Date-stamped : 07 Jun96 - 14:18
The Universities, 1996
Oxford University v Glamorgan
The Parks
1,3,4 June 1996 

====> (Day 2, 3 Jun 1996)

Calm Gupte brightens up dark day

By Ralph Dellor in The Parks

Second day of three: Oxford Univ (196-5)  trail  Glamorgan  (304-
6dec) by 108 runs

THE Oxford innings, just like  the  weather,  began  with  bright
promise,  only to become bleaker as  the  day  wore on.  With two
hours 20 minutes lost to rain, it was not surprising that  momen-
tum was lost. But  shining  through it all was Chinmay Gupte, the
Oxford captain.

He shared a century opening  partnership  with   Jon  Batty,  who
played   an   array  of strokes of the highest technical order to
reach a fine fifty.

Despite the fact that wickets began  to  fall  at the  other  end
and   Glamorgan`s   Robert Croft was always probing with his con-
trolled off-spin, Gupte was  completely   unruffled.    He  moved
surely  towards  a fifth first-class  century only to be thwarted
by the close of play.

====> (Day 3, 4 Jun 1996)

Oxford`s hopes fade into a draw

By Ralph Dellor in The Parks

Oxford University (196-6 dec & 216-6) drew with Glamorgan  (304-6
dec & 164-5 dec)

THE final calculation for Oxford was 273 in 58 overs,  and  while
they  maintained  a serious pursuit, the fall of key wickets left
Glamorgan slightly more in the  ascendancy at the close.

Oxford elected to bat on in the morning with Chinmay Gupte 97 not
out  overnight. Four overs  and  a  ball  later, Gupte was bowled
by Robert Croft without a run being added and he declared.

Glamorgan were 53 for three when Alun Evans joined  Adrian  Dale.
While  Dale gave Charlie Lightfoot another wicket and Darren Tho-
mas  provided  Hasnain  Malik  with  his second, Evans  -  making
his    debut  - was not out on 71 when  the declaration came. Jon
Batty reeled off  two  boundaries  before being given out lbw and
Gul  Khan  also fell lbw before Gupte and Malik consolidated. The
equation then was  194  from  40, but the loss  of  four  wickets
left  Will  Kendall  and Lightfoot batting out a draw.

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

<END> Contributed by Shash (shs2@*.cwru.edu)