da prosport bet： Derbyshire finished the third day 257 runs ahead of Glamorgan with five wickets in hand on a day that saw a commendable fight-back by the Welsh team
Andrew Hignell12-Aug-2005Derbyshire finished the third day 257 runs ahead of Glamorgan with five wickets in handon a day that saw a commendable fight-back by the Welsh team, as well as another injury to a Glamorgan bowleras Michael Kasprowicz left the field with a thigh strain.The highlight of the Glamorgan innings was a partnership of 182 between Matthew Maynard and Robert Croft . Their sixth wicket stand was a record for Glamorgan against Derbyshire, and occupied a mere 30 overs as Maynard recorded the 52nd first-class century of his career. His superb innings ended when Maynard, on 142, was well caught by a diving Andrew Gait in the covers.Croft`s contribution was an aggressive 79, whilst Kasprowicz chipped inwith a useful 41 before becoming the last Glamorgan wicket as the Welshmen finished just68 runs in arrears – a position few of their supporters could have expected on Saturday whenGlamorgan had slumped to 71-5.When Derbyshire batted again, it was Croft the bowler who further improved Glamorgan`s fortunestaking 4-39 in a magnificent spell of 22 overs of controlled off-spin, as Derbyshire ended the day on189-5 after Di Venuto and Bassano had each scored half-centuries.There is the prospect of an interesting final day`s play with Glamorgan still very much in contention,whilst Dominic Cork will be hoping that his spinners Shahid Afridi and Lian Whartoncan also exploit the dry wicket during a Glamorgan run chase.