Fit Record – HANTS vs WARKS twelfth Fit, April 19 – 22, 2024

Warwickshire 340 for 4 (Davies 149, Rhodes 81, Yates 69) vs Hampshire

New Bears skipper Davies has already totted up 441 runs this season – over 60 according to cent of the runs he controlled in 2023 – with ratings of 36, 256 and in this instance 149 to guide from the entrance.

Warwickshire ended day one on 340 for 4 – with Liam Dawson’s double and a wicket apiece for Kyle Abbott and Mohammad Abbas giving Hampshire minimum cheer.

Hampshire head trainer Adi Birrell had forewarned that the pitch were designed to be similar to the season opener in opposition to Lancashire final week – a fit that petered out to a draw.

It were was hoping a transformation in ball from Kookaburra to Dukes would possibly be offering the bowlers extra help however in truth it simplest helped the batters ranking faster – particularly with a brief boundary on one aspect.

Davies’ resolution to bat after successful the toss used to be a no brainer, and proved as corresponding to he placed on a hospital of box manipulation and boundary hitting.

He and opening spouse Yates tore into the over-pitching Abbott early on – the South African went for 29 in his opening 4 overs as the hole stand whizzed previous 50 within 14 overs.

The duo have been coming off the again of an epic 343-run stand in opposition to Worcestershire at Edgbaston final week. As they raced to 114 by way of lunch, with slightly an oooh or an ahhh from Hampshire’s bowlers, a in a similar way large alliance seemed most probably.

Yates had reached his fifty in 80 balls, however fell in the second one over of the resumption after Abbott modified tact. The previous Check fast had completely bowled across the wicket prior to the period however afterwards came visiting, and controlled to get the left-hander to nick in the back of with the ball angling throughout him.

The step forward did not spark a cave in as a 116-run partnership made manner for a 174-run one.

Davies has changed Rhodes as captain this season put the pair batted as one in opposition to a bowling assault suffering to discover a innovative.
Davies eased thru his half-century in 82 deliveries, and in spite of being bowled by way of James Fuller off a no-ball, breezed to a 9th top notch ton in 166 balls.

As opposed to a swept most off Dawson, Rhodes used to be workmanlike and unmemorable in his batting – however his taste merely noticed the runs column proceed to extend ceaselessly. His half-century took 97 balls.

Davies fell for 149 when he edged to James Vince to start with slip whilst making an attempt to paintings Dawson to the leg aspect.

A brand new ball quickly after noticed Abbas pin Rhodes at the shin prior to Ed Barnard used to be lbw to Dawson to offer Hampshire a brighter finish to a batting-dominant day – typified by way of simplest 22 performs and misses.