Maher leads the way for Glamorgan
Jimmy Maher scored his third century of the summer to put Glamorgan right back into their CricInfo Championship Division One clash with Essex at Sophia Gardens
Richard Thomas of the South Wales Evening Post
16-Aug-2001
Jimmy Maher scored his third century of the summer to put Glamorgan
right back into their CricInfo Championship Division One clash with
Essex at Sophia Gardens.
The Queenslander reached his 100 off 157 balls with 14 fours as he
guided the home county to 188-2 at the close of the second day - 139
behind Essex's first innings of 327 all out.
Glamorgan created a good platform to their reply, with Maher and Ian
Thomas putting on 63 for the first wicket before Thomas was caught at
second slip off Mark Ilott.
Matthew Maynard looked in good form until he edged Justin Bishop behind
to leave Glamorgan 94-2.
But Maher continued Glamorgan's charge with Mike Powell, who got into
his stride after a quiet start and the third-wicket pair doubled the
score before the close. Essex had few answers to Glamorgan's batting,
using seven bowlers in the first 51 overs.
Earlier Steve Watkin recorded season-best figures of 6-67 to take the
last three Essex wickets.
But it took the second new ball for Watkin to dislodge Essex's tail
after they resumed on 242-7 75 minutes later than scheduled because of
early morning rain.
The mainstay of Essex's late order batting was Ashley Cowan who scored
his first half-century of the season.
Cowan was eventually out, bowled by Watkin, ending an innings that lasted
108 balls with eight fours, ending an 86-run partnership for the eighth
wicket with Mark Ilott in 35 overs.
Watkin continued his mopping up operation to dismiss both Ilott and
Justin Bishop in consecutive overs.