County Championship Roundup – Division One teams play out draw, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glamorgan-c784 earn unlikely victory
In the English County Championship, rain again intervened to ruin enthralling passages on the final day as Lancashire- Somerset and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862 all had to settle for stalemates despite all results being possible.
Needing a further 257 for victory, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marcus-Trescothick-c1898 - dismissing him to get a heads-up.
Somerset lost another, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Hildreth-c1647, to give their opponents the ascendency but more rain ended any chance of a result, leaving both sides to hang onto their places.
In the other Division One game, Warwickshire and Middlesex played out a draw after rain wiped out the opening session. Resumption from break saw the latter resuming from 104 for 3, an overall lead of 182, before adding 77 to declare on 181 for 6.
The league leaders required 260 from 40 overs but took a cautious approach from the outset. Openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WTS-Porterfield-c2801 added 47 from 15 overs, after which 12 more wicketless overs were sent down before the two sides decided to shake hands. The draw nonetheless, helped Warwickshire cement their place at top, eight points clear of Notts.
Only one match in the Division two produced a result, with Glamorgan earning a rare victory over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-Croft-c2344.
Needing 248 to win, Gloucestershire were reasonably placed at `195 for 6, with the crease occupied by half-centurions, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 (63). However, the game was then turned on its head by the former English spinner, who then took the final four wickets to halt Gloucestershire on 221, helping his side earn 20 crucial points.
In the other drawn matches, rain helped http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northamptonshire-c824 after being reduced to 74 for 3. Relinquishing a first-innings lead of 103, Yorkshire resumed the final day from 5 for 0 but the top order was swiftly sent back to the changing room before further rain helped them to keep their Division One aspiration in their own hands.
Essex and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 with a 75-run lead.
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