Date-stamped : 03 Sep96 - 22:31 ===================================> Day 1 Debutant shines for Hampshire By Edward Bevan at Southampton First day of four: Glamorgan 229-5 v Hampshire AFTER Steve James and Hugh Morris had threatened a formidable first-innings total for Glamorgan, Dmitri Mascarenhas, 18, a seamer making his championship debut, restricted their progress by taking three for nine in nine balls. Mascarenhas was born in London of Sri Lankan and Italian parentage. He was recommended to Dorset, for whom he took seven wickets in his first game, and Hampshire by Paul Terry, who played club cricket with the youngster in Perth. He is one of eight uncapped players representing Hampshire in this game because of injuries, while Shaun Udal was left out for the first time in his career. Morris and James were in commanding form, though James was dropped by Raj Maru at slip off Martin Thursfield when he had scored 62. After the morning session had been lost to rain, the opening pair shared a partnership of 177, with James reaching his sixth hundred of the season with a six and 16 fours. Mascarenhas then had Adrian Dale caught by the wicketkeeper from his next ball and in his following over had Morris caught in the gully. After Matthew Maynard and Tony Cottey were dismissed, Glamorgan had lost five wickets for 49 runs. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph ===================================> Day 2 Mascarenhas bags six-wicket haul By D J Rutnagur at Southampton Second day of four: Hants (193-2) trail Glamorgan (401) by 208 runs DESPITE conceding too many runs to Glamorgan`s tail, Hampshire had much to celebrate yesterday. Firstly, their mid-season acquisition, Dmitri Mascarenhas, swelled his bag of wickets to six, making him Hampshire`s most successful bowling debutant this century. But for three dropped chances, Mascarenhas, a gangling 18- year-old, might have surpassed the all-time record of Charles Llewellyn, who took eight for 132 against the touring Australians in 1899. Llewellyn, a South African, was a left-handed all- rounder, who batted in the middle-order. Mascarenhas is down to bat at No 8. But his father, Malik, believes his son is a better bat than a bowler. Apart from being the most penetrative of Hampshire`s bowlers, Mascarenhas was the most accurate. Hampshire responded to Glamorgan`s formidable score with their first three-figure opening partnership of the season, between Jason Laney, who made a fine maiden championship century, and Giles White. This stand could well have been a tribute to two Hampshire openers who are leaving the club, Paul Terry - after 19 seasons - and Sean Morris.. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph ===================================> Day 3 Maynard in charge By D. J. Rutnagur at Southampton Third day of four: Glamorgan (401 & 281-6) lead Hampshire (352-4 dec) by 330 runs WITH the pitch at Northlands Road amiable and the rival attacks quite friendly, a contrived result was the only alternative to a very tame draw. The stage-setting for a run- chase began early, with Hampshire declaring their first innings in arrears, 25 minutes after lunch. The operation was put ahead of schedule by a fiery innings of 69 by Matthew Maynard who, facing 44 balls, hit five sixes and seven fours. Then, having justifiably attempted to send back his partner, Tony Cottey, who had stroked the ball directly to cover and taken off, he stood a yard outside his crease and was passed by Cottey a split second before Will Kendall`s throw homed in on the stumps at the opposite end. When the fifth wicket fell with Glamorgan only 220 ahead, Robin Smith encouraged them to keep going by bowling two non- regulars in Jason Laney and Giles White. The impetus was sustained by Ottis Gibson, who reached his 50 off 41 balls. Young Liam Botham was the first target of Maynard`s bombardment and then the other novice, Dmitri Mascarenhas, was struck for two thundering sixes over the short leg-side boundary. This mauling apart, Mascarenhas continued to hold his own. He accounted for both openers for the second time in the match and then cut short Cottey`s flourishing innings. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph ===================================> Day 4 Glamorgan thwarted by Keech By Edward Bevan at Southampton Glamorgan (401 & 281-6 dec) drew with Hampshire (352-4 dec & 261-8) GLAMORGAN`S hopes of a sixth championship win were thwarted by Hampshire`s ninth-wicket pair of Matthew Keech - batting at No 10 because of an injured wrist - and the obdurate Raj Maru, who faced 70 balls for seven runs. A generous declaration from Matthew Maynard left Hampshire to score 331 on the final day, but apart from a partnership of 156 in 51 overs by Robin Smith (91) and Will Kendall (71), they never threatened to reach their target. After losing their first three wickets for 39 runs, Hampshire looked destined to lose in the afternoon but the fourth-wicket pair not only resisted but put their team in with a chance of a victory. Kendall, who scored 145 for Oxford in this year`s university game, has proved a useful acquisition for Hampshire since making his championship debut against Somerset last month. Hampshire came unstuck after tea when Kendall was out in the second over, and their hopes evaporated after Smith struck the impressive Owen Parkin to cover. Glamorgan relied mainly on their pace attack, but there was little help in a benign pitch. Source :: Electronic Telegraph Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com)