Date-stamped : 01 May97 - 06:16
Minor Counties were unable  to  emulate  Ireland`s   win  against
the  odds  over   Middlesex   at   Edgbaston,   where  they  were
beaten by Warwickshire by 155 runs.

Their dismissal for 106 gave Warwickshire a   full   hand  of  20
wickets  in  Group  A after routing Worcestershire for 96.  This,
however,  was   a   better   pitch,   one   good    enough    for
Warwickshire  to  make 261 for seven and  not  as  treacherous as
it appeared when Gladstone Small took five wickets in 14 balls.

The performance brought Small, 35, his first  Gold  Award  in  18
seasons,  and  this after his first ball had been  pulled for six
by Steve Dean.

Batting was never  straightforward,   but   Warwickshire`s  first
half-centuries of the  season  were  recorded  by  Andy Moles and
Dougie Brown.

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

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