da bet vitoria： Jimmy Maher scored his third century of the summer to put Glamorganright back into their CricInfo Championship Division One clash withEssex at Sophia Gardens
da marjack bet： Richard Thomas of the South Wales Evening Post16-Aug-2001Jimmy Maher scored his third century of the summer to put Glamorganright back into their CricInfo Championship Division One clash withEssex at Sophia Gardens.The Queenslander reached his 100 off 157 balls with 14 fours as heguided the home county to 188-2 at the close of the second day – 139behind Essex’s first innings of 327 all out.Glamorgan created a good platform to their reply, with Maher and IanThomas putting on 63 for the first wicket before Thomas was caught atsecond slip off Mark Ilott.Matthew Maynard looked in good form until he edged Justin Bishop behindto leave Glamorgan 94-2.But Maher continued Glamorgan’s charge with Mike Powell, who got intohis stride after a quiet start and the third-wicket pair doubled thescore 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 thelast three Essex wickets.But it took the second new ball for Watkin to dislodge Essex’s tailafter they resumed on 242-7 75 minutes later than scheduled because ofearly morning rain.The mainstay of Essex’s late order batting was Ashley Cowan who scoredhis first half-century of the season.Cowan was eventually out, bowled by Watkin, ending an innings that lasted108 balls with eight fours, ending an 86-run partnership for the eighthwicket with Mark Ilott in 35 overs.Watkin continued his mopping up operation to dismiss both Ilott andJustin Bishop in consecutive overs.
