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Woakes picks up dubious honour: Andrew Hignell
It’s the stuff of a Boy’s Own annual – a young hero takes ten wickets in the match, top scores in both innings and leads off his side to warm applause after their victory in which he had, almost single-handedly, … Continue reading
Trott takes chance to return to county T20 action
Warwickshire will be boosted by the return of England batsman and recently crowned player of the year Jonathan Trott for their crunch Friends Life t20 match against Yorkshire at Edgbaston on Friday June 24. Trott has been included in England’s … Continue reading
Woakes returns to boost Warwicks T20 Cup bid
Warwickshire hope to be boosted by the return of England one-day international all-rounder Chris Woakes when they return to Friends Life t20 action against Nottinghamshire at Edgbaston on Wednesday June 8. The 22-year-old Woakes has been sidelined for a month … Continue reading
Woakes injury follows heavy winter workload
Warwickshire allrounder Chris Woakes has been ruled out of contention for a place in the England Lions side for their tour match against Sri Lanka at Derby from May 19. The 22-year-old has been ruled out with sore shins which … Continue reading
CMJ: Young county thrusters jostle for England chance
The forecasters predicted that the Royal Wedding would have the sort of effect that the first day of the cricket season once did, guaranteeing at least some rainfall after a drought. Not for the first time, they were wrong but … Continue reading
Andrew Hignell: Somerset v Warwicks, the grisly details
They are the hot tip as the likely winners of Division One of the LV County Championship in 2011 but, in the space of just over two hours’ play at Taunton on Saturday April 16, Somerset dramatically lost fourteen wickets … Continue reading
Lion Harris aims to follow Finn and Woakes
Glamorgan seamer James Harris has headed out on the England Lions tour of West Indies determined to emulate England new boys Steven Finn and Chris Woakes. While Finn has broken into the Test team and Woakes has made a name … Continue reading
County opposition for Warwicks in Barbados
Warwickshire will play county rivals Essex and Hampshire on their pre-season tour of Barbados in March. They are among five counties who have opted to prepare for the earliest-ever start to the County Championship season with some warm weather training … Continue reading
Woakes will be up to the task, says Welch
Warwickshire’s bowling coach Graeme Welch has backed the county’s seamer Chris Woakes to make the step up to international level. Woakes has been included in an England senior squad for the first time following his selection for the one-day and … Continue reading