Warwickshire County Cricket Club in 2015

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Warwickshire County Cricket Club
2015 season
CoachScotland Dougie Brown
CaptainEngland Varun Chopra
Overseas playersNew Zealand Jeetan Patel
New Zealand Brendon McCullum (t20)
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The 2015 season is the 134th year in the history of Warwickshire County Cricket Club and their 121st as a first-class county. In 2015, Warwickshire are competing in the first division of the County Championship, Group B of the Royal London One-Day Cup and the North Division of the NatWest t20 Blast. In the NatWest t20 Blast, the club are competing under the name "Birmingham Bears" for the second time.

On 1 July a new county record was set for a sixth wicket partnership when Laurie Evans and Tim Ambrose added 327 against Sussex in the County Championship at Birmingham.

Squad[]

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Batsmen
Ian Bell  England (1982-04-11)11 April 1982 (aged 33) Right-handed Right arm medium [1]
Varun Chopra  Scotland (1991-12-15)15 December 1991 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm off break [2]
Freddie Coleman  England (1987-06-21)21 June 1987 (aged 27) Right-handed Right arm off break [3]
Laurie Evans  England (1987-10-12)12 October 1987 (aged 27) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [4]
Sam Hain  England (1995-07-16)16 July 1995 (aged 19) Right-handed Right arm off break [5]
Ateeq Javid  England (1991-10-15)15 October 1991 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm medium, off break [6]
William Porterfield  Ireland (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 30) Left-handed Right arm off break [7]
Jonathan Trott  England (1981-04-22)22 April 1981 (aged 33) Right-handed Right arm medium [8]
Jonathon Webb  England (1992-01-12)12 January 1992 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm medium [9]
Ian Westwood  England (1982-07-13)13 July 1982 (aged 32) Left-handed Right arm off break [10]
All-rounders
Keith Barker  England (1986-10-21)21 October 1986 (aged 28) Left-handed Left arm medium [11]
Rikki Clarke  England (1981-09-29)29 September 1981 (aged 33) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [12]
Chris Woakes  England (1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [13]
Wicket-keepers
Tim Ambrose  England (1982-12-01)1 December 1982 (aged 32) Right-handed — [14]
Peter McKay  England (1994-10-12)12 October 1994 (aged 20) Left-handed — [15]
Bowlers
Recordo Gordon  England (1991-10-12)12 October 1991 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [16]
Oliver Hannon-Dalby  England (1989-06-20)20 June 1989 (aged 25) Left-handed Right arm medium-fast [17]
Richard Jones  England (1986-11-06)6 November 1986 (aged 28) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [18]
Jeetan Patel  New Zealand (1980-05-07)7 May 1980 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm off break [19]
Boyd Rankin  England (1984-07-05)5 July 1984 (aged 30) Left-handed Right arm medium-fast [20]
Chris Wright  England (1985-07-14)14 July 1985 (aged 29) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [21]

County Championship[]

See also: 2015 County Championship

Division One Table[]

Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Yorkshire (C) 16 11 1 0 4 0 45 45 0 286
Middlesex 16 7 2 0 7 0 29 43 1 218
Nottinghamshire 16 6 5 0 5 0 45 45 0 211
Durham 16 7 8 0 1 0 26 45 0 188
Warwickshire 16 5 5 0 6 0 31 45 0 186
Somerset 16 4 6 0 6 0 46 43 0 183
Hampshire 16 4 6 0 6 0 31 38 0 163
Sussex (R) 16 4 8 0 4 0 36 41 0 161
Worcestershire (R) 16 3 10 0 3 0 44 44 0 151

Source: [22]

Results[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

19–22 April
v
Match drawn
  
 
319 (89.3 overs)
AJA Wheater 74 (91)
WB Rankin 6/75 (16.3 overs)
280 (85.3 overs)
TR Ambrose 113 (159)
JA Tomlinson 3/53 (17 overs)
339 (94.2 overs)
SM Ervine 102 (144)
R Clarke 3/63 (16 overs)
244/5 (105.4 overs)
V Chopra 119* (309)
JA Tomlinson 2/56 (21 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Hampshire 11, Warwickshire 10
26–29 April
v
Match drawn
  
 
435 (143.3 overs)
IJ Westwood 196 (377)
TT Bresnan 5/85 (30 overs)
303 (98.3 overs)
AW Gale 96 (182)
WB Rankin 6/55 (15.3 overs)
219/7d (54.3 overs)
IJ Westwood 84 (134)
JD Middlebrook 5/82 (16.3 overs)
221/4 (64 overs)
AJ Hodd 54* (93)
JS Patel 3/70 (28 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 11, Yorkshire 9
9–12 May
v
Warwickshire won by 181 runs
  
 
264 (101.3 overs)
SR Hain 82 (166)
J Leach 6/73 (26.3 overs)
149 (42.5 overs)
OB Cox 45 (72)
KHD Barker 3/43 (15 overs)
321/8d (109 overs)
V Chopra 107 (229)
J Leach 2/61 (24 overs)
255 (83 overs)
OB Cox 44 (47)
JS Patel 4/69 (22 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Warwickshire 21, Worcestershire 3
17–20 May
v
Warwickshire won by 8 wickets
  
 
450 (107.4 overs)
KHD Barker 102* (124)
G Onions 5/85 (29 overs)
185 (40.5 overs)
PD Collingwood 68 (77)
RA Jones 4/48 (12 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Jeff Evans
327 (92.2 overs)
Mark Stoneman 111 (216)
Keith Barker 5/103 (27.2 overs)
63/2 (17.4 overs)
Ian Westwood 32* (52)
Chris Rushworth 1/16 (7 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 24, Durham 3

Royal London-One Day Cup[]

See also: 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup

Group B Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR
1 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 8 5 1 0 2 0 12 0.755
2 Essex Eagles 8 4 2 0 2 0 10 0.480
3 Hampshire 8 3 3 0 2 0 9[a] 0.554
4 Kent Spitfires 8 3 3 0 2 0 8 0.031
5 Lancashire Lightning 8 3 3 0 2 0 8 −0.034
6 Warwickshire Bears 8 3 3 0 2 0 8 −0.765
7 Middlesex 8 3 4 0 1 0 7 −0.224
8 Glamorgan 8 2 2 0 4 4 3[b][a] 0.160
9 Sussex Sharks 8 0 5 0 3 0 3 −1.063
Source: [24]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The match between Glamorgan and Hampshire was abandoned due to a dangerous pitch (the match was recorded as a 'no result', but Hampshire were awarded 2 points and Glamorgan were docked 2 points).[23]
  2. ^ Glamorgan were docked 2 points before the start of season after preparing an unfit pitch in 2014.

Fixtures[]

  Win   No result   Loss


NatWest t20 Blast[]

See also: 2015 NatWest t20 Blast

North Division Table[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR
1 Birmingham Bears 14 10 4 0 0 0 20 0.200
2 Worcestershire Rapids 14 9 4 0 1 0 19 0.682
3 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 14 7 5 0 2 0 16 0.115
4 Lancashire Lightning 14 7 6 0 1 0 15 0.469
5 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 14 7 6 0 1 0 15 0.018
6 Durham Jets 14 5 8 0 1 0 11 −0.149
7 Leicestershire Foxes 14 4 7 1 2 0 11 −0.304
8 Yorkshire Vikings 14 5 8 1 0 0 11 −0.324
9 Derbyshire Falcons 14 4 10 0 0 0 8 −0.662
Source: [25]

Results[]

  Win   No result   Loss

15 May
Birmingham Bears
141/7 (20 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)
142/2 (14.3 overs)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 8 wickets
  
 
18:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Michael Gough
Player of the match: Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire Outlaws)
Varun Chopra 80 (61)
Luke Fletcher 3/24 (4 overs)
Alex Hales 86* (43)
Rikki Clarke 1/18 (3 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss and elected to field
  • Tom Lewis (Birmingham Bears) made his T20 debut

References[]

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Ian Bell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Varun Chopra". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Varun Chopra". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Player Profile: Laurie Evans". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Player Profile: Sam Hain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Player Profile: Ateeq Javid". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Player Profile: William Porterfield". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Player Profile: Jonathon Trott". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Player Profile: Jonathon Webb". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Player Profile: Ian Westwood". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Player Profile: Keith Barker". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Player Profile: Rikki Clarke". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Player Profile: Chris Woakes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Player Profile: Tim Ambrose". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  15. ^ "Player Profile: Peter McKay". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  16. ^ "Player Profile: Recordo Gordon". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  17. ^ "Player Profile: Oliver Hannon-Dalby". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  18. ^ "Player Profile: Richard Jones". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  19. ^ "Player Profile: Jeetan Patel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  20. ^ "Player Profile: Boyd Rankin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  21. ^ "Player Profile: Chris Wright". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  22. ^ "LV= County Championship Division One, 2015 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  23. ^ "Hampshire Awarded Two Points from Abandoned Match Against Glamorgan". ageasbowl.com. ageas bowl. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  24. ^ "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  25. ^ "NatWest T20 Blast 2015 - North Table". ECB. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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