Warwickshire have taken plenty of early
backing already as they will set out to defend their County
Championship Division One title in 2013. It was a fairly comfortable
ride to the title for Warwickshire in 2012, taking a fourteen point
margin of victory over Somerset. The Edgbaston outfit who have
England internationals Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott in their ranks,
along with other top performers like Darren Maddy and Boyd Rankin
showed some supreme batting all through last season’s County
Championship Division 1 season. It was their powerful displays with
the bat that saw them lose just one match all season, winning a
league high six matches. In the defence of their title, they will
start as strong favourites.
Somerset were really the only side that
were on the heels of Warwickshire, putting the Bears under pressure
last season. Somerset too have a very well rounded squad at their
disposal with the likes of Jos Buttler, Craigs Kieswetter and the
experience of Marcus Trescothick at their disposal. In terms of
bowling, they had the goods to deliver and while having one of the
better batting line ups of the nine teams in the division, they still
couldn’t get anywhere near Warwickshire. The duels between those
two during the 2013 LV County Championship season are going to be
immense in the outcome of the title race. Somerset will remain strong
in the outright winner market for the 2013 season.
Beyond the two favourites in the County Championship Division 1 2013 betting market, Middlesex,
Nottinghamshire and Durham look to be the teams that will be most
closely in the hunt for the title. Middlesex fought their way into
third place last season and picked up the highest amount of batting
bonus points, behind only Warwickshire. So they may not need too much
to make the step up to a genuine title challenger, however, they were
prone to lapses last season which kept them down.
Nottinghamshire ont the other hand,
only lost two matches last season, despite finishing down in fifth.
They may well be closer to tipping the balance in terms of leaning
towards becoming a title winning side. There could be good value in
getting behind Nottinghamshire this term and will take a lot of
interest. They will probably hold their value more than other sides
in the Championship who will be gunning for glory. Durham are trading
around the same mark after finishing as a mid table side as well in
last season’s County Championship Division One.
After losing Lancashire and
Warwickshire to relegation, making their quests in the top flight
this season after gaining promotion, will be Derbyshire and
Yorkshire. Bookmakers however, aren’t lining them up with great
chances though, pencilling them as firm outside shots in the title
race for the 2013 County Championship Division 1 edition. Of the two
newcomers, Derbyshire may bring the better bowling attack of the two
sides up with them, but Yorkshire have the more explosive batting in
their ranks.
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