Warwickshire County Cricket Club start 2005 as defending County Champions and 11-4 favourites to retain their title. They play their totesport League cricket in Division Two. Warwickshire won the title in 2004 through their batting, and they have further enhanced it with the addition of Alex Loudon. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the traditional Champion County v MCC match that kicks off the season, Warwickshire fared well, but ultimately lost to what essentially was an England A squad. However, when the Championship started, they immediately imposed their authority by thrashing Division One newcomers Glamorgan by an innings. Their first Sunday League game, against Somerset was abandoned as a draw because of rain. Glamorgan County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Cardiff, playing most of their games at Sophia Gardens, which is located by the River Taff. ... Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Taunton. ...

In the second Championship game, Warwickshire were outplayed by Kent, who should have won. But determination saw Warwickshire through to the draw. The Bears were 9 wickets down when time was called. Then Ian Bell and Ashley Giles helped trounce Middlesex in the Championship. The following day they beat the Spitfires by 19 runs. On 3 and 4 May they beat Holland in the first round of the C&G Trophy. Ian Bell co-wrote the ground breaking game Elite with David Braben. ... Ashley Fraser Giles (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named for the historic county of Middlesex. ... Kent County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Canterbury, Kent. ...

Tables

Championship

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totesport League

Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Headingley in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. ... The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Durham County Cricket Club (Durham CCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ... Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Taunton. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ... Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... Kent County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Canterbury, Kent. ... Leicestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Leicester. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ...

Match details

MCC v Warwickshire (8-11 April 2005)

MCC beat Warwickshire by 7 wickets

Heath Streak of Warwickshire about to bowl to Cook on 10 April.

Warwickshire were the Champion County in 2004, and therefore they kicked off the 2005 season with the traditional match against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's on 8 April. The MCC side was effectively an "England A" team, with the match being the closest thing to a Test trial this season. It rained on and off throughout the first day. Just before 5pm, the captains tossed. Nick Knight of Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat. However, more rain came down and at around 5pm play was abandoned - the first day of the 2005 cricket season would see no play. Heath Streak is a Zimbabwean cricketer. ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was the original governing body of international cricket. ... The Media Centre at Lords Cricket Ground Lords Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St Johns Wood in London. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is an English cricketer, a left-handed opening batsman. ...

The second day saw 87 overs of play before bad light ended the day's play. Warwickshire put on 347 for 5 declared. Nick Knight's 115 was the first century of the season. Wagh contributed 66 and Trott 75. The third day started with a confident and chanceless first wicket partnership of 109 between Alastair Cook and Matthew Prior. Then Cook, who grafted out his innings with careful footwork and plenty of off-side shots, and Owais Shah, who got off to a difficult start, put on 166 runs for the second wicket, when Cook fell for 120. The MCC declared soon after at 275 for 2, 70 runs behind. Warwickshire started their second innings confidently, and were 70 for 3 at close on the third day. Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is an English cricketer, a left-handed opening batsman. ... Matthew Prior (July 21, 1664 - September 18, 1721) was an English poet and diplomat. ...

On the fourth and last day, Warwickshire powered on. Declaring at 225 for 4, with Tony Frost top scoring with 91. This set the MCC a target of 296 to win. On a wicket that held up well, Cook added 97 to his first innings century. By the time he was third out at 235, Andy Flower was well set. He scored an undefeated 110 as the hosts won by 7 wickets with eight overs to spare. The MCC remain undefeated in the traditional game against the previous season's traditional county since the fixture was re-established in 1970. The match leaves Prior and Cook in contention for possible future England call-ups. [1] (http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/OTHER/frames/MCC_WARWICKS_08-11APR2005.html) Andrew Andy Flower (born 28 April 1968 in Cape Town, South Africa) was a cricket player for Zimbabwe. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Warwickshire v Glamorgan (13-16 April)

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

Glamorgan won the toss at a cold Edgbaston and chose to bat. The pitch hade been roughed up to encourage turn for the benefit of 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, 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's catching was excellent, as they restricted their opposition to 198 off 63.3 overs, 2 short of their first bonus point. Nick Knight and Mark Wagh then saw Warwickshire through to 68 for no loss, before bad light stopped play. Glamorgan County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Cardiff, playing most of their games at Sophia Gardens, which is located by the River Taff. ... Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England. ... Ashley Fraser Giles (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. ... Matthew Elliott is an Australian cricketer. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ... Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is an English cricketer, a left-handed opening batsman. ...

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 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 bowled enthusiastically, but without much to show for it. Ian Bell co-wrote the ground breaking game Elite with David Braben. ... 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 aid... Simon Jones may refer to: Simon Jones, British actor; Simon Jones, England cricketer. ...

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 had time to score 41 not out before Warwickshire declared on 564 for 8, 366 ahead. 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. Heath Streak is a Zimbabwean cricketer. ... Matthew Elliott is an Australian cricketer. ...

On the fourth day, 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." [2] (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC1/SCORECARDS/13-16APR2005/WARWICKS_GLAM_CC1_13-16APR2005.html) Robert Croft is an English cricketer. ...

Warwickshire v Somerset (17 April)

Match abandoned - Warwickshire (2pts), Somerset (2pts)

Warwickshire won the toss at Edgbaston and put Somerset in to bat. Mike Burns dominate proceedings with his 107 from 134 balls, supported by Keith Parsons' 51 and James Hildreth's 54, as Somerset scored 254 for 5 in their 45 overs. However, then bad weather put an end to the day's play before Warwickshire had a chance to bat. Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ... Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England. ... Somerset County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Taunton. ...

[3] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11517/html/scorecard.stm)

Kent v Warwickshire (20-23 April)

Kent (10pts) drew with Warwickshire (10pts)

The first day at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury saw Ashley Giles take 5 for 86, and Martin van Jaarsfeld 118 as Kent finished on 342 for 9. A good day for the Champions on a true early-season pitch. At the end of a second day, Kent took their score to 347. Nick Knight, who scored 100, and Ian Bell, with 63, got Warwickshire off to a good start. But from 179 for 1, Min Patel and Amjad Khan bowled Kent into the match. Warwickshire finished the day on 288 for 7 off 100 overs. St Peters St, Canterbury, from the West Gate, 1993 Canterbury is a cathedral city in the county of Kent in southeast England. ... Ashley Fraser Giles (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. ... Kent County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Canterbury, Kent. ... Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is an English cricketer, a left-handed opening batsman. ... Ian Bell co-wrote the ground breaking game Elite with David Braben. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ... Amjad Khan (top), Sholay (1975) Amjad Khan(born 12 November 1940_Died 27 July 1992) was a popular Bollywood villain. ...

On the third day, Warwickshire were soon finished off for 309 38 behind Kent, thanks to Khan, who finished on 6 for 73. Then van Jaarsveld and David Fulton played with great determination and put togeth a their second substantial stand of the game of 155. At close, Kent were 308 for 6, 346 ahead, with a declaration not far away.

And the declaration came right at the start of the fourth and final day, and on a pitch favouring the spinners, Warwickshire found themselves in deep trouble on 73 for 5. From here, if Kent are to finish Champions, they really should win, but Tony Frost and Alex Loudon had different ideas when they batted throughout the whole afternoon session. After tea, Min Patel took three quick wickets, and Kent again looked on course for the win. But Frost, who scored 82 not out, stayed in, and after the ninth wicket fell, last man Neil Warren survived for 15 balls to earn Warwickshire the draw. They were 233 for 9 at stumps. [4] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11521/html/scorecard.stm)

Warwickshire v Middlesex (27-30 April)

Warwickshire (22pts) beat Middlesex (5pts) by 7 wickets

Middlesex batted first at Edgbaston. Their Irish left-hander, Ed Joyce, was the anchor of the innings making 92 as he took his side from 56 for 4 to 253 for 7. He was assisted by quick-fire half-century from Scott Styris, an innings somewhat out of pace with his teammates' innings. They were finally all out for 298. Warwickshire lost 2 wickets in scoring 18 by the close. Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named for the historic county of Middlesex. ... Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England. ... Scott Styris is a New Zealand cricketer. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ...

Only 68 overs were possible on the second day. Ian Bell dominated, setting out his case for an England call up, with 143 not out. He said, "If I was to play for England, I'd bat anywhere I was told to bat. Just to play would be great. I'm batting at three for Warwickshire and enjoying it. I know there’s some competition [for Test places] and there's a lot being talked about it. I've just got to concentrate on scoring as many runs as I can for Warwickshire." No other player scored so freely though, and Warwickshire ended the day on 277 for 6. Ian Bell co-wrote the ground breaking game Elite with David Braben. ...

On the third day, England spin bowler Ashley Giles, who took 62, stayed with him. Bell was finally run out for 231 as Warwickshire closed on 430. Giles then starred with the ball, taking 4 wickets as Middlesex finished on 137 for 3 at stumps. On the fourth day, Giles increased his tally to 6, as Middlesex faltered to 246, leaving Warwickshire needing only 115 to win. Bell got 47 of them, as they ease through with 7 wickets to spare. [5] (http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC1/SCORECARDS/27-30APR2005/WARWICKS_MIDDX_CC1_27-30APR2005.html) Ashley Fraser Giles (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. ...

Warwickshire v Kent (1 May)

Warwickshire (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 19 runs

Nick Knight scored 122 off 125 to boot the Bears up to 279 for 7 off their 45 overs. A spirited fightback from the Spitfires saw them hang in to the 44th over, but eventually, despite 82 from van Jaarsfeld, they perished for 260 all out with 11 balls to go. [6] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/5/11550/html/scorecard.stm) Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is an English cricketer, a left-handed opening batsman. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ... Kent County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Canterbury, Kent. ...

Holland v Warwickshire (3 May)

Warwickshire beat Holland by 23 runs to progress to the Second Round of the C&G Trophy

Nick Knight made 108 in Rotterdam to take Warwickshire to 237 for 5. In reply Holland were 101 for 4 off 27 runs when rain prevented play for the first day, leaving them 137 to win off 23 overs on the second day. Daan van Bunge was doing well with 37 off 37 balls at close. Van Bunge was the mainstay of the reply on the second day, and the Dutch were always in with a chance until he was seventh out. They ended on 214 all out. [7] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/5/11979/html/scorecard.stm) Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is an English cricketer, a left-handed opening batsman. ... Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands (after Amsterdam), located in the province of South Holland. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ...