Warwickshire v Yorkshire: County Championship Division One – Yorkshire’s First Innings
Warwickshire thumped Yorkshire by an innings and 58 runs in a match of the County Championship Division One at the Headingley, Leeds in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Thursday, August 25, 2011.
The hosts managed only 297 and 127 in their respective outings whereas Warwickshire batted once, collecting 482 runs.
Earlier, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jacques-Rudolph-c1619 opted to bat first after winning the toss. He expected his side to post a solid first innings total, but the entire team was out for 297 runs.
The pitch was good for batting, as it appeared to be dry. However the bowlers did get some bounce and pace off the wicket, which allowed them to restrict the Yorkshire team below 300.
The hosts’ innings was started by their captain and Joe Sayers. The pair got off to a cautious start and collected 40 runs at the top of the order.
Rudolph looked well set at the crease, but failed to make most of the start he got to his innings. He got out after adding 24 runs to the total off 49 balls with the help of four boundaries.
The fall of wicket did not trouble the Yorkshire team by much, as the innings was nicely carried forward by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Lumb-c1981 Root and Sayers. The pair put together 80 runs for the second wicket partnership and things looked good for the team.
However, both Sayers and Root were dismissed in a span of 5 balls, leaving the team in a spot of bother at 120/3. They collected 47 and 29 in their outings respectively.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anthony-McGrath-c45053 was the next wicket to fall in the innings. He managed just 8 runs in his short stay at the crease.
A 57-run stand between middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gerard-Brophy-c1482 guided Yorkshire into a safe position. However, the latter was dismissed after adding 19 runs to the total.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AU-Rashid-c1106 offered some resistance down the order, but failed to make a significant impression. He was dismissed after contributing 21 runs to the total.
Ballance played an impressive innings. He was under pressure, as wickets were tumbling at the other end, but kept on playing with maturity. The seasoned campaigner top scored the innings with 57 runs before being dismissed. His innings included 8 boundaries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/David-Arlen-Wainwright-c52641 contributed 32 runs towards the end of the innings, guiding the team to 297 runs in the end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Christopher-Liam-Metters-c50912, who scalped 3 wickets in the day.
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