Hampshire stage spirited fightback
A round-up of all the action on the third day in Division One of the County Championship.
Cricinfo staff
15-Apr-2005
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Gloucestershire 221 and 145 for 5 (Spearman 66, Weston 55) need another 107 runs to beat Hampshire 197 and 275 (Tremlett 64, Warne 62)
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Billy Taylor (3 for 40) and Shane Warne (2 for 27) grabbed five late wickets to give Hampshire the edge after Gloucestershire had seemed on their way to victory when they reached 129 for 0 chasing a target of 252. But Taylor removed Spearman for 66, and in the final hour Gloucestershire lost five wickets for 26 runs before bad light brough a premature end to a day so cold that Warne shuddered in the slips in a layer of sweaters and a fetching bobble hat. It was Hampshire's second fightback of the day. Resuming on 111 for 6, only 88 runs ahead, Warne's 62 and a career-best 64 from Tim Tremlett enabled their last four wickets to put on 181 runs.
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Billy Taylor (3 for 40) and Shane Warne (2 for 27) grabbed five late wickets to give Hampshire the edge after Gloucestershire had seemed on their way to victory when they reached 129 for 0 chasing a target of 252. But Taylor removed Spearman for 66, and in the final hour Gloucestershire lost five wickets for 26 runs before bad light brough a premature end to a day so cold that Warne shuddered in the slips in a layer of sweaters and a fetching bobble hat. It was Hampshire's second fightback of the day. Resuming on 111 for 6, only 88 runs ahead, Warne's 62 and a career-best 64 from Tim Tremlett enabled their last four wickets to put on 181 runs.
Surrey 33 for 1 trail Sussex 370 (Yardy 101) by 337 runs
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Only 13.3 overs were possible at The Oval before the rain set in, with most of the excitment for the day centred on the fox which was trapped on top of one of the gas holders outside the ground. When play was possible Richard Clinton and Mark Ramprakash were in the process of seeing off the Sussex new-ball attack, as James Kirtley continued his impressive spell from yesterday evening. Mark Ramprakash broke the shackles with a brilliant cover-drive off Kirtley but in the most part the bowling demanded respect â" Sussex had obviously learnt the lessons from watching Surrey waste helpful conditions over the first two days. But the light soon closed in, soon followed by the rain, and the umpires called play off shortly after tea.
For a report on Surrey's fox click on Roving Reporter
Scorecard
Only 13.3 overs were possible at The Oval before the rain set in, with most of the excitment for the day centred on the fox which was trapped on top of one of the gas holders outside the ground. When play was possible Richard Clinton and Mark Ramprakash were in the process of seeing off the Sussex new-ball attack, as James Kirtley continued his impressive spell from yesterday evening. Mark Ramprakash broke the shackles with a brilliant cover-drive off Kirtley but in the most part the bowling demanded respect â" Sussex had obviously learnt the lessons from watching Surrey waste helpful conditions over the first two days. But the light soon closed in, soon followed by the rain, and the umpires called play off shortly after tea.
For a report on Surrey's fox click on Roving Reporter
Glamorgan 198 and 213 for 4 (Hemp 96, Elliott 69) trail Warwickshire 564 for 8 (Powell 146, Brown 122, Bell 96) by 153 runs
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Ian Bell followed his good performance with the bat yesterday by grabbing three wickets in nine balls to rip the heart out of Glamorgan's top order before bad light ended play shortly after tea. Matthew Elliott (69) and David Hemp (96) had taken the visitors to 169 for 1 when Bell struck. First he trapped Elliott leg-before attempting an ambitious pull, and in Bell's next over Hemp lost his middle stump and three balls later Matthew Maynard chopped into his wicket. None of the strokes were what the situation called for and left Glamorgan facing a daunting challenge to save the game tomorrow. In the morning, Warwickshire resumed on 415 for 4 and immediately cut loose, cracking 149 runs in 24.4 overs. Dougie Brown completed a breezy hundred, and then Heath Streak (41*) and Neil Carter (39) put on 77 for the eighth wicket before Nick Knight declared half an hour before lunch.
Scorecard
Ian Bell followed his good performance with the bat yesterday by grabbing three wickets in nine balls to rip the heart out of Glamorgan's top order before bad light ended play shortly after tea. Matthew Elliott (69) and David Hemp (96) had taken the visitors to 169 for 1 when Bell struck. First he trapped Elliott leg-before attempting an ambitious pull, and in Bell's next over Hemp lost his middle stump and three balls later Matthew Maynard chopped into his wicket. None of the strokes were what the situation called for and left Glamorgan facing a daunting challenge to save the game tomorrow. In the morning, Warwickshire resumed on 415 for 4 and immediately cut loose, cracking 149 runs in 24.4 overs. Dougie Brown completed a breezy hundred, and then Heath Streak (41*) and Neil Carter (39) put on 77 for the eighth wicket before Nick Knight declared half an hour before lunch.