Double Ton Plus For Chopra

Last updated : 09 July 2013 By Covsupport News Service

Varun Chopra hit a superb 228 not out as Warwickshire County Cricket Club declared on the second day of their County Championship match with Middlesex at Uxbridge.

Warwicks resumed on 269/2 but lost Atteq Javid caught behind by Simpson for 22 with the score on 281.

Chopra and Tim Ambrose added another hundred before Ambrose went for sixty when he was caught by Malan.

Chris Woakes came in and scored 34 before his innings ended when he was caught and bowled by Rayner and when Clarke went for 22 and Chopra was safely past the two hundred mark, Warwicks declared on 486-6.

Chris Wright and Keith Barker got straight into the Middlesex openers and Barker had Malan caught by Patal for two then had Denly caught also by Patal for four in the same over.

In came, Chris Wright and he had Robson who had scored 16 caught by Patal before taking the wicket of Dexter who was caught behind by Ambrose in his first ball.

Warwicks let Middlesex back into things and by the 40th over, they had closed on 177-4.