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BBC News
26-05-2025
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Rain saves Pears against Warwickshire at New Road
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester (day four)Warwickshire 227 & 280: Hain 87*; Duffy 5-75Worcestershire 181 & 181-8: Waite 44*; Rushworth 3-30, Woakes 3-53Worcestershire (11 pts) drew with Warwickshire (11 pts)Match scorecard Warwickshire were frustrated at New Road as persistent rain ended the County Championship derby when they needed just two more wickets to beat 327 for victory, Worcestershire were 181-8 when the players went off for bad light just before tea. Much to the Bears' anguish, rain then arrived to wash out the last 47 had resumed on the final day on 54-2 and appeared destined for defeat when they declined to 87-6 against an attack led by fit-again Chris Rushworth (3-30) and Chris Woakes (3-53).Warwickshire were closing in on victory, but Matthew Waite (44 not out), Ethan Brookes (34) and number 10 Tom Taylor showed great resolve to defy long enough for rain to come to their side's 327 runs on a difficult pitch under thick cloud against an attack led by Woakes and Rushworth is about as tough an assignment as county cricket gets and, sure enough, Worcestershire wickets were soon falling on the final morning. The overnight batters fell in successive balls when Gareth Roderick (37) was adjudged lbw to Rushworth and Kashif Ali edged Woakes to second slip where Beau Webster took a superb catch, diving forward to his the batters were blameless in those two dismissals, that was not the case four overs later when Brett D'Oliveira lifted a leg-stump half-volley from Rushworth straight to long leg. When Rob Jones nicked a perfect outswinger from Ed Barnard to wicketkeeper Kai Smith, it was and Brookes blended the inevitable playing and missing with sound defence and selective counter-attack to add 61 from 63 balls before the latter's middle stump was plucked out by Ethan Bamber. Woakes soon had Ben Allison caught behind but Taylor joined Waite to consume 38 minutes before the weather closed were denied the victory they, and in particular Sam Hain's superb batting – 86 and 87 not out on a pitch on which only one other player passed 50 – deserved. Worcestershire may feel that their luck has turned this season, having followed last week's win over Essex with a healthy points haul from a Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
BBC News
24-05-2025
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Returning Woakes helps put Bears on top against Worcs
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester (day two)Warwickshire 227: Hain 86, Latham 59; Taylor 4-37 & 53-1: Yates 17*Worcestershire 181: Libby 45; Rushworth 4-37, Woakes 3-34Warwickshire (3 pts) lead Worcestershire (3 pts) by 99 runs with nine wickets scorecard Chris Rushworth and Chris Woakes bowled Warwickshire into the ascendancy over Worcestershire on the second day of the County Championship Division One derby at Visit Worcestershire New (4-37) and Woakes (3-34) exploited perfect seam-bowling conditions to bowl the home side out for 181. That gave Warwickshire a first innings lead of 46 - small but potentially decisive in a low-scoring visitors closed the second day on 53-1 - 99 ahead overall. It was an encouraging day for Warwickshire and also for England as Woakes safely came through his return to first-team bowling after a knee injury. He looked fluent and in good rhythm as he bowled well from the Diglis resumed on the second morning on 53 without loss, strongly placed but in batting conditions which were even more tricky than on the first day. Cloud cover and dampness from overnight rain had been added to the mischievous and Woakes could not have asked for more helpful conditions for their first competitive bowl of the season and both took full advantage as Worcestershire's ten wickets fell for 117 began the collapse by pinning Jake Libby (45) lbw. He then extended Henry Nicholls' thin spell of form via a catch at third departure was the first of four wickets to fall for eight runs in seven overs as Rushworth found his rhythm from the New Road End. Perfectly pitched outswingers induced three fatal edges in eight balls from Gareth Roderick (24), Rob Jones and Brett D' glowering skies, the outside edges continued to come. Wicketkeeper Alex Davies took the catches as Woakes snared Ethan Brookes and Matthew Waite became Rushworth's 673rd first class victim. Kashif Ali's 159 minutes of impressive defiance for 31 ended when he edged Ed Barnard high to second Taylor clubbed Webster to mid on and when the Aussie all-rounder, on his farewell appearance for Warwickshire before joining up with the Australia squad, bowled Ben Allison through a slog, Warwickshire's first innings lead was a solid the last session to bat, Warwickshire soon lost Alex Davies, beaten for pace and bowled by Jacob Duffy. In murky light, Rob Yates (17*) and Tom Latham (15*) ground out an unbroken partnership of 38 in 115 balls to cement their side's advantage while Rushworth's happy day got even better when his beloved Sunderland knocked in a stoppage time winner against Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final at Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
Yahoo
15-05-2025
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Rushworth nears return to boost Warwickshire
Chris Rushworth has given Warwickshire an injury boost a week after leading wicket-taker Michael Booth was ruled out with a stress fracture. The veteran seamer, 38, is nearing a return for the Bears and has been named in the squad for the Division One fixture against Hampshire at Edgbaston, starting Friday. Rushworth, who took 53 wickets in 2023 and 13 in an interrupted campaign restricted to six outings by injury last summer, has missed the start of this season with a calf strain. With Booth expected to be out until at least the end of July, Rushworth's return will replenish the Bears' fast bowling options if he is deemed sharp enough to start against Hampshire. "It's good to have Rushy back in the squad," Warwickshire first-team coach Ian Westwood told the club website. "We don't know yet if he'll play but he's going well in training, he's building back up, and has been progressing nicely with our strength and conditioning team. "The news on Boothy came as a real blow. He's had a great start to the season, looking very sharp and has been among the wickets. He's in good hands and we hope to see him back as soon as possible." Warwickshire have had a good start to the County Championship season with two wins and three draws putting them second in the Division One table behind Nottinghamshire.
BBC News
15-05-2025
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- BBC News
Rushworth nears return to boost Warwickshire
Chris Rushworth has given Warwickshire an injury boost a week after leading wicket-taker Michael Booth was ruled out with a stress veteran seamer, 38, is nearing a return for the Bears and has been named in the squad for the Division One fixture against Hampshire at Edgbaston, starting who took 53 wickets in 2023 and 13 in an interrupted campaign restricted to six outings by injury last summer, has missed the start of this season with a calf Booth expected to be out until at least the end of July, Rushworth's return will replenish the Bears' fast bowling options if he is deemed sharp enough to start against Hampshire."It's good to have Rushy back in the squad," Warwickshire first-team coach Ian Westwood told the club website, external."We don't know yet if he'll play but he's going well in training, he's building back up, and has been progressing nicely with our strength and conditioning team."The news on Boothy came as a real blow. He's had a great start to the season, looking very sharp and has been among the wickets. He's in good hands and we hope to see him back as soon as possible."Warwickshire have had a good start to the County Championship season with two wins and three draws putting them second in the Division One table behind Nottinghamshire.
