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Norwich Union League:- GLAMORGAN DRAGONS BREATH FIRE ON WARWICKSHIRE BEARS It was second against fourth in the top division of the Norwich Union League as Glamorgan Dragons – backed by their vocal coterie of supporters - did battle with Warwickshire Bears at Edgbaston. And it was the Dragons who emerged victorious as they defended a daunting total of exactly 300 to win by 62 runs and draw level with the Bears on points in the table. The Bears remain second for the moment, courtesy of a marginally superior run-rate. talented youngster Ian Thomas top scored for Glamorgan with an impressive 72 off just 66 balls - Croft also chipped in with 34 runs off just 29 balls with 6 fours and one six. - Bell top scored for the bears with 86 (77) Worcestershire Royals extended their lead at the top of the first division of the Norwich Union League to eight points with a six-wicket victory over Yorkshire Phoenix at Worcester. And to complete a great day for Royals, their nearest challengers, Warwickshire Bears, went down to a 62-run defeat against Glamorgan Dragons. But, with the Dragons having two games in hand, it's far too early for Royals to relax.
		Frizzell County Championship Ian Ward continued his rich vein of form to carry Surrey to a comprehensive win over bottom-of-the-table Yorkshire at Guildford. Ward made an unbeaten 124 and featured in a century partnership with nightwatchman Ian Salisbury (59) who was Surrey's one wicket to fall today. By the time Salisbury was out, caught behind off Darren Lehmann, Surrey were just 28 short of victory. Ali Brown then joined Ward to ensure a six-wicket win. Kent put in an equally convincing display to beat Leicestershire by the same margin at Grace Road. Matthew Walker (46) and Ed Smith (48) were the main contributors as Kent coasted home to a win that moves them into second place, 33 points behind Surrey. Hampshire are now second from bottom after a game they'd prefer to forget at The Rose Bowl. After they were deducted eight points for a poor pitch by the ECB this morning, they were bowled out for 127 to give Lancashire victory by 111 runs. John Wood took four for 17 and James Anderson three for 27 towards the visitors' triumph. As looked to be the case last night, Sussex's victory target of 401 proved to be well beyond them, as they were shot out for just 192 by Warwickshire. Medium pacer Alan Richardson was the toast of the hosts, with a career-best eight for 51. Warwickshire's 208-run victory moves them clear of the relegation zone. In Division Two, an innings of 80 by Dominic Cork helped guide Derbyshire to a comprehensive victory over struggling Northamptonshire at the County Ground. After being dismissed for 288, sharp bowling from Cork (two for 71) and Kevin Dean (three for 47) accounted for the first five Northants wickets before Anthony Penberthy (62) proved an obstacle. Torbin Bailey (50) was the other main contributor to an otherwise poor home side performance. Mohammed Ali (two for 72) and Lian Wharton (two for 43) wrapped up the 177-run victory. Essex remain in contention for promotion after grinding out a draw against Glamorgan. On a sizzling day at Chelmsford, Andy Flower's unbeaten 172 was the key to the home side's survival. Still behind the visitors when play began, Flower, aided by some defensive batting from Aftab Habib (31) and veteran John Stephenson (29*) ensured Essex had a share of the points to keep in them in the top three. At the close the home side finished on 514 for four. Despite Ben Hutton's exquisite 88 and a half-century from South-African born Sven Koenig (52), Middlesex missed out on their sixth victory, though they still remain top of the Division. Gloucestershire set them a target of 361 in just over 80 overs, but once Koenig and Hutton's second-wicket partnership was over, Middlesex opted for safety and batted out a draw, closing on 265 for five. Hampshire have lodged an appeal with the England and Wales Cricket Board over their eight County Championship point deduction enforced for the state of the pitch during the game with Lancashire last week. Having lodged the appeal within the 24-hour time limit permitted for appeals, Hampshire are now waiting on a time and place for the hearing, which will be heard in front of an ECB panel soon.
		C&G and B&H Cup Draws ****************************************** C&G TROPHY 2002 FIXTURES ****************************************** 1. Hertfordshire v Staffordshire Welwyn Garden City 2. Essex CB v Sussex CB Chelmsford 3. Cheshire v Lancashire CB Chester Boughton Hall 4. Bedfordshire v Derbyshire CB Dunstable 5. Middlesex CB v Scotland Southgate 6. Norfolk v Holland Manor Park 7. Oxfordshire v Nottinghamshire CB Christ Church, Oxford 8. Wiltshire v Ireland South Wilts 9. Leicestershire CB v Northamptonshire CB Barwell 10. Cumberland v Warwickshire CB Millom 11. Suffolk v Denmark Copdock 12. Huntingdonshire CB v Gloucestershire CB Godmanchester 13. Buckinghamshire v Worcestershire CB Dinton 14. Lincolnshire v Berkshire Lincoln Lindum SECOND ROUND 15. Northumberland v Staffordshire Jesmond 16. Sussex CB v Wales Hastings 17. Cheshire v Cornwall Toft 18. Devon v Bedfordshire Exmouth 19. Scotland v Dorset Linlithgow 20. Norfolk v Somerset CB Manor Park 21. Shropshire v Oxfordshire Shifnal 22. Hampshire CB v Ireland West End 23. Leicestershire CB v Kent CB Hinckley 24. Cambridgeshire v Warwickshire CB March Town 25. Suffolk v Herefordshire Bury St Edmunds 26. Gloucestershire CB v Yorkshire CB Bristol 27. Buckinghamshire v Durham CB Beaconsfield 28. Lincolnshire v Surrey CB Bourne ROUND THREE 29 Devon v Yorkshire Exmouth 30 Suffolk v Northamptonshire Bury St Edmunds 31 Shropshire v Gloucestershire Telford 32 Buckinghamshire v Sussex Beaconsfield 33 Norfolk v Kent Manor Park 34 Lincolnshire v Glamorgan Sleaford 35 Warwickshire CB v Leicestershire Coventry & NW 36 Ireland v Nottinghamshire Clontarf 37 Staffordshire v Warwickshire Stone 38 Cornwall v Worcestershire St Austell 39 Scotland v Surrey Grange 40 Yorkshire CB v Somerset Scarborough 41 Kent CB v Hampshire Folkestone 42 Wales Minor Counties v Durham Cardiff 43 Lancashire v Derbyshire Old Trafford 44 Essex v Middlesex Chelmsford * to be played on 24th May 2002 (25th reserve day) ROUND 4 45 Winner of match 36 v Winner of match 38 46 Winner of match 33 v Winner of match 37 47 Winner of match 40 v Winner of match 41 48 Winner of match 30 v Winner of match 29 49 Winner of match 44 v Winner of match 43 50 Winner of match 35 v Winner of match 32 51 Winner of match 31 v Winner of match 42 52 Winner of match 39 v Winner of match 34 QUARTER FINALS 1st and 2nd Quarter-Finals: Tuesday 16th July 2002 (17th July Reserve Day) 2nd, 3rd, 4th Quarter-Finals: Wednesday 17th July 2002 (18th July Reserve Day) SEMI FINALS 1st Semi-Final: Wednesday 31st July 2002 (1st August Reserve Day) 2cnd Semi-Final: Thursday 1st August 2002 (2nd August Reserve Day) FINAL Final: Saturday 31 August 2002 (1st September Reserve Day) ******************************** B&H CUP 2002 FIXTURES ******************************** APRIL 28 Derbyshire v Lancashire Derby Essex v Sussex Chelmsford Middlesex v Surrey Lord's Northamptonshire v Glamorgan Northampton Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire Nottingham Warwickshire v Somerset Birmingham 29 Hampshire v Kent Southampton Leicestershire v Durham Leicester Worcestershire v Gloucestershire Worcester 30 Middlesex v Essex Lord's Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire Nottingham Somerset v Glamorgan Taunton MAY 1 Durham v Lancashire Chester-le-Street Gloucestershire v Warwickshire Bristol Kent v Sussex Canterbury Northamptonshire v Worc'shire Northampton Surrey v Hampshire Kennington Oval Yorkshire v Leicestershire Leeds 2 Durham v Yorkshire Chester-le-Street Essex v Surrey Chelmsford Kent v Middlesex Canterbury 3 Derbyshire v Leicestershire Derby Glamorgan v Gloucestershire Cardiff Lancashire v Nottinghamshire Manchester Somerset v Northamptonshire Taunton Sussex v Hampshire Hove Warwickshire v Worcestershire Birmingham 4 Derbyshire v Yorkshire Derby Nottinghamshire v Durham Nottingham Surrey v Kent Kennington Oval 5 Essex v Hampshire Chelmsford Gloucestershire v Somerset Bristol Lancashire v Leicestershire Manchester Middlesex v Sussex Lord's Warwickshire v Northamptonshire Birmingham Worcestershire v Glamorgan Worcester 6 Durham v Derbyshire Chester-le-Street Glamorgan v Warwickshire Cardiff Hampshire v Middlesex Southampton Kent v Essex Canterbury Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire Leicester Northamptonshire v Glouc'shire Northampton Somerset v Worcestershire Taunton Sussex v Surrey Hove Yorkshire v Lancashire Leeds 21 Benson & Hedges Cup Quarter Final 1st (22 Reserve day) 22 Benson & Hedges Cup Quarter Final 2nd, 3rd, 4th (23 May Reserve day) JUNE 6 Benson & Hedges Cup 1st Semi Final (7 & 8 reserve days) 7 Benson & Hedges Cup 2nd Semi Final (8 reserve day) 22 FINAL (23 Reserve day)
		League Tables ************************************************ FRIZZEL COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION 1 ************************************************ Surrey 10 6 1 3 147.75 Kent 10 4 3 3 114.50 Sussex 11 2 3 6 111.00 Leicestershire 10 3 3 4 107.00 Warwickshire 9 4 2 3 105.00 Lancashire 9 3 2 4 93.00 Somerset 9 1 2 6 85.00 Hampshire 10 1 2 7 85.00 Yorkshire 10 0 6 4 64.50 Deducted 8 points for a sub-standard pitch on the 27th July 2002 ************************************************** FRIZZEL COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION 2 ************************************************ Middlesex 10 5 0 5 44 25 0.00 149.00 Worcestershire 10 5 2 3 134.00 Derbyshire 10 6 3 1 133.00 Essex 11 5 3 3 131.50 Glamorgan 10 4 4 2 106.00 Nottinghamshire 9 5 4 0 105.50 Gloucestershire 10 1 5 4 83.25 Northamptonshire 10 2 7 1 77.50 Durham 10 1 6 3 66.00 *************************************** NORWICH UNION LEAGUE DIVISION ONE *************************************** Worcs Royals 9 7 1 1 - 30 +18.0 Warwicks Bears 9 5 3 1 - 22 +11.19 Glam Dragons 7 5 1 - 1 22 +9.968 Leics Foxes 9 5 3 1 - 22 +3.488 Yorks Phoenix 8 4 3 1 - 18 +6.409 Kent Spitfires 8 3 4 - 1 14 +14.23 Durham Dynamos 9 2 7 - - 8 -27.62 Somerset Sabres 7 1 5 1 - 6 -14.56 Notts Outlaws 8 1 6 1 - 6 -20.04 ************************************** NORWICH UNION LEAGUE DIVISION TWO **************************************** Gloucs Gladiators 10 7 2 1 - 30 +18.54 Surrey Lions 8 5 2 1 - 22 +14.45 Northants Steelbacks 7 4 2 1 - 18 +10.50 Essex Eagles 7 4 3 - - 16 -3.161 Lancs Lightning 10 3 5 2 - 16 -14.00 Hants Hawks 8 3 4 1 - 14 +2.338 Derby Scorpions 8 3 4 1 - 14 -5.018 Middx Crusaders 9 2 5 2 - 12 -9.809 Sussex Sharks 9 2 6 1 - 10 -10.39