National League : Pollock Priceless

from Cricinfo by Tim Wellock at Riverside May 13 2002



UNDER orders from the South African Board not to overwork Shaun Pollock, Warwickshire had intended to rest him from National League games. But after their poor start in the championship they were desperate for a win yesterday and Pollock provided it with impressive assistance from Ian Bell's best one-day score of 72. 

On a grudging surface, Pollock hit the game's only sixes off successive balls from Ian Hunter and removed the top three Durham batsmen with only 22 on the board. 

Martin Love and Jon Lewis put on 58, before Pollock's return saw four wickets tamely surrendered for eight runs. 

There were three stumpings for Keith Piper, who had already held two catches off Pollock, whose 25 off 22 balls batting at No 3 did not alter Nick Knight's early evaluation of the pitch. 

Knight hit only two fours in his 40 before Bell took over the mantle of steady accumulation.


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