da apostaganha： Gloucestershire had to suffer an anxious wait before they secured an inningsand 120-run victory over Nottinghamshire in the CricInfo ChampionshipDivision Two match at Bristol
Mark Easterbrook18-Aug-2001Gloucestershire had to suffer an anxious wait before they secured an inningsand 120-run victory over Nottinghamshire in the CricInfo ChampionshipDivision Two match at Bristol.Needing just one wicket to secure their fourth win of the campaign, itlooked as Gloucestershire might have to settle for a draw as rain fellsteadily throughout the morning.Umpires Allan Donald and David Constant made a 2pm inspection and, despite avery damp outfield, decided that the pitch was dry enough to make a 2.20pmstart.That was put back 15 minutes by more rain, and there was further frustrationfor Gloucestershire when the wet weather returned after 3.3 overs from JamesAveris and Alastair Bressington.Play did not resume until 4.40pm and Gloucestershire had a maximum of 14.3overs in which to remove the last wicket pair of Steve Randall and NadeemMalik.They needed five of them before Averis dug in a short-pitched delivery toRandall, who popped up a catch to Dominic Hewson at short leg.It was Gloucestershire’s second successive maximum points victory and MarkAlleyne’s side must now be regarded as serious promotion challengers.They miss out on the next round of Championship games before ending theirseason with a home match against Derbyshire and a trip to leaders Sussex inSeptember.Nottinghamshire now look destined to finish in the lower half of the tableafter registering just two wins from 14 games.