Cricket: Westwood hammers A team for superb 177.

IAN WESTWOOD reeled off a career-best 177 not out as Warwickshire took complete control of their Edgbaston duel with West Indies A.

The 24-year-old left-hander, who started the day on 10, completed his first century of the season and carried on until the close of the second day as Warwickshire reached 367-5, a first-innings lead of 132.

His faced 313 balls in a shade under nine hours, notching 23 fours and a six as the tourists attack was hampered by some wretched fielding.

Westwood shared a 92-run opening stand with Mark Wagh and added another 62 alongside Scottish youngster Navdeep Poonia.

Luke Parker contributed 30 to a fourth-wicket partnership of 72 before medium-pacer Darren Sammy, the pick of the Windies bowlers with 3-69, trapped him and quickly removed Mooen Ali to reduce the home side to 259-5.

Wicket-keeper Tony Frost then weighed in with 37, however, as the sixth-wicket alliance reached 108 at stumps.