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Fixture: Worcestershire vs Warwickshire
Venue: New Road, Worcester
Dates: Sunday, July 11, 2021 - Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Start time: 11am
What's the lowdown?
Of the side bidding to qualify for the championship group, Warwickshire are perhaps the best placed. While Durham and Notts battle it out at Chester-le-Street, Mark Robinson's side face a Worcestershire side whose fate is all-but secure.
Six points behind Notts and nine ahead of Durham, a win will guarantee them a place in the top two and could even be enough for the top spot.
Worcestershire meanwhile are virtually assured of a place in the bottom division and could see a handsome victory and a defeat for champions Essex to stand any chance of improving on fifth.
Their only win in the campaign came against bottom side Derbyshire in late May, winning by an innings and 23 runs at New Road.
Who's in form?
Jake Libby is the second-highest run-scorer in the Championship with 776 runs at 64.66 and has hit three centuries and a trio of fifties in 14 innings.
Wickets have been spread quite evenly around the team, with Dillon Pennington and Ed Barnard having taken 15 each. Alzarri Joseph also took 15 during his spell at New Road.
Warwickshire's campaign has been led by Sam Hain's 504 runs, but Rob Yates has proved himself to be both dogged and has reached three figures on three occasions.
Liam Norwell has led the way in a bowling department decimated by injury, claiming 24 scalps. Will Rhodes' 19 wickets have been welcome too.
Last five first-class matches (most recent first)
Worcestershire: LWLLD
Warwickshire: DWWDD
Head-to-head first-class record
Total matches: 194
Worcestershire wins: 38
Warwickshire wins: 52
Draws: 104
Abandoned: 1
What's the team news?
Worcestershire: Coming soon
Jake Lintott has been included in a Championship squad for the first time as Warwickshire battle an injury crisis. Manraj Johal is also in the fold.
Warwickshire squad: Will Rhodes (C), Jacob Bethell, Michael Burgess (WK), Sam Hain, Manraj Johal, Matt Lamb, Jake Lintott, Pieter Malan, Craig Miles, Liam Nowell, Dom Sibley, Ryan Sidebottom, Rob Yates
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Who said what?
Warwickshire captain Will Rhodes has urged his side to put their injury problems aside and secure qualification for the next phase.
Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Henry Brookes, Olly Hannon-Dalby, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes and Dan Mousley are all missing for a variety of reasons, blowing a hole in the team's bowling attack at a crucial time in the season.
Rhodes said: "It will be tough game. We have a few key people unavailable and we have got to go again after last night, which was very disappointing, but we know there is a place in Super September at stake. Training today has got our heads back around red ball cricket again and we will be ready for four days against the Pears.
"Hopefully we can make the running and play some good cricket and, if we can do that, it will give us a lot of confidence going into the two huge T20s next weekend. Last night was a setback, of course, but this time next weekend we could still have qualified in two competitions."
What's the weather forecast?
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How do I follow the match?
TV/stream: Information to come.
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Going to the game?
Tickets
Tickets are available priced at £16 for adults. Juniors can enter for free.
Click here to access the Worcestershire ticket office.
Travel
Address: Worcestershire County Cricket Club, New Road, Worcester, WR2 4QQ
By car
From the north
From the M5 junction 7 follow the cricket stumps on the roadsigns to the ground.
From the south
From M5 junction 7 follow the cricket stumps on the road signs to the ground.
From the east
From the A422, Alcester, continue on this road to the roundabout junction with the A4440 (Swinesherd Way), take second exit at roundabout on to A44, continue to follow the A44 and it will lead you to New Road, the ground will be on your left.
From the west
From the A44, Evesham, stay on the A44 (east) and it will lead you to New Road, the ground will be on your left.
By bus: Once you are in Worcester city centre’s bus station that is beneath the Crown Gate Shopping Centre, walk out of the station, turn left, continue to walk straight ahead to a pedestrian crossing, walk across this and another pedestrian crossing, continue across the bridge over the Severn River and you will arrive at the ground on your left.
By train: Worcester Foregate Street is the closest train station to the ground and is approximately half a mile from the ground. To get to the ground from Foregate Street station turn left out of the main entrance, head towards the cross where you turn right onto Broad Street. Continue straight, across two pedestrian crossings to get to the other side of New Road, walk over the bridge and you will shortly arrive at the ground on your left.
Prediction?
Warwickshire may be depleted by they have a clear route into the next phase. Away win.
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