Warwickshire V Somerset – County Championship Division 1 – Live Cricket Score and Update – Day 1
A red-hot Chris Wright scythed through the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 dominated the opening day of the County Championship Division One match underway at Edgbaston, Birmingham since April 12, 2012.
The Chris Wright led the Warwickshire attack and bundled out the tourists before tea for a paltry first innings total of 147, with tail ender Vernon Philander top-scoring with 38. At stumps on Day one, the hosts were settled at 111 for 3. Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Varun-Chopra-c2745
was playing on 40 with Darren Maddy not out on 24 at the other end.
Somerset skipper Marcus Trescothick won the toss and opted to bat first, but the decision backfired. Openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rikki-Clarke-c85428
off Chris Wright. The visiting skipper was also caught by Rikki Clarke but this time http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Hildreth-c1647 back for a sweet duck.
Hildreth’s departure brought http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206 to the crease and in partnership with Nick Compton. The wicketkeeper batsman posted 17 runs, with the bulk of the runs coming from the gloveman. Kieswetter got out in the 16th over edging Chris Wright
to Darren Maddy. He scored 20 runs off 19 balls, hitting three boundaries during his half-an hour stay at the crease.
Wright struck back in the next over to trap Nick Compton lbw to leave the tourists at 44 for 5 on the board. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Trego-c2181 shared a partnership of 39 runs for the sixth wicket to add some normalcy to Somerset’s innings. Trego plundered four
boundaries in his 25-ball 27 but the excitement was short-lived as three wickets in three overs left the visitors reeling at 95 for 8.
The South African pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steve-Kirby-c2577 was the last man to go as the
tourists were rolled over for 147 inside the first two sessions of the day.
Chris Wright claimed best figures of 4 for 47 while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 shared two wickets each.
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