*Worcestershire 2006 thread*

Hick is brilliant his 100th century came

Worcestershire dominating and Jacques is super,and Za

Worcestershire r in an excellent position- 294/4

jacques-202 and hick 93 n.o.

Davies not too good afterall

Zaheer Khan failed in his quest to become the first Worcestershire bowler to take all 10 wickets in an innings.

The Indian pace bowler had all nine overnight with Essex 186-9 in reply to his side's 650-7 declared.

But a dropped catch by wicket-keeper Steven Davies allowed Darren Gough to escape and cost him the clean sweep.

Ravi Bopara (67 not out) and Gough (50) took 73 runs off Zaheer's 33 balls in the first hour before Matt Mason took the last wicket with the score on 283.

Zaheer finished with figures of 9-138, the best of his career, and Worcestershire skipper Vikram Solanki enforced the follow-on.

Richard Johnson was the last player to take all 10 wickets in an innings of a Championship match, with figures of 10-45 for Middlesex against Derbyshire in 1994.

The great might of Worcestershire are playing brilliantly again.Phil Jacques is just taking the mick on 168 with Worcestershire 299 for 2.

Having put on 108 in a defeat at Derby, the second-wicket pair put on 111 from 18 overs in front of a crowd of 4,000.

Bears spinner Nick James did not concede a boundary in 10 overs on debut, finishing with 1-23.

But a total of 267 was more than enough when Warwickshire's recently suspect batting line-up collapsed for 209.

Nick Knight was leg-before to Zaheer Khan's second ball in the opening over.

And though Jim Troughton counter-attacked with nine fours and a six in his 58, the slide set in as soon as Zaheer bowled Neil Carter for 32 after a stand of 77 in 11 overs.

What a great victory against the bears,seems as if were really hitting form.

Lets hope Lou keeps his pants on for Worcestershire