Nine Run Win For Warwickshire

Last updated : 01 May 2011 By Covsupport News Service

Warwickshire County Cricket Club beat Leicestershire by nine runs in a Pro40 game this afternoon at Edgbaston.

Warwicks batted first and put on 55 for the first wicket before Will Porterfield was out for 32.

Keith Barker made eight but Varun Chopra and Mohammad Yousuf were in excellent form.

Yousuf made 56 from 46 balls to become the third player to lose his wicket with the score on 190 but Chopra batted one before he was caught by Cobb after making 115 from 110 including seven fours and a six.

Rikki Clarke who had made a rapid 39 was the fifth Warwickshire batsman but Jim Troughton and Darren Maddy added 32 from 17 balls to help Warwicks to 294/5 from their 40 overs.

Warwickshire are at home to Scotland tomorrow. Play is due to start at Edgbaston at 1.45pm and commentary can be heard on the BBC Coventry & Warwickshire website.

James Taylor made 101 after Cobb had gone for 40, Du Toit 39, Nixon 19 and Boyce 48 but Warwickshire were able to slow down the rate the visitors were scoring and Leicestershire finished on 285-7 some nine runs short.