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Broken thumb will rule Darren Maddy out

WARWICKSHIRE'S accident-prone 48 hours went from bad to worse after captain Darren Maddy sustained a broken thumb which will rule him out for six to eight weeks - including the whole of the Twenty20. Read

Jimmy Mullen is right man for the job at Walsall

JIMMY Mullen has been appointed Walsall manager after the club's board decided his "wealth of experience" could drive the club towards the Championship next season. Read

'Interest' rate rises for Ashley Giles

WARWICKSHIRE are back searching the overseas player market with great urgency after what director of cricket Ashley Giles described as an "interesting" day. Read

Bears toast Maddy as Middlesex are undone

ONE hundred years ago yesterday Crowther Charlesworth, a hard-drinking specialist batsman who helped out the seam bowlers when required, took up the ball for Warwickshire. Read

Boertien pens news Saddlers deal

PAUL Boertien today signed a new contract at Walsall and pledged to show the next manager, whoever he may be, "what I am capable of". Read

50 games for Walsall pleases Anthony Gerrard

ANTHONY Gerrard has revealed his satisfaction at playing more than 50 games for Walsall last season. Read

Ashley Giles: We can take control

ASHLEY Giles today challenged his Warwickshire team to assert themselves properly in the Championship by recording back-to-back wins over Middlesex and Gloucestershire. Read

Deeney vows to step up the pace

TROY Deeney has promised Walsall supporters there is "a lot more to come" from him. Read

Bears biting back at last

WARWICKSHIRE recorded a remarkable 52-run win over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge to put the embarrassment of last Friday's defeat to Ireland behind them. Read

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

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

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 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

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

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