English County – Clydesdale Bank 40 – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Worcestershire-c866 claim easy wins
Warwickshire breezed past http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Keith-Henderson-Barker-c70622.
Both men shared seven scalps to help their side in restricting their opponents on 148, before the batters chased down the target comfortably with more than seven overs to spare.
After opting to bat first, the hosts started on a solid note as openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Wakely-c988 added 34. The former scored the major chunk, 24, but his departure saw his side struggling to find any rhythm.
Wakely was the team’s sole provider, amassing 62 while the remaining batters failed to cross more than 15. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Barker-c47300 made easy work of the lower order to end Notts innings on a disappointing 148 – bowled out in 36.2 overs.
Warwick’s reply was swift with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WTS-Porterfield-c2801, who fell after making 30, before partnering in another 70-odd stand with skipper Jim Troughton (27).
Tim Ambrose came in to score a couple of runs to earn his side a convincing win.
In the Group A encounter between Worcestershire and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Middlesex-c817, the home side brushed their opponents aside by 56 runs at the County Ground, New Road, Worcester.
Electing to bat first, the hosts wobbled initially after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-c76390 (48) in the opening and middle stages, while Gareth Andrew than held the innings well in the final overs – allowing Worcestershire to post a reasonable 235 on the board.
Middlesex remained on course for the first 15 overs with the top three, comprising of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Berg-c1457 playing valuable knocks, the visitors always remained short and eventually folded on 179 in 34. 3 overs.
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