Warwickshire County Cricket Club in 2015

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Warwickshire County Cricket Club
2015 season
Coach Flag of Scotland.svg Dougie Brown
Captain Flag of England.svg Varun Chopra
Overseas players Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeetan Patel
Flag of New Zealand.svg 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.

Contents

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

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

County Championship

Division One Table

Team
PldWLTDABatBowlDedPts
Yorkshire (C)1611104045450286
Middlesex 167207029431218
Nottinghamshire 166505045450211
Durham 167801026450188
Warwickshire 165506031450186
Somerset 164606046430183
Hampshire 164606031380163
Sussex (R)164804036410161
Worcestershire (R)1631003044440151

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)
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

Group B Table

PosTeam
PldWLTNRDedPts NRR
1 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 851020120.755
2 Essex Eagles 842020100.480
3 Hampshire 8330209 [lower-alpha 1] 0.554
4 Kent Spitfires 83302080.031
5 Lancashire Lightning 8330208−0.034
6 Warwickshire Bears 8330208−0.765
7 Middlesex 8340107−0.224
8 Glamorgan 8220443 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 1] 0.160
9 Sussex Sharks 8050303−1.063
Source: [24]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 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

North Division Table

PosTeam
PldWLTNRDedPts NRR
1 Birmingham Bears 14104000200.200
2 Worcestershire Rapids 1494010190.682
3 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 1475020160.115
4 Lancashire Lightning 1476010150.469
5 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 1476010150.018
6 Durham Jets 145801011−0.149
7 Leicestershire Foxes 144712011−0.304
8 Yorkshire Vikings 145810011−0.324
9 Derbyshire Falcons 144100008−0.662
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

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  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.
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  9. ↑ "Player Profile: Jonathon Webb". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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  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.
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  16. ↑ "Player Profile: Recordo Gordon". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  17. ↑ "Player Profile: Oliver Hannon-Dalby". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
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  19. ↑ "Player Profile: Jeetan Patel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  20. ↑ "Player Profile: Boyd Rankin". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
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