CC2: Elliott ton lifts Glamorgan
Thursday, May 13 2004
CC2: Elliott ton lifts Glamorgan
Cardiff : Glamorgan v Essex
Elliott ton puts hosts firmly in control
A four-hour century by former Australian test opener Matthew Elliott left Glamorgan in an impressive position at the end of day 1 against Essex at Sophia Gardens.
After the loss of Mark Wallace for a duck in the second over of the day, Elliott was joined at the wicket by David Hemp and the pair took the home side beyond 100 before Hemp fell for 55, clean bowled by Danish Kaneria.
Elliott was fourth out for 114 with the total on 207, then Matthew Maynard (64) and Adrian Dale (44) ensured that Glamorgan would end the day in the ascendancy with a fifth wicket partnership of 112. Darren Gough then chipped in with his first wicket for Essex when he clean bowled David Harrison as Glamorgan eventually saw out the day on 346-8.
Glamorgan 346-8
Elliott 114, Maynard 64, Kaneria 3-67, Napier 3-74
Leicester : Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire
Sidebottom, Shreck rock hosts
Nottinghamshire's opening bowlers, Charles Shreck and new boy Ryan Sidebottom, went a long way towards putting their side in total control at Grace Road against local rivals Leicestershire. From the moment that Shreck trapped John Maunders in front for a duck, the ball dominated throughout - well, at least until the fall of the ninth wicket.
There was precious little for home supporters to cheer after the departure of Brad Hodge (30) and John Sadler (62) as Nottinghamshire's seamers extracted more than a little life out of the nornmally placid Grace Road track.
With nine wickets down and a mere 136 on the board, Jonathan Dakin joined Ottis Gibson in the middle and the pair made a complete mockery of everything that had gone before. Whether it was the shine eventually going from the ball, the bowlers flagging or just the sun managing to peer round the clouds which seem to have formed a permanent pall over the East Midlands of late, the pair made hay.
Gibson helped himself to five boundaries and three sixes in his fine unbeaten 57 whilst Dakin too hit the ball solidly, striking six fours in his 32. Just as it seemed that the pair would go on to record a century partnership for the last wicket, Sidebottom trapped Dakin in front. The pair had contrived to add 87 in just 80 minutes.
Nottinghamshire struggled in their reply, losing Jason Gallian and Darren Bicknell to Gibson's opening burst with the new ball, but gradually Russell Warren and Kevin Pietersen threatened to wrest control in this classic contest betwixt bat and ball, adding 56 for the third wicket before Dakin had the dangerous Pietersen caught behind for 32 moments before the close.
Leicestershire 223
Sadler 62, Gibson 57*, Sidebottom 4-52, Shreck 4-73)
Nottinghamshire 85-3
Warren 34*, Pietersen 32, Gibson 2-24)
Taunton: Somerset v Durham
Hildreth hundred helps hosts
A splendid century by Milton Keynes-born teenager James Hildreth, making just his second appearance in first class cricket was the undoubted highlight of the first day at The County Ground, Taunton for the home supporters.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat, openers Peter Bowler and Neil Edwards making decent progress in the face of the express pace of Shoaib Akhtar and the slightly more sedate offerings of the bustling Neil Killeen. They were both undone by the first and second change bowlers though in similar fashion, Edwards leg before to Mark Davies and then, in the next over, Bowler trapped in front by Paul Collingwood.
When Gordon Muchall became the third change bowler to reap instant results, picking up Matthew Wood, again leg before, Somerset were precariously placed on 52-3 when Hildreth joined skipper Jamie Cox at the wicket. Two and a half hours later, Hildreth was acknowledging the applause of supporters and colleagues, having gone to three figures in just his second appearance at this level.
In all, he hit 13 fours and two maximums, for the large part dominating the partnership with Cox which was worth 170 runs to the Somerset cause. With the applause still ringing in his ears, he was undone by Shoaib Akhtar, edging through to Andrew Pratt for a fine 101.
Akhtar then removed Cox and Robert Turner in successive balls to turn matters on their heads once more before another significant partnership, this time one of 127 between Keiths Parsons (55) and Dutch (72) once more tilted matters in the direction of the home side. A late flurry by Nixon McLean helped Somerset to the dizzy heights of 375 by the time the final wicket fell.
There was time for just three overs of the Durham reply before bad light ended play a handful of overs early with the visitors on 9 without loss.
Somerset 375
Hildreth 101, Dutch 72, Cox 66, Parsons 55, Davies 3-55, Shoaib Akhtar 3-63)
Durham 9-0
Lewis 9*, North 0*
Leeds: Yorkshire v Hampshire
Pothas ton rescues Hampshire
A grafting hundred by Nic Pothas went a long way toward ensuring that Hampshire closed the first day at least on a par with the hosts. Pothas struck twelve fours and two sixes in a hundred which took the best part of four hours to compile, and in the process helped the visitors recover from 97-4, when he came to the wicket, to the relatively dizzy heights of 317-9 when he left.
Pothas was ably assisted by Dimitri Mascarenhas (49) in a rapid-fire sixth wicket partnership which added 80 in an hour, followed by useful contributions from the tail.
Earlier, William Kendall had made a half-century before he became the third victim for John Blain. Chris Silverwood bagged three wickets himself as Yorkshire continued to come to terms with life without The Dazzler, restricting Hampshire to 322 all out.
There was time for just eight overs of the Yorkshire reply, skipper Craig White failing to negotiate the tricky final half hour and falling victim to Chris Tremlett for 17 as Yorkshire ended the day on 40-1.
Hampshire 322
Pothas 100, Kendall 50, Silverwood 3-61, Blain 3-63
Yorkshire 40-1
Wood 16*
Posted by Eddie
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