Two fours and a statement

Warwickshire 278 for 6 (88 overs). Trott 107, Carter 25.

Trott drove Anderson gloriously straight for four. How Carter, on 20, wasn't bowled by Chapple heaven knows and then he swiped the next ball to the mid-wicket boundary.

Meanwhile...
Statement from the Category A Venues Working Party:

"A meeting was held at Lord's on the 18th and 19th May at Lord's comprising representatives from the Category A Venues, the England & Wales Cricket Board and Category B & C Venues.

The purpose of the meeting was to confirm and discuss the objectives and scope of the Working Party and its terms of reference. The meeting was facilitated by the Sports Business Group at Deloitte.

Keith Bradshaw, Chairman of the Category A Venues Working Party, said:

"The Working Party wants to deliver a vibrant domestic game in England and Wales, increased revenues for the game, improved financial stability for all First Class County grounds and success for the England team in all forms of international cricket. It has been a very constructive and positive two days with a number of innovative and thought-provoking ideas presented."

David East, Chief Executive of Essex CCC, representing Category B & C Venues at the meeting, said:

"I was very pleased with the openness and genuine wish to work collaboratively with the Category B & C venues in finding a pathway through some challenging issues for the game as a whole. There is a clear recognition that all First Class Counties need to be part of the solution, and I look forward to expanding on some of the ideas that were considered."

Deloitte will conduct investigative work over the next few weeks, at which point the Category A Venues Working Party will reconvene and present their findings to the ECB.

In attendance at the Category A Venues Working Party meeting were:

Keith Bradshaw, Chairman (MCC);
Stewart Regan (Yorkshire CCC);
Colin Povey (Warwickshire CCC);
David Harker (Durham CCC);
Jim Cumbes (Lancashire CCC);
Derek Brewer (Nottinghamshire CCC);
David Collier (Chief Executive, ECB); and
David East (Essex CCC, representing Category B & C Venues)."