Round one

Hampshire v Gloucestershire (13-16 April)

Hampshire (17 pts) beat Gloucestershire (4 pts) by 48 runs

Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. There were 1,200 at the For other uses of Rose Bowl, see Rose Bowl. The Rose Bowl is a cricket ground in Southampton, England, which is mainly used as the home ground for the Hampshire team in county cricket. It has not yet received full Test status from the International Cricket Council, but is a... Rose Bowl to watch Simon Katich (born August 21, 1975) is an Australian cricketer. He was born in Middle Swan, Western Australia, Australia. Categories: Stub | Australian batsmen ... Simon Katich flawless 72 not out, as he was the only one able to cope with the conditions as Hampshire were all out for 197 before tea. Katich's innings was one of defence coupled with the odd drive, hook and pull. Hampshire's meagre total suggests they miss Kevin Pietersen, who performed so well for The English cricket team is a national cricket team representing England and Wales. It is administrated by the England and Wales Cricket Board. Cricket developed as a sport in England, so unsurprisingly England is both a founding Test cricket and one-day international nation. England played in the first Test... England in the one-dayers against The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is administrated by the Zimbabwe Cricket (formerly known as Zimbabwe Cricket Union). Zimbabwe is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and one-day international status. It played its first Test match in 1992 (against... Zimbabwe and The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas, is a national cricket team representing South Africa. It is administrated by Cricket South Africa. South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and one-day international status. It played its first Test match in... South Africa over the winter. Pietersen said of his foot injury, "If I got a ball on my foot or I slipped I could be out for six to eight weeks. It's a bit tender and it's just a case of biding my time," he said. However, they did have to face good, fast-medium-pace bowling from Gloucestershire. Gloucestershire fared well in reply, and Shane Warne Australia (AUS) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Leg break googly (LBG)   Tests ODIs Matches 120 193 Runs scored 2465 1016 Batting average 16.21 13.02 100s/50s 0/9 0/1 Top score 99 55 Overs bowled 5608.1 1766.4 Wickets 566... Shane Warne was brought into the attack after only 18 overs. He took Craig Spearman's wicket when Spearman tried to sweep him, but Gloucestershire were sitting pretty at close on 118 for 2, 79 behind with 8 first innings wickets remaining.

On the second day, Hampshire's bowlers, led by Warne, battled hard to get them back into the game. Except for Jonathan Lewis, who scored 40 off 61 balls batting at number ten, no-one after the first three Gloucester batsmen scored more than ten. Their first innings ended for 221, just 24 ahead. Hampshire also struggled, and scored only 94 for their first 6 wickets. Warne and Sean Ervine survived the last six overs to push the score to 111 for 6 at close.

The third day saw yet another change in fortunes, which just about left Hampshire on top. The bowlers dominated the first two days, but the start of the third day was dominated by Hampshire's bowlers batting. Warne increased his score to 62, Trimblett got 64 and Logan 28 through aggressive batting as Hampshire closed their second innings on 275. This left Gloucestershire a challenging target of 252. Spearman and Weston then put on 129 for the first wicket, only for five wickets to fall in quick succession before bad light stopped play, with the visitors on 149 for 5, needing 103 for victory.

It took only 18.4 overs on the fourth day for the match to be settled. With Taylor finishing on 6 for 45 as Gloucester were all out for 203. After the game Hampshire's captain, Shane Warne, said, ""We believe we can win from any position and it's so important to win your first few games. It was a tremendous team effort and everyone pulled their weight. This is the type of game you never forget. We found ourselves behind the eight ball at the start of every day but I always felt we were in with a chance if we could remove their openers." [1]  (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC1/SCORECARDS/13-16APR2005/HANTS_GLOUCS_CC1_13-16APR2005.html)

Surrey v Sussex (13-16 April)

Surrey (12 pts) drew with Sussex (9 pts)

Sussex won the toss at For the shape, see oval The Oval is a cricket ground in Kennington, London. It has also been known as Kennington Oval, Fosters Oval and AMP Oval and is currently known as the Brit Oval. It is the home ground for Surrey. The nearest tube station is also called Oval... the Oval and elected to bat. Mark Ramprakash captained Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. SCCC has had two golden ages, in 1887 to 1895 and again in the 1950s. SCCC won the county cricket championship title eight times from 1887 to 1895 (including the first... Surrey as Mark Butcher England (Eng) Batting style Left-handed batsman (LHB) Bowling type Right arm medium pace (RM)   Tests ODIs Matches 71 0 Runs scored 4288 - Batting average 34.58 - 100s/50s 8/23 -/- Top score 173* - Overs bowled 150.1 - Wickets 15 - Bowling average 36.06 - 5 wickets in... Mark Butcher has still not recovered from the injury that saw him miss England's winter tour. Only 49 overs could be bowled on the first day, as rain delayed the start till after lunch, and bad light brought an early conclusion. Cloud cover helped the bowlers, but Sussex, thanks to Yardy's 44 not out, finished the day on 171 for 4. The second day saw 61 overs. Yardy, again under cloud-covered skies, progressed to 111, which will have gone a long way to helping him cement a regular first team place. Rikki Clarke, who took 4 for 91, appears a yard quicker than last season, and to have improved after his poor season last year. Sussex finished on 370, and Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. SCCC has had two golden ages, in 1887 to 1895 and again in the 1950s. SCCC won the county cricket championship title eight times from 1887 to 1895 (including the first... Surrey on 6 for 1.

Only 13.3 overs were possible on a rain-affected third day, as Surrey moved to 33 for 1, with a draw a virtual certainty. The day was enlivened by the sight of a fox on top of one of the famous gasholders. It presumably went onto the top when the gasholder was low, and was trapped as the level rose. On the fourth day, Surrey's stand-in captain Mark Ramprakash made an impressive 152, as Surrey elected to bat on to 402 for 5 declared, to claim maximum batting points. The game ended there as a draw. [2]  (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC1/SCORECARDS/13-16APR2005/SURREY_SUSSEX_CC1_13-16APR2005.html)

Warwickshire v Glamorgan (13-16 April)

Warwickshire (22 pts) beat Glamorgan (1 pt) by an innings and 43 runs

Glamorgan County Cricket Club is a In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. Almost all of teams are named after, and were originally representative of, English counties (the exception being Glamorgan, which is in Wales... Glamorgan won the toss at a cold Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. Edgbaston was historically a town in its own right, until it became administratively part of Birmingham in the late 19th century. Edgbaston has a reputation of... Edgbaston and chose to bat. The pitch hade been roughed up to encourage turn for the benefit of Ashley Giles England (Eng) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Left-arm orthodox spin (SLA)   Tests ODIs Matches 45 47 Runs scored 1123 255 Batting average 20.79 15.93 100s/50s 0/3 0/0 Top score 52 39 Overs bowled 1713 346 Wickets 127 45... Ashley Giles. The England selectors will have been pleased that he made the most of it, taking 6 for 44, the third-best figures of his career. First, however, Matthew Elliott is an Australian cricketer. Representing Victoria in the domestic competition, he has a reputation as a strong opener. Elliotts Australian representative career began in 1996/1997, when he replaced the out of form Michael Slater as then-captain Mark Taylors opening partner against the West Indies... Matthew Elliott, Glamorgan's Australian batsman scored 84 to take his team to a comfortable looking 157 for 3. However, Glamorgan then lost their final 7 wickets for just 41 runs. Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). The team was extremely successful in the 1990s, with their allowed foreign player either being Brian Lara or Allan Donald. Lara set the world record for a first-class cricket... Warwickshire's catching was excellent, as they restricted their opposition to 198 off 63.3 overs, 2 short of their first bonus point. Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is an English cricketer, a left-handed opening batsman. Knight played in 17 Test Matches and 100 One Day Internationals before announcing his retirement from international cricket after the 2003 World Cup. He was appointed captain of Warwickshire for... Nick Knight and Mark Wagh then saw Warwickshire through to 68 for no loss, before bad light stopped play.

After losing Knight and Wagh with only 4 added to the overnight score, the Champion County showed their class. After the start of the day, the pitch calmed down, and England hopeful, Ian Bell, who scored 96, and There have been several well-known people named Michael Powell, including: Michael Latham Powell, a British film director Michael K. Powell, current chair of the Federal Communications Commission Michael Powell, owner of a well-known bookstore Michael Powell, a professional lacrosse player This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... Michael Powell put on 153 for the fourth wicket. Dougie Brown then helped himself to a half-century being unbeaten on 85 at close, with Powell on 144 not out and Warwickshire on 415 for 4, 217 ahead. Alex Wharf and Simon Jones may refer to: Simon Jones, British actor; Simon Jones, England cricketer. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to... Simon Jones bowled enthusiastically, but without much to show for it.

The bat dominated on a cold third day, with runs coming at around 5 an over, though this was aided by there being short boundaries. This allowed 362 runs to be scored, even though almost all the third session was lost to bad light. In the morning, Warwickshire's runs flowed freely. Although Powell only add 2, Brown moved on to 122, and Heath Streak is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He used to be the spearhead of the bowling attack in both forms of the game and is also very useful with the bat. Categories: Cricket stubs | 1974 births | Zimbabwean cricketers | Zimbabwean bowlers | Matabeleland cricketers | Hampshire cricketers | Warwickshire cricketers | Zimbabwean ODI cricketers | Zimbabwean test... Heath Streak had time to score 41 not out before Warwickshire declared on 564 for 8, 366 ahead. Matthew Elliott is an Australian cricketer. Representing Victoria in the domestic competition, he has a reputation as a strong opener. Elliotts Australian representative career began in 1996/1997, when he replaced the out of form Michael Slater as then-captain Mark Taylors opening partner against the West Indies... Matthew Elliott and David Hemp put on 162 for the second wicket. However, Matthew Maynard went for a duck, leaving Glamorgan on 213 for 4 at close.

On the fourth day, Robert Croft is an English cricketer. Categories: Stub | English bowlers ... Robert Croft and Darren Thomas held Warwickshire briefly at bay with a partnership of 75, but this wasn't enough as Glamorgan succumbed for 323. Warwickshire captain, Nick Knight, said, "Once they were bowled out for 198 on that pitch they were always going to struggle. They then put down three catches, which proved to be decisive. We had a bit of luck so we are not going to start going around saying that we are going to win the Championship just because we have won one match." John Derrick, Glamorgan's coach, said, "Although we batted much better second time around, we made it difficult for ourselves by not scoring enough first innings runs. Warwickshire showed what playing pressure cricket is all about. They bowled with a lot of discipline. They piled up a big score to make sure that we didn't get back into the game." [3]  (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC1/SCORECARDS/13-16APR2005/WARWICKS_GLAM_CC1_13-16APR2005.html)