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Senior star Andrew looks to help youth

9:30am Thursday 9th May 2013

WORCESTERSHIRE all-rounder Gareth Andrew admits he relishes the responsibility of being a senior player at New Road.

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Worcestershire make slow progress at New Road

6:28pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

THE first day’s cricket at New Road of the season saw Worcestershire make cautious progress to 198-3 in their LV= County Championship Division Two clash with fellow early strugglers Leicestershire.

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Mitchell is looking forward to being at New Road

9:30am Wednesday 8th May 2013

IT is definitely great to be back at New Road today for the start of our LV= County Championship Division Two match with Leicestershire (11am).

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Shantry is set for Worcestershire recall

10:00am Tuesday 7th May 2013

JACK Shantry’s impressive form with the ball for Worcestershire has seen him recalled to the squad to face Leicestershire in LV= County Championship Division Two tomorrow (11am).

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Mitchell’s century inspires Royals win

9:19pm Sunday 5th May 2013

CAPTAIN Daryl Mitchell led from the front with his maiden one-day century as Worcestershire Royals began their Yorkshire Bank 40 campaign with an impressive 91-run win over Sussex Sharks at Hove.

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Moeen and Andrew sign new contracts with Worcestershire

6:00am Saturday 4th May 2013

MOEEN Ali and Gareth Andrew have handed Worcestershire a double boost ahead of tomorrow’s Yorkshire Bank 40 Group ‘A’ opener at Sussex (1.45pm) by committing their futures to the club.

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Divisional gap gets narrower each year – Rhodes

11:30am Saturday 4th May 2013

WORCESTERSHIRE director of cricket Steve Rhodes insists the gulf in class between the two divisions of the LV= County Championship is getting smaller every season.

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Hick’s new Aussie role

8:30am Saturday 4th May 2013

LEGENDARY Worcestershire run-machine Graeme Hick has taken up a role with the Old Enemy and will be helping to develop the next generation of Australian batsmen.

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County beat students by 130 runs

5:52pm Friday 3rd May 2013

JACK Shantry took 7-60 as Worcesterhire beat Oxford MCCU by 130 runs in The Parks.

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Arr: Perry helped me to develop with Warriors

10:30am Friday 3rd May 2013

WARRIORS scrum-half Jonny Arr has paid tribute to former England number nine Shaun Perry, who has been forced into retirement through injury.

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Mitchell in century for County

8:29am Thursday 2nd May 2013

WORCESTERSHIRE’S batsmen took the opportunity of some much-needed time in the middle against Oxford MCCU in The Parks yesterday.

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Big opportunity for Worcestershire's young guns

11:30am Wednesday 1st May 2013

PLAYING the Oxford MCCU students always gives a few of the Worcestershire guys an opportunity to show what they can do in the first team.

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County crash to innings defeat

5:07pm Monday 29th April 2013

AN out-of-sorts Worcestershire were thumped by an innings and 42 runs at the Ageas Bowl as Hampshire grabbed their first LV= County Championship win since mid-August.

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Adams makes County struggle

7:14pm Thursday 25th April 2013

JIMMY Adams made the highest post-war score by a Hampshire captain as his side took complete control on day two against Worcestershire at the Rose Bowl.

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