Preview: Warwickshire v Yorkshire, One Day Cup

Warwickshire return to Rugby School on Sunday with a home semi-final in sight.

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2024-08-10T17:18:33.000Z

Warwickshire return to Rugby School on Sunday for a sold out fixture and with a home semi-final in sight.

Facing Yorkshire in the first game of a double home stand, the Bears have a good opportunity to strengthen their grip on Group B with two games to go.

With five wins followed by Thursday’s rain-affected draw against Glamorgan, the top of the table is finely poised with both sides unbeaten.

Supporters at Edgbaston were cruelly denied an entertaining finish against the Welsh outfit as Gary Barwell and his staff worked tirelessly throughout the unexpected showers.

But the forecast couldn’t be far from the Birmingham gloom with warm weather expected to welcome a familiar outfit.

“We’re going to Rugby School and playing against a good team,” said First Team Coach Mark Robinson. “We’ve got a good bond with them as both coaching staff get on, we’ve been on tour, and they’re our rivals in the T20 North Group. The great thing about this competition is seeing different players in a different environment.

“But Rugby will feel more like a home game, having got that familiarity already. We couldn’t work out what a good score was as the dimensions were peculiar, but it was a great afternoon against Surrey. The weather was fantastic, and having not played at an outground for some time it was a success.

“You could see all the hard work that Rugby School and Warwickshire put in, and they were rewarded with a last-ball finish and a Bears win. It was a Carlsberg sort of day.”

Unsurprisingly, Robinson has retained the same 13 available, although good news is coming from the treatment room.

“Che is playing club cricket today, and that will be his first game of cricket for a while, while Rushy will have another game of club cricket as he works his way back in,” added the former Yorkshire seamer.

“It’s a good group in great spirits and, in recent games, we’ve had 13 to pick from with three of those in their last year at school. Kai is also a rookie, Michael Booth is in his first year as a pro, but we’ve had good experience around them with Rhodes and OHD. We’ve won games nine-down, on the last ball, and some convincingly with different players stepping up.

“We’re trying to win both games and guarantee an advantageous semi-final spot. Quarter-finalists play two games in three days, and we also have a Championship game at the back end of everything.

“We’ve got to keep that momentum going and see what the last few weeks bring.”

Squad

T AliBarnard (c)BenjaminBoothBurgessHannon-DalbyLintottMilesRhodesShaikhSmithWylieYates

Tickets

Tickets for this match are sold out and only ticket holders will have access.

Click here to view the Rugby Cricket Festival spectator guide.

How to follow

Members and supporters can follow the match live in our Match Centre at edgbaston.com, which will include a free-to-watch Live Stream and a live text commentary. You can also see a ball-by-ball feed and watch highlights of all the action.

Supporters can get involved by sending their match-day comments and thoughts on Twitter via @WarwickshireCCC and we’ll publish the best ones on our live text commentary in the Match Centre.

Supporters can also watch the Live Stream and get instant push notifications of all wickets, innings and match results via the Edgbaston app, which is free to download on iOS and Android.

Match updates will also be available across the Club’s social media accounts, simply search for @WarwickshireCCC.