Date-stamped : 25 Apr95 - 22:38
Benson and Hedges Round 2: Warwickshire v Durham  
Edgbaston, 25 April 1995

Three of a kind trump Durham - Mike Beddow

Warwicks (285-7) bt Durham (194) by 91 runs

DURHAM have a recurring vision of Edgbaston. Hour after hour they
bowl  at left-handed batsmen. Brian Lara is temporarily elsewhere
but Warwickshire have teamed up Nick Knight and Roger Twose.   In
less than a year, three of a kind have scored 682 runs.

Lara`s 501 entry last June overwhelms all else, but in a  shorter
game there was considerable value in the 91 by Knight, a personal
best score in one-day cricket, and the 90,  at  almost a  run   a
ball, from Twose.

With their partnership of 127 in 20 overs, Warwickshire  gathered
impetus  to  reach  285  for seven, the highest score conceded by
Durham in their four seasons in the Benson and Hedges  Cup.   The
reply was barely better than their lowest total.

Just  as  it  was  unwise  to  spread  too   much    alarm  after
Warwickshire`s  opening defeats, so there should be an element of
caution in assessing the holders`  first  victory.   Suffice   to
say that this was a more vibrant performance.

Knight, the Gold Award winner, has already played  a  bigger  in-
nings  than  any by Lara in the limited-overs format last summer.
In tempting him away from Essex, Warwickshire have gone some  way
towards retaining the balance which brought two of their trophies
in 1994.

Once Knight had shaken off a hint of uncertainty, a warm  welcome
was assured from supporters, many of whom recalled his 56 and 113
when his former county lost in  more  difficult conditions   here
last July.

With two wickets down - Dominic Ostler to a fumble that became  a
catch  for Jon Longley - Knight was required to stabilise the in-
nings. This was done pleasingly and what followed was often  eye-
catching.

Twose brought his hustle and bustle to  a  thriving  stand  which
lifted Warwickshire to 182 for two with 18 overs remaining. Some-
thing in excess of 300 was in view, but disappeared with Knight`s
misplaced attempt to run the ball to third man.

Twose maintained the momentum for a while, and when he  drove  to
midwicket,  Dermot  Reeve  was left in the role he plays so well,
deftly picking up 28 runs from only 31 balls.

Another sign that Warwickshire were in  better  shape  came  with
Trevor  Penney`s  electric reaction in the gully to run out Wayne
Larkins.

Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
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