Warwickshire v Durham - County Championship Division One - Live Score and Update
Durham 163 v Warwickshire 116/5 (45.0 ov) - Warwickshire trail by 47 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
On Wednesday, fans witnessed the first day of the four-day match between Warwickshire and Durham in the County Championship Division One competition, at Edgbaston, Birmingham, where after going through a wet weak, the weather finally allowed a full day’s play.
On winning the toss, Warwickshire invited the opposition to bat in order to restrict them on a small total and gain an upper hand.
The side made early inroads when they grabbed their first wicket with only 12 runs on the board as Durham opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Will-Smith-c2794, fell after scoring just two runs.
Then with 17 runs on the board, Durham suffered the demise of middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PD-Collingwood-c2173, who after facing 14 deliveries perished on a tally of four.
Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ben-Stokes-c1142 then forged a stinging partnership as the duo made a tremendous effort to put their team back in the driving seat as they hammered the bowlers, to keep the score board ticking.
However, just when the duo seemed well set to score a befitting partnership, the joyride came to an abrupt end on the wicket of Venuto, who hit the showers after smashing an innings of 29 runs.
With 99 runs on the board, the side really came under stress as they lost the services of Stokes, who perished after moulding an innings of 35 runs.
This was a sign for Warwickshire bowlers to make a comeback in the match as they grabbed a couple of more wickets to put the batting side under pressure.
In the dying moments of the innings, 29-year-old all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Onions-c1449, rose as the ace batsman with an innings of 36 runs to his name as his side mustered 163 runs at the end of their first innings.
From Warwickshire, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Keith-Henderson-Barker-c70622 and Chris Wright were unplayable as they nabbed five and four wickets to put their side in a dominating role.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 batsmen to stamp his side’s superiority in the contest.
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