Hampshire pull off victory against Gloucestershire
A round-up of all the action on the final day in Division One of the County Championship
Cricinfo staff
16-Apr-2005
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Newly promoted Hampshire pulled off a 48-run victory against Gloucestershire early on the fourth morning to get their first season back in the top flight since 2002 off to a flyer. It was a win that had seemed unlikely yesterday, as Gloucestershire were coasting at 129 for 0 at the Rose Bowl, chasing 252 for victory. But after five wickets fell for 26 runs in the final hour last evening, Hampshire were very much in the hunt. They seemed to let the impetus slip, though, when play resumed on Saturday, as Stephen Adshead and Alex Gidman set about taking Gloucestershire in sight of victory. But when Chris Tremlett broke their sixth-wicket stand of 33, the visitors were back in trouble (181 for 6). Shane Warne struck next, taking his innings tally to 3 for 56, before Billy Taylor extracted bounce and movement to remove the last three wickets on a bowler-firendly wicket to end with a six-wicket haul.
Warwickshire 564 for 8 defeated Glamorgan 198 and 323 (Hemp 96, Elliott 69) by an innings and 43 runs
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The defending champions Warwickshire sealed victory against Glamorgan by an innings and 43 runs on the final morning at Edgbaston. Ashley Giles mopped up the tail with 3 for 85, as Glamorgan lost their last six wickets for 110 runs on a decent batting track. Resuming their second innings 153 runs behind Warwickshire's towering total of 564 was always going to be a tall order for the visitors to overhaul, and Giles and Heath Streak took early wickets to reduce them to 217 for 6. But the No. 8 Darren Thomas struck a breezy 46 from 65 balls to lift them to 295 for 7, and neither was David Harrison going down without a fight - he added 23 from 37 balls from No. 9. But Glamorgan couldn't avoid the inevitable and eventually rolled over just before lunch.
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The defending champions Warwickshire sealed victory against Glamorgan by an innings and 43 runs on the final morning at Edgbaston. Ashley Giles mopped up the tail with 3 for 85, as Glamorgan lost their last six wickets for 110 runs on a decent batting track. Resuming their second innings 153 runs behind Warwickshire's towering total of 564 was always going to be a tall order for the visitors to overhaul, and Giles and Heath Streak took early wickets to reduce them to 217 for 6. But the No. 8 Darren Thomas struck a breezy 46 from 65 balls to lift them to 295 for 7, and neither was David Harrison going down without a fight - he added 23 from 37 balls from No. 9. But Glamorgan couldn't avoid the inevitable and eventually rolled over just before lunch.
Surrey 402 for 5 dec (Ramprakash 151, Brown 74*, Batty 70, Thorpe 59,) drew with Sussex 370
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Mark Ramprakash struck an impressive 151 as Surrey and Sussex played out a predictable draw at The Oval. Jeremy Batty, Graham Thorpe and Ally Brown all struck half-centuries as the rain-affected match petered out to an inevitable conclusion. Ramprakash (151) and Thorpe (59) had steered Surrey through to lunch without any more upsets after they lost Richard Clinton on the fourth morning. Brown battered his way to an unbeaten 74 from 72 balls, with three sixes, before Surrey declared on 402 for 5.