Date-stamped : 07 May95 - 22:22
SUNLG: Glamorgan v Northamptonshire, Cardiff, 7 May 1995

Unbeaten James makes it five in a row - Edward Bevan

Glamorgan (195-6) bt Northants (194-8) by four wickets

STEVE JAMES led Glamorgan to their fifth  successive  success  in
all competitions with three balls remaining in front of a capaci-
ty crowd at Sophia Gardens yesterday.

James (93 not out) anchored the innings after Northants had  been
restricted to 194 for eight on a good batting pitch, sharing use-
ful partnerships with the middle order  as Glamorgan   maintained
the required run-rate.

They needed five to win from the final over after Paul Taylor had
bowled an exemplary seven-over spell, but Hamesh Anthony complet-
ed a satisfactory return to Wales by helping James to score   the
winning runs.

James, who would not have been included in Glamorgan`s  side  had
Hugh Morris been fit at the start of the season, has been in for-
midable early- season form, scoring three consecutive fifties  in
the Benson and Hedges competition.

Glamorgan, who had to score at almost a five an over, were  given
a  good start by James and David Hemp before Hemp, after striking
Kevin Curran into the River Taff over long-on, was run  out   at-
tempting an ambitious second run to the extra-cover boundary.

After Rob Bailey had won the toss he departed to the second  ball
of  the  innings but Richard Montgomerie and Curran shared a pro-
ductive stand of 90 for the second wicket before Montgomerie  was
smartly stumped off Adrian Dale`s medium pace.

Northants` middle-order, apart  from  Yorkshire-born  Tim  Walton
(56), failed to accelerate against a steady Glamorgan attack with
Anthony taking three wickets. The West  Indian all-rounder,   who
had replaced Ottis Gibson as the Welsh county`s overseas signing,
arrived on Friday and proved a capable  deputy  for  the  injured
Steve Barwick.

Walton, drafted into Northants`s team instead of  the  indisposed
Allan  Lamb  and  Alan  Fordham, used his long reach to play some
handsome strokes through the offside and scored his runs from  56
deliveries before driving Dale to mid-off.

Lamb injured his wrist fielding on  Thursday  while  Fordham  was
struck  on  the body and Northants, after their good start to the
season, will hope that two of their experienced batsmen will   be
fit for tomorrow`s Benson and Hedges game against Yorkshire.

Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk)
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