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Middx dig deep to secure great win
By David Slater June 18 2005
Middlesex beat Glamorgan by 6 wickets to lift themselves out of the relegation zone, having chased 406 in 77.5 overs to secure an astonishing win, that will leave Glamorgan kicking themselves. Ed Joyce became the first player of the summer to reach 1,000 runs for the season.

The match got off to a bad start for the hosts on a Southgate wicket, notorious for failing to offer the bowlers much. In the first innings the Welsh side reached 584/3 declared, Daniel Cherry top scoring on 226, assisted by tons from David Hemp (103) and Jonathan Hughes (134*).

 

In reply Middlesex declared on 435/4, with the captains having agreed to aim for a positive result. Ed Joyce was the top scorer with 155*, whilst Ed Smith hit 92 and Scott Styris added 85.

 

Glamorgan's second inning was all about setting a target of around 400 in 80 overs for Middlesex. The acheived a lead of 405, with a score of 256/3 declared. Jonathan Hughes again did well, with 100 not out, He was assisted with 84 not out from Sourav Ganguly. Alan Richardson became the only bowler in the match to take 3 wickets in an innings (there was a total of 14 in the whole match), with 3-24 in 8 overs.

 

With a target of 406 to win, Middlesex survived the early loss of captain Ben Hutton who had to retire hurt with 7 runs to his name. But that pathed the way for an astonishing stand of 288 for the first wicket, with Ed Smith the first to be dismissed with 145, his first centary for Middlesex. Owais Shah hit 155, with 12 4s and four 6s. The dismissal of Smith brought Joyce to the crease who passed the 1,000 runs for the season with 70 not out. He was assisted in the later stages by Styris who was run out for 6, Jamie Dalrymple who hit 4 and Pathan, who came in to hit the winning boundary to seal an astonishing win.

Please click here for the scorecard for this match

MTWD would like to appologise for the lack of daily reports this week.

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