Ian Bell puts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 on top with a classy half-century
Warwickshire’s, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, guiding the team to a strong position at close of first day’s play. The visitors reached 233 runs for the
loss of just three batsmen on a rain interrupted day.
Chris Read, who is the skipper of the home team, chose to field first after winning the toss. There was some moisture beneath the surface of the wicket and batting first was not an easy task.
However, Nottinghamshire’s bowlers failed to make most of the conditions, as they were unable to give early breakthroughs to their team. The ball did a lot of tricks, as it moved both in the air and off the pitch, but the Warwickshire batsmen were up to
the task and gave a very solid start to the visitors.
Openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WTS-Porterfield-c2801, batted solidly and put together 72 runs for the first wicket. They scored their runs quickly, putting pressure on the opposition.
Chopra was more aggressive compared to his partner, but was unable to carry onto the start to his innings. He scored 41 runs off 54 balls, hitting six fours in his knock. However, he gave his wicket away in an attempt of being ultra aggressive.
The second wicket to fall in the innings was of Porterfield, who scored a sensible half-century for his team. The stylish left-hander managed 54 runs with the help of nine fours and was undone by a beautiful delivery by, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andre-Adams-c1033. The ball pitched within
the stumps and moved away off the seam, taking the edge off the bat of the Irish batsman.
The fall of the openers brought two of the most technically correct batsmen in modern day cricket, Ian Bell and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576. The pair collected 60 runs for the third wicket and played some delightful shots in their respective innings. Trott was dismissed
after adding 32 runs to the total with the help of seven boundaries, but this didn’t stop Bell from scoring runs.
The 29-year-old batsman played with effortless ease and remained unbeaten on 68 runs from 125 balls until close of play. He timed the ball to perfection and caressed 10 beautiful boundaries.
Bell was supported by star http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Yousuf-c77465, who has been in terrific form for Warwickshire. The classy right-handed player was not-out on 27 from 36 balls in a 53-run stand with Bell.
Although the pitch had some assistance for the seamers, there wasn’t much consistency shown by the home team’s bowlers. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Franks-c2163 did a good job, picking up one wicket in the day.
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