da mrbet： The Championship match between Glamorgan and Worcestershire at Cardiff ended in a drawas the visitors, set a target of 309 runs, adopted a safety first policy, endingon 175/6 from 79.4 overs
Andrew Hignell30-Jun-2003The Championship match between Glamorgan and Worcestershire at Cardiff ended in a drawas the visitors, set a target of 309 runs, adopted a safety first policy, endingon 175/6 from 79.4 overs.Glamorgan had begun the day on 311/8 and the first hour saw Michael Kasprowiczand Alex Wharf sharing a jaunty ninth wicket stand of 64 before the Australianwas bowled by Justin Kemp. Soon after, Robert Croft declared with his team 308runs ahead, and Worcestershire then got off to a poor start as Kasprowicz trappedAnurag Singh leg before.The early loss of one of their more experienced top order batsmen meant that thevisitors opted for a cautious route either side of lunch, as Stephen Peters andKadeer Ali quietly accumulated runs before Peters was caught by Jon Hughes off thebowling of Robert Croft.Kasprowicz struck twice later in the afternoon, bowling Ali for 53, and then winninga leg before decision against Kemp. But Ben Smith thwarted Glamorgan`sattempt to make further inroads, and the Worcestershire captain occupied the creasefor three hours, frustrating the Glamorgan attack, hitting just four boundaries, beforehe gave Dean Cosker a return catch.Stephen Moore continued the resistance against the accurate Glamorgan spinners, butwith 20 minutes to go, Cosker picked up a second wicket as Gareth Batty was stumped byMark Wallace. But Moore, playing in his first Championship match, remained defiant atthe other end, and with Stephen Adshead, they calmly played out the final overs as thegame ended in a draw.