Chris Liptrot playing his first County Championship match took 5 for
43 for Worcestershire against Warwickshire at New Road. Warwickshire
ended the day at 140 for 8 in 51.2 overs in answer to Worcestershire's
338. The rookie fast bowler took the first three wickets in
the space of 10 balls and then returned to consume Mike Powell (75) and
Keith Piper.
Resuming the day at 231 for 5 with Vikram Solanki on 113 and wicket
keeper Steve Rhodes on 20, Worcestershire reached 338, Solanki making
160 in 241 balls and Rhodes making 46 in 137
balls. Their partnership was worth 112 runs in 34 overs. Ed Giddins
ended with figures of 4 for 75.
Solanki when dismissed was 20 runs shy of 1000 first class runs in the
season. "I didn't know I was 20 runs short. That's pleasing, but I
would have liked to have gone past the 1,000 already. Let's hope I
score a few more and get past it pretty soon", Solanki said. He also
added "It's nice to score runs at any time, but when you go in to bat
in a situation like that it's always good to get a few" referring to
his team's position of 8 for 3 on the opening day.
It was the first time Worcestershire had passed 300 in a first innings
at New Road this season.