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1881dPaul Edwards at New Road

Brooks and Patterson set up three-day win

Having conceded a first-innings lead of four runs and handicapped by the absence of Ryan Sidebottom with a calf injury, Yorkshire's seamers performed as well as ever they did in their title-winning summer

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1881dPaul Edwards at New Road

Lees leads fight for weakened Yorkshire

Yorkshire's batsmen, led by skipper Alex Lees and Tim Bresnan, battled hard and successfully to all but match Worcestershire's very decent first-innings 311

1881dPaul Edwards at New Road

Bird chides England over non-playing Yorkshire contingent

As England's batsmen struggled in the West Indies, Dickie Bird has railed strongly against the policy of selecting players for an England tour, only to leave them wearing bibs and ferrying drinks while their county plays important Championship matches

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1881dPaul Edwards at New Road

Fell hundred keeps champions at bay

Yorkshire began their defence of the title at Worcester and were repelled by a composed hundred by Tom Fell

WORCS BOWLING	O	M	R	Econ
GM Andrew	4.0	0	25	6.25
CAJ Morris	4.0	1	14	3.50
JD Shantry	3.0	0	19	6.33
SMSM Senanayake	4.0	0	24	6.00
MM Ali	2.0	0	15	7.50

County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
ESSEX	4*	2	0	1	60
SUR	4*	1	0	2	55
WARKS	4*	0	0	3	44
SOM	4*	0	0	3	43
DURH	4*	1	0	1	41
HANTS	4*	0	0	2	33
WORCS	4*	0	1	2	33
NOTTS	4*	0	1	2	32
KENT	3	0	1	2	26
LANCS	3	0	1	2	24