Warwickshire

//ˈwɒ.ɹɪk.ʃə(ɹ)// name

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  1. 1
    An inland county of England bordered by Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.

    "Miller suffered a little when Glen Chapple and Mark Clinton came together but finished the spell with figures of five for 35 from 11 overs, mirroring the performances earlier when Chapple and Mahmood undermined the Warwickshire innings."

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"Miller suffered a little when Glen Chapple and Mark Clinton came together but finished the spell with figures of five for 35 from 11 overs, mirroring the performances earlier when Chapple and Mahmood undermined the Warwickshire innings."

Etymology

From Middle English Warewikeschire; equivalent to Warwick + -shire.

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