da pinnacle： A career-best 144 from captain Alviro Petersen in a record score of 328 for4 helped Glamorgan to a convincing Clydesdale Bank 40 victory over LancashireLightning at Colwyn Bay
da 888： 21-Aug-2011
ScorecardA career-best 144 from captain Alviro Petersen in a record score of 328 for4 helped Glamorgan to a convincing Clydesdale Bank 40 victory over LancashireLightning at Colwyn Bay.The South African shared in a record opening stand of 199 with Gareth Rees(76). His century came off only 89 balls and included 10 sixes – one whichsmashed the window of Lancashire’s dressing room. In all there were 18 sixes in the Dragons innings, and in total 208 runs came in a clatter of boundaries.Even when Petersen was out the momentum continued with Stewart Waltersplundering a half-century from just 19 balls. In reply Lancashire could only make 259 all out in 30.4 overs to slip to a 73-run defeat. Glamorgan were indebted to slow left armer Dean Cosker, who recorded impressive figures of four wickets for 43 runs from seven overs.Glamorgan’s total was all the more impressive considering the match was reducedto a 33 overs a side contest because of rain. The Dragons were set on their way when they reached 50 in only seven overs with Petersen the main aggressor – he reached his 50 from only 36 balls, including two sixes.He struck Oliver Newby for three consecutive sixes in an over before Rees gotin on the act hitting Stephen Parry for two sixes as the 150 came up in the 19thover. Rees also lofted Steven Croft for six onto the pavilion roof before Petersenreached his first one-day hundred for the Dragons from 76 balls.When the total become 184 the stand beat the previous best for the firstwicket, passing the 181 made by Jimmy Maher and Robert Croft against Essex atSophia Gardens in 2003.But the first wicket stand was ended when Rees, who had gone to a run-a-ballhalf-century, was caught on the boundary at long-on. The Dragons took the batting powerplay but Petersen fell to the first delivery when he holed out at long-off.Glamorgan lost Chris Cooke and Mark Wallace but Walters and Graham Wagg, whoput on 75 in 25 balls, ensured Lancashire would have to chase nearly 10 an overfor victory. In the urgent need for quick runs Lancashire lost Tom Smith in only the firstover when he was caught at midwicket attempting a sweep off Nick James.A breezy half-century from 20 balls from Stephen Moore kept the Lightning upwith the required rate but he was bowled by Will Owen and 82 for two became 103for three when Karl Brown was stumped off Cosker.Steven Croft and Paul Horton put on 94 runs in 10 overs as they attempted toget Lancashire back in the game – but their momentum was checked when Coskerbowled Croft, who scored 85 in 55 balls. Cosker also accounted for Paul Horton and Luke Procter as the pressure became too much for the Lightning.
