Derbyshire defeat Glamorgan by six wickets: County Championship Division Two - Fourth Innings recap
Derbyshire were given a 130-run target by Glamorgan in a match of the County Championship Division Two, at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, on Thursday, June 30, 2011.
At one stage of the game, the hosts were threatened to lose the game by an innings defeat, but they fought back hard, scoring 283 runs in their second outing, courtesy a valiant half-century from their batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-James-Powell-c75991.
However, Derbyshire had a 154-run lead in the first innings, which made the equation easy for them in the end. They didn’t have too many problems chasing down 130 for victory and reached the target easily, losing just four wickets in their second innings.
New Zealand’s, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Martin-James-Guptill-c74885, was the top scorer in the second innings for the visitors, as he collected 70 runs for his side. He played well and remained unbeaten until the end.
A few cracks had opened up in the pitch, but there was nothing alarming for the batsmen. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glamorgan-c784 would have had a good match if they had gained an overall lead of more than 200 in the match, but their batsmen failed miserably, especially in the first innings,
which made things difficult for them in the end.
The only chance for the hosts to make something out of the match was to pick up a few quick wickets at the top of the order. This was exactly what happened, as Derbyshire were put under pressure at the start of the chase.
Opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wayne-Lee-Madsen-c96356, was dismissed in the very first over of the innings without adding a single run to the total. He lasted only two deliveries and failed to cope with the swing of the hard new ball.
Derbyshire’s first-drop, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chesney-Francis-Hughes-c50563 was the next man to be dismissed in the innings. He failed to make an impression for the second innings in a row and had to take a long walk back to the pavilion after adding just two runs to the total.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wes-Durston-c2789, who scored a ton for his side in the first innings walked out in the middle with his team in a spot of bother. He attacked the oppositions’ bowlers and shifted the momentum towards Derbyshire. Guptill also played aggressively at the other end,
as he smashed the bowlers to all parts of the park.
The pair put together 56 runs for the third wicket partnership before Durston was sent back to the pavilion after collecting 21 runs off 17 deliveries with the help of five boundaries.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ross-Andrew-Whiteley-c86874 guided their team to victory, scoring 70 and 30 in their respective outings.
Will http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Owen-c80374 took two wickets in the final innings, but failed to save his side from a defeat in the end.
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