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Chopra impresses with big runs during stint in Sri Lanka
Warwickshire batsman Varun Chopra can already claim to be in fine form even though the new season is more than a month away, having scored two centuries during his recent stint playing first-class cricket in Sri Lanka. The opener played … Continue reading
Chopra signs on again, Brown makes Hall of Fame
Warwickshire batsman Varun Chopra has signed a contract extension that will keep him at Edgbaston until the end of the 2014 season. The 24-year-old former England Under-19 captain has just completed a successful second season with Warwickshire following his move from … Continue reading
Warwickshire pair reprimanded for dissent
Warwickshire pair Rikki Clarke and Varun Chopra have both received reprimands for showing dissent at umpiring decisions in recent matches. Former England all-rounder Clarke was reported by umpires Nigel Llong and Tim Robinson for showing dissent after he was given … Continue reading
Andrew Hignell: Chopra’s mission to join exclusive club
It’s been something of a Holy Grail for county batsmen, and an achievement that only eight batsmen in cricket history have ever achieved. I’m referring to the feat in English domestic cricket of scoring 1,000 first-class runs before the end … Continue reading
Hard work pays handsome dividends for Chopra
Warwickshire batsman Varun Chopra is reaping the rewards of a winter spent refining his technique in the Edgbaston indoor nets. The 23-year-old former Essex batsman had made only two first-class centuries before this season, the last of them in September … 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
Warwicks agree leukaemia charity deal
Warwickshire have agreed to dedicate a day during the season in honour of Cure Leukaemia after agreeing a three-year deal with the blood cancer charity. The first such day will be during the third npower Test between England and India … Continue reading