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LONDON, June 10: Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak enjoyed a stunning debut for Warwickshire on Wednesday when he took seven wickets on the opening day of the English County Championship match against Northamptonshire.
Streak, out of cricket since being sacked by the Zimbabwe Cricket Union in April, finished with seven for 80 although the home side were frustrated by tailender Ben Phillips, who hit 90 to help the visitors post 329.
Phillips hit 17 fours and two sixes in his 117-ball knock, lifting a side that at one point were 185 for seven.
Warwickshire were 13 without loss at the close.
Close of play scores on Wednesday:
(First day of four):
DIVISION ONE:
At Gloucester: MIDDLESEX 333-6 (L. Klusener 62 not out, P Weekes 50) v GLOUCESTERSHIRE.
At Old Trafford:
SUSSEX 458-9 (C.J. Adams 145 not out, I.J. Ward 84, M.W. Goodwin 83, M. Prior 61) v LANCASHIRE.
At Edgbaston:
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 329 (B. Phillips 90; H.H. Streak 7-80);
WARWICKSHIRE 13-0.
At Worcester:
WORCESTERSHIRE 356-7 (S.D. Peters 123, V.S. Solanki 107, B.F. Smith 65) v KENT.
DIVISION TWO:
At Chelmsford:
HAMPSHIRE 306-7 (J.P. Crawley 97, M.J. Clarke 69, N. Pothas 54 not out; Danish Kaneria 4-91) v ESSEX.
At Sophia Gardens:
GLAMORGAN 333 (M.P. Maynard 114; O.D. Gibson 5-80);
LEICESTERSHIRE 46-3.
At Bath:
SOMERSET 318-5 (N. Edwards 87, J. Hildreth 60, I.D. Blackwell 55 not out; P.J. Franks 5-59) v NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.
At Chester-le-Street (second day):
YORKSHIRE 331 (A. McGrath 126, M. Wood 55; Shoaib Akhtar 4-64) and 156-4 (M. Wood 71, P. Jaques 53);
DURHAM 150 (R.K.J. Dawson 5-40). -AFP
