Pietersen comes good at last
A round-up of all the third day from the latest round of County Championship matches
Cricinfo staff
12-May-2005
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With the England selectors set to announce their squad on Sunday for the first Test against Bangladesh, Kevin Pietersen provided a timely reminder of his explosive qualities, by pounding his way to an 83-ball century for Hampshire. It was his first Championship hundred since his winter move from Nottinghamshire, and more than doubled his previous tally of 90 runs in five first-class innings this season. And it propelled Hampshire into a winning position as well. Though Simon Katich could only add three runs to his overnight 125, Sean Ervine chipped in with 57, as Hampshire set Kent an improbable 485 for victory. By the close they were on 121 for 2, with Chris Tremlett in the wickets once again to advance his Test claims.
Middlesex 390 and 342 for 6 dec (Shah 111*, Joyce 93) defeated Gloucestershire 232 and 160 (Taylor 46, Betts 4-58) by 340 runs
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Middlesex's Owais Shah and Ed Joyce piled on the runs on the third day at Lord's to set up their second victory of the season by a whopping 340 runs after Gloucestershire folded to 160 all out. After the early loss of both openers, Craig Spearman and Philip Weston, Chris Taylor and Tim Hancock attempted to stage a recovery, but calamity struck at 113 for 3, as Gloucestershire lost three wickets for no runs, including two in two balls to the slow left-armer, Chris Peploe. Having resumed on a wobbly 93 for 3, Shah and Joyce batted all through the morning session to add 153 for the fourth wicket. Joyce was eventually dismissed seven runs short of his hundred, but Shah was unbeaten on 111 by the declaration.
Glamorgan 345 and 177 for 2 need another 384 runs to beat Surrey 444 and 425 for 4 dec (Newman 219*)
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Scott Newman became the first player in Surrey's illustrious history to score a century and a double-century in the same match, as Glamorgan were flayed towards yet another defeat. If they cannot salvage a draw, it will be their fourth in a row. With a first-innings lead of 99 in the bag, Newman launched into the Glamorgan attack, cracking 28 fours and four sixes in 248 balls to enable an early-evening declaration. Glamorgan were set 525 for victory, but Martin Bicknell was straight back into the wickets when he dismissed Daniel Cherry for a ninth-ball duck, and Ian Thomas soon afterwards for 12. They were Bicknell's seventh and eighth wickets of the match.