http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782 - County Championship Division One - Day 2 - Live Score and Update
Durham 163 v Warwickshire 195/7 (67.0 ov) - Warwickshire lead by 32 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
The second day of the four-day clash in the County Championship Division One between Warwickshire and Durham was marred by rain, which prevented Warwickshire from completing their first innings at Edgbaston, Birmingham with the weather allowing only 22 overs to be bowled in the day.
With showers expected later, play began with Warwickshire batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IR-Bell-c1597, batting on 59 runs and TR Ambrose on nine, coming out to add more runs to their side in order to secure a first innings lead against Durham, who had amassed a decent total of 163 at the end of their first innings.
Both batsmen took an early charge against the bowlers they were facing, intimidating them in order to rattle the fielding side.
Durham bowlers seemed completely taken aback by the rampant batting display from Warwickshire and were soon looking desperate to secure a wicket as the day passed by.
On the other hand, the batsmen were aware of the fact that they needed to score as much as possible in order to create a winnable situation.
After being hammered for a barrage of runs, finally the fielding side struck with 186 runs on the board, by grabbing the wickets of Ambrose, who departed after playing a brave innings of 39 runs off 77 deliveries.
The partnership was, however, a blend of superb play from both batsmen where Bell was obviously the alpha, as he hit the bowlers all around the park without a hint of remorse.
However, after losing Ambrose, the side soon suffered the demise of their second wicket of the day when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rikki-Clarke-c85428 got trapped right in front of stumps before opening his account.
With Bell hammering a stupendous knock of 106 runs, the side ended the day after posting 195 runs for the loss of seven wickets, securing a lead of 32 runs against Durham in their first innings.
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