Jarvis takes six wickets
MANCHESTER — Zimbabwean paceman Kyle Jarvis took six wickets in an innings for the second Specsavers County Championship match running yesterday to give Lancashire the advantage after day one against Warwickshire at Emirates Old Trafford.
Jarvis returned six for 67 from 18.2 overs as the Bears were bowled out for 200 on the stroke of tea after electing to bat.
They slipped from 89 for three at lunch to 119 for eight before Jeetan Patel and ninth-wicket partner Olly Stone shared 76 to limit some of the damage.
Lancashire then lost Haseeb Hameed, Alex Davies and Dane Vilas cheaply as they replied with 112 for three from 33 overs.
Jarvis took a Red Rose best of six for 61 against Hampshire in their last match, a draw at the Ageas Bowl at the start of the month.
Here, the Zimbabwean claimed all six wickets in the afternoon having improved significantly from his morning new ball spell. There were signs of uneven bounce when bowling from that end, but certainly not enough to warrant a side being bowled out for 200.
McLaren trapped Dom Sibley lbw offering no shot for one in the third over before getting opposite number Jonathan Trott and former Bears skipper Ian Bell caught at second slip by Jos Buttler for four and 14 as the score fell to 41 for three in the 15th over.
After Patel’s late 47, opener Andy Umeed’s 44 was the next best score.
But he was the first of the seven afternoon wickets to fall as he was caught behind off a Jarvis delivery with extra bounce in the fourth over the session.
That was the first of four wickets in 24 balls for Jarvis, who had Tim Ambrose caught behind, Keith Barker lbw and Matthew Lamb bowled before both Patel and Stone were dropped during their stand.
Jarvis returned to the attack shortly before tea and had Stone caught behind for 32 as the score fell to 195 for nine in the 61st over before bowling Patel in the 63rd as he played across the line shortly after a batting point had been secured. — Birmingham Mail.