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Outground pitches can be hard to judge and there were few who at the end of a fascinating and entertaining day of festival cricket prepared to commit themselves on the question of whether Worcestershire's first-innings score of 290 was competitive.

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It was Gale who fought to defend Yorkshire's advantage, finishing on 68 not out as Yorkshire, on 135 for five, moved within 33 runs of Worcestershire's first innings.

Andrew Gale puts wind in Yorkshire sails against Worcestershire 2011

Leicestershire have been reduced to 45 for five in their second innings by Second Division leaders Glamorgan while Murray Goodwin's unbeaten 109 has steered Sussex to 188 for four in reply to Worcestershire's 464.

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Middlesex passed Worcestershire's total of 313, reaching 355 for five at the interval thanks to an unbeaten 117 from Owais Shah in his final game for the county at Lord's.

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When Kevin Pietersen scored his swankpot's double-century in Australia a couple of weeks ago I wondered how many cricket buffs thought of travelling to Worcestershire's peaceful Great Malvern churchyard happy to bow a knee at the stately memorial to that upright and graceful batsman-gent, RE "Tip" Foster 287, Sydney, December 1903 and nod assurance to his ghost that his record England score in Australia still led the list.

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That did not look likely to be enough as Sanath Jayasuriya launched Worcestershire's reply with a 26-ball half-century including four sixes, all of them flicked over the leg side.

Tom Smith sets up easy T20 win for Lancashire against Worcestershire 2010

Worcestershire's Steve Rhodes believes Warwickshire were lucky not to be punished more harshly after being docked eight points over the state of the pitch at Edgbaston, where they completed a 218-run victory over their neighbours soon after midday.

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Lancashire's batsmen lacked the skill and application to master Worcestershire's attack, superbly led by veteran seamer Alan Richardson, and a pitch that was challenging rather than treacherous.

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Impressed in brief stint as Worcestershire's overseas player last season.

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But Rhodes, Worcestershire's director of cricket, argued last night that the maximum 24-point penalty for producing a pitch unfit for first-class cricket should have been imposed after two of his players were injured.

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