Glamorgan’s bowler James Harris sinks http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785 by 189 runs: Cricket News
Glamorgan eased to victory in a match of the County Championship Division Two against Gloucestershire, at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff in England. The visitors were given a target of 385 runs, but they only managed to score 195, losing the match by 189 runs.
The home team’s captain Alviro Petersen chose to bat first after winning the toss, but his decision didn’t seem to be an ideal one. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glamorgan-c784 were all-out for 202 in their first innings, but things could have been even worse for them considering the start
they got.
Glamorgan lost six wickets for just 54 runs and it appeared as they wouldn’t be able to reach three figures. However, middle-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Wagg-c1506 batted sensibly, rescuing their team from trouble. The pair scored a solid 138-run partnership
for the seventh wicket, scoring 83 and 58 runs in their respective innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Saxelby-c1572 was the pick of the bowlers for his team, taking five wickets in the innings.
The visitors were also below par when they came out to bat, as they were dismissed for 188 in their first outing. They had lost seven wickets for 94 runs and were in deep trouble at that stage. However, lower-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jon-Lewis-c1726 and Vikram Banerjee put
together 77 runs for the eighth wicket, giving some hope to the team. They got out after scoring 56 and 25 respectively.
A tremendous effort from James Harris gave a 14-run lead to his team. He scalped five wickets for his team.
Glamorgan got off to a better start in their second innings, as their top-order batsmen scored some runs on the board. The opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Rees-c1461, top scored the innings with 68 runs with the help of 10 fours and one six. His opening partner, Petersen, and
first-drop http://www.senore.com/Cricket/William-Bragg-c2795 scored 36 runs each.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-Wallace-c1913, who scored 37. This solid effort by the home team’s batsmen guided the team to 370 runs with an overall lead of 384.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Will-Gidman-c2793 was the only bowler who troubled the opposition to some extent, taking three wickets in the innings.
Chasing down a big total for victory, Gloucestershire got a good start by their top-order batsmen. Opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Taylor-c1253 top scored the innings by 83. There were no other batsmen apart from them to make
an impression, as the visitors were all-out for 195.
James Harris was yet again impressive for the home team, picking up three wickets in the innings and eight in the match.
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