We can still control our division destiny
I’M not really keeping an eye on what is happening elsewhere in the country.
View ArticleMission accomplished
IT was an unbelievable feeling knowing that we will be playing LV= County Championship Division One cricket next season.
View ArticleWe need to learn from last season’s mistakes
IT is so important to get off to a good start in the first few LV= County Championship Division One matches this year.
View ArticleWe’re not too far away from clicking
I THOUGHT we bowled reasonably well on the first day of our LV= County Championship Division One match with Nottinghamshire at New Road, given it was quite a slow wicket that didn’t seam around as...
View ArticleKidderminster move is no problem for squad
IT is sad to see our New Road ground hit by the flooding, especially after the amount of effort that has gone in by so many people to get it ready for the start of the season.
View ArticleTraining week awaits squad
IT has been a pretty hectic start to the season and we now have a week off from cricket before the CB40 game with Middlesex at New Road on Sunday.
View ArticleLet’s sign off with Somerset success
WE play Somerset in our last LV= County Championship Division One game for over a month this week and it would be good to get a win to sign off before the one-day cricket takes over.
View ArticlePatchy Somerset show sums up season so far
OUR performance in the LV= County Championship Division One draw against Somerset was similar to how the season has gone so far.
View ArticleOur t20 displays can be helped by 40-over form
WEATHER-permitting, we will step up our preparations for the Friends Life t20 today with some scenarios training out in the middle.
View ArticlePoignant game up next for us
WE play Glamorgan at New Road in the Friends Life t20 on Friday night and it will be our first game with them in this year’s competition after the SWALEC Stadium clash was postponed following the...
View ArticleWe’re ready to face Gladiators challenge
WE are hoping to beat the weather today and be able to play our Clydesdale Bank 40 match with Gloucestershire Gladiators at Cheltenham (1.45pm).
View ArticleFantastic chance to reach finals day
WE face Yorkshire tomorrow in the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 at Headingley and it is a good achievement to have reached this stage — that was one of our main goals at the start of the...
View ArticleTough Hove test next after poor Essex show
IF I’m being honest, we were pretty ordinary in the first-half of our Clydesdale Bank40 defeat to Essex at New Road.
View ArticleHeavy Worcestershire defeat at Sussex was unacceptable
AFTER our performance in the innings and 117-run defeat to Sussex at Hove, where we were very poor in all aspects of the game, there has to be some changes to the side.
View ArticleWe must show rivals no mercy whatsoever
FOLLOWING our disappointing seven-wicket LV= County Championship Division One defeat to Warwickshire, we have to be more ruthless as a team when we get into decent positions.
View ArticlePlenty still to play for in final three matches
OUR six-wicket LV= County Championship Division One defeat up at Durham was a tough one to take and the batters certainly let us down in both innings.
View ArticleTime we had a bit of luck after tough start
IN our LV= County Championship Division Two defeat at Glamorgan, it was a big toss to win in overcast, humid conditions with the balls winging around a lot on a fresh pitch.
View ArticleBig opportunity for Worcestershire's young guns
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.
View ArticleMitchell is looking forward to being at New Road
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).
View ArticleTime for Worcestershire to shine under the Canterbury lights
WE have a big Yorkshire Bank 40 game at Kent tonight and it’s on TV and under the lights, which is always exciting, so we just need to go out and perform well like we did against Sussex at Hove.
View ArticleConfident we can still beat Essex – and the rain
IN the LV= County Championship matches, you want to be playing for the best part of the four days, so it is always frustrating to lose a day to the weather.
View ArticleThings are looking up on all fronts at New Road
PERSONALLY, it has been nice to get a few runs lately — it is what you work towards in the nets and the practice sessions — so it’s good to reap the rewards in the middle.
View ArticleJack Shantry and Moeen Ali are ready for t20 battle
WE don’t have a match this week, but we have organised a t20 against Shropshire, which will be decent preparation for when the action starts for real in a couple of weeks.
View ArticleTime for sweet revenge against Glamorgan
GLAMORGAN come to New Road tomorrow for our LV= County Championship Division Two re-match and we owe them one after our defeat at the SWALEC Stadium at the start of the season.
View Articlet20 a welcome break after YB40 away loss
WE are really looking forward to our Friends Life t20 campaign that starts with a visit to New Road from Glamorgan on Friday.
View ArticleCompton is someone our lads can learn from
WE will be taking on the touring Australian team this week — it is a great game for the club to have and financially it will be a good thing for New Road.
View ArticleDon’t expect an Ashes clean sweep
AFTER losing our first two games in the Friends Life t20 it was vital that we beat Gloucestershire at the weekend to get us back up and running.
View ArticleWe can still reach the last eight of the t20
ALTHOUGH we have had mxed results in the Friends Life t20, I still believe we can qualify for the quarter-finals.
View ArticleWe can’t give up our t20 last eight pursuit
WE were bitterly disappointed with our Friends Life t20 defeat against Northamptonshire at New Road on Sunday.
View ArticleGlad to see the back of this year’s t20 event
TWENTY20 cricket is always great fun when you are winning but it can be depressing if it isn’t going well, so I am glad to see the back of it now.
View ArticleWe never got going in our Kent washout
THE weather put paid to our hopes of taking anything from our LV= County Championship Division Two game with Kent at New Road, which has been disappointing.
View ArticleWe can’t be afraid of the openers at Trent Bridge
TRENT Bridge is always a difficult place to go to as Nottinghamshire are a team with a star-studded line-up.
View ArticleBig wins in a fantastic seven days at New Road
THE past week has been excellent both for Worcestershire and myself on a personal level.
View ArticleCounty have got to believe that promotion is still possible
WE managed to give ourselves an outside chance of promotion from LV= County Championship Division Two with last week’s nine-wicket win at Leicestershire.
View ArticleOur season has been consistently inconsistent
OUR chances of promotion from Division Two of the LV=County Championship have now gone, which is disappointing, but we still have two games left to play, starting with Hampshire at New Road tomorrow.
View ArticleWe should have made most of good start
WE bowled well and created chances to start with in our LV= County Championship Division Two game against Hampshire, but failed to take them.
View ArticleLet’s end campaign with a flourish
ALTHOUGH this season has been a disappointment, it was never going to be the case that winning promotion from Division Two of the LV= County Championship would be easy.
View ArticleYoungsters make their mark in opening draw
THE rain meant we only managed a frustrating eight overs in the first two days of our game at Hampshire.
View ArticleYoung guns' displays so pleasing
THE LV= County Championship Division Two win over Kent was really pleasing and it was great to back up the display against Hampshire.
View ArticlePlayers can learn from Saeed's experience
HAVING Saeed Ajmal joining us for tomorrow's LV= County Championship match against Derbyshire is a massive boost for everyone.
View ArticleI'm excited by County T20 team
OUR NatWest T20 Blast campaign starts on Friday night with a trip to Durham and we have quite an exciting side this year.
View ArticleWe head to Surrey full of confidence
AFTER losing the toss on a flat wicket at Tunbridge Wells, it was a great effort by all of our bowlers to dismiss Kent for 258.
View ArticleCool Moeen makes Worcestershire duo proud
IT was a really proud moment for me to be at Lord’s on Thursday to witness Moeen Ali making his England Test debut.
View ArticleAlexei played part in our best victory
I WOULD probably put our LV= County Championship Division Two victory at Leicestershire last week down as our best win of the season.
View ArticleConfidence is high in New Road camp
WE put in a fantastic effort all-round in our eight-wicket NatWest T20 Blast victory over Birmingham Bears.
View ArticleDolly was a major influence on us all
DOLLY (Damian D’Oliveira) was a massive influence on my career and those of many other people here at the club.
View ArticleSaeed to prove big loss at New Road
SAEED Ajmal’s stay with Worcestershire comes to an end next week but his time with us has been invaluable.
View ArticlePromotion thought not the main focus
WINNING when you’re not at your best is a sign of a good side and I think that describes Worcestershire’s performance against Leicestershire.
View ArticleConfidence high for quarter-final battle
THE mood in our camp ahead of today's massive NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final at Surrey is very positive.
View ArticleSaeed remedy for our batting slump
WINNING our LV= County Championship Division Two match with Essex possibly papered over a few cracks in the batting but, to come out and fight like we did in that final innings and bowl them out for...
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