Cricket: Worcester Duo Have Strip to Put Warwicks in Spin ; C&G Trophy Worcestershire Defeated Warwickshire by 58 Runs

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What an hospitable place Edgbaston is! Had Worcestershire prepared the pitch for yesterday's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy match themselves, it is doubtful whether they could have made it more helpful to their attack.

A crumbling strip, heaven sent for spinners, allowed Worcestershire's slow bowlers to squeeze the life out of the home batting and maintain their excellent recent sequence in local derbies.

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Cricket: Worcester Duo Have Strip to Put Warwicks in Spin ; C&G Trophy Worcestershire Defeated Warwickshire by 58 Runs

There are, no doubt, good reasons why the pitches at Edgbaston are so conducive to spin, be it the dry winter, fireworks display in November or chilly spring. But it is making life very difficult for the home team. Yesterday, when their three first...

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