COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION ONE, Edgbaston:
CLOSE OF PLAY, DAY TWO: Warwickshire 443 v Worcestershire 11-0 (Warwicks 5pts, Worcs 3pts)
2-5 September 2009

Trott hits through the leg-side on his way to 93

Ashes hero Jonathan Trott hit 93 as Warwickshire batted themselves into a strong position on day two of their clash with local rivals Worcestershire.

Trott hit 10 fours in playing the day's crucial innings after first-day centurion Ian Westwood was run out for 133 as the Bears were all out for 443.

But after being 301-3 at one stage their progress was checked by Richard Jones, who claimed a career-best 6-100.

Worcestershire reached 11-0 in reply before rain forced an early close.

After being made to toil on day one, the visitors made an early breakthrough when Ian Bell was trapped leg before by Imran Arif after adding only one boundary to his overnight score to depart for 36.

Westwood, who made an unbeaten 101 on day one, took his score to 133 before he was unluckily run out.

A slip by Trott turning for a second forced the Bears captain to retreat, but he was unable beat Stephen Moore's throw from square leg as he attempted to recover his ground.

By then Trott had reached 50 from 82 balls, but Worcestershire got some joy with the new ball as Matt Mason found Jim Troughton's inside edge to have him caught behind and Moore held a mis-placed drive from Tony Frost off Gareth Andrew.

Jones then began to make an impact and ended up taking 5-38 from 63 balls from the Pavilion End, to add to his wicket of Ant Botha on day one.

First Tim Ambrose edged him to second slip before Trott was taken by Ben Smith at first.

Outside edges also accounted for Chris Woakes and last man Boyd Rankin, while Naqaash Tahir holed out to mid-on.

Nevertheless, his efforts could not prevent Warwickshire passing 400 for the sixth time in eight home games this season.

And despite having two days left there seems little prospect of Worcestershire pushing for the victory that would keep their wafer-thin chances of avoiding relegation alive.

Worcestershire seamer Richard Jones told BBC Hereford and Worcester:

"Yesterday didn't go to plan in terms of hitting the right areas but as a unit we came back today and hit the right areas more often and got our rewards.

"I tried to stay as patient as I could and the rewards came at the end.

"I'm learning as a bowler that I need to stay patient and then more often than not you get your rewards."

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