Liam Norwell's career-best nine-for saves Warwickshire's season in five-run thriller
Seamer saves best of injury-plagued season for last in heroic defence of 139 target
Seamer saves best of injury-plagued season for last in heroic defence of 139 target
Commentator: Andrew Miller
4.51pm Wow. Liam Norwell is engulfed by his team-mates after the bowling display of his life, and most other lives! A career-best 9 for 62, and every one of them utterly critical to his team's slender, sinking hopes of salvation. It's 13 in the match as well... and the entire Hampshire team wait on the boundary's edge to shake his hand as he leads the teams off.
And so, just to reiterate, after their own 18-run loss to Gloucestershire yesterday, it is Yorkshire who go down, as Warwickshire pull off one of the most improbable escapes ever seen in the County Championship. What a climax to the 2022 season! Thanks for joining our final edition of County Cricket Pop-up Comms. Fair to say, that was worth tuning in for.
John: "Liam Norwell - The nation loves you! Always good when one of the "big" sides (that is those lucky enough to have Test grounds) goes down... and even better when its Yorkshire especially after the last year or two."
Richard: "Amazing game. County cricket, despite the best efforts of the ECB, is still incredible."
Alex W: "Even if no one else (I'm sure they did) noticed your callback to Ian Smiths "barest of margins", I definitely did, and I appreciate it immensely!" You saw what I did there...
Robin Bernstein: "As a Lancastrian I'm very happy by this result. Sending Yorkshire down is terrific, but it secures Lancs as runners up in all competitions this season (including that daft Hundred thingy if Manchester Originals count as well). Has that ever happened before?"
Mohammad Abbas lbw b Norwell 0 (4m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Rick Rom: "Just shows what fine margins there are - Yorks lost to Essex by 1 wicket recently - could easily gone the other way and this match is just as close..."
Alan w: "Sat here in Yorkshire cheering on players to be honest I don't know much about"
Eight for Norwell, and still he's not finished. Five balls at the No.11, to keep Warwickshire in the First Division!
JK Fuller b Norwell 22 (48m 21b 3x4 0x6) SR: 104.76
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