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Bears warn fans to behave

WARWICKSHIRE last night issued a forceful reminder to their supporters that they are "expected to maintain high standards of behaviour at all times". Read

Jeff Bonser

Five in frame for the Walsall job

WALSALL'S search for a new manager is set to stretch into next week as the board continues to assess the five names left on the short-list for the job. Read

Tim Ambrose

Lord's prayer for Tim Ambrose

WARWICKSHIRE'S Tim Ambrose admits he will encounter "a few butterflies" when he lines up against New Zealand up for his first England home test at Lord's this week. Read

Clayton Ince

Clayton Ince relishing his busy double life

CLAYTON Ince insists he can take club-and-country demands in his stride as he prepares to head off for a busy summer programme with Trinidad and Tobago. Read

Wilting in the heat

WARWICKSHIRE are virtually doomed to an early exit from the Friends Provident Trophy after an emphatic five-wicket defeat to Northamptonshire. Read

Warwicks are let off the hook

WARWICKSHIRE sit top of the championship Division Two after dogged last-day resistance, abetted by a craven declaration from Derbyshire, secured a draw at the County Ground. Read

Bears batsman is hot to trott

JONATHAN Trott struck his first century for two years as Warwickshire's championship clash with Derbyshire continued to ebb and flow fascinatingly at Derby. Read

Saddlers close in on new boss

WALSALL have moved closer to appointing their next manager after the board met yesterday to consider more than 30 applications they have received. Read

End of the road for Darren Wrack and Ian Roper at Walsall

DARREN Wrack and Ian Roper, part of the Walsall furniture for the last decade, are among players not to be retained by the club. Read

Darren Maddy's magic boosts Bears

COUNTY cricket at its most appealing was laid before a sizeable crowd on the opening day of Warwickshire's visit to Derbyshire. Read

Jeff Bonser aims to make Walsall a Championship club

JEFF Bonser has outlined his ambition to make Walsall a club who can "compete effectively" at Championship level. Read

Bell rings the changes

ASHLEY Giles today hailed Ian Bell as a "different animal" to what he was 12 months ago - and now ready to fully deliver at Test level. Read

Poignant moment for bears

WARWICKSHIRE today resumed their bid to climb straight back out of the championship Division Two - at the venue where they clinched promotion last time they were in the lower tier. Read

Anthony Gerrard

Anthony Gerrard heads state-side for summer work-out

WALSALL player-of-the-season Anthony Gerrard will be linking back up with former team-mates Scott Dann and Danny Fox in the summer when the trio travel to the USA for a special fitness and conditioning break. Read

Bears hang heads in shame

WARWICKSHIRE face an uphill struggle to qualify for the Friends Provident Trophy quarter-finals after they suffered an embarrassing 45-run defeat to Leicestershire. Read

Punters given the right 'ump

IF ANYBODY has any doubt why counties struggle to attract casual punters through the gates, they should have been at Edgbaston yesterday. Here was 24-carat evidence. Read

Ian Salisbury's aim is long term

IAN Salisbury has settled swiftly into life at Warwickshire - and is not ruling out extending his playing career beyond the age of 40. Read

Walsall 2 Hartlepool 2

THERE was much more happening off the field than on it as Walsall wound down their season with the mother of all meaningless mid-table skirmishes. Read

Tommy Mooney

Tommy Mooney's Walsall stay ends in regret

TOMMY Mooney will play his last game for Walsall tomorrow believing the club has wasted a great opportunity this season. Read

Jimmy Mullen wants the Walsall job

WHEN Walsall round off the season against Hartlepool tomorrow they will be sent out under the command of Jimmy Mullen - he hopes not for the last time. Read

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Brian covers Warwickshire Cricket Club and Walsall FC for the Birmingham Mail.

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