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It was a busy spring for Piolet. Before arriving in South Africa, he had benefited from some time in Australia at Darren Lehmann's batting academy in Adelaide.

"There is no point dwelling on the game at Taunton," Piolet said.

The fourth-wicket stand was worth exactly 100 when Bairstow was lbw to Piolet for 44.

The experienced Mark Wallace (15) entered the fray and looked to continue in the same vein as Dalrymple but he soon departed to another lovely diving catch, this time by Ian Bell, at point during a superb opening over by Piolet..

Thilan Samaraweera (33, 26 balls) was bowled trying to smash Piolet through the covers and thereafter only Alex Kervezee (27, 28 balls) managed more than a blow or two.

An out-of-sorts Craig Spearman (2) fell early on, caught Piolet off Clarke, and, while Hamish Marshall chalked up a quick 25, captain William Porterfield (10) and Chris Taylor (19) went.

Piolet is on Twenty20 duty for Warwickshire while Johnson is playing for Derbyshire against Yorkshire in the County Championship.

Rob White ( 59) sailed past his halfcentury with three consecutive fours in the 13th before being bowled by Piolet ( 2- 31) two overs later..

Piolet was on Twenty20 duty with the Bears but that didn't prevent Knowle and Dorridge from despatching West Bromwich Dartmouth.

Piolet weighed in with 2-21 from half-a-dozen overs but he then got down to his main job with sumptuous batting display.

Boje (45) eventually went, bowled by Ant Botha, before O'Brien (42), dropped by Piolet on 18, was caught by Frost off Neil Carter.

It follows their pummelling by Warwickshire's Stefan Piolet last week when he plundered 130 not out from just 67 balls for Knowle and Dorridge.

After the Bears made 197 for eight in their 40 overs (Stef Piolet 79, Sam Hain 48), Lancashire squeezed home at 198 for nine with one ball remaining.

We obviously felt the loss of having Neil Carter and Jimmy Anyon out through injury, however, the debuts of Keith Barker and Steffan Piolet were pleasing and we all hope that they can build on their performances from Sunday and look to challenge for a regular place in the starting XI throughout the season.

SUPER Stef Piolet warmed up for Warwickshire's Friends Life Twenty20 campaign with a stunning display of batting for Knowle and Dorridge, who blitzed local rivals Berkswell in the Premier Division.