Warwickshire Forced To Follow On

Last updated : 31 May 2010 By Covsupport News Service
Warwickshire County Cricket Club were forced to follow on, on day three of their County Championship game with Durham at Edgbaston.

Resuming on 18-1, Warwicks were all out before lunch after another dismissal collapse which looks to have cost them any hope of a victory before the Twenty/20's start.

Ian Westwood went without adding to his overnight score of 16, followed by Chopra and Troughton each for a single, which left Warwicks on 28-4.

Rikki Clarke was caught after only making five runs and wicketkeeper Richard Johnson followed with the score on 59-5.

When Andrew Miller became one of Ian Blackwell's two victims after making 35 and Ant Botha (20) became one of three victims for Liam Plunkett, the writing was on the wall and Warwicks were all out for 100 in 35.2 overs.

it was no surprise that they were forced to follow on. With the score on 25, Darren Maddy was trapped lbw by Mitchell Clayton for 16. Chopra and Troughton again went cheaply but Ian Westwood (86 not out) and Rikki Clarke both hit half centuries to see Warwicks on 229-4 at stumps some fifty runs behind. 

In the test match, England wrapped up a victory against Bangladesh.

Steve Finn, who got the man of the match award rather than Jon Trott who had hit 226 in England's first innings and taken catches and a wicket in the visitors first innings, took four wickets along with Jimmy Anderson as Bangladesh in their second innings were all out for 382.

Needing 162 to win, Alistair Cook was out for 23 before Andrew Strauss made 82 to set England on their way. Jon Trott again played his part with an unbeaten 36 as Kevin Pietersen, hit the winning runs to give England an eight wicket victory.