CC1: Anderson and Keedy hurt Worcs
Saturday, May 15 2004
Manchester: Lancashire v Worcestershire
Anderson and Keedy unstoppable as Worcs crumble
The first morning was Worcester's - and that was as good as it got. James Anderson (6-49) and left-arm spinner Graham Keedy (4-20) made short work of the middle order and tail early on day two, before the partnership that sent Worcester out of the match.
Carl Hooper (100) and Iain Sutcliffe (95) added 168 in just under four hours as Lancashire - helped by lower order contributions from Glenn Chapple, Mal Loye and Warren Hegg posted 305, impressive given the match situation.
Worcester's chase of 347 never looked like approaching being close as the Anderson and Keedy double act put in an encore performance, Anderson enjoying his first career 10-wicket match, with Keedy taking nine - Glenn Chapple the man spoiling the party.
What price a repeat performance from the two Lancs bowlers for England against New Zealand next week?
Lancashire 187
MB Loye 59*, GJ Batty 2-9
Worcestershire 146
SD Peters 41, JM Anderson 6-49, G Keedy 4-20
Lancashire 305
CL Hooper 100, IJ Sutcliffe 95, AJ Bichel 3-64
Worcestershire 127
SC Moore 45, G Keedy 5-62, JM Anderson 4-32
Lancashire (17pts) beat Worcestershire (3pts) by 219 runs
Bristol: Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
Gloucestershire bat out a lead
Craig Spearman hit a typically belligerent 139, and backed up by sixties from Tim Hancock, Alex Gidman and Shoaib Malik, Gloucestershire posted an imposing 474 at Bristol before Ben Phillips (5-106) accounted for the tail.
Off-spinner Malik was the only man to break through in the Northants reply, removing both openers, but 73* from Martin van Jaarsveld cut the overnight deficit to 24.
Northamptonshire 218
U Afzaal 63, JMM Averis 6-32
Gloucestershire 474
CM Spearman 139, BJ Phillips 5-106
Northamptonshire 232-2
M van Jaarsveld 73*, Shoaib Malik 2-62
Birmingham: Warwickshire v Surrey
Surrey collapse before Butcher replies
A career best 158 from Brad Hogg and Ashley Giles' 70 added 191 for Warwickshire's seventh wicket to push them to 546 before the Surrey batting fell to the Warwick spin attack after Neil Carter had made two early breakthroughs.
Giles starred with 3-55 and both Hogg and Mark Wagh took two each to dismiss Surrey for 302 despite Jon Batty's 92*. Mark Butcher found form second time round after a first innings duck to reach the close on 114* as Surrey cut the lead to just one run.
Warwickshire 546
GB Hogg 158, MP Bicknell 4-130
Surrey 302
JN Batty 92*, AF Giles 3-55
Surrey 243-2
MA Butcher 114*, AF Giles 1-45
Posted by Neil
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