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Second XI t20 2015
WARWICKSHIRE 2nd XI v LEICESTERSHIRE 2nd XI at
Edgbaston, 25th June 2015
Match 1 Warwickshire 155-3 (18.5 overs) 2 points beat
Leicestershire 152 (20 overs) 0 points by 7 wickets
Warwickshire won the toss and put Leicestershire into bat
and with Javid 3-22 and Rankin 3-9 from four overs, being
the leading wicket takers, they bowled the visitors out on the
final delivery of the twenty overs.
In reply, Varun Chopra 86 from fifty five balls and Ateeq
Javid, with an unbeaten forty six from thirty three balls, were
too powerful for the Leicestershire side, running out victors
by seven wickets.
Match 2 Warwickshire 137-5 (20 overs) 2 points beat
Leicestershire 136-9 (20 overs) 0 points by 5 wickets
Warwickshire again put Leicestershire into bat after
winning the toss and the visitors struggled to put a
partnership together, as they slipped to 63-6 before finally
recovering to 136-9 from their twenty overs. Ben Brookes
took 2-16 while there were two wickets apiece for Milnes
2-53, Phagura 2-16 and Adair 2-33.
When Warwickshire began their response, Lewis, Umeed
and Coleman all went cheaply, but a partnership of eighty
seven between Webb 66 from fifty one balls with five fours
and two sixes with Thomason, saw Warwickshire reach their
target off the final delivery of the innings, a shot that also
completed Thomason’s half century from thirty five balls.
KENT AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 2nd XI v
WARWICKSHIRE 2nd XI at Beckenham, 15-17th April
2015
Warwickshire 294 and 336-4 beat Kent and
Northamptonshire 216 and 410-5 dec by 6 wickets
Ben Brookes 4-44 and Boyd Rankin 3-48 bowled the
combined Kent/Northamptonshire out for 216 in under fifty
two overs after Alex Blake had top scored with a half century
Chopra 86 and Javid 46 set up victory
Adair taking three of them to leave Nottinghamshire 47-6
in the ninth over before Brown 21, Fish 25 and Fletcher 27
managed to give the innings some respectability, closing on
124-8 from their twenty overs.
Adair 3-15 and Hannon-Dalby were the main wicket
takers with Milnes and Singh collecting the other two to fall.
In their innings, Warwickshire were quickly into their stride
after the early loss of Mellor to Fletcher with Lewis 68* and
Lambert 50* making short work of the target reaching it
with thirty eight balls to spare to record a second victory in
the day.
WORCESTERSHIRE 2nd XI v WARWICKSHIRE 2nd XI at
Kidderminster, 16th June 2015
Match 1 Worcestershire 225-4 (20 overs) 2 points beat
Warwickshire 214-5 (20 overs) 0 points by 11 runs
After winning the toss and fielding, Warwickshire quickly
picked up the wicket of Kohler-Cadmore but then found the
other opening batsman Brett D’Oliveira to be in tremendous
form as he smashed the attack for six sixes and six fours on
his way to an unbeaten century from fifty three deliveries. He
added sixty five with Kervezee 39 for the second wicket and
with useful support from Whitely 24, Barnard and Choudhry
he helped the home side reach an impressive 225-4 from
their twenty overs.
Needing in excess of eleven an over for victory, Lewis
and Webb got the reply off to a strong start, before Webb
13 was out bringing Porterfield to join Lewis and the second
wicket pair added 102 from the next ten overs before
Porterfield 53 from 27 balls was dismissed.
Lewis completed his century but was immediately out for
101 from sixty balls including six sixes, while Warwickshire
still needed thirty three from sixteen balls.
Russell kept a tight rein for Worcestershire with the
wickets of Coleman and Thomason in the final over leaving
before completing his over with just two runs coming off his
final three balls as Worcestershire ran out winners by eleven
runs.
Match 2 Worcestershire 185-2 (18.2 overs) 2 points beat
Warwickshire 184-4 (20 overs) 0 points by 8 wickets
In the second match, Warwickshire won the toss again
but chose to bat and with Chopra opening, making 73
from forty three balls with three sixes, made 184-4 from
their twenty overs. Lewis and Porterfield went cheaply,
but Coleman 48 and Webb 40* added some late innings
impetus to the innings.
In reply, Worcestershire like Warwickshire earlier, lost
their first match centurion D’Oliveira, quickly, but Kohler-
Cadmore and Kervezee, scoring at ten per over helped
Worcestershire race to 119 before Webb made the next
breakthrough, dismissing Kervezee 65 in the twelfth over.
Whitely joined Kohler-Cadmore and immediately struck
two sixes to maintain the momentum as Worcestershire
closed in on their second victory of the day which they
finally achieved with ten balls to spare, claiming an eight
wicket victory with Kohler-Cadmore 79* and Whitely 35*
taking the home side through to their target with eight
wickets in hand.
