FIRST DAY BACK HOME

By Brian Sanderson,

On a sunny but cool day I walked to the stadium for the first day  at home for the match a which gainst Warwick.

Since my last visit  last week a fourth pylon has been put into place.

Also  arrived is new white screen at the Rugby end pending the arrive of the television cameras.It was good to see William Roberts bookstall back in place and  seeing people I  had not seen for a number of months. I watched the first session in the Long Room catching up with gossip from the winter.Warwick batted first scoring 91  for 1  with Brenan dropping a catch off Fisher. Middlebrook was returning to play for Yorkshire after fouteen years to help the spin option.

After lunch I moved to the Trueman stand to try and get out of the cold wind put did not succeed. I did see Westbrook and Hain  put on a stand of 92.

After tea moved to the opposite side of the pavilion to sit next to Ralph Middlebrook and family watching James play.The best bowler was Tim Bresnan who took 3 for 39 off 19 overs.Westwood batted on with no problem to bring his score up to 151 by the close and Warwick score to 270 for 4.

There was a decent crowd but a Sunday start did not bring any extra spectators.Big talking point was again the weather and when the rain will come. The forecast at this moment is tomorrow afternoon but we we will see.

  Westward walking off at the end of the day still not out.