Wood Half-Century the Highlight on Drawn Final Day
Aug 5 2013
Hampshire v Glamorgan
LV= County Championship
Fri 2 – Mon 5 August (11am start)
The Ageas Bowl
Summary: Hampshire drew with Glamorgan
Hampshire: 349 all out & 234-7
Glamorgan: 478-9 dec
Scorecard
Concurrent Table
Hampshire:
Adams, Carberry, Dawson, McKenzie, Vince, Ervine, Wheater, Tanvir, Wood, Briggs, Griffiths
Glamorgan:
Rees, Bragg, Goodwin, North, Cooke, Allenby, Wallace, Wagg, Glover, Cosker, Hogan
Chris Wood hit a half-century on a rain-affected fourth day as Hampshire’s LV= County Championship match against Glamorgan at The Ageas Bowl ended as a draw.
Trailing by 14 runs overnight, Hampshire moved into a lead with Wood and Liam Dawson (42) making steady progress.
Despite Dawson being run-out, Wood went on to bring up his half-century in 124 balls (5 fours) as the home side move past 200.
But that was as far as the day went as the heavens opened to end Hampshire’s second innings on 237-4 with Neil McKenzie finishing unbeaten on 35.
The draw means Glamorgan head back to Wales with 11 points whilst Hampshire end the match with eight.
Jimmy Adams' side lie in sixth in the table with 105 points and still in the chasing pack behind clear leaders, Northamptonshire and Lancashire.
Their next LV=CC match is away to the latter at Southport, starting on Wednesday 28 August. But before then, they'll have the business end of the Limited Overs competitions to deal with, starting with a Friends Life t20 Quarter Final clash with Lancashire on Wednesday and the Ageas Bowl Family festival match against Essex on Sunday.
Words: Jamie Hopkins
day three
Summary: Hampshire trail Glamorgan by 14 runs with
eight wickets remaining in the second innings
Hampshire: 349 all out & 115-2
Glamorgan: 478-9 declared
Scorecard
Opener Michael Carberry (62) reached 10,000 career First-Class runs as he and Liam Dawson (33*) helped Hampshire fightback after Glamorgan built a healthy lead on day three of the LV= County Championship match at The Ageas Bowl.
Despite Chris Wood (3-61) picking up two wickets, Glamorgan moved to a 129 run lead as they finished on 478-9 declared with Jim Allenby (62) and John Glover (51*) hitting half centuries.
And the home side made a steady start their second innings with Dawson still there at stumps as Hampshire finished on 115-2, trailing Glamorgan by 14 runs.
Not running in theme with the previous two days, Glamorgan scored at a fast-rate at the start of day three, Jim Allenby (62) in particular finding the boundary on regular occasions to reach his fifty in 68 balls (8 fours).
We saw on the first day the importance of the new ball, so it was no surprise that once Hampshire did take new ball, two wickets fell is as many overs to leave Glamorgan 297-6. The second of those wickets being former Bournemouth.CC player Chris Cooke (92), who fell just short of his first First-Class century.
However much to Hampshire’s frustration, the Glamorgan tail did wag. And it was in fact, Graham Wagg (33) who began the lower order charge as the visitors moved into a first innings lead. And despite Wood picking up his second wicket of the day, number nine batsman Glover reached his second First-Class fifty for Glamorgan as the visitors declared on 478-9, a lead of 129 runs.
And despite Dean Cosker (2-41) picking up an early wicket to signal tea, Carberry and Dawson put on 82 for the second wicket as they cut Glamorgan first innings lead. Carberry reached 10,000 First-Class career runs after reaching 61 late in the day, but the opener was out soon after as Hampshire ended the day on 115-2, still trailing Glamorgan by 14 runs.
Words: Jamie Hopkins
Images: Neil Marshall
DAY TWO
Summary: Glamorgan trail Hampshire by 123 runs
with six wickets remaining in the first innings
Hampshire: 349 all out (115 overs)
Glamorgan: 226-4 (67 overs)
Scorecard
Hampshire still hold a decent first innings lead despite half-centuries from Murray Goodwin (51) and Chris Cooke (73*) on day two of the LV= County Championship match at The Ageas Bowl.
An unbeaten 32 from Chris Wood down the order helped Hampshire move to 349 all out in their first innings with fast-bowler John Glover (3-30) picking up two of the last three wickets.
Despite Hampshire’s four front-line bowlers each picking up a wicket, 51 from Goodwin and an unbeaten 73 from Cooke steered Glamorgan to 226-4, still trailing the home side by 123 at stumps.
After a very evenly matched first day it was the visitors who drew first blood on the second with Graham Wagg (1-72) picking up the wicket of James Vince (61) within the first half an hour. However, valuable lower order runs from Sohail Tanvir (22) and Wood helped push Hampshire past 300, their third batting point.
But when seamer John Glover (3-30) picked up his third wicket of the match and Dean Cosker (2-41) his second, Hampshire were dismissed for 349 having added 88 runs to their overnight score.
When Tanvir (1-35) and David Griffiths (1-40) clean bowled both visiting openers with almost identical dismissals to leave Glamorgan 45-2, the home side were well-placed to put the visitors under some considerable pressure. However, a characteristically gritty innings from former Sussex batsman Murray Goodwin dented Hampshire progress with the lead moving to under 200 runs.
But Goodwin was dismissed soon after reaching his fifty off 111 balls (7 fours) after Danny Briggs (0-18) did well to trap him lbw with a quicker delivery. You wouldn’t have guessed that his replacement at the crease had a previous high score of only 44 in First-Class matches. South-African born Cooke’s fluent innings saw him reach the boundary 14 times before the day was out as he led Glamorgan to 226-4 at stumps, trailing Hampshire by 123 runs.
Words: Jamie Hopkins
Images: Neil Marshall
Day one
Summary: Hampshire lead Glamorgan by 261 runs
with four wickets remaining in the first ininngs
Hampshire 261-6
Scorecard
Despite Michael Carberry (94) just missing out on a century, Hampshire made a strong start on day one of their LV= County Championship match against Glamorgan at The Ageas Bowl.
After losing two early wickets in the morning session, Hampshire recovered with a 130-run stand from Carberry and Neil McKenzie (46) to leave the home side 135-3 at tea.
And despite Michael Hogan (4-66) dismissing Carberry six short of his century, a fifth-wicket partnership of 90 from James Vince (51*) and Sean Erivne (44) steered Hampshire to 261-6 at stumps.
With there not being much in it for the bowlers in Hampshire’s last few LV=CC matches, it was actually quite refreshing to see overcast conditions on day one at The Ageas Bowl. However it was Glamorgan who won the toss and after light rain delayed the start of play by an hour, visiting skipper Mark Wallace unsurprisingly chose to field first.
And with Hampshire 4-2 after the first six overs, the decision to bowl first looked to have been immediately justified. However seemingly oblivious to the pressurised situation, opener Carberry continued to show his current form is transparent to all forms of the game as he moved to his fifty in 88 balls (9 fours) to leave Hampshire 73-2.
Well-supported by McKenzie, who passed 3,000 County Championship career runs after reaching 21, the pair dug Hampshire out of a hole and into three figures. But when Dean Cosker (1-26) picked up the wicket of McKenzie just before tea, the day was still very much in the balance at 134-3.
And the visitors looked to have a realistic chance of making serious inroads into the Hampshire lower-order when Hogan dismissed Carberry agonizingly short of his first century against Glamorgan early in the evening session. A fluent partnership of 90 from Vince and Ervine looked to have given Hampshire the advantage, but two quickfire wickets from Hogan late in the day means it’s all to play for on day two with the home side 261-6 at stumps.
Words: Jamie Hopkins
Images: Neil Marshall
Recent Form
The hosts’ main enemy this season has been the weather, which has been at least partly responsible for the six draws that see them dwelling in mid-table.
For the Welshmen, four losses (the joint second worst figures in the country) tells its own story, as does their lowly second-bottom standing.
However, both have enjoyed good Twenty20 campaigns (the Royals topping their group, while the Dragons missed out on a last-eight spot on the final day) so both will be in a positive frame of mind.
Hampshire will also take a lot of confidence from the fact they have not lost to Glamorgan in the last eight matches between the two sides. Most recently, it was seamer James Tomlinson’s five-wicket haul which was difference between the two teams as Hampshire beat Glamorgan by 43-runs at The SWALEC Stadium earlier this month.
Furthermore, Hampshire “did the double” over Glamorgan in 2012, so the head-to-head odds are stacked in their favour.