da mrbet： Nick Knight took revenge on Somerset with a brilliant 84 not out asWarwickshire coasted to an eight-wicket Norwich Union League victory atTaunton
Richard Latham03-Sep-2001Nick Knight took revenge on Somerset with a brilliant 84 not out asWarwickshire coasted to an eight-wicket Norwich Union League victory atTaunton.Replying to a modest 190-8, the visitors never looked in much trouble andgot home with a massive 14.2 overs to spare.That was thanks largely to Knight, who on his last visit to the ground endedup at hospital, having been struck on the head by an Andy Caddick bouncerduring Warwickshire’s C&G Trophy semi-final defeat.This time the pace bowling from Jason Kerr and Jamie Grove was much gentlerand the left-hander took full advantage, hitting seven fours and two sixes inhis 101-ball innings.He received excellent support from Vasbert Drakes, who smacked 43 off just35 balls, and Dougie Brown, whose 41-ball half-century featured six fours andtwo sixes.Grove suffered most from the onslaught as his four overs went for 49. Butthe Somerset team in general looked to be suffering something of a hangoverfrom the weekend’s C&G Trophy celebrations.Keith Parsons, man-of-the-match in the Lord’s final victory overLeicestershire on Saturday, had earlier come to his side’s aid again afterthey had won the toss.Parsons continued in fine form, hitting 42 to boost the total to from 124-6to 177-8 in the 44th over before being superbly caught by the diving Knighton the long-on boundary off Alan Richardson.As chief executive Peter Anderson did a tour of the ground, offeringspectators the chance to hold Somerset’s first trophy in 18 years,Warwickshire’s bowlers took a grip.Vasbert Drakes removed openers Ian Blackwell and Peter Bowler with only 34on the board before the third-wicket pair of Jamie Cox (42) and Mike Burns(27) put on 58, the best stand of the innings.The middle order fell away as Mohammad Sheikh returned figures of 2-23 fromhis nine overs, while Neil Smith produced a tidy spell of off-spin to take2-34. Drakes (2-40) and Richardson (2-36) completed a sound Warwickshirebowling display, with only Brown (0-48) ending wicketless.