Somerset vs Warwickshire, at Birmingham, Aug 20 2013 - Match Result

RESULT

Birmingham, August 20 - 23, 2013, County Championship Division One

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Somerset

340 & 255

Warwickshire

(T:189) 407 & 123/3

Match drawn

Gloom descends on Warks title hopes

There could have been no more appropriate metaphor for Warwickshire's chances of retaining the County Championship than the gloom which enshrouded Edgbaston on Friday evening.

23-Aug-2013•Paul Edwards at Edgbaston

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Scorecard summary

Somerset • 340/10(92.1 overs)

1st INNINGS

148 (192)

3/71 (23)

46 (66)

3/67 (19.1)

Warwickshire • 407/10(142.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

138 (259)

6/96 (43.4)

133 (309)

2/64 (24)

Somerset • 255/10(92.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

91 (169)

5/67 (36)

39 (97)

3/71 (21.3)

Warwickshire • 123/3(31 overs)

2nd INNINGS

55* (86)

2/37 (9)

49 (81)

1/46 (11)

end of over 315 runs

WAR: 123/3CRR: 3.96

Tim Ambrose5 (10b 1x4)

Varun Chopra55 (86b 4x4)

Steve Kirby 9-0-37-2

Alfonso Thomas 11-0-46-1

30.6

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Kirby to Ambrose, no run

30.5

•

Kirby to Ambrose, no run

30.4

Kirby to Chopra, 1 run

30.3

•

Kirby to Chopra, no run

30.2

Kirby to Chopra, FOUR runs

30.1

•

Kirby to Chopra, no run

end of over 307 runs

WAR: 118/3CRR: 3.93

Tim Ambrose5 (8b 1x4)

Varun Chopra50 (82b 3x4)

Alfonso Thomas 11-0-46-1

Steve Kirby 8-0-32-2

29.6

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Thomas to Ambrose, no run

29.5

Thomas to Ambrose, FOUR runs

29.4

Thomas to Chopra, 1 run

29.3

Thomas to Ambrose, 1 run

29.2

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Thomas to Ambrose, no run

29.1

Thomas to Chopra, 1 run

end of over 291 run

WAR: 111/3CRR: 3.82

Varun Chopra48 (80b 3x4)

Tim Ambrose0 (4b)

Steve Kirby 8-0-32-2

Alfonso Thomas 10-0-39-1

28.6

Kirby to Chopra, 1 run

28.5

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Kirby to Chopra, no run

28.4

•

Kirby to Chopra, no run

28.3

•

Kirby to Chopra, no run

28.2

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Kirby to Chopra, no run

28.1

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Kirby to Chopra, no run

end of over 283 runs • 1 wicket

WAR: 110/3CRR: 3.92

Tim Ambrose0 (4b)

Varun Chopra47 (74b 3x4)

Alfonso Thomas 10-0-39-1

Steve Kirby 7-0-31-2

27.6

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Thomas to Ambrose, no run

27.5

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Thomas to Ambrose, no run

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Match details

Edgbaston, Birmingham
Toss	Somerset, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship Division One
Season	2013
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	20,21,22,23 August 2013 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Rob Bailey Stephen Gale
Points	Somerset 7, Warwickshire 9

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Warwickshire Innings

Player Name		R	B
V Chopra	not out	55	86
IJ Westwood	bowled	49	81
A Javid	bowled	2	5
LJ Evans	caught	0	8
TR Ambrose	not out	5	10
Extras	(b 1, lb 3, nb 8)
Total	123(3 wkts; 31 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
AC Thomas	11	0	46	1	4.18 (1 nb)
SP Kirby	9	0	37	2	4.11 (2 nb)
GH Dockrell	5	0	16	0	3.2
PP Chawla	6	1	20	0	3.33 (1 nb)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	101	Ian Westwood	Varun Chopra
2nd	2	Varun Chopra	Ateeq Javid
3rd	7	Varun Chopra	Laurie Evans
4th	13	Tim Ambrose	Varun Chopra

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County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
DUR	16	10	4	2	245.5
YOR	16	7	2	7	221
SUS	16	5	3	8	188
WAR	16	5	2	9	186
MID	16	6	5	5	182
SOM	16	3	5	8	146
NOT	16	2	5	9	146
DER	16	3	10	3	122
SUR	16	1	6	9	116
LAN	-	-	-	-	-
WOR	-	-	-	-	-

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