da aviator aposta： Half-centuries from Jimmy Maher and Steve James helped Glamorgan securean impressive six-wicket win over Sussex in the National League DivisionTwo clash at Swansea
Richard Thomas of the South Wales Evening Post03-Jun-2001Half-centuries from Jimmy Maher and Steve James helped Glamorgan securean impressive six-wicket win over Sussex in the National League DivisionTwo clash at Swansea.Chasing 225 for victory, Glamorgan passed the winning post with a fullthree overs remaining to lift them to fourth in the second division.Maher’s 81-ball contribution that included eight fours helped to getGlamorgan off to a flier in response to Sussex’s challenging 224-4 afterChris Adams had won the toss.The Australian was given fine support by opener Keith Newell and RobertCroft, who was promoted up the order to No 3 to give the Glamorganinnings some early impetus.Although there was a slight wobble when Glamorgan lost Maher and MatthewMaynard in quick succession, James took 15 off an over from Umer Rashidto steady Welsh nerves.James went on to hit the winning runs which also brought up his own half-century in 57 balls.Sussex probably thought they had done enough to bat Glamorgan out of thegame after three of their top order all celebrated half centuries.Richard Montgomerie (68) and Murray Goodwin (51) had given Sussex agreat platform, putting on 92 for the first wicket in 22 overs before theZimbabwean holed out at deep backward square to give Robert Croft thefirst of his two victims.Croft, who had been released by England from the Second Test at OldTrafford, was the pick of the Glamorgan bowlers. He also claimed thewicket of Montgomerie who was well caught at square leg by Dean Cosker.Adams completed a 46-ball half-century to ensure that Glamorgan neededto chase five an over to win.