ETHAN BAMBER has spent much of his second season at Warwickshire building a reputation as one of the most reliable wicket-takers in Division One. At Chelmsford, he produced the performance that best encapsulated just that. His career-best six for 26 against Essex in an opening-day destruction set the tone for a result that has put the Bears in pole position for the Rothesay County Championship title.
His figures took him beyond 100 first-class wickets for Warwickshire, an extraordinary landmark considering he only joined from Middlesex at the start of last season. The conditions offer...
