275 looks a bit under par.
Barnard bowled a superb spell first up. OHD looking a little laboured today, perhaps down to fatigue. H Brookes produced some absolute filth and was expensive yet again. He surely doesn't get near our best XI. Thankfully Rhodes took the last over himself and bowled nicely.
Smith was very tidy keeping and two smart run outs.

Just another 50 overs of commentator Clive Eakin's irritating sharp intakes of breath left to suffer!

Smith in for Burgess behind the stumps. Briggs for Miles.

Davies clearly divides opinion but he is a good cricketer and we should try and give him our support.

Bring Hamza back in for Davies and give Booth another go instead of Miles or H Brookes.

The ODC continues to produce tight finishes. It is such a great competition.
Barnard deserved to be on the winning side but it wasn't too be.
Of the 16.4 cohort, Davies understandably looked rusty, Bethall is such a joy to watch but is frustrating when he gets himself out, H Brookes as always too many four balls and his wickets come at a high price.
Why didn't Rhodes bowl? I'm never confident in Miles being economical. Norwell would be a game changer if we can get him on the field..Any news on him?

Match was a bit of a farce but glad we came out on top. I was surprised we didn't use a spinner after Kerrigan had success, but our seamers bowled great lines to them. I thought the umpires called a few harsh wides against OHD and Brookes.
Fingers crossed for a home semi final.

If Gary Barwell has to prepare a wicket that close to the Pershore Road side, it is obvious that Edgbaston cannot cope with this amount of cricket. What was the boundary... about 40 yards? The infield circle was so close the rope.

A debut for Tazeem Ali. Bethell and H Brookes in. Smith, Booth and Miles make way.

BosworthBear wrote:

The Povey era was pretty disastrous all round.

Marginalisation of the members, ludicrous branding of Edgbaston and creation of the awful Birmingham Bears.
Not to mention the Povey Pavilion, that concrete Citadel where the sun doesn't shine.

I don't follow the 16.4 so have no idea who is playing and who isn't. Anyone who isn't playing should be available for county selection, in my opinion.
Has there been any word from the club on Norwell?

The Country Memberships got me interested in going regularly and I remember feeling disenchanted when Povey removed it.
Ironically, it was Povey who initiated the outground experiment at Rugby School, although that may have been something to do with his son being privately educated there at the time.

I think that was the most one-sided game I've ever witnessed. The Pears were totally abject. No answer to the opening spells of OHD and Barnard.
Booth looked promising and deserved a least one wicket.
4 from 4. Another couple of wins and we will be in the knockouts.

Well played the openers today. OHD the star with the ball again. Booth looked like he took some tap... it seems we are still searching for the new Stefan Piolet.

BosworthBear wrote:

GerryShedd wrote:

Regarding the Brookes catch, there are two possibilities. One is that it was a fair catch, he is a Bear through and through and would never cheat. The other is that his foot was on the rope, he cheated and we always knew that he was a Pear at heart.

I’m as pro Warwickshire as they come but it was never a catch. He flinches as he treads on the rope. I don’t think it’s good at all he didn’t own up.

As for out grounds we’ve been through it all and I still think the cynics are talking total drivel. There are several capable of holding games such as today around the County, Especially after seeing inside the dressing room at Neath, it’s just a question of will by WCCC and I am afraid under the current regime that will be lacking,

Absolutely right about the outgrounds. Members seem obsessed with having "facilities" in a swanky pavilion and presumably free tea and coffee. If the club wanted to be inclusive of all cricket fans in Warwickshire they can make it happen.

What happened to the comeback of the lesser spotted Liam Norwell?

It would be nice to get Bethall back but it's unlikely. Glamorgan will be a good test of our credentials in this competition.

A real shame to lose such a promising young cricketer. Strange comments from Robinson saying how good he is but not having the opportunities, if he is that good surely he should be given them!
Best of luck to Ethan with the Pears.

Good news that Briggs is back. Brings some much needed balance to the team.

Norwell is made of glass unfortunately. It's tough on the body being a fast bowler but so many of them have recurring injuries these days (Stone, Archer, Robinson etc).
We just can't rely on Norwell staying fit for any length of time and will have to accept that until his contract is up.

These washouts aren't doing much for the survival of the Hundread. BBC2 are showing a programme about coastal walks instead.