da bwin： Gloucestershire’s batsmen got a little extra help from Derbyshire’s bowlers butstill failed to pass 250 on the opening day of their County ChampionshipDivision Two match at Derby
24-May-2010
ScorecardGloucestershire’s batsmen got a little extra help from Derbyshire’s bowlers butstill failed to pass 250 on the opening day of their County ChampionshipDivision Two match at Derby.The home side conceded an astonishing 76 extras, including 17 no balls, whichwas five short of the club’s record and the top score in Gloucestershire’s 242. Teenage pace bowler Atif Sheikh bowled 14 of them which marred his figures of 3 for 78 on his first-class debut.Jonathan Batty made his first championship fifty for the visitors buthis dismissal for 61 sparked a collapse which saw Gloucestershire lose theirlast seven wickets for 73. Gemaal Hussain then continued his impressive season by striking twice to leave Derbyshire on 71 for 3 at the close, 171 runs behind with skipper Chris Rogers 49 not out.Both teams had to make late changes with Derbyshire losing pace bowler SteffanJones to a virus, while Gloucestershire batsman Chris Taylor was also the victimof a bug. That meant an unexpected call-up for Kadeer Ali who was forced to make across-country journey from Somerset to the east midlands because of problems onthe M5.He eventually arrived at the County Ground during the lunch interval after afour-hour journey and then struggled for 36 minutes for five before he wasbowled by Tom Lungley playing down the wrong line.By then, Derbyshire’s bowlers had adjusted their radar after a scatter-gunstart had helped Batty and Steve Snell post Gloucestershire’s best opening standof the season.They posted 48 before Snell tried to force Sheikh square and sliced to gully -and Chris Dent followed in the 19-year-old’s next over when he pushed forwardand was caught behind without scoring.Despite their wayward bowling, Derbyshire struck again before lunch when HamishMarshall was caught down the leg side for five off Greg Smith but Batty andskipper Alex Gidman then put on 72.Batty had played patiently for just over two-and-a-half hours when he flashedat Lungley and was caught at second slip by Hughes, who then pouched his thirdcatch when Sheikh returned in the next over to remove Gidman for 37.Kadeer was bowled playing forward to Lungley and, although Jon Lewis hit threeconsecutive fours, he gave Hughes a fourth catch when he edged Tim Groenewald. Gloucestershire’s hopes of getting to 300 vanished when James Franklin was lbwto the fourth ball after tea and Robin Peterson wrapped up the innings with twowickets in three balls.Derbyshire lost Wayne Madsen in the third over, lbw to Lewis for nought, thenHussain trapped Garry Park leg before for four and had Smith caught at secondslip, but Rogers looked well set at stumps.