Impressive debut by Chris Liptrot

Chris Liptrot playing his first County Championship match took 5 for 43 for Worcestershire against Warwickshire at New Road. Warwickshire ended the day at 140 for 8 in 51.2 overs in answer to Worcestershire's 338. The rookie fast bowler took the first three wickets in the space of 10 balls and then returned to consume Mike Powell (75) and Keith Piper.

Resuming the day at 231 for 5 with Vikram Solanki on 113 and wicket keeper Steve Rhodes on 20, Worcestershire reached 338, Solanki making 160 in 241 balls and Rhodes making 46 in 137 balls. Their partnership was worth 112 runs in 34 overs. Ed Giddins ended with figures of 4 for 75.

Solanki when dismissed was 20 runs shy of 1000 first class runs in the season. "I didn't know I was 20 runs short. That's pleasing, but I would have liked to have gone past the 1,000 already. Let's hope I score a few more and get past it pretty soon", Solanki said. He also added "It's nice to score runs at any time, but when you go in to bat in a situation like that it's always good to get a few" referring to his team's position of 8 for 3 on the opening day.

It was the first time Worcestershire had passed 300 in a first innings at New Road this season.