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Glamorgan V Kent, Canterbury, day 2

Canterbury Mark Pennell

September 14, 2011

Kent 237 and 148 V for 5 December Glamorgan 423-9

Glamorgan aims to end high-County Championship campaign by ensuring only their second win on the road this season after a boy to reduce the division of two fighters Kent 148 5 Experimental day / night match at Canterbury.

Awarding a first innings lead of 186, Kent lost three little windows for 13 runs after tea to hand Glamorgan initiative that more or less dominated the third day of deliberations. Batting a second time before a pink ball by Kookaburra 18:18, Kent had made a good start under the bright lights of teenager Daniel Bell-Drummond.

The right-hander from Millfield School, led a dramatic six boundaries in 29 before pulling a Graham Wagg off-cutter to his stump leg. Shortly after tea, loaded Kent first innings top scorer, Joe suddenly (17), on the track in the defense of Dean Coska, only to see the ball grip and turn the outer edge to gift Mark Wallace ping a dumb law.

Nick James, then hit successive overs of left-arm spin, trapping both Alex Blake and Darren Stevens leg before wicket. Blake, of ten, shoulders, arms, Stevens played inside the line with his sixth delivery to go without scoring.

Azhar Mahmood fifth wicket partner and Northeast Sam, a 93-ball half-century, added 54 before the three reports of the fence, the North lost a sweep against the task Coska go leg before 51. Mahmood (31 not out) and night watchman Simon Cook survived to lead the game until his last days, when Kent will face a mammoth task to avoid defeat ninth session of the campaign.

They continued to take their overnight score 258 4 - a modest advantage of 21 runs - Glamorgan in their barn to build a result set, even if painfully slowly, as they added only 73 opening session of two hours. The fifth-wicket partner Stewart Walters and Wallace met the stand value with 30 overs to 106 for sending Walters arduous 193-Ball four and half hours.

Wallace left soon after reaching his half century 66 balls. Playing in the defense of an off-cutter Azhar Mahmood left turn played a bit through the line of the leg to stop falling and 301 for five.

Wagg marched with determination only the last of five deliveries. Azhar Mahmood Pakistan all-rounder Yorker empty for the next step, the dismissal sent to Glamorgan in room 331 6 04:00

Walters six hours in the living room finished 124th on the sleeves, where miscues a pull shot against the left arm seamer ball Adam Mahmood nearly mid to rely on.

Although Walters '147 represents its best and the Glamorgan innings was near flawless, although he admitted turned out to be a sort of battle against the field lifeless Tiflex pink ball, which was quickly softened.

"This is one of the most slow that I have ever played first class cricket," he said. "It 'been a challenge in itself, but throw a ball and pink spotlights the equation, and it made for a difficult time.

"The ball lost its color, and went soft very quickly, so there is still much to do there. It offered no bowler, who bowled a lot straighter now, so it was corrected and work our way down a good result. "

Aneurin Norman (34) fell in the next over when a carpet of fences Coles lifter point when Dean is worth 27 Coska belligerent cameo ended when off-spinner Adam Riley turned a past, a defensive pressure to clip off stump .

Alviro Petersen, Glamorgan captain, then shook a small crowd of three days by announcing they sleep late in the middle of the session, to Kent to try to survive the 45 remains today.
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