After series of friendlies, Wilts CCC are to play Wales (From Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard)

After series of friendlies, Wilts CCC are to play Wales

WILTSHIRE County Cricket Club completed their programme of warm-up fixtures with matches against Hampshire 2nds at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday of last week and against Dorset at Dean Park, Bournemouth on Sunday.

Against Hampshire 2nd XI, Wiltshire won the toss and put the home side in to bat.

They took advantage of this by scoring 303-5 off their 50 overs with Lamb making 151no and Hammond 71.

These two put on 126 for the third wicket. Baqar Rizvi took 2- 38.

In reply, Wiltshire had reached 48 for the loss of Russell Rowe when rain intervened.

When the match restarted, Wiltshire's revised target meant they had to score a further 155 off 22 overs.

This proved too stiff a task and they ended with 153-7 to leave Hants winners by 50 runs.

For Wiltshire, Jim Taylor scored 32, Olly Bailey 28, Paul Draper 24 and Baqar Rizvi 24.

On Sunday, Wiltshire travelled to Dean Park in Bournemouth with the weather forecasters suggesting a full day's play was unlikely.

Water had got under the covers, leaving wet patches on the pitch after the previous day's rain, and the outfield was slow.

On winning the toss, Wiltshire fielded first in the other warm-up matches and, despite the conditions on Sunday, decided to bat.

This proved difficult and only Russell Rowe (43) and James Hibberd (16 not out) reached double figures. When rain finally arrived, Wiltshire had reached 107-8 off 47.2 overs.

Wiltshire's next game is their first championship match against Wales at Pontypridd on June 1-3.