcestershire
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire’s hopes of avoiding relegation in the LV= County Championship have suffered a major setback with opening batsman Phil Hughes being called into the Australia A squad for

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Who else will join the 'Compton club'?
By Andrew Hignell
A thousand runs in the County Championship – it’s the target most batsmen set themselves in the four-day competition at the start of the summer and also the yardstick by which comparisons are

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Rhodes has hopes of maturing Russell
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire’s patience with Chris Russell is starting to be rewarded after the rookie paceman made an impressive first-class debut in

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Cricket Diary: Yorkshire's wait, Surrey's stir
By Richard Gibson
Tim Bresnan is yet to be given clearance from England to play for Yorkshire in Twenty20 finals day – although he will be under family pressure to make sure he is available on August 25.

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Result - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Warwickshire have won by seven wickets and will move 21 points clear at the top of the table assuming Nottinghamshire don't collapse at Taunton

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Warwickshire v Worcestershire
The target is down to single figures now. Only nine more wanted and 134 overs to get them in

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
50 stand for the fourth wicket between Jim Troughton and Darren Maddy has put Warwickshire on the cusp of an important win

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Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Warwickshire now only 18 short of victory with seven wickets left

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Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Jim Troughton and Darren Maddy have calmed Warwickshire's nerves and they need only 36 more to get their first win since mid May

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
200 up for Warwickshire

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Warwickshire are creaking. Porterfield gone for 37, caught at slip off Moeen Ali. 67 needed to win

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Ian Westwood has gone for 83 caught and bowled by Chris Russell. He thought about pulling a short ball, thought better of it and Russell sprawled forward to take the catch

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LUNCH - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Warwickshire 171-1 and only 89 more needed for a win that would increase their lead at the top of the table beyond 20 points. Westwood 83 no, William Porterfield 24no .

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Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Warwickshire's target is now 100. Ian Westwood going well on 78 not out

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Warwickshire 150 up and still only one wicket down.

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Ian Westwood 50 for Warwickshire from 117 balls with seven fours. Warwickshire now half way to their target with only one wicket down

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
A breakthrough for Worcestershire. Varun Chopra has gone LBW to Chris Russell's fourth ball of the morning. Warwicks 100-1

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Warwickshire 100 up in the 33rd over. The third century opening stand between Chopra and Westwood this season

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Varun Chopra 50 for Warwickshire from 84 balls with five fours

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Warwickshire v Worcestershire
We've had a delay at Edgbaston to repair the bowler's take off area at the Pavilion End. Alan Richardson was unhappy with the state of the turf so the groundstaff were summoned to effect emergency repairs. Playing again now though

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Warwickshire v Worcestershire
The England selectors are meeting at Edgbaston today to pick the side for the final Test against South Africa at Lord's

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Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Off and running at Edgbaston. Warwickshire have two days to score another 181 for victory. Worcestershire need 10 wickets to climb off the bottom of the First Division

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Finn incident prompts new instruction
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
County umpires have been told not to call dead ball if a bowler breaks the wicket at the non-striker’s end in his delivery stride as England seamer Steven Finn did in the Headingley Test

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Close Of Play - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Warwickshire 79-0 with Chopra unbeaten on 46 and Westwood on 32. Another 181 needed tomorrow.

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire all out for 145. Chris Russell chipped Patel to mid on. Patel took four of the last five wickets. Warwickshire need 260 to win and more than two days to get them. Might struggle to take it beyond lunch tomorrow though

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
James Foster's marathon innings for 76 has ended to a sharp catch at slip by Key. At 269-7 Essex lead by 43.

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Ben Scott LBW reverse sweeping Patel. Not what Worcestershire needed at this stage. They are now 132-9

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Brett D'Oliveira LBW to Keith Barker for 7. Worcestershire now 130-8 and still 27 overs to bowl tonight

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Hughes plays down talk of Test comeback
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire batsman Phil Hughes has played down talk of a possible return to Australia’s Test side after a successful season in county cricket.

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Gareth Andrew LBW playing back to Patel for 4. Worcestershire now 114-7

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Matt Pardoe has fallen to the first ball after tea, caught at silly point by Varun chopra off Jeetan Patel

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TEA - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 110-5 but 224 ahead. Matt Pardoe unbeaten on 30 and Brett D'Oliveira on 1.

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Joe Leach LBW to Chris Wright for 20. Worcestershire 108-5

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
100 up in the 36th over for Worcestershire

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Vikram Solanki has gone for 33 but it required a sharp catch by William Porterfield at gully off Boyd Rankin to snare him. Worcestershire 70-4

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 23-3. Moeen Ali caught at first slip off Keith Barker for 10.

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WICKETS - England Lions v Australia A
Simon Kerrigan has taken the wickets of two Test players in two balls, Mitchell Johnson ct for 1 and Nathan Lyon lbw first ball for 0. The spinner has 4-56 on his 4-day Lions debut and Aus A, who lost 5 wickets for 17 runs in 12 overs, are 260-8.

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WICKETS - England Lions v Australia A
Two wickets in eight balls for England. Joe Burns bowled Tredwell for seven and Peter Forrest lbw attempting to sweep Kerrigan for 24. Aus A are 229 for six and rather crumbling to the spinners.

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Daryl Mitchell caught at second slip pushing forward to Chris Wright

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Phil Hughes, who carried his bat for 135 in Worcestershire's first innings, has gone for a duck in the second. LBW shouldering arms to Keith Barker. Worcestershire 4-1 at lunch

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Keith Barker holed out to long on off Moeen Ali. Warwickshire 132 all out and a hefty deficit of 114. Could this be the innings that costs Warwickshire the championship?

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Warwickshire look like conceding a hefty first innings deficit here. Jeetan Patel upper cut Alan Richardson to Gareth Andrew at third man. Warwicks 128-3

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LUNCH - England Lions v Australia A
Aus A 207-3 at lunch, Forrest 16, Paine 12, Tredwell this morning 10-5-15-2. Very good cricket at Old Trafford.
But why is this match not five-days long?

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Rikki Clarke has gobe for 61 caught at short leg by Matt Pardoe off Moeen Ali. Warwickshire 118-8

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Rikki Clarke, who is playing as a specialist batsman in this match because of an abdominal muscle injury, has ,ade 50 from 56 balls and saved the follow on

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Now 77-7 with Tim Ambrose going LBW to Gareth Andrew. The follow on figure is 97 but Worcestershire would probably not want to bat last on this pitch

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Jim Troughton has gone LBW playing back. Warwickshire are 72-6 and Russell has four wickets on his first clas debut

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Landmark and Wicket - England Lions v Australia A
Klinger reached his fifty with a snick off Meaker (may have gone to Kieswetter's hand) then Ed Cowan was caught behind off Tredwell's first ball of the morning for 99. He deserved a hundred too - like that will console him. Australia A 167-2

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Warwickshire 50 up in the 21st over.

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Close Of Play - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Warwickshire 19-3 at the close. Worcestershire lead by 227 and eight wickets went down for 17 at one stage in eventful last session

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Wilkiam Porterfield, well taken by Daryl Mitchell at third slip for 5. Warwickshire 10-3

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Warwickshire 4-2. Ian Westwood LBW playing across the line to give Chris Russell a wicket with his second ball in first class cricket

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Warwickshire already one down. Varun Chopra LBW to Alan Richardson's second ball. The first ball went for four

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Innings over here. Richardson was caught at slip by Rikki Clarke at slip off Patel. the last five wickets went down for seven in seven overs. Hughes has carroed his bat for 135, the first Worcestershire batsman to do so since Stephen Moore here in the first match of the 2008 season

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Russell didn't keep Hughes company for long but he scored the only runs in their ninth wicket partnership of three before he was caught behind lunging at Patel. 246-9 with last man Alan Richardson striding to the crease

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Make that 243-8. Ben Scott lost his off stump to a quick and full length ball from Boyd Rankin. Hughes still there on 135 but now got debutant Chris Russell for company

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Gareth Andrew caught behind pushing forward to Jeetan Patel for one. Worcs now 242-7 and there are signs of early turn for Patel

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Brett D'Oliveira showed plenty of character by making a perky 19 on his debut but he has just gone, caught low down by Rikki Clarke at second slip of Chris Wright. Worcestershore 239-6

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England Lions v Australia A
As Australia move to 52-1 after 11 overs of their first innings, with Ed Cowan on 31 not out, there is a bit of injury news from the Lions camp. Nick Compton is off the field with back spasms. Luis Reece, a Lancashire 2nd XI player, is on as sub fielder.

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TEA - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 216-5 from 61 overs. Hughes 128 not out, Brett D'Oliveira 1

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 200 up in the 57th over. Hughes still going strong on 115

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Joe Leach, who has played two first-class matches for Leeds/Bradford MCCU, has gone for a fourth ball duck on his championship debut, caught at first slip by Varun Chopra off Chris Wright

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Vikram Solanki caught at deep square by Keith Barker sweeping Jeetan Patel for 57. Worcs 197-4

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Vikram Solanki 50 from 82 balls with six fours and two sixes

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
100 for Phil Hughes, his first in the championship for Worcestershire and the 18th of his career. It came from 142 balls with 15 fours and a six.

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Hughes and Solanki have raised a century partnership for the fourth wicket in 25 overs

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 150 up in the 43rd over. Vikram Solanki swept Jeetan Patel for his second six to take them there.

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
50 stand for the fourth wicket between Hughes and Vikram Solanki. Worcs now 131-3

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England Lions v Australia A
A ball from Mitchell Johnson has just hit one of three helmets posted behind wicketkeeper Tim Paine and added five runs to England's total. The Lions are 276-8 now.

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LUNCH - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 98-3 from 30 overs at lunch. Hughes 65 not out and Vikram Solanki on 5

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Landmark - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
50 for Phil Hughes from 72 balls with eight fours. He was missed by Tom Ambrose off Rankin on 40

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Moeen Ali caugt behind driving at Boyd Rankin for one. Worcs 73-3

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Matt Pardoe has gone for nine, caught behind following an away swinger from the impressive Keith Barker. Worcestershire 59-2

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WICKET - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
A breakthrough for Warwickshire. Mitchell has gone LBW playing around his front pad to Chris Wright. Worcestershire 46-1

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Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 21-0 in the fourth over. This match was due to be played on another pitch four strips over towards the Pershore Road but it looked like it would be a bit two-paced so they pressed last night's pitch into service again.

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Team News - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
There are three championship debutants in Worcestershire's side - batsman Joe Leach, seamer Chris Russell and leg-spinner Brett D'Oliveira.
Warwickshire: Chopra, Westwood, Porterfield, Troughton, Clarke, Maddy, Ambrose, Barker, Wright, Patel, Rankin.
Worcestershire: Mitchell, Hughes, Solanki, Ali, Leach, Pardoe, Andrew, Scott, Russell, Richardson, D'Oliveira

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..Worcestershire... won the toss - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Daryl Mitchell has won the toss and opted to bat first on the same pitch that was used for last night's CB40 match against Yorkshire. It's a 12 noon start at Edgbaston to allow those who were here until after 11pm yesterday to recover

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Worcs ring the changes for derby clash
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire have responded to last week’s heavy defeat by Sussex by dropping Richard Jones, Jack Shantry and James Cameron and calling up four prospective debutants for their

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Worcs drop trio for Midlands derby
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire have responded to last week’s heavy defeat by Sussex by dropping Richard Jones, Jack Shantry and James Cameron and

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Tie - Middlesex v Worcestershire
Worcestershire have tied the game finishing on 229-7. Ben Scott hit three sixes and a four in the final over to bring the visitors back into it. Requiring 2 off the last ball to win, he was dropped at mid wicket by Neil Dexter and scrambled a single.

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Middlesex v Worcestershire
Middlesex look as though they will be going top of Group A in the CB40. The big-hitting duo of Phil Hughes and Gareth Andrew have both departed, so the Royals, on 174-5, now need an unlikely 56 off five overs.

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Middlesex v Worcestershire
Phil Hughes is starting to move up through the gears for Worcestershire. The former Middlesex man has 57 off 52 balls. If he's still there at the end the 126 his side needs off 15 overs could well be knocked off with relative ease.

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Middlesex v Worcestershire
Needing 230 to win, Worcestershire are 40-2 after ten overs, having lost Vikram Solanki and Mooen Ali. Solanki departed in the third over when Steven Crook broke through his defences. Two overs later, Ali holed out to deep midwicket.

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Interval - Middlesex v Worcestershire
Middlesex have finished their 36 overs on 229 for 4. Eoin Morgan hit a stunning 120 off 80 deliveries including 6 sixes. Josh Davey deserves credit for his unbeaten 53 in the support role as the pair recovered the innings from 67-4.

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Middlesex v Worcestershire
The match has been reduced to 36 overs each and will start at 14.30. The toss will be made a 14.10.

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Landmark - Middlesex v Worcestershire
Middlesex have really kicked on. The Panthers now have 206-4 off 34 overs. Eoin Morgan has just brought up a 73-ball hundred. Josh Davey, meanwhile, has made an unbeaten 49 off 51 deliveries.

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Middlesex v Worcestershire
25 overs gone - Middlesex are 118-4. Eoin Morgan and Josh Davey have now put on fifty for the fifth wicket. Morgan has 43 off 41 balls.

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Middlesex v Worcestershire
Middlesex 72-4 at the halfway stage in their innings. The Panthers have not managed to find any rhythm with the bat. That said, Eoin Morgan is still there.

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Middlesex v Worcestershire
Ten overs gone - Middlesex are 34-1. Malan is the man who has gone - caught behind off Harrison in the fourth over. Just three boundaries so far, all of them from Joe Denly.

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Team News - Middlesex v Worcestershire
Middlesex: Rogers, Malan, Denly, Morgan, Dexter (capt), Simpson (wkt), Davey, Crook, Roland-Jones, Smith. Worcs: Ali, Solanki, Hughes, Pardoe, Mitchell (capt), Pinner, Andrew, Scott (wkt), D'Oliveira, Harrison, Shantry.

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Worcestershire won the toss - Middlesex v Worcestershire
Worcestershire have won the toss and will field field. There was no doubt what the winning captain would do because the threat of rain is set to remain throughout the day.

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Middlesex v Worcestershire
All being well we'll be getting underway at 2.30pm.

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Middlesex v Worcestershire
The match has been reduced to 36 overs each and will start at 14.30. The toss will be made a 14.10.

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Middlesex v Worcestershire
Uxbridge is bathed in sunshine, but the covers are still on and the toss is yet to be made.

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Result - Sussex v Worcestershire
Sussex win by an innings and 17 runs, wrapping it up in the third of the extra overs claimed at the end of Day 3. Jack Shantry caught low down at slip to give Amjad Khan his third wicket of the innings. Excellent bowling display by Sussex that.

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Sussex v Worcestershire
Extra half hour claimed by Sussex as they try to part Worcestershire's last two batsmen. Cameron unlikely to bat again.

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
A fourth wicket for Monty as Ben Scott pushes forward and is well held by sub fielder Andy Hodd at silly point. Shantry and Richardson left with Cameron in the hutch nursing a sore head. Looks like a three-day win for Sussex with the extra half hour

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Monty strikes again. Wonderful spell this by the left-arm spinner and that was a great ball, pushed through, which did for the obdurate Mitchell, bowled for 48. Monty has 3-15 from 17 overs at the moment and my guess is that Sussex will win this tonight

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Wickets in successive overs for Monty but not a shot Gareth Andrew will remember with much pride. Expansive drive and bowled through the gate for a duck. At 120-5 with 14 overs remaining Sussex could wrap this one up today.

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Wicket for Monty and deserved too for a probing post-tea spell. Pardoe edged one which turned out of the rough and Yardy moved to his left to take a waist high catch. He made 14, Mitchell is 45 and is joined by Gareth Andrew. 17 overs left today.

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Sussex v Worcestershire
James Cameron is going off for further treatment after he was hit on the side of the helmet by Magoffin, having taken his eye off a lethal bouncer. After treatment he faced a further three balls but has now retired hurt and Matt Pardoe is replacing him

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
I sensed a wicket and there it is. Ali pushes at Magoffin and edges to second slip where Yardy took another good catch, tumbling effort to his right low down. Ali made 27. James Cameron the new batsman in with Worcs still 171 runs behind.

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Sussex v Worcestershire
Magoffin back into the attack at the Cromwell Road end but Mitchell and Ali have now added 55 for the third wicket although you still feel a wicket or two is not far away for a persevering attack. Some turn and bounce for Monty from the Sea End.

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Sussex v Worcestershire
Two appeals since tea for catches at slip, one off Amjad Khan and the next off Monty but neither upheld by the umpires. Mitchell is now 33 and Moeen 15 with Worcs 67-2. Still 36 overs left today.

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TEA - Sussex v Worcestershire
Monty Pansear into the attack for the last over before tea after Anyon and Magoffin had taken a wicket apiece with the new ball. Mitchell has played well but not without the odd alarm for 33 and Ali is 7 as they go off with Worcs 59-2, 199 behind.

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Vikram Solanki falls for 2. Bowled by Magoffin playing down the wrong line. Late on the shot a touch and loses his off stump. Worcs 32-2 still trail by 226. Sussex might wrap this up in three days.

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Anyon lifter gloved by Hughes down the leg side and Brown takes the catch above his head. Proper bounce there for the bowler and Hughes has now bagged his two lowest scores of the Champo season in this game: 11 and 9. Mitchell on 4, Solanki in next

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Sussex v Worcestershire
There is still some venom in this wicket. Hughes went to leave a ball from Magoffin which climbed back of a length and flew over the keeper Ben Brown for four byes. Hughes hit in the previous over by Anyon. Worcs' openers still intact though on 16-0

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Sussex v Worcestershire
Anyon is unbeaten on 56 and Amjad Khan 27 when the declaration came at 420-8 with Sussex 258 in front. Richardson, with 5-90, the pick of the bowlers. Worcestershire about to start their second innings with Mitchell and Hughes.

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Landmark - Sussex v Worcestershire
50 for Anyon off 58 balls and he reached it with a stylish extra-cover drive off Richard Jones for his eighth boundary. Sussex now 400-8 and leading by 238. Clouds banking up though, a squiff might be heading our way.

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Sussex v Worcestershire
Sussex now lead by 223 but Anyon, on 38, should have been caught off a mis-timed pull but Daryl Mitchell, running across from second slip, failed to hold on as he dived for the ball. Amjad Khan has just driven Andrew for four to move to 9 not out.

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
A fifth wicket for Alan Richardson in the innings as Magoffin's enterprising innings ends with a chop-on into his off stump making room to carve over the offside field. He made 41. Anyon is 27 and Amjad Khan is now in. Sussex lead by 198 runs on 360-8.

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Sussex v Worcestershire
A flurry of boundaries takes Sussex past 350 and a fourth batting point. He is now 22 and Magoffin 38 and the eighth wicket stand is now worth 32. Magoffin able to easily steer Richardson bouncer over the slips suggesting not a lot of pace in pitch

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Sussex v Worcestershire
15 runs added in five overs since play got underway at 1.10pm and neither Steve Magoffin (35) or James Anyon (9) have looked in trouble against Gareth Andrew and Alan Richardson. Pitch has lost its first day venom it would appear. Sussex lead by 178

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Sussex v Worcestershire
The umpires are happy that the damp patch on the run-ups has dried out sufficiently to start at 1.10pm. 80 overs left today with tea at 3.45pm. Sussex to resume on 325-7.

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Sussex v Worcestershire
The umpires have decided to take an early lunch at 12.30 with a planned re-start at 1.10pm. A fresh pile of sawdust as well as Sussex coach Mark Robinson and CEO Dave Brooks are now on the scene while a non-plussed crowd shake their collective heads.

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Sussex v Worcestershire
Warm sun now but the players have gone off because a damp patch about 4 ft square which the fielders are unhappy about. It is being forked and sawdusted (is that a word, probably not) to some slow hand-clapping. County cricket at its very worst.

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Sussex v Worcestershire
Play to re-start at Hove at 12.20pm.

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Sussex v Worcestershire
Umpires Cowley and Bodenham have had a look and will inspect again at Noon. I imagine there will be some play before lunch. Covers now being peeled away by the groundstaff but it was quite a downpour we had so some standing water to mop up.

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Sussex v Worcestershire
Delayed start to the third day at Hove after a downpour forced the groundstaff to apply full covering. The rain has stopped and mopping up is under way but it could be a while before Sussex can resume their first innings on 325 for 7.

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Close Of Play - Sussex v Worcestershire
Sussex close on 325-7 against Worcestershire at Hove. That's a lead of 163 with the opportunity to stretch it in the morning. Fine innings by Joyce to put them in command and good support from Wright. Richardson the pick of the bowlers with 4-67

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Brown goes late in the day at Hove to give Worcestershire something to smile about. Charged down the wicket to Moeen Ali and the ball looped up to Solanki at silly mid off. He made 28. Sussex are 320-7, a lead of 158.

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Landmark - Sussex v Worcestershire
300 up for Sussex as they continue to stretch their lead over Worcestershire at Hove. They are 139 ahead now with four wickets remaining on 301-6. Brown is 24 and Magoffin 13

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Wright goes for 78 as he edges a ball from Andrew to Mitchell at second slip. Good innings by Wright to stretch Sussex's lead to 113. Magoffin is the new man and Worcestershire will be looking to wrap things up quickly now. Sussex 275-6

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Landmark - Sussex v Worcestershire
250 up for Sussex. Wright unbeaten on 73 and looking in the mood. Brown is with him. Worcestershire trying to pick up wickets with the new ball but only have Joyce so far. Sussex lead by 95 on 257-5

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Landmark - Sussex v Worcestershire
Ed Joyce's innings finally comes to an end. He made 107 when he became Richardson's fourth victim. New ball did the trick with a bit of swing beating Joyce who was plum lbw and almost walked before the finger was raised. Sussex 249-5

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Landmark - Sussex v Worcestershire
Luke Wright reaches his 50 off exactly 100 balls. Brings up the century partnership with Joyce too. Sussex on 233-4

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TEA - Sussex v Worcestershire
Sussex are in a strong position at tea on 210-4, leading by 48. Much of the credit goes to Joyce who is unbeaten on 102 while Wright is 34 not out.

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Landmark - Sussex v Worcestershire
Ed Joyce brings up his century with a boundary off Moeen Ali. Taken him 217 balls with 12 fours. Was in the 90s for 26 balls and was grateful when Moeen threw up a full toss for him to sweep. Sussex 208-4

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Landmark - Sussex v Worcestershire
200 up for Sussex as Joyce scampers a single to move on to 98. Leading by 38 now with six wickets still in hand.

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Third wicket for Richardson as he tempts Yardy to nibble at one outside off stump and offer a catch to the keeper. Yardy made 33 which is a good effort in the context of this game. Sussex 126-4

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Landmark - Sussex v Worcestershire
Joyce brings up his 50 off 119 balls with six fours. Good innings from the new skipper who has put on 50 with the old captain Yardy for the fourth wicket. Sussex 115-3

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LUNCH - Sussex v Worcestershire
Sussex reach lunch on 104-3 which means they trail by just 58 now. They will be happy with that session after Worcestershire picked up three early wickets. Joyce is unbeaten on 47 which is the highest score in the match so far while Yardy is on 24

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Landmark - Sussex v Worcestershire
100 up for Sussex as Joyce scampers a single. Joyce is on 43 now with Yardy on 24. Sussex's new and old captains are doing a good job here after Worcestershire made those three early breakthroughs

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Sussex lose another wicket as Jones traps Goodwin lbw for nine. Joyce is still there on 32. Sussex are 65-3 so still 97 behind.

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Richardson has his second wicket as Wells edges to second slip after making just 4. Goodwin and Joyce together now with Sussex on 56-2

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Richardson makes the early breakthrough Worcestershire wanted as he knocks Nash's off stump out of the ground in the second over. Sussex 28-1 now, so still 134 behind

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Sussex v Worcestershire
Despite heavy overnight rain and further downpours this morning we are starting on time at Hove. Sussex resume on 22-0 in reply to Worcestershire's first innings total of 162

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Close Of Play - Sussex v Worcestershire
No doubt it's been Sussex's day. They finish on 22-0 with Nash on 15 and Joyce on 7 after bowling Worcesteshire out for 162 earlier.

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Worcestershire are all out for 162 as Richardson goes for a big slog sweep and is bowled by Panesar. Jones finished unbeaten on 30. Sussex will have 7 overs to bat this evening under the floodlights

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Landmark - Sussex v Worcestershire
150 up for Worcestershire. Didn't look like they would get there but Richard Jones is doing a good job on 26.

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Amjad gets his third wicket as Shantry is caught behind attempting to cut a short ball. Stood there in disbelief and had a word with the umpire as he walked off. He made 10 and Worc are 145-9.

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Jones commits to Worcestershire
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire seamer Richard Jones has ended speculation about his future by signing a new two-year contract with the county.

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Moeen Ali's resistance comes to an end in rather meek fashion. Had played so well for his 43 but his eyes lit up when Magoffin dug a short ball in and he hooked it straight to Wright in front of square. 4 wickets for Magoffin. Worcestershire 122-8

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Scott didn't last long as he goes for a duck. Chipped a catch straight to Anyon at midwicket to give Magoffin a third wicket. Worc 111-7

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Amjad picks up a second wicket as he has Andrew caught behind for 11. Worcestershire in deep trouble now on 106-6. Moeen holding them together on 33

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Landmark - Sussex v Worcestershire
100 up for Worcestershire as Moeen Ali clips Magoffin for 4. Moeen is on 33 and Andrew 11.

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Anyon picks up a second wicket after tea. Gets one to bounce sharply and catch the shoulder of Pardoe's bat with Yardy taking another good catch at second slip. Worc 74-5

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Cameron is dropped by Wells first ball after tea but two balls later is bowled by Anyon. He made 11 and Worcestershire are 68-4

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TEA - Sussex v Worcestershire
Worcestershire reach tea on 68-3 with Moeen Ali on 17 and Cameron on 11.

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Worcestershire in trouble at 32-3. Mitchell lasted 65 balls for his 8 but goes as he prods at a ball from Amjad Khan and Joyce takes a low catch at third slip.

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Solanki didn't last long as he plays a bit late to a ball with perhaps a little more pace from Magoffin and is bowled for one. Worc 18-2

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WICKET - Sussex v Worcestershire
Magoffin picks up the wicket of Hughes for 11. Got one to lift a little off a length and Yardy takes a good catch high to his left at second slip. Worcestershire 16-1 off 7.1

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Sussex v Worcestershire
Play will finally start at Hove at 2.15pm. Worcestershire will be batting after being put in by Sussex. We've lost 33 overs due to the rain this morning so still got 63 to squeeze in today

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Sussex v Worcestershire
Still raining here at Hove and they are taking an early lunch. Looks a bit brighter overhead so hopefully we'll see some play this afternoon. Remember Sussex won toss and have stuck Worcestershire in

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Cricket Diary: Miller's decision, Bumble's dragon
By Richard Gibson
Big-hitting David Miller has declared himself available for Yorkshire if they reach the Champions League – despite it meaning he will miss up to three first-class matches for his South African franchise

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..... won the toss - Sussex v Worcestershire
New Sussex captain Ed Joyce won the toss and has elected to stick Worcestershire in. Covers are on at the moment so could be a delayed start

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Team News - Sussex v Worcestershire
Sussex: Nash, Joyce, Wells, Goodwin, Yardy, Wright, Brown, Magoffin, Anyon, Khan, Panesar.
Worcestershire: Mitchell, Hughes, Solanki, Ali, Cameron, Pardoe, Andrew, Scott, Jones, Shantry, Richardson

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Team News - Sussex v Worcestershire
The toss has been delayed at Sussex due to some light rain. Team news is that Sussex are the same as their last game at Trent Bridge with the only difference being that Ed Joyce has taken over as captain from Mike Yardy for the rest of the season.

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D'Oliveira set to make first-class debut
By Paul Bolton
Leg-spinner Brett D’Oliveira is in line to make his first-class debut for Worcestershire in this week’s LV= County Championship match against Sussex

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Result - Worcestershire v Essex
Essex recorded only their second win of the season in the CB40 when they won by 25 runs. A century from Pettini and an unbeaten 24-ball 50 from ten Doeschate underpinned the win assisted by 2 wickets for Harbhajan and 3 for Graham Napier.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Essex
Neil Pinner is the 5th wicket to fall. His demise for 15 is caused by an inswinging delivery from Graham Napier which raps him on the pads. Daryl Mitchell caught for 1, James Cameron run out for 29. 163-5 from 30 overs,107 required

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WICKET Worcestershire v Essex
Moeen Ali nicks a lifting delivery from paceman Maurice Chambers and is caught by wicket-keeper Adam Wheater for 42. 59-2 after 12 overs

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Essex
Vikram Solanki is the first victim in the Royals innings when he pulls Graham Napier into the hands of Greg Smith at deep square leg for 7, 22-1 in 7th over.

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Interval - Worcestershire v Essex
Essex post 269-4 from their 40 overs, Pettini 111, Westley 62 and ten Doeschate reaches 50 not out with 6 off final ball . Opening stand of 118 between Pettini and Westley in 21 overs laid the foundations for demanding total.

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Worcestershire v Essex
Pettini enjoys a let-off when he pulls Mitchell to deep mid-wicket but sub fielder Matt Pardoe allows ball to go through his hands for 6. Essex now 160-1 form 28 overs, Pettini 74 and Shah 23.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Essex
Breakthrough at last for the Royals and it comes in 21st over when Tom Westley is run out by Brett D'Oliveira's throw from gully,. Westley scored 62 and the Eagles are laying the foundatiohs for a decent total. 121-1 from 23 overs, Mark Pettini 56 not out

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Worcestershire v Essex
Essex going well at New Road, 111-0 at the half-way stage. Pettini 49 and Westley 61.

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Team News - Worcestershire v Essex
Worcestershire - SOLANKI, ALI, HUGHES, MITCHELL, CAMERON, PINNER, ANDREW, SCOTT, D'OLIVEIRA, LUCAS, SHANTRY. Essex - PETTINI WESTLEY, SHAH, SMITH, TEN DOESCHATE,MICKLEBURGH,WHEATER, NAPIER, PHILLIPS, SINGH, CHAMBERS

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Worcestershire v Essex
Essex have made a steady start against Worcetershire. Wesley and Pettini move them up to 35-0 after 6 overs.

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Result - Worcestershire v South Africans
Match drawn. Chris Russell picks up another three wickets as South Africa call it a day on 67-4. Duminy and Petersen both failed for South Africa while AB de Villiers hit some form.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v South Africans
Petersen falls early again, this time for 11, as some lower-order hitting gave Worcestershire an 8-run lead. 11-1.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v South Africans
Kapil eventually goes for a very entertaining 67 from 80 balls, bowled by Peterson. 200-7.

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Worcestershire v South Africans
Kapil has carried on where he left off before lunch, reaching 57 from 51 balls with some expansive hitting. Worcs 178-6.

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v South Africans
14 runs in the final over before lunch from Aneesh Kapil doesn't take away from a decent morning for South Africa's attack. Worcestershire are 139-6, trailing by 98.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v South Africans
Pardoe goes for 53, giving Tsotsobe his first wicket edging behind. 113-5.

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Worcestershire v South Africans
Pardoe brings up his fifty off 102 balls as Worcs move on to 96-4 after an hour's play. Pinner the only man to go, caught behind for 11.

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v South Africans
Worcestershire reach stumps at 70-3, with Matt Pardoe steadying things with an unbeaten 40. Runs for AB de Villiers was the highlight of the day for South Africa.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v South Africans
Richard Jones takes the third South African wicket of the morning, JP Duminy falling lbw for a 34-ball 5. 76-3. Worcestershire are making it look easy.

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Cricket Diary: Cardiff t20 beds crisis
By Richard Gibson
Supporters of Hampshire, Sussex and Yorkshire are already experiencing problems with restricted hotel availability for the Friends Life t20 finals day – a month before the event.

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Result - Yorkshire v Worcestershire
Yorkshire are through to Finals Day for the first time as they win by 29 runs. Hughes finished 80 not out as Worcs posted 183-6, Mitchell Starc taking three wickets.

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Yorkshire v Worcestershire
Worcester are 149-4 after 16 with Hughes on 59. 64 needed. This was when Yorkshire went berserk in their innings.

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WICKET - Yorkshire v Worcestershire
Amazing piece of work on the long-on fence by Joe Root, who catches the ball and flicks it back for David Miller to take the catch. Controversy as some believe Root touched the rope. Rich Pyrah's wicket, 102-3 after 11.

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Yorkshire v Worcestershire
Despite losing two early wickets, Worcester are up with the rate at 51-2 after five. Phil Hughes is 18 not out and James Cameron 10. Heck of a long way to go though.

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Interval - Yorkshire v Worcestershire
Yorkshire finish with 212-5, one short of their highest total in t20. Gary Ballance hit four sixes in the last five balls of the innings to finish 46 not out.

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WICKET - Yorkshire v Worcestershire
David Miller has scored a stunning 50 off 25 balls, but has punted David Lucas down long-on's throat. Yorkshire are 173-5 after 18.

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Landmark - Yorkshire v Worcestershire
A maiden t20 fifty for Joe Root off 36 balls as Yorkshire move to 114-3 after 13.2 overs.

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WICKET - Yorkshire v Worcestershire
After losing Phil Jaques run out in the first over, Yorkshire have made an impressive start by reaching 64-2 after seven overs, although skipper Gale has gone for 30 caught and bowled by counterpart Daryl Mitchell.

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Team News - Yorkshire v Worcestershire
YORKS: Gale, Jaques, Root, Bairstow, Miller, Ballance, Pyrah, Rafiq, Rashid, Starc, Ashraf. WORCS: Moeen, Solanki, Hughes, Cameron, Mitchell, Andrew, Kapil, Scott, D'Oliveira, Lucas, Shantry.

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Yorkshire won the toss - Yorkshire v Worcestershire
Andrew Gale, who takes over from Azeem Rafiq as skipper, has elected to bat first.

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Lucas recalled by Worcestershire
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire have recalled experienced left arm seamer David Lucas for tomorrow’s Friends Life t20 quarter-final against Yorkshire at Headingley.

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An unwanted century for Yorkshire
By Andrew Hignell
Yorkshire have set an unwanted record in this soggy summer, becoming the first county to top 100 hours of lost cricket in the LV= County Championship.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
The panel deemed the pitch as poor, which could have led to a points deduction. However, the panel deemed there were extenuating circumstances, including bad weather affecting preparation time.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Lancashire have not been penalised after a three-man pitch panel convened at Old Trafford tonight to investigate the pitch conditions for their three-day defeat against Worcestershire, which finished earlier.

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Result - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Lancashire lose to Worcs by 205 runs, Ali takes 6-29 in the innings and 12-96 in the match. A pitch panel is being convened. Lancs were bowled for 63, their lowest at Old Trafford since they were bowled out for 62 by Somerset in 1963.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Smith caught behind off Ali for three. Lancs 37-6, just 232 runs to go now. On the other hand...Gareth Cross has reached double figures.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Prince has gone, caught by Scott off Ali for one and Lancs are 24-5. Lowest total stats are being consulted.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Croft caught behind off Ali for 8, two balls after whacking him over long on for six. 21-4.

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WICKETS - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Lancashire lose two wickets in six balls. Moore caught in the gully off Richardson for 9 and Brown caught by Solanki in the leg trap off Ali's fourth ball for 0. Lancs are now 15 for three, needing a mere 254 more to win. Worcestershire are in full cry.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Lancashire's victory charge begins in fine style as Horton is lbw to Richardson second ball of the innings for nought.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Worcs 139 all out, so Lancs need 269 to win. Croft took the last wicket (Richardson) and finished with 6-41, a career best.

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Landmark - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Solanki reached an excellent fifty and then Choudhry was caught and bowled for 6 after skying Croft. Solanki was lbw to Croft's next ball giving the spinner a career-best. Worcs 135-9

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Ben Scott caught in the gully off Kerrigan for 0. This game is - as I'll bet Don Bradman never said - a great leveller. Solanki, though, is 46 and Worcs are 127-7.

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LUNCH - Lancashire v Worcestershire
36.4 overs in the session at Old Trafford and Worcestershire go into lunch on 118-6, a lead of 247. That's plenty, you would think. Solanki 39no.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Andrew departs, caught at deep mid off by Shahzad off Croft. A good 29, though, which has changed the complexion of this match in Worcestershire's favour. 117-6

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
An excellent Worcestershire counter-attack here. Gareth Andrew has 29 off 38 balls and Worcs are 112-5. Solanki is 33no and does not yet look in a grizzly mood; Lancashire may be, though: the lead is 240.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Pardoe lbw Croft, shaping to hit to leg. One of Worcestershire's first innings barnacles removed. 72-5 now

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Cameron caught by Prince off Croft for 2. Worcestershire 61-4. A lead of 190. Game on?

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Moeen Ali caught in leg trap by Croft off Kerrigan for 5. Worcs 54 for 3, a lead of 183.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Mitchell caught down the leg side off Chapple for 23 and Kerrigan on in the 10th over. Worcs 40-1, a lead of 169. And Kerrigan strikes with his third ball! Hughes caught at short leg by Smith for 12. Worcs 40-2.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire are now 24-0 against Lancashire and Glen Chapple has resisted the temptation to begin with a spinner. It's himself and Kyle Hogg with an all but new ball. We suspect Kerrigan will be on very soon though.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Morning from Old Trafford where we are under way on time. "According to the three weather forecasts I checked, it should be raining right now," says someone. Well it's not, so there. Worcs 16-0, a lead of 145. Lancs are under the pump.

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Solanki confirms move to Surrey
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Former Worcestershire captain Vikram Solanki will join Surrey for the start of next season.

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Close Of Play - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Rain wrecks the evening session and Worcestershire end the day on 9-0, a lead of 138 at the close of a great day for them. No one would bet too much money on Lancashire chasing many above 200, if that, in the fourth innings.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Kerrigan bowled Choudhry 20 and Lancashire all out for 162. A last-wicket stand of 43 but Worcs have a first innings lead of 129. Choudhry finishes with 4-38 and Ali 6-67. Lancashire poor, Worcestershire good, weather dull, pavilion crumbling.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Rain stops play at Old Trafford with Lancashire on 154 for 9. Kerrigan and Hogg's stand has added 35 runs and is comfortably the second-highest of the innings. Choudhry and Ali have been very good. Early tea now

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Landmark - Lancashire v Worcestershire
A Simon Kerrigan sweep saves the follow-on! Kerrigan is 14, Hogg 15, and Lancashire are 148-9. Moeen Ali's six-wicket haul is a career-best, beating his 5-36 v Middlesex at Lord's in 2010.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
The disasters go on for Lancashire, who are 119-8 having lost Cross and Shahzad in the space of three Moeen deliveries, both batsmen being caught at short leg by Matt Pardoe. And now Chapple's gone in the exactly the same way for five. 119-9.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Smith top-edged Ali to Richard Jones at backward square-leg and Lancs are 106-6. Getting to 142 and saving the follow-on will need some application now - although would Worcs enforce it?

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Things go from bad to worse for Lancs, who are now 102 for five, having lost Croft, bowled by Choudhry for 16. They go from good to better for the slow left-armer Chourdhry, though. These are already his career-best figures.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
More success for Worcestershire's spinners. Karl Brown is out for nine, stumped when attempting an ungainly heave off Choudhry. Lancashire are now 86-4, still more than 200 in arrears, having lost four wickets in 14 overs

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Key wicket for Worcestershire four balls after lunch. Prince played forward defensively to off-spinner Ali, the ball caught the edge and Scott took the catch. Lancs leading run-scorer in four-day cricket was gone for one and the home side are 72-3.

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LUNCH - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Lancashire 68-2 at lunch. Both openers were dismissed by the spinners in the half hour before the break. Moore holed out at deep mid on off Ali for 26 and Horton was lbw to the impressive Choudhry for 34. More help for the twirlers here

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Patel named county cricket's most valuable player
By Robin Hutchison
Two wickets for 42 runs and an innings of 36 from 35 balls in a six-wicket Clydesdale Bank 40 win over Hampshire on Tuesday night

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
We are back on here after an 18-minute delay.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Six members of the groundstaff incl. head groundsman Matt Merchant are now out in the middle, plus the two umpires and the Lancs Chief. Exec. Jim Cumbes. Play stopped at 11.42 with Lancs on 34-0. Turf is being replaced. Gripping stuff - one hopes.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Major conflab at Old Trafford. A damp patch just behind the batting crease at the Pavilion End caused the Worcestershire bowlers concern and the players have come off, apparently only briefly, while repairs are done.

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Close Of Play - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Lancs 13 for no wicket at Old Trafford in reply to Worcestershire's 291 all out, A day neither Ben Scott nor Steven Croft will forget. The spectators will remember it too, not least because the weather was glorious.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Ben Scott is out for an excellent 106, caught Chapple bowled Kerrigan. He was the last man to be dismissed and Worcestershire have made 291 in their first innings, riches after being 93 for six. Lancs have ten mins to bat.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Matt Pardoe reached his first fifty of the season but was run out - by Steven Croft of course - for 55 after facing seven further balls. Worcestershire are now 225 for seven and Pardoe's stand with Scott was worth 127 runs. Scott is 74no

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TEA - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire are 193 for six at tea. The Pardoe/Scott partnership is now worth exactly 100 runs, which makes the visitors' loss of five wickets in 11 overs earlier in the day all the more tricky to explain.

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Landmark - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Ben Scott has reached an excellent fifty off 99 balls and the Worcestershire recovery is gathering strength. The visitors are now 191 for six. The Lancs spinners are back on but look nothing like as threatening as they did either side of lunch.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire have mounted a fightback here. Neither Matt Pardoe nor Ben Scott lack for grit and the pair have added 61 in 18 overs to take the total to 154 for six. Lancashire's spinners have been replaced by Chapple and Shahzad. Weather still splendid.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 93 for six and Steven Croft Day continues at Old Trafford. James Cameron (18) and Gareth Andrew (0) were both caught at leg slip by Croft off successive Simon Kerrigan deliveries.

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Pietersen omitted from World Twenty20 probables
Kevin Pietersen has, as expected, been omitted from England's 30-man provisional squad for their defence of the World Twenty20, which gets underway in Sri Lanka in September

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Steven Croft's timing could scacely be bettered. He has just been named in the provisional 30-man squad for the World Twenty20. His current bowling figures are 5-0-8-3.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 77 for four and this could be a day to remember for Steven Croft. Solanki has just been caught at backward point by Ashwell Prince for 15 to give the Lancashire all-rounder his third wicket.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Another wicket for Croft. Ali caught at slip for two, playing forward. Worcestershire are currently 64 for three, Solanki is on 13 and Lancashire's spinners are in full cry.

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LUNCH - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire are 56 for two after an absorbing morning played out under high clouds; decent cricket weather in fact. Kerrigan has taken one for 28 off eight, but has bowled better than that. Croft's use suggests a spinner's pitch

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Phillip Hughes lbw to Steven Croft for 32 on the stroke of lunch. He was playing back and had survived a mighty lbw shout playing no shot to the same bowler two overs previously. Worcestershire 56 for two.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Daryl Mitchell's out, caught by Tom Smith in the gully off Simon Kerrigan for 12. Had been on the cards for a couple of overs. Kerrigan is bowling well and Worcestershire are on 44 for one after 21 overs.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire are 33 for nought after 15 overs and Chapple has already brought on Simon Kerrigan, who was pitted against Kevin Pietersen last week. Daryl Mitchell and Phil Hughes may be less stressful foes.

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..... won the toss - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire win toss and bat at Old Trafford. Teams: Lancs: Horton, Moore, Brown, Prince, Croft, Smith, Cross, Shahzad, Chapple, Hogg, Kerrigan. Worcestershire: Mitchell, Hughes, Solanki, Ali, Cameron, Pardoe, Andrew, Scott, Jones, Choudhry, Richardson.

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Gloucestershire v Leicestershire
Delayed start here at a soggy Cheltenham College. It has been raining since breakfast time and the prospect of any play before lunch is not good. It has been a damp festival so far with only 100 overs possible in last week's four-day game against Essex.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Good morning from Old Trafford, where we are set for an 11.30 start and no overs lost. This can be considered rather an achievement given the amount of rain in Manchester yesterday and overnight. No news on teams as yet.

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Solanki on Surrey's wanted list
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Surrey want Worcestershire’s former England one-day batsman Vikram Solanki to bolster their depleted batting line-up.

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Result - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Gloucestershire won by four wickets with 12.5 overs to spare, Gidman finishing unbeaten on 33 to complete a fine all-round performance. With a T20 quarter-final already booked, Gloucestershire have claims to be the most improved one-day team in the country.

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WICKET - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Young has fallen lbw to D'Oliveira, but his 22-ball innings of 28 may well have settled matters. Gloucestershire 129-6 and needing only a further 16 to win with Gidman still there.

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Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Gloucestershire 115-5, needing just 30 to win and any crisis looks to have been averted. Young has played positively and hit the only six of the match off Moeen Ali, while Gidman is still there as the steadying influence. Still 18 overs available.

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WICKET - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
The spinners are bowling Worcestershire back into the game. Brett D'Oliveira has had Cockbain taken at slip by Mitchell to make it 81-5 and for Gloucestershire a lot now rests on skipper Gidman. Only 64 needed, but the bowlers on top.

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WICKET - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Gloucestershire 63-4 and third wicket for Moeen Ali thanks to a brilliant one handed diving catch by Pinner at cover to dismiss Cowan for 29. Moeen has 3-1 from 2.2 overs.

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WICKET - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Game on. Two wickets in an over for Moeen, who has now had Dan Housego caught off bat and pad at silly mid-off without scoring. It's 52-3 with skipper Alex Gidman joining Cowan and the ball is turning.

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WICKET - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
A glimmer of hope for Worcestershire. Howell has just driven Moeen Ali straight to Shantry at mid-on to depart for a duck. Still the hosts have plenty of overs to reach a target of only 145 and will kick themselves if they fail. 52-2 in the ninth over.

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WICKET - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Gloucestershire 51-1 in the eighth over with Marshall caught on the square-leg boundary off Gareth Andrew's third delivery for 26. Ed Cowan, on his final appearance as temporary overseas signing is on 21 and the home side seem to be coasting to victory.

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Interval - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 144-7 off their 40 overs, with Hughes unbeaten on 64. It looks a below par score on such a small ground, even given the slow wicket, and Gloucestershire will fancy their chances of a win that would put them second in Group A.

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WICKET - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 124-7 in the 37th over with Scott bowled on the back foot by Saxelby for 14.

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Landmark - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
A half-century for Phil Hughes off 93 balls, with 4 fours. Not one of his most fluent, but without him Worcestershire would be out of the game. As it is they are 123-6 in the 36th over.

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WICKET - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Alex Gidman has taken 3-20 from eight overs as the Worcestershire crawl continues, Pinner was dropped twice in making 20 before edging Gidman to Batty and Gareth Andrew has just driven a low catch to cover off the Gloucestershire skipper. 89-6 after 29.

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WICKET - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Mitchell furious with himself after chipping the last ball of Alex Gidman's first over straight to Marshall at mid-wicket. He made 11 and it's 48-4 after 15 with spin being introduced for the first time in left-armer Ed Young.

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WICKET - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire skipper Daryl Mitchell is walking out with his team 21-3 in the tenth over. Cameron has just gone for a duck, getting a thin edge through to Batty when driving at Norwell. After all the rain the pitch is assisting the seamers.

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WICKET - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 17-2 in the eighth over and both openers gone. Solanki has just mishit an attempted pull shot off Norwell straight to Fuller at mid-on and departed for 13.

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WICKET - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Ian Saxelby struck with the first ball of the match as Moeen Ali edged to wicketkeeper Jon Batty. Phil Hughes has joined Vikram Solanki and Saxelby has bowled a wicket maiden.

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Team News - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Gloucestershire: Cowan, Marshall, Howell, A.Gidman (capt), Housego, Cockbain, Young, Batty (wkt), Fuller, Saxelby, Norwell.
Worcestershire: Moeen Ali, Solanki, Hughes, Cameron, Mitchell, Andrew, Scott (wkt), D'Oliveira, Pinner, Lucas, Shantry.

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Gloucestershire won the toss - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Alex Gidman has elected to field first on an overcast but so far dry day.

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New Road flood threat to tour match
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire are optimistic that their tour match against South Africa will go ahead at New Road on July 27 and 28 even though

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Durham
Match abandoned. Seven points each, Durham remain six adrift of Worcestershire at the bottom

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Solanki "not overjoyed" at prospect of leaving Worcs
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire batsman Vikram Solanki has admitted that he is “not overjoyed” at the prospect of having to think about the possibility of leaving New Road.

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Richardson extends Worcs contract to 2014
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire's veteran seamer Alan Richardson has signed a contract extension that will keep him at New Road until the end of the 2014 season.

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Worcestershire v Durham
Lunch will be taken at 12.30. The covers are still on, the outfield is too wet even for football.

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Worcestershire v Durham
The outfield is saturated at New Road, it's drizzling at the moment and with no prospect of play before lunch it's just a question of when it will be decided that a result is impossible. Two novice umpires, O'Shaughnessy and Saggers, might keep us waiting

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Durham
Play abandoned for the day at 5.15 at New Road. The forecast is not great for tomorrow.

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Interval - Worcestershire v Durham
Rain has arrived with Durham on 67-0, leading by 105. Mark Stoneman is on 41 and Will Smith 20. Tea is to be taken.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
Worcestershire are all out for 205, both Jones and Jack Shantry being caught behind off Rushworth, who took all three wickets after lunch. Borthwick finished with 4-37 and Durham lead by 38

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
Gareth Andrew, dropped twice on four, departed for six when he tried to pull Chris Rushworth and lobbed a catch to mid-on. On 187-8 Jones has returned to the crease after having a fly removed from his eye

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Durham
Worcestershire are 183-7 at lunch, 60 behind. Richard Jones had been at the crease only a couple of minutes when he retired with an eye problem. He was at the non-striker's end at the time.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
Worcestershire continue to implode and are now 178-7, having lost five wickets for 33 runs. Pardoe emulated Ali in holing out at deep mid-wicket, Cameron chipped a return catch to give Borthwick his fourth wicket and Scott was caught behind off Thorp

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
Moeen Ali, on seven overnight, added 11 runs in 75 minutes, four of them off the edge in the second over, before losing patience. He lifted Borthwick into the hands of Michael Richardson at deep mid-wicket, making it 162-4.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
Phil Hughes raced majestically from 52 to 87 in 45 minutes before falling to the first ball he faced from Scott Borthwick. Moeen Ali edged a single off the leg-spinner's second ball and Hughes thrust his pad well forward to the next. It's 145-3.

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Worcestershire v Durham
The clouds are already starting to build over New Road, but we're told we should be OK until at least mid-afternoon. Worcestershire are about to resume on 100-2.

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Gloucestershire v Essex
A sunny morning in Cheltenham where the home side resume on 147-2. Weather prospects seem okay for the first two sessions but rain is expected to sweep in around tea time. We'll worry about that if and when it does happen.

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Durham
Worcestershire closed on 100-2 with Hughes on 52 and Moeen Ali on seven. Hughes' 50 came off 91 balls with nine fours

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FICA supports legal action over unpaid BPL fees
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire batsman Alexei Kervezee, Northamptonshire wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien and Kent’s former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood are among overseas players allegedly still owed money by

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Durham
After a ridiculous five-minute break for bad light, play resumed with 2.4 overs to be bowled and Hughes collected the two singles he needed for his 50. It's 12 more than any Durham batsman managed and he has looked a class act.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
Stokes struck again in his next over when he swung one in to have Vikram Solanki lbw for 13, making it 77-2.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
Worcestershire's opening stand of 63 was ended when Daryl Mitchell was caught behind off Ben Stokes for 24. Phil Hughes is on 38.

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TEA - Worcestershire v Durham
Tea to be taken between innings. Having extolled the well-known virtues of the ladies' tea room yesterday I have no need to visit them today. One of their delightful members brought some delicious carrot cake to me. Press box colleagues are livid.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
Durham all out 243, Richardson taking the last two wickets to finish with 4-52. Thorp and Onions put on 39 in seven overs for the ninth wicket. Onions cashed in on some dreadful bowling by Richard Jones to make 25 not out

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
Durham 207-8 - only their eighth batting point of the season. Mustard fell for 32 when he clipped Richard Jones' third ball of the day sweetly into Phil Hughes' hands at deep square leg.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
Durham are 179-7 after Gareth Andrew took his third wicket of the day. This time he brought one sharply back to knock out left-hander Scott Borthwick's leg stump fot ten. Deposed skipper Phil Mustard is on 24

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
Durham are 150-6 after acting captain Dale Benkenstein pushed forward and lost his off stump to give Andrew his second wicket of the day. Benkenstein's 30 included a pulled six off Andrew

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
In the second over Michael Richardson, the reserve wicketkeeper playing purely as a batsman, fell for a duck. There had been no addition to the score of 127-4 when he pushed forward and edged Gareth Andrew to Daryl Mitchell at second slip.

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Worcestershire v Durham
Play will start at 2pm with 67 overs to be bowled. It's still sunny and the forecast is better for the rest of the day.

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Worcestershire v Durham
Further inspection at 1.30. It's sunny at the moment.

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Durham
Torrential sunshine now at New Road, but the outfield is saturated so lunch will be taken at 12.30 with a view to starting at 1.10

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Worcestershire v Durham
Another shower has been followed by news of a further inspection at 11.30

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Worcestershire v Durham
A brief downpour at New Road has rendered a prompt start unlikely. There is to be an inspection at 10.50 and further heavy showers are inevitable

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Solanki free to speak to other counties
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Worcestershire have given former England one-day international batsman Vikram Solanki permission to speak to other counties.

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Cricket Diary: More short stuff for Bairstow
By Richard Gibson
England have publicly dismissed Jonny Bairstow’s troubles against the short stuff sent down by West Indies as ‘just a few good balls’ but it is a weakness that they will have been privately concerned about

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Durham
Off for the day at New Road with Durham on 127 for four after 42 overs

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Worcestershire v Durham
Correction: no resumption at 5.30 because of light drizzle.

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Worcestershire v Durham
Play is due to resume at 5.30 with 19 overs to be bowled.

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Worcestershire v Durham
The heavy showers keep on coming at New Road. It's fine at the moment but the groundstaff are not removing the covers because more rain appears to be imminent.

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TEA - Worcestershire v Durham
The sublime chocolate cake was interrupted by a return to action - for five balls. Then the heavens opened and tea is being taken with Durham on 127-4

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Worcestershire v Durham
The day's second shower at New Road has halted play with Durham on 126-4 in the 42nd over. The ladies' tea room beckons.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
Shantry looked astonished when Ben Stokes cut him for four, the ball racing across the lush outfield, to reach 22. But the revenge was instant as an in-swinging yorker hit leg stump. Durham are 126-4.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
It was a mystery how Muchall had survived against Richardson, but as often happens he fell at the other end for 25 in the first over of Jack Shantry's second spell. A little extra bounce resulted in an easy catch to second slip. Durham are 93-3.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
Mark Stoneman has gone for 38, top-edging a pull off Alan Richardson for Vikram Solanki to take the catch running back from first slip. Durham are 85-2.

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Durham
Durham are 72-1 after 24 overs. Richardson improved after his erratic start and was unlucky not to take a second wicket when Gordon Muchall was dropped by Ben Scott on eight. Stoneman has grafted hard to reach 28.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Durham
When play resumed after a 30-minute break Will Smith fell to the second ball, pushing forward and edging Richardson to Moeen Ali at third slip to depart for 11. Gordon Muchall edged the next ball over the slips for four to make it 30-1.

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Worcestershire v Durham
After the long-awaited resumption of four-day cricket it took only 30 minutes for the rain to arrive at Worcester. Durham were 26 without loss in the ninth over. Alan Richardson looked a little rusty after his lay-off.

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Team News - Worcestershire v Durham
Worcestershire: Mitchell (capt), Hughes, Solanki, Ali, Cameron, Pardoe, Andrew, Scott, Shantry, Richardson, Jones. Durham: Stoneman, Smith, Stokes, Benkenstein (capt), Muchall, Richardson, Mustard, Borthwick, Thorp, Onions, Rushworth

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..... won the toss - Worcestershire v Durham
Worcestershire won the toss and put Durham in. New four-day captain Paul Collingwood is still not fit to resume for Durham after his injury, so reserve wicketkeeper Michael Richardson is playing purely as a batsman and Dale Benkenstein is captain

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Soggy FLt20: a horror story
By Andrew Hignell
Today, on the morning after the completion of the Friends Life t20 group stage, TheCricketer.com can reveal the full horror of the disruption caused by bad weather to

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Friends Life t20: quarter-final draw
Quarter-final matches: Notts v Hants; Somerset v Essex; Sussex v Gloucs; Yorks v Worcs. Ties to be played on July 24 or July 25

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Result - Worcestershire v Somerset
A superb unbroken stand of 59 in 10 overs between Compton (42* off 66 balls) and Hildreth (35* off 33 with 1x6, 4x4) has guided Somerset to a 7-wicket win and a place in the quarter-finals. Worcs also qualify in third place, as Warwicks lost to Glam

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Jos Buttler lbw to Moeen Ali for 13, after hitting Mitchell for six in the previous over, and Somerset 61-3 from 9 overs, needing another 59 from 11. Richard Levi also out for 19 following a short rain break, but Nick Compton is 23* and joined by Hildreth

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Interval - Worcestershire v Somerset
Hughes finished on 45* from 50 balls as Worcs totalled 119-7 from their 20 overs. Worcs will have to bowl well if they are to deny Somerset a place in the last eight, and win one for themselves, even in seam-friendly conditions

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Somerset on top in the big game at New Road - with Worcs struggling on 94-6 in the 18th over. Not even Phil Hughes, with 35* from 43 balls so far, has been able to break the shackles

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Three wickets already for Somerset in this virtual eliminator at New Road. Put in, Worcs are 36-3 in the 7th over with Moeen Ali, Vikram Solanki and James Cameron already out. Phil Hughes has just been joined by his skipper Daryl Mitchell

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Time to end the Twenty20 debate
By Mark Baldwin
There is only one way to solve the debate about whether a dedicated mid-season slot or a season-long tournament is the best way forward for English cricket's ten-year-old Twenty20 Cup

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Result - Worcestershire v Northamptonshire
Match abadoned after inspection by umpire Nigel Cowley. Outfield waterlogged and more rain forecast

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England Under-19 World Cup squad named
By Paul Bolton
Six Midlands youngsters have been included in the England Under-19 squad for the ICC Under 19 World Cup which will be played in Australia next month

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Result - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Glos win by seven wickets to put themselves in the mix for quarter-final qualification. Both Marshall (72) and Cowan (70) were eventually dismissed, but far to late for it to make a difference. The hosts made 160-3 to win with 12 balls to spare.

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Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Glos 137-1 after 15 overs and cruising to a victory that will put them just one point behing Worcestershire with two games left. Marshall has been brilliant in moving into the 70s, while debutant Cowan has blossomed from a sketcy start to be 61 not out.

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Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Glos 74-1 off ten overs and Marshall threatening to win the match on his own, having reached a 35-ball half-century with a six and 5 fours. He looks in great nick and Cameron must be praying he gets out soon after his expensive drop.

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Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Glos 37-1 after 6 overs and Worcs could live to regret Cameron dropping a sitter offered by Marshall to deep square off Lucas when on 14. The Kiwi has now moved into the 30s and looks in dangerous form. Howell was caught behind off Shantry for a duck.

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Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Worcs post 159-6, a very healthy total at Bristol, taking 55 off the last four overs. Andrew hit 43 off 26 balls and skipper Mitchell a superb cameo of 31 off 13. Gloucestershire struggled once spinners Young and Murali had bowled their eight overs for 43.

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Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Worce 65-3 in the 11th over and yet to take risks. Spinners Young and Muralitharan bowling tidily in tandem, but this is not a ground renowned for high scores and 140 would present a challenge. Solanki has just be caught at extra cover off Young for 22.

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Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Worcs 40-2 after six overs. Moeen Ali hit a four off the first ball of the game from Saxelby and was bowled by the second. Then Hughes, on eight, drove a catch to mid-on off Norwell. The visitors grateful for 14 extras.

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Team News - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Aussie Ed Cowan makes Glos debut. Glos: Marshall (capt), Howell, Cowan, Cockbain, A.Gidman, Fuller, Young, Batty (wkt), Saxelby, Fuller, Muralitharan.
Worcs: Moeen Ali, Solanki, Hughes, Andrew, Cameron, Mitchell (capt), Kervezee, Scott (wkt), D'Oliveira, Lucas, Shantry.

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Worcestershire won the toss - Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
The visitors have elected to bat first on an overcast, but mercifully dry evening. There is even a patch of blue sky!

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Richardson plans return next week to boost Worcs
By Paul Bolton
Alan Richardson is ready to return to spearhead Worcestershire’s County Championship relegation battle having recovered from a shoulder muscle injury.

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Result - Glamorgan v Worcestershire
Forget previous blog. Just as the ground staff were preparing for that 8.15pm start heavy rain hit the Swalec Stadium and the umpires had no hesitation but to abandon the game. It is Glamogan's fourth no result in eight games.

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Glamorgan v Worcestershire
The umpires - Steve Garratt and Jeff Evans - are geting ready for an 8.15pm start which would leave enough time for a seven over game.

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Worcs give up on Sohail Tanvir signing
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire have cut their losses and decided that Pakistan left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir will not be joining them as their second overseas player for this season’s Friends Life t20.

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Foster first keeper to win monthly FTI MVP award
James Foster has capped a series of impressive displays to become the first wicketkeeper to win the monthly award for the FTI Most Valuable Player.

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Cricket Diary: Yorkshire's T20 poser
By Richard Gibson
Yorkshire face the prospect of being without both their overseas stars if they extend their impressive Twenty20 Cup form beyond the group stages.

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Result - Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset hammered for the second successive game as they make only 119 all out, Daryl Mitchell taking 3-13 and Brett D'Oliveira 3-20. Director of Cricket Brian Rose warns there will be "serious financial implications", if Somerset fail to qualify from group.

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Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset 72-4 after ten overs - 16 behind Worcestershire;s score at the same stage - and they look in trouble with both overseas players, Levi and Morkel, out. Daryl Mitchell is bowling well, taking the pace off the ball, and his side are hot favourites.

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Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset 51-1 after six overs with Richard Levi having already hit 3 fours and 2 sixes in his unbeaten 28. This has the makings of a very good game.

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Interval - Somerset v Worcestershire
Worcestershire's 173-7 included six penalty runs for Somerset's slow over-rate. The total looked like being more at one time, but is sure to be competitive. Hughes made 41 and skipper Thomas was the pick of Somerset's bowlers with 1-24.

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Somerset v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 131-3 after 15 overs and still on course to set a stiff target. Phil Hughes has been dropped twice and is unbeaten on 26. Moeen Ali (47) and Vikram Solanki (33) laid the foundation.

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Somerset v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 53 without loss after six overs, Moeen Ali leading the way with 34. The sun is shining a big score looks likely.

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Team News - Somerset v Worcestershire
Somerset: Levi, Compton, O'Brien, Buttler (wkt), Hildreth, Morkel, Suppiah, Gregory, Thomas (capt), Dockrell, Kirby.
Worcestershire: Ali, Solanki, Hughes, Cameron, Andrew, Mitchell (capt), Kervezee, D'Oliveira, Scott, (wkt), Lucas, Shantry.

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Somerset won the toss - Somerset v Worcestershire
And unlike in Friday night's disaster against Gloucestershire, the hosts have opted to bowl first.

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Rhodes tips Hughes for Ashes recall
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes has tipped Australia batsman Phil Hughes to reclaim his Test place before next summer’s Ashes tour to England.

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Result - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Worcestershire win by 19 runs. Glamorgan 145-6. Stewart Walters 40 not out. Worcestershire's quarter-final hopes are very much alive

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Cooke has holed out to long on off David Lucas. Cooke faced only 14 balls for his 32 and added 52 in four overs with Stewart Walters. Glamorgan 110-6 in the 16th over

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Worcestershire v Glamorgan
The Dragons are breathing fire. Chris Cooke has just taken three sixes in an over off Moeen Ali. Glamorgan 80-5

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
The collapse continues. Martin van Jaarsveld carved Daryl Mitchell to short third man for 2. Glamorgan 57-5

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Marcus North stumped off Moeen Ali. Glamorgan like to think that they are a powerful batting line-up. Hmmm

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Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Glamorgan 54-3 off ten overs. They need 111 off the second ten

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Glamorgan 50 up but they had scored only seven runs in five overs before that

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Jim Allenby caught at deep midwicket by Vikram Solanki off Moeen Ali. Glamorgan 47-3 and labouring

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Shaun Marsh taken by Alexei Kervezee at deep midwicket. Glamorgan 41-2

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Mark Wallace bowled driving at Jack Shantry for 25. Glamorgan 32-1

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Interval - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Worcestershire 164-5. Phil Hughes 87 not out from 58 balls with seven fours and four sixes, all of his sixes off Owen

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Alexei Kervezee caught behind off Jones for a duck. The Dutch international's wretched season continues.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Jones back on at New Road End and he has broken a fourth wicket stand of 61 between Hughes and Gareth Andrew by having Andrew caught behind by Mark Wallace off a steepling catch.

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Another Tanvir delay frustrates Worcs
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire will be again be without Pakistan left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir for their Friends Life t20 match against Somerset at Taunton on Sunday.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Phil Hughes 50 from 39 balls with his second six off Will Owen

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
James Cameron brilliantly taken by Stewart Walters at long off off Robert Croft. Cameron added 75 in ten overs with Phil Hughes. Worcs 86-3

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Vikram Solanki caught at cover. A wicket maiden for James Harris. Ball doesn't seem to be coming onto the bat on a used pitch. 150 could be a useful total

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Moeen Ali carved Simon Jones to Stewart Walters at point for one. Worcs 7-1. Jones, a former Worcestershire player, is making his first competitive appearance at New Road since August 2008

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Team News - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
Worcestershire: Ali, Solanki, Hughes, Andrew, Cameron, Mitchell, Kervezee, D'Oliveira, Scott, Lucas, Shantry.
Glamorgan: Marsh, North, Allenby, van Jaarsveld, Cooke, Walters, Wallace, Harris, Owen, Croft, Jones.

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..Glamorgan... won the toss - Worcestershire v Glamorgan
and field

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More red tape holds up Tanvir
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire have encountered further red tape problems which mean that Pakistan left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir is unlikely to arrive in England in time to face Glamorgan

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Uneven pattern to t20 weather
By Andrew Hignell
Being - roughly - at the halfway point in the group stage of the Friends Life t20 competition, it is an appropriate time to see how the weather has been affecting

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Worcestershire beat Northamptonshire by 14 runs
A pair of half-centuries from Phil Hughes and James Cameron were the mainstay of Worcestershire's 14-run win at Wantage Road. Their efforts hoisted Worcs to 142 for 5. In reply Cameron White smacked four sixes in his 55-ball 62*, but he had little support

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Result - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire won by eight wickets. Varun Chopra (49) and Darren Maddy (39 ) added 83 in an unbroken third wicket stand to see them home in the 17th over. Easy win but a poor spectacle.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire 100 up in the 13th over. 100-2

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Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire 89-2 after 11 overs and apparently coasting it

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Warwickshire 50 up in the eighth over

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Jim Troughton bowled by Gareth Andrew for 12. Warwicks 40-2

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Rikki Clarke caught at mid off driving at Jack Shantry. Warwicks 25-1

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Interval - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcs 120-7 which is 93 fewer than they got against Gloucestershire last Sunday.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Alexei Kervezee skied Chris Wright to Neil Carter at mid off. Worcs 112-7

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Daryl Mitchell LBW to Keith Barker for a chirpy 25. Worcs 102-6

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire 100 up in the 18th over. 102-5

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
James Cameron holed out to Chris Wright at long on for 6. Worcs 90-5

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Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Steffan Piolet two for 21 in his four overs

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Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Jeetan Patel has taken one for 15 in his four overs

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Gareth Andrew caught by Jeetan Patel on the midwicket boundary off Piolet for 6. Worcs 69-4

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Phil Hughes LBW paddling Jeetan Patel for 11. Worcs 64-3 in the 12th over. Very slow pitch so 120 might be competiitve

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Vikram Solanki caught at long on off Steffan Piolet for 32 from 34 balls

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcs 50 up in the ninth over

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Moeen Ali run out by direct hit from Varun Chopra at midwicket for 12. Worcs 30-1

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Team News - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
Worcestershire unchanged from the side that beat Gloucestershire in their last outing last Sunday. Warwickshire also unchanged from last night's no result against Somerset at Edgbaston

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Worcestershire won the toss - Worcestershire v Warwickshire
and bat

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Richardson ready to start comeback
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire’s veteran seamer Alan Richardson will begin his comeback from a shoulder muscle injury in a second team match next week.

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New scoreboard relief for Worcs fans
By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
Spectators at Worcestershire’s New Road headquarters should have less difficulty in following what is happening in the middle for the rest of this season following

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Worcs face fight with Derbys over Jones
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire are trying to head off interest from Midlands rivals Derbyshire in their highly-regarded seamer Richard Jones

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Glamorgan postpone t20 in respect for Maynard family
By Richard Thomas
Glamorgan have postponed their Friends Life t20 match against the Worcestershire Royals on Wednesday June 20 as a mark of respect for Tom Maynard and his family.

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Rhodes wary of Jones threat
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes has warned his players to be alert for old boy Simon Jones when they face Glamorgan

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Surrey's Tom Maynard dies aged 23
The Surrey batsman, Tom Maynard, has died at the age of 23 after an incident at Wimbledon Park station on Monday.

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Result - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Worcestershire ease to a win, with Gareth Andrew taking 2 in 2 balls to finish things off. Gloucestershire 166 all out and Worcestershire win by 47 runs.

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Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Worcestershire well on top at the half-way point. Gloucestershire 89 for 5

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Interval - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Worcestershire finish on 213 for 2. Moeen Ali hit 82 and Philip Hughes smashed 78 from 48. Tough ask for Gloucestershire now

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Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Worcestershire bring up 130 for the loss of just 1 wicket, Moeen Ali on 73 from just 40 balls

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Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Worcs, who won the toss, are off to a flier. Moeen Ali hits David Payne for 18 runs off the 2nd over and Worcs are 33-0 off 3.

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MATCH ABANDONED - Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Nothing to see at Edgbaston. A pox on this miserable attempt at a summer.

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Sohail Tanvir arrival further delayed
By Paul Bolton
The arrival of Worcestershire’s new overseas t20 recruit Sohail Tanvir has been further delayed.

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Bremner to head up Twenty20 fun
By Paul Bolton
This season’s Friends Life t20 really will be ‘hit and giggle cricket’ following the decision of the England and Wales Cricket Board to hire a team of comedians, headed by Rory Bremner, to provide

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
All over here at New Road. David Lucas stumped for 17. Gloucestershire romp home by 109 runs

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Shaaiq Choudry LBW to James Fuller. Gloucs need one wicket for victory

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
100 up for Worcestershire...but they need another 139 and there are only seven overs left

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Ben Scott bowled playing back to Ed Young. Worcs 91-8

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Gareth Andrew has gone for 23 caught by Williamson at mid on off Taylor. The end is nigh. Worcs 79-7

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
James Cameron has gone for 35. Well taken by Kane Williamson back-pedalling from short mid on to long on off Jack Taylor. Worcs 71-6

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Worcs 50 up but they have lost five wickets

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Make it 25-5. Alexei Kervezee caught behind off Payne without scoring

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
and Daryl Mitchell has followed, LBW to Will Gidman. Worcs 24-4

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Phil Hughes LBW to David Payne for four

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Moeen Ali caught behind driving at James Fuller off the back foot. Worcs 17-2

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Vikram Solanki drove Will Gidman to mid on. Worcs 11-1.

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Interval - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Gloucs 238-6

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Alex Gidman bowled for 59. A fourth wicket for Jack Shantry

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Alex Gidman 50 from 44 balls with two fours and two sixes. All his boundaries came in four balls from Gareth Andrew

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Ian Cockbain bowled off stump heaving at Jack Shantry. Gloucs 204-5

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Willm Gidman bowled heaving at Moeen Ali for 76. Gloucs 200-4. The Gidman brothers added 97 for the fourth wicket

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Gloucs 150 up. It's come up in the 28th over so it's been hard work.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
A maiden one day 50 from Will Gidman. It's taken 65 balls and included just three fours. Very workmanlike

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Kane Williamson chipped Daryl Mitchell to deep midwicket where Vikram Solanki held a well judged running catch. Gloucs 103-3

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
100 up for Gloucestershire and a 50 partnership in ten overs between Will Gidman and Kane Williamson

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Benny Howell well taken by Phil Hughes at point for 7. Howell cut Shantry but Hughes held a fine diving effort. Gloucs 50-2

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Hamish Marshall caught at deep midwicket by Alexei Kervezee sweeping at Jack Shantry for 15. Gloucs since moved on from 21-1 to 43-1

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Team News - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Worcs: Ali, Solanki, Hughes, Cameron, Andrew, Mitchell, Scott, Kervezee, Choudry, Lucas, Shantry.
Gloucs: W Gidman, Marshall, Howell, Williamson, A Gidman, Cockbain, Taylor, Batty, Young, Fuller, Payne.

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..... won the toss - Worcestershire v Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire won toss and bat

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Statistics reveal huge extent of county rain disruption
By Andrew Hignell
The 2012 season could prove to be one of the dampest of recent times if the level of weather disruption experienced across the country during the past few days continues

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Counties in line for £1 million grants
By Paul Bolton
Counties are in line for a cash injection of £1 million each to improve their facilities from the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new £130 million broadcasting deal with ESPN

09/06/2012 (350 days old) | Read more
Close Of Play - Netherlands v Worcestershire
Easy win for Worcestershire, avenging their defeat by Netherlands earlier in the season. Vikram Solanki led the way, finishing it with a boundary to end 39*. Worcestershire win by 9 wickets but Netherlands remain top of the group.

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WICKET - Netherlands v Worcestershire
Netherlands make a breakthrough, Timm van der Gugten removing Moeen Ali for 5. Worcestershire 18-1.

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Interval - Netherlands v Worcestershire
Netherlands' stunning start to the CB40 doesn't look like continuing here. All out for 57, with Jack Shantry and Gareth Andrew taking three wickets apiece.

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Netherlands v Worcestershire
Bad start for the Dutch, at home to Worcs. The CB40 Group A leaders are 24-3 in the 8th over after being put in. David Lucas has removed the prolific openers, Myburgh and Swart, and Jack Shantry has just had Barresi caught behind.

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Cricket Diary: Impi closure hits Collingwood and Wright
By Richard Gibson
New Age Impi have disbanded after just one season participating in South Africa’s domestic Twenty20 cricket, leaving captain Paul Collingwood and fellow England international Luke Wright seeking

07/06/2012 (352 days old) | Read more
Tanvir out of Worcs' T20 openers
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire be without their new overseas recruit Sohail Tanvir for at least their first two Friends Life t20 matches.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Lancashire move up to second place in Group A having won three of their four matches. They are still some way behind Group A leaders Holland though, who have won five out of seven.

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Close Of Play - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Apologies for late close of play at Old Trafford, but there's been a fire alarm in the media centre. Lancashire won by 12 runs on Duckworth Lewis as two breaks for rain led to them chasing 131 in 19 overs instead of 260. Stephen Moore finished 60 no.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Off for rain at OT. Lancashire are 69-1 after 11.4 overs.

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Landmark - Lancashire v Worcestershire
50 for Stephen Moore off 40 balls. It's his fourth in four CB40 matches this term. As I type, Ashwell Prince has been bowled by Moeen Ali to leave Lancashire at 66-1 in the tenth. The Lightning are ahead on Duckworth Lewis (it's raining in Didsbury!!).

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Stephen Moore and Ashwell Prince have made an impressive start to their pursuit of 260. The Lightning are 39-0 after six overs.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Hundred for Phil Hughes, his second in two matches for the Pears, but he went in the final over. Incredibly, amidst wifi problems at OT, there were four wickets in the last over bowled by Ajmal Shahzad. Three were his and a run out came too. Worcester finish with 259-9.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Daryl Mitchell holes out to Shahzad at third-man off Sajid Mahmood. 244-5.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
A couple of wickets to report as Worcestershire up the ante in search of quick runs. Gareth Andrew top-edged Gary Keedy to Gareth Cross behind the stumps and Ajmal Shahzad has just bowled James Cameron. 244-4 after 38.

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Vikram Solanki is bowled by Stephen Parry for a fine 121 from 107 balls, leaving Worcester at 212-2 in the 35th. Phil Hughes should also have been run out on 76, but the umpires did not refer it when it looked like Gary Keedy's hands knocked the bails off.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
Hundred up for Vikram Solanki, his first since September 2010. It's come off 96 balls, seven fours and three sixes. Worcestershire 188-1 after 32 overs with Phil Hughes also on 75.

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Landmark - Lancashire v Worcestershire
50 for Phil Hughes off 69 balls with three fours and a six. Worcs 144-1 in the 27th over. Solanki is on 87. The Pears are just ticking along at the moment without doing anything too expansive.

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Landmark - Lancashire v Worcestershire
50 for Vikram Solanki off 41 balls with three fours and three sixes. He has 51 out of Worcestershire's 65-1 in the 12th over.

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Lancashire v Worcestershire
A couple of sixes in recent overs for Vikram Solanki, both of them off Sajid Mahmood, have got Worcester moving. He emphatically pulled the first one over mid-wicket and not so emphatically pulled the second one, via a top edge, over long-leg. 36-1 in 8th

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WICKET - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Opening bowlers Sajid Mahmood and Ajmal Shahzad have made an impressive start, which has included the wicket of Moeen Ali trapped lbw by the former for three. Phil Hughes is in now, and Worcester are 7-1 in the fourth.

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Team News - Lancashire v Worcestershire
LANCS: Moore, Horton, Brown, Prince, Croft(c), Newby, Cross(w), Shahzad, Mahmood, Parry, Keedy. WORCS: Ali, Solanki, Hughes, Mitchell(c), Andrew, Kervezee, Cameron, Scott(w), Choudhry, Lucas, Shantry.

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Lancashire won the toss - Lancashire v Worcestershire
Lancashire's one-day skipper Steven Croft has elected to bowl first in front of the television cameras at Old Trafford.

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Somerset
Match drawn here. Worcs 129-7 declared at 4.50pm

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Kieswetter has taken a second wicket. Gareth Andrew LBW for a duck. Worcs 128-7

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Ben Scott run out without scoring. A horrible mix up with Moeen Ali after Scott had paddled off his legs and been called for a suicidal single. Worcs 125-6

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Craig Kieswetter has taken off his pads and bowled for the first time in first class cricket. His gentle twirl has brought a wicket with his fifth ball, Pardoe bowled for 28. Worcs 123-5

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
Worcs 100-4. Matt Pardoe has played positively since tea and helped to take Worcestershire closer to safety

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TEA - Worcestershire v Somerset
Tea being taken at New Road. Play due to re-start at 3.30pm with 44 overs to be bowled.

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Now drizzling at New Road. It's looking bleak

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Bad light has stopped play at New Road. Worcs 60 for four. Somerset had replaced Peter Trego with Arul Suppiah's left arm spin at the Diglis End in an attempt to stay on but the umpires were not satisfied.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Make that 60 for four. James Cameron went for a fourth ball duck prodding away from his body and edging Dockrell to James Hildreth at slip. Dockrell is getting sharp turn and Worcestershire are in danger of messing this up.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Daryl Mitchell caught at short leg by Alex Barrow off George Dockrell. Worcestershire 60-3

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Worcestershire v Somerset
It's getting very murky at New Road

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Somerset
Sussex in brown stuff after Middlesex took five wickets this morning with 68 runs added. Well though the hosts bowled, too many loose shots by the batsmen. With Finn due back into the attack after lunch this might not take much longer to wrap up.

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Somerset
Worceestershire 52-2 from 17 overs. Daryl Mitchell 15 Moeen Ali 1.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Vikram Solanki bowled by Peter Trego. Big inswinger that Solanki missed and he lost his leg stump

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Phil Hughes caught behind off George Dockrell. He pulled the previous ball for six but tried to repeat the stroke, took one hand off the bat and scooped a catch to Craig Kieswetter who trotted back a couple of yards.

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WICKET - Leicestershire v West Indians
Kirk Edwards lasted two balls in the second innings at Trent Bridge - and he's lasted only one more at Grace Road today, Nadeem Malik having him lbw for a three-ball duck. Edwards, captain today, continues his miserable tour. West Indies 25-2.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Craig Overton caught at first slip by Vikram Solanki off Jones. Somerset 298 all out. Worcestershire lead by 42. Difficult to see anything other than a draw.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Alfonso Thomas has chipped David Lucas to Richard Jones at mid on. Worcsetershire have got maximum bowling points. Somerset 340-9

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Craig Overton caught by Richard Jones at mid-on to give Jack Shantry his first five wicket haul in two years.

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Play will start on time according to the umpires

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Ground conditions are playable at New Road, it's just a matter of whether the light is good enough

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Grey and damp at New Road but it's stopped drizzling and the covers are coming off. Shouldn't be too long before we are off and running

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Somerset
Play abandoned for the day at New Road

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Covers now on at New Road

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Bad light stopped play here. Somerset 277-7

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Compton bowled by Jack Shantry for 108. Somerset now 277 for seven. He batted four hours and 20 minutes, faed 226 balls and struck 13 fours

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Peter Trego brilliantly caught at extra cover by Matt Pardoe. Somerset 268-6

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
Nick Compton 100 from 217 balls with 13 fours. His fourth of a productive season including two double centuries. His 15th of the season.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Jos Buttler caught at wide long on off Moeen Ali for 85. He was furious with himself. Buttler shared fifth wicket stand of 167 in 44 overs with Compton who is 96 not out

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TEA - Worcestershire v Somerset
Somerset 224-5. Compton 83 not out, Buttler 70 not out. Good session for Somerset but Worcestershire are missing the injured Alan Richardson

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
200-4 Jos Buttler 56 not out, Comtpon 74 not out. A century partnership and the follow-on has been saved.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
Nick Compton has scored the 59 he needed to reach 1,000 for the season. It's the earliest the landmark has been reached since Graeme Hick got there on May 28 1988. Rob Key reached 1,000 on June 2 2004

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
Nick Compton 50. Only six more needed for his 1,000

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Compton has driven Shantry for four through mid off, his first boundary in 76 balls. He's motored on to 25, needs 24 more to reach 1,000

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Somerset
Somerset 89-4. Compton is 17 not out but has scored only eight runs in 85 minutes today

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Craig Kieswetter has gone first ball. A big nick to Ben Scott.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
James Hildreth has gone LBW for 52 playing back to Jack Shantry who has conceded only one run in four overs. Somerset 86-3

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Midlands venues chosen for 2013 tour games
By Paul Bolton
Leicester, Worcester and Northampton have all been chosen as venues for tour matches next year.

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Landmark - Middlesex v Sussex
300 up for Middlesex, authoritative pull in front of square by Gareth Berg when Magoffin dropped short. Anyon bowling beautifully from the Nursery End and has beaten the bat regularly and generated excellent pace. He deserves a wicket or two.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
James Hildreth 50 from 64 balls with nine fours. Meanwhile Nick Compton has scored eight in the first hour

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
Somerset 50-2

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Nick Compton has steered David Lucas for four through point

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Drizzling here at New Road and the covers have just gone on

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Somerset
Play abandoned for the day

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TEA - Worcestershire v Somerset
Now taking tea here

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Rain stopped play here at New Road. Somerset 27-2. Compton unbeaten on nine, he needs 50 more runs today to reach his landmark

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Compton 6 not out but it is getting very dark

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Does half an hour constitute much play? 3.30pm start if there's no further rain.

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Worcestershire v Somerset
The umpires are out there inspecting. The rain has stopped, but the covers are saturated. I'd be very surprised if we see much before 4pm.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Somerset 11-2.
Alex Barrow caught behind driving at David Lucas and Arul Suppiah taken at midwicket. Compton at the crease but yet to get off the mark.

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Somerset
Worcestershire 340 all out on the stroke of lunch. Richard Jones brilliantly taken down the leg side by Craig Kieswetter off Craig Overton. Last seven wickets went down for 38.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Gareth Andrew caught at slip by James Hildreth having a dart at George Dockrell who has replaced Trego at the New Road End

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
David Lucas bowled driving at Trego who has now taken his second five wicket haul for Somerset and the third of his career

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Ben Scott LBW to Jamie Overton for one. The collapse continues. Worcestershire 310-7

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Worcestershire 309-6. Matt Pardoe playing across the line to Peter Trego. 110 overs now bowled

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Kevin Pietersen retires from limited-overs
Kevin Pietersen has retired from international one-dayers and twenty20s with immediate effect. ECB "disappointed by the timing" of his decision

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Vikram Solanki yorked by Trego for 105.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
James Cameron well taken by Trego at second slip off Thomas. Worcestershire 302 for four, their highest score of the season

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
Vikram Solanki has reached his 100, the 31st of his career. Faced 180 balls, struck 13 fours and a six

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Off and running at New Road

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Somerset
Worcestershire 270-3. Vikram Solanki 82 not out, James Cameron 14 not out.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Moeen Ali to Peter Trego who has just taken the new ball. Worcestershire 237-3

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
Vikram Solanki 50 from 104 balls with five fours and a six

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
200 up. Solanki straight drove Dockrell for six to take them there

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Daryl Mitchell has gone, caught behind cutting Arul Suppiah's third ball. Mitchell batted for four-and-a-quarter hours and faced 225 balls for his 80.

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TEA - Worcestershire v Somerset
Worcs 163-1. Mitchell 72 not out, Vikram Solanki 21 not out. Solanki was dropped twice in successive balls, first by James Hildreth at slip off George Dockrell then by Dockrell at midwicket off Peter Trego

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
Worcs 150-1
Mitchell 63 not out

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
Daryl Mitchell 50 from 162 balls . Worcs 131-1

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Somerset
Worcs 100-1
Hughes caught behind carving at Peter Trego for 53

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
Worcs 100-0. Their first century opening partnership in the championship since April 2011

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
Phil Hughes 50 on his championship debut for Worcestershire. Faced 101 balls and struck five fours.
Worcestershire 95-0

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Somerset
Worcs 77-0
Mitchell 35 not out, Hughes 40 not out

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Somerset
Worcestershire 50-0
Hard going for Daryl Mitchell and Phil Hughes but they are still there. Twins Craig and James Overton now bowling in tandem

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Team News - Durham v Lancashire
Durham: Smith, Stoneman, Muchall, Stokes, Collingwood, Benkenstein, Mustard (capt), Borthwick, Onions, Harrison Harmison. Lancashire: Horton, Moore, Brown, Prince, Croft, Procter, Cross, Shahzad, Chapple (capt), Hogg, Kerrigan

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..... won the toss - Durham v Lancashire
Lancashire won the toss and put Durham in

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Team News - Worcestershire v Somerset
Phil Hughes makes his championship debut for Worcestershire replacing compatriot Michael Klinger who played in their last match against Sussex.
Somerset unchanged from last week's win over Durham

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..... won the toss - Worcestershire v Somerset
Worcestershire won toss and bat. Compton will have to wait for the chance to reach his landmark

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Worcestershire v Somerset
Dry, humid but cloudy at New Road.
All eyes on Nick Compton who needs 59 by close of play tomorrow to complete 1,000 by the end of May

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Worcs without Richardson again
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire will again be without seamer Alan Richardson when they take on Somerset at New Road in the LV= County Championship tomorrow.

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Worcestershire have won by 56 runs after a dominant display at New Road. Having won the toss, they appeared to get off to a slow start but Phil Hughes hit a magnificent century. Middlesex lost too many wickets too early to mount a convincing challenge.

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Worcestershire v Middlesex
Middlesex are collapsing again. After the third over of the batting power play they are 157-8. Chris Rogers and Gareth Berg had brought some composure after the visitors were reduced to 93-5 but Worcestershire have very nearly sealed the victory.

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Worcestershire v Middlesex
20 overs bowled and Middlesex are 92-4 having thrown away quick wickets. Eoin Morgan and Paul Stirling were both out looking for big sweeps off Moeen Ali, who also bowled Joe Denly. There is plenty of batting to come but Middlesex must keep their heads.

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Worcestershire v Middlesex
Middlesex have made a solid start to the run chase posting 57-1 off 11. Dawid Malan was caught cutting to short third man towards the end of the 8th over but it's been a controlled approach to a testing target with lots of batting to come.

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Worcestershire v Middlesex
Worcestershire have posted a challenging total in 235-5 at New Road despite a slow start. Phil Hughes led the way with 111. He, like his team, accelerated greatly as the innings wore on. Gareth Andrew produced a fine cameo to also inject some pace.

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Worcestershire v Middlesex
104-2 after 25 and Phil Hughes is the key to Worcestershire's innings. The Australian will need to bat for the best part of the remaining over if a decent score is to be achieved.

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Worcestershire v Middlesex
Worcestershire are 50-1 after 12 and a solid but equally watchful start. Steven Finn may have been identified as the danger man opening the bowling but it was Steven Crook who picked up Moeen Ali for six, clipping to Paul Stirling at 45.

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Team News - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Wrocestershire: Solanki, Ali, Hughes, Mitchell (capt), Kervezee, Kapil, Andrew, Scott (wk), Choudhry, Lucas, Shantry. Middlesex: Denly, Malan, Stirling, Morgan, Rogers, Dexter (capt), Simpson (wk), Berg, Rayner, Crook, Finn.

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Worcestershire won the toss - Worcestershire v Middlesex
Worcestershire have won the toss and will bat first at New Road. Glorious sunny day and a healthy crowd appears to be filing into the ground. Teams to follow.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Sussex
Panesar suddenly picks up a brace of wickets as Ali is stumped for 19 and Pardoe is trapped in front for 1. 128-4. Is there still life in this game? I doubt it, but you never know.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Sussex
Klinger goes, caught behind by Brown off the bowling of Anyon for 67, but it won't affect the final result as this match is meandering to a draw. 97-2, Solanki 21*.

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Worcestershire v Sussex
Michael Klinger has a sturdy 67 not out from 100 balls, and at 97 for 1, Worcestershire are set fair for the draw

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Sussex
Narif traps Mitchell in front with his second ball as Worcestershire teeter on 21-1 chasing a near impossible 315 to win.

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Worcestershire v Sussex
Chris Nash falls two short of his hundred, and that after missing out in the first innings as well, but Ed Joyce makes no mistake as Sussex declare on 258 for 4. Worcs need an unlikely 315 to win

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Worcestershire v Sussex
Suusex have their foot on the accelerator with 116 runs in the last 10 overs. They lead by 110. Declaration can't be far away.

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Worcestershire v Sussex
Still no play this morning at New Road. Inspection at 12:15.

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Kent v Northamptonshire
Ben Harmison gets only his second over of the game for Kent, but again fails to impress in conceding 10 runs from it. James Middlebrook drove his first ball for four and pulled the fifth one for six over the Old Dover Road boundary boards. Northants are showing attacking intent and may yet set a target.

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Worcestershire v Sussex
And now it's raining. Not looking good here. Summer has to start at some point doesn't it?

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Worcestershire v Sussex
Still gloomy at Worcester, with Sussex desperate to get out there to give themselves more time to win the game.

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Worcestershire v Sussex
Bad light at Worcester halts Sussex's charge. Joyce (70*) and Nash (69) have added 143 for the first wicket at over four an over. The lead is already just one short of 200.

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Sussex
Sussex go to lunch happy. Openers Ed Joyce (29*) and Chris Nash (14*) still there, Sussex 45-0 with a lead of 101

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Sussex
David Lucas is run out for 8. Not what you need at the end of an innings while still trailing. Worcs 257-9.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Sussex
James Anyon makes the early breakthrough after a tight spell, trapping Ben Scott in front of the stumps for 5. Worcs 241-8, 74 runs behind.

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Sussex
Worcestershire close on 231 for 7, still trailing by 84 runs. Shantry and Scott are the not-out pairing

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Worcestershire v Sussex
200 up for Worcestershire, with 4 wickets down. Moeen Ali (85*) and Matthew Pardoe (23*) have staged a vital recovery with a 90-run partnership

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Worcestershire v Sussex
Worcestershire hanging on but still 160 runs behind at 155-4. Moeen Ali just passed 50 (129 balls), well supported by Matthew Pardoe (16 not out). Panesar (2-47) has bowled 15 overs unchanged.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Sussex
Monty Panesar picks up his second wicket, James Cameron caught by Chris Nash for 13. Worcestershire 112 for 4, 203 runs behind Sussex on first innings.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Sussex
Panesar bowls Solanki in his third over and breaks a partnership of 47 runs but is immediately hit for six by James Cameron. Worcestershire 104-3, Moeen Ali 19 not out.

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Worcestershire v Sussex
Having bowled Sussex out for 315 this morning, Worcs are making laboured progress against the visiting seam attack. Mitchell, hit on the boot, was lbw to James Anyon and Steve Magoffin enjoyed sending back his fellow Aussie, Michael Klinger. Worcs 64-2

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Sussex
Sussex recover to 283-8 in the final session after an 84-run partnership for the 7th wicket between Ben Brown (42) and Naved Arif (46). Steve Magoffin is 24 not out overnight.

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Worcestershire v Sussex
Ben Brown and Naved Arif staging a mini recovery for Sussex, putting on 46 for the 6th wicket so far ... 213 for 6

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TEA - Worcestershire v Sussex
Sussex 168 for 6, with Jack Shantry removing Wells (39) and Yardy (15) and Gatting (5) to move Worcestershire into a decent position on day one

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Sussex
Now Murray Goodwin goes for 1 from 17 balls, LBW to David Lucas. Sussex 117 for 3 as captain Mike Yardy joins Luke Wells (16*) at the crease

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Sussex
Chris Nash falls 16 short of a century, with Sussex trundling along at 109 for 2. Everyone else is finding it slow-going

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Worcestershire v Sussex
Chris Nash is off to a flyer for Sussex at New Road. He's cracked seven fours already in a 54-ball 45, while his opening partner, Ed Joyce, is still in single figures, on 6. 57 for 0 in the 17th over.

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Cricket Diary: Ramps' class is permanent
By Richard Gibson
Even in his 40s, Mark Ramprakash getting dropped by Surrey was unthinkable 12 months ago – and highly unlikely on face value on the very day he bagged only his second pair in 26 seasons

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Team News - Worcestershire v Sussex
Sussex win toss and bat. Worcs: Mitchell, Klinger, Solanki, Moeen Ali, Cameron, Pardoe, Andrew, Scott, Jones, Lucas, Shantry. Sussex: Nash, Joyce, Wells, Goodwin, Gatting, Yardy, Brown, Naved Arif, Anyon, Panesar, Magoffin

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Worcs boosted by Andrew appearance
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire all-rounder Gareth Andrew is in line to make a surprise return to action in this week’s LV= County Championship

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Bad weather now influencing Championship positions
By Andrew Hignell
The prolonged bad weather that has afflicted the start of the season is now beginning to have a clear influence on where each of the 18 first-class counties lie in the LV= County Championship tables.

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Richardson faces three-week lay-off
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire are likely to be without their leading wicket-taker Alan Richardson for up to three weeks with a shoulder injury sustained in their draw with Surrey at New Road.

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Essex v Worcestershire
All over at Chelmsford. Worcestershire win by 7 wickets with 6.1 overs to spare.

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WICKET - Essex v Worcestershire
Ali out for 99, Cameron out for 0 but Worcestershire on the cusp of victory at 184 for 3 from 33 overs. 7 more runs needed.

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Essex v Worcestershire
Worcestershire closing in on victory.
They need 17 more from 10 overs, 174-1 with Ali 90, Klinger 25.

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Essex v Worcestershire
Worcestershire are 137 for 1 from 25 overs. Ali 64 and Klinger 16. They need 54 to win.

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Essex v Worcestershire
20 overs gone and it's looking like its the Royals game. They are 117-1 chasing 191 for victory. Moeen Ali 52, Michael Klinger 8.

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Essex v Worcestershire
The Royals are going along sweetly having reached 79 without loss in the 13th over. Vikram Solanki needs 7 moire fior his half-century and Moeen Ali is 31 not out.

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Essex v Worcestershire
Apologies, the sun is getting to me here at Chelmsford. For Daryl Mitchell in my last post read Vikram Solanki. Anyway, Worcestershire are now 61 without loss in the 10th over VIKRAM SOLANKI 33 not out, Moeen Ali 24 not out

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Landmark - Essex v Worcestershire
Worcestershire 50 without loss in the 9th over, Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali 24 each

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Interval - Essex v Worcestershire
Essex innings closed at 190-9 wickets.

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Essex v Worcestershire
35 overs gone and Essex 157-7 Graham Napier run out for 0 without facing a ball.

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Essex v Worcestershire
30 overs gone and Essex 137-4 Pettini 62 not out

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Landmark - Essex v Worcestershire
Half-century for Mark Pettini having faced 62 deliveries and collected a six and 2 fours
Essex are 116-3 from 26 overs

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Essex v Worcestershire
Essex 92-2 at the halfway stage of their innings, Cook out for 47, Alviro Petersen for 1. Mark Pettini 37 not out.

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WICKET - Essex v Worcestershire
Alastair Cook is run out for 47 having faced 58 balls with 8 boundaries. Alviro Petersen lbw for 1 and Essex 86-2 in 19th over. Mark Pettini 35 not out

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Landmark - Essex v Worcestershire
Essex 50 without loss after 10 overs, Alastair Cook 24 Mark Pettini 23

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Team News - Essex v Worcestershire
Worcestershire: Vikram Solanki, Moeen Ali, Michael Klinger, James Cameron, Daryl Mitchell,
Alexei Kervezee, Aneesh Kapil, Ben Scott, Shaaiq Choudhry, Jack Shantry, David Lucas

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Team News - Essex v Worcestershire
Essex: Alastair Cook, Mark Pettini, Alviro Petersen, Adam Wheater, Greg Smith, James Foster, Michael Comber, Graham Napier, Tim Phillips, David Masters, Tymal Mills.

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..... won the toss - Essex v Worcestershire
Worcestershire won the toss and field.

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Surrey
MATCH DRAWN - magnificent effort by Surrey to come so near to winning after following on. Edwards 4-44 and bowled last over to Richard Jones, who hung on 20 balls for 0* to secure draw for Worcs at 150-8. Great effort too by Matt Pardoe, 108 balls for 38*

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Worcestershire v Surrey
Four overs left - Worcs 145-8. Can they hang on? Some great finishes around the country - just shows what can happen when the sun comes out for a while

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
Lucas ct behind off Jon Lewis for 18 - Worcs 135-8 - and there are now 6 overs left. Great finish

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Worcestershire v Surrey
Worcs 128-7. Sturdy effort from Pardoe, 78 balls for his unbeaten 26, and Lucas is staying with him to Surrey's annoyance.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
Great finish to dramatic match at New Road: Worcs now 100-7 and the teenage paceman George Edwards has just removed both Ben Scott, bowled for 0, and Aneesh Kapil, caught for 2. Edwards has 4-for, and Surrey are straining every sinew

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
Cameron bowled by Batty for 28 - Worcs 93-5

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Worcestershire v Surrey
James Cameron and Matt Pardoe are hanging on in there - Worcs 86-4 and they've added 37 now to frustrate Surrey's improbable victory bid

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WICKET - Durham v Somerset
Durham are not yet safe, and certainly wouldn't be if Philander bent his back. The youngsters have grabbed two more wickets with Overton having Stoneman lbw for 35 and Meschede persuading Muchall to edge to second slip. 173-5, 31 ahead with 28 overs left

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
Worcs 49-4 - Moeen Ali bowled for 5 by Gareth Batty in the Surrey off spinner's third over. Even more interesting...

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TEA - Durham v Somerset
Collingwood fell in the over before tea, lbw to Craig Overton for 36. As the batsman was well forward and Overton is 6ft 5in and gets good bounce it looked a harsh decision. Durham are two runs ahead on 144-3 with Stoneman on 32

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
Three of them actually, in the space of 11 balls with Worcs total on 29. Teenage fast bowler George Edwards began it all by claiming the prize scalps of Klinger and Solanki, and now Jon Lewis has removed Daryl Mitchell lbw. Surrey sniffing a famous win

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Worcestershire v Surrey
Game on. Surrey's declaration at 431-7, after Maynard (a brilliant 143) and De Bruyn had both fallen to David Lucas, has set Worcs 260 to win in three hours

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LUNCH - Worcestershire v Surrey
Maynard 138 not out at the interval, from 151 balls, and with Zander de Bruyn already on to 23 Surrey lead by 210 at 382-5 against a Worcs attack missing the injured Alan Richardson and now looking ragged

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Surrey
Hamilton-Brown reached his hundred from 144 balls, with 12 fours, but has now been caught off Moeen Ali's off-spin. His magnificent stand with Maynard (still there on 132) raised 225 in 44 overs and has turned this game on its head. Surrey 359-5 - a lead of 187

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Worcestershire v Surrey
Surrey's overall lead is now reaching potentially match-winning proportions, with two full sessions still to go after lunch. 321-4 is a lead of 149, Maynard is on 122 and Hamilton-Brown also approaching a superb hundred on 93

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Durham v Somerset
Craig Kieswetter has secured Somerset a second batting point. He has smashed Graham Onions over mid-wicket for six and is now on 84 out of 250-9, a lead of 125. Onions moved one sharply away off the seam to have Max Waller caught behind

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Surrey
A brilliant counter-attacking hundred for Tom Maynard. He's now 102 not out from 102 balls, with a six to reach his century, over long on, and 14 fours. Partnership with Hamilton-Brown (73*) is so far worth 155 and Surrey's lead now 108

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Worcestershire v Surrey
Sixteen more runs in a cautious first half-hour today for the Surrey fifth wicket pair of Rory Hamilton-Brown and Tom Maynard, who are now 58 and 70 not out respectively. Surrey 232-4 and the stand now worth 107

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England Lions v West Indies
DROPPED - Kieran Powell put down at 3rd slip by Nick Compton off Matt Coles. A very difficult chance to his right at shin height. Powell 17 not out; West Indies 39-3.

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WICKET - Hampshire v Derbyshire
Kabir Ali has taken his first Champo wicket of 2012, Paul Borrington (4) ct by Liam Dawson at 2nd slip. But unfortunately the away side aren't chasing a target after failing to reach an agreement with Hampshire. They're 13-1 in reply to the home side's 352-8

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Durham v Somerset
Play to start at 11.40 with 86 overs to bowl.

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Sohail Tanvir is Worcestershire T20 signing
By Paul Bolton
Worcestershire have signed Pakistan all-rounder Sohail Tanvir as their second overseas player for this season’s Friends Life t20 competition.

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Close Of Play - Worcestershire v Surrey
Surrey 216-4. Rory Hamilton-Brown is unbeaten on 50, celebrating the landmark from 67 deliveries. The lead is 44 heading into the final morning.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Surrey
MAYNARD 50 - An outstanding display of hitting from Tom Maynard has charged Surrey into the lead at New Road. Three consecutive fours off David Lucas took him to a 48-ball half-century.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Surrey
Surrey are level with Worcestershire with six second-innings wickets intact. Hamilton-Brown and Maynard both in the 30s.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
PIETERSEN - KP's 69 is the highest score of the match thus far. His 85-ball effort was terminated when he walked down the pitch at Richard Jones and gained a leading edge into the slips.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
DAVIES OUT - Golden arm Richard Jones has done it again. Davies nicks behind from his first ball back. Surrey 98-3.

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Surrey
PIETERSEN 50 - KP gets to 50 from 49 balls during a manic 11-ball spell either side of tea in which he struck six boundaries.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
RAMPRAKASH OUT - Despite Alan Richardson being off the pitch with an injured bowling arm, Surrey have lost another wicket. Following on, they are 11-2. Ramprakash has bagged a pair.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
RUDOPLH OUT (AGAIN) - For the second time in the match he has been bowled. Surrey 7-1.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
RUDOLPH OUT - Spectacular end to the Surrey innings as Richardson uproots his middle-stump. Rudolph out for 68. Surrey 113 all out.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
Debutant George Edwards has gone, caught behind by Ben Scott, standing up to the stumps off David Lucas. Surrey 103-9.

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Durham v Somerset
Further inspection at Chester-le-Street at 2.45, but more showers are expected

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Landmark - Worcestershire v Surrey
Jacques Rudolph has 50, from 94 balls, following a significant increase in tempo after lunch.

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LUNCH - Essex v Kent
Kent have batted throughout the morning session without losing a wicket and they go to the break on 123-5. Excellent effort by Darren Stevens who is 73 not out and Geraint Jones is 37 not out

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
CARNAGE - Two more down at New Road. And two more LBWs. Ex-Pear Gareth Batty gone to Alan Richardson and Jon Lewis to Richard Jones. Surrey 43-8.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
DE BRUYN OUT - Richard Jones now has three wickets in a fine spell. Another of the ex-Worcs players dismissed: Zander de Bruyn lbw playing across a full delivery. Surrey 35-6.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
MAYNARD OUT - Trying to withdraw his bat, played on to David Lucas. Surrey 32-5.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
MAYHEM - Richard Jones has two wickets in as many overs from the New Road end. Rory Hamilton-Brown re-directing a delivery to second slip. Surrey 25-4.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
KP OUT - Driving at a delivery from Richard Jones, an edge behind snapped up gleefully by wicketkeeper Ben Scott.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
RAMPRAKASH OUT, PIETERSEN IN - Mark Ramprakash's poor trot has continued with another duck, lbw to David Lucas at New Road. Surrey 8-2.

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Worcestershire v Surrey
DAVIES OUT - Play has started on time at New Road. A slash to gully means Surrey are 4-1.

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WICKET - Worcestershire v Surrey
James Cameron holed out to deep midwicket the ball after bringing up his half-century with a six, to provide Tim Linley with a fourth wicket. Worcestershire 285 all out.

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