Such a fixture does wonders for the figures of opening bowlers. Lancashire, sent in by champions Warwickshire at 10.30am, were soon 12 for six as the ball seamed all over Lord’s, and dismissed in only 27.5 overs for 78. The Bob Willis Trophy final has so far proved to be more of the modern same: another September seam-fest. © GETTY IMAGESīob Willis Trophy final descends into farce as Warwickshire bowl out Lancashire for 78 - GETTY IMAGESĪ festival of spin and carefree hitting, at Hastings or Blackpool or Scarborough, before the final curtain. Celebrating Christopher Plummer, Hollywood's distinguished gentlemanĪ first-class game of cricket at the end of the season, with little or nothing riding on it, was the traditional way to bow out.
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