da prosport bet： One-day bests from Robert Croft (92) and Andrew Davies (5-39) were thebackbone of Glamorgan’s 178–run Norwich Union League Division Twovictory over bottom-placed Essex at Sophia Gardens
Richard Thomas of the South Wales Evening Post19-Aug-2001One-day bests from Robert Croft (92) and Andrew Davies (5-39) were thebackbone of Glamorgan’s 178–run Norwich Union League Division Twovictory over bottom-placed Essex at Sophia Gardens.Croft plundered his runs off just 82 balls with two sixes and five foursto help set Essex 290 to win in a match reduced to 41 overs each becauseof rain.Promotion hopefuls Glamorgan were given a whirlwind start after winningthe toss thanks to pinch-hitter Keith Newell whose 53-ball 50 helped hisside to 111-1 in the first 15 overs.After Newell and Matthew Maynard perished in quick succession, Croft andMike Powell ensured the impressive run rate continued adding 101 in 14overs before the England off spinner was bowled by Andy Clarke eightshort of what would have been a deserved and robust 100.Some of the Essex bowling figures didn’t make particularly good readingwith Clarke going for 79 from eight overs.The first maidens of the match came in the opening two overs of theEssex innings to put the visitors under more pressure after beingrequired to score at 7.07 an over from the start.Essex soon found themselves 54-3 with Darren Robinson brilliantlystumped by Adrian Shaw off Owen Parkin after Davies had dismissed bothRichard Clinton and Graham Napier.Davies struck again to claim the wickets of Stuart Law and Paul Grayson with consecutive balls as Essex’s dwindling chances were all but extinguished.The rest of the Essex batting crumbled to 111 all out with 16.4 oversremaining.