Date-stamped : 11 Jun95 - 22:24
Lancashire lose out

BY DAVID GREEN AT OLD TRAFFORD

Glamorgan (162) bt Lancashire (153) by 9 runs

LANCASHIRE appeared certain to maintain  their   100   per   cent
Sunday  record  when  they  dismissed  Glamorgan  for  162,  Gary
Yates taking four for 40, but they fell foul of   some   tigerish
Glamorgan  out- cricket.

Glamorgan fielded and caught brilliantly to take  over   at   the
top   of  the  table,  with  Tony  Cottey  and  Matthew   Maynard
outstanding, and their bowling was generally very  well-directed,
Steve   Barwick   (two  for  16) and Steve Watkin (three for 28),
making  major  contributions and Roland Lefebvre also accurate.

The pitch was true but too slow to encourage  stroke  makers  but
Lancashire,  with  all  11  of their side having made first-class
centuries, will not be too happy that they allowed  themselves to
be almost completely bogged down.

After 21 overs they were 58 for five, having  hardly   struck   a
blow  in  anger.  Key  dismissals  were  those  of  John Crawley,
dragging  on aiming to force Lefebvre, and Neil Fairbrother,  run
out  by  Watkin`s direct hit from short third man.

Wasim Akram and Mike Watkinson dragged   Lancashire   back   into
the  game  but  left  in  successive  overs,  Wasim caught behind
cutting and Watkinson giving Cottey a fierce return catch.

When Maynard caught Yates marvellously   running   back   towards
deep  mid-wicket  Lancashire  needed  34 of 27 balls  with  their
last pair together. Warren Hegg and Glen Chapple took them almost
to  the  wire  before  the  latter  holed  out  with  five  balls
remaining.

Earlier, Glamorgan made a brisk start with  Steve  James  quickly
into  his  stride  with  a square cut for four  off  Chapple  and
Hugh Morris joining in as he lifted a  short   one   from   Wasim
high  over square leg for four.

The visitors had reached 47 without loss in the  10th  over  when
James  aimed  to cut a ball from Yates that was too straight  for
the purpose and was bowled. From  then  on  Lancashire`s  bowlers
rapidly  gained control. A tidy spell from Ian Austin pinned down
Maynard  who tried to pull a shorter  ball  and  gave  a   return
catch.   Morris,   also  aiming  to cut Yates, was caught behind,
then David Hemp was run out in a mix-up with Cottey.

Cottey and Robert Croft seemed for  a  while  to   be   doing   a
competent  repair  job until the former was caught  as  he  tried
to  hit Yates over the top. In the same   over   Hamish   Anthony
rather  unluckily played on.

When Croft sliced Wasim to  gully,  it   seemed   unlikely   that
Glamorgan  would  pass  150  but  their  last  pair,  Watkin  and
Barwick, survived any number of narrow squeaks to add 21 together
and  ensure  they had something to bowl against.

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