Glamorgan drew with Derbyshire on the final day of their Specsavers County Championship match at Swansea, with the visitors, chasing a target of 325, hanging on at 147/8 after earlier in the day Usman Khawaja (126) and Kiran Carlson (152) had shared a record-breaking fourth wicket stand of 289 runs
Evening Update
Glamorgan needed seven further wickets and Derbyshire 248 runs when play resumed after tea with Prem Sisodiya resuming the bowling at the Mumbles Road End. The teenager duly struck with his fifth ball as Billy Godleman chipped a ball into Hogan’s hands at short mid-wicket leaving Derbyshire on 77/4. Gary Wilson joined Wayne Madsen and enjoyed a torrid time against Hogan as the Australian beat the outside edge of his bat on several occasions.
But it was Sisodiya who made the breakthrough as he claimed the vital wicket of Madsen who spliced a cut to Salter at backward point, leaving the Peakites on 88/5 and plenty of batting to be done if they were going to save the game. Wilson responded by cover-driving the young spinner but Hogan made further inroads as he trapped Critchley l.b.w with the total on 93.
Tony Palladino began by glancing Hogan to fine-leg before Wilson brought up the hundred by cutting Sisodiya. Palladino then edged Hogan through the slips for another boundary before Salter returned to the fray at the Pavilion End as Glamorgan switched to an all-spin attack. The seventh wicket pair defended stoutly and, as a result, Carey returned at the Mumbles Road End.
The change did the trick as in his second over Carey trapped Wilson leg before as he played half forward. 125/7 then became 128/8 as Qadri feathered a catch into Cooke’s gloves as Hogan briefly returned at the Pavilion End. With ten overs remaining the spinners briefly returned but Palladino and Duann Olivier defended tenaciously as Hogan returned at the Pavilion with five overs remaining. Olivier survived a loud appeal for l.b.w. against Sisodiya whilst Hogan beat the outside edge of Palladino’s bat.
Palladino also survived a loud appeal for a catch against Salter in the penultimate over before seeing out the final over from Hogan as the game ended in a draw.
Afternoon update
Glamorgan were 296 runs ahead when play resumed after lunch with 68 overs remaining in the daily quota, having added 174 during the morning session. David Lloyd and Andrew Salter put bat to ball as Alex Hughes and Tony Palladino resumed the bowling. With the total on 381 Salter holed out at deep mid-wicket before Lloyd, belied his knee injury to plonk Palladino into the Mumbles Road for a huge six, before doing the same to Hughes into the Pavilion enclosures whereupon Glamorgan declared on 403/7 leaving Derbyshire a target of 325 from 63 overs.
Glamorgan made a flying start as firstly Michael Hogan bowled Harvey Hosein in his opening over before Ben Slater struck the first boundary as he cover-drove Carey, followed by a glance to fine-leg for four. Andrew Salter entered the attack in the seventh over and with his fifth delivery he removed Slater who attempted a sweep only to be rapped on the pads and adjudged l.b.w.
18/2 saw Hughes join Wayne Madsen who reverse-swept successive deliveries from Salter for four before unfurling an orthodox sweep in the twirler’s next over. Hughes began by pulling Salter for four before Madsen greeted the return of Carey by on-driving him for four. He then drilled Salter through mid-wicket before square-cutting Carey. He added further boundaries to his tally by sweeping successive balls from Salter for four en route to fifty from 53 balls.
Shortly before tea, Hogan switched to the Pavilion End and removed Hughes, courtesy of a regulation slip catch by Selman.
Morning update
Day two of this contest had seen a Usman Khawaja and Kiran Carlson give a masterclass in the art of playing spin bowling as during a sublime partnership 153 for the fourth wicket they helped to rescue Glamorgan after they had slumped to 48/3 as they looked to erase a first innings deficit of 79. Their combined efforts meant that Glamorgan ended day three with a lead of 122 runs and set up the prospect of an enthralling final day’s play.
The sun was shining once again as the pair resumed their stand against the spin of Hamidullah Qadri and Matt Critchley with a series of singles below followed by a glorious off-drive for four as Carlson danced down the wicket to Qadri before Khawaja square-cut Critchley. Carlson also drilled the leg-spinner behind square on the off-side before Khawaja chipped Qadri to wide long-on, followed by a rasping sweep for four as the stand, with 181 runs became Glamorgan’s best for the fourth wicket against Derbyshire surpassing the 180 added by Mike Powell and Jamie Dalrymple at Cardiff in 2009.
Carlson celebrated by sweeping Qadri for four before Khawaja completed his hundred, from 131 balls, with a deft late cut against Wayne Madsen, which also brought up the double-century stand. A couple of overs later, Carlson followed him into three figures as he also square-cut Critchley for four – his 146th delivery. Carlson found the ropes again as he lofted Madsen for four over wide mid-wicket before punching Critchley off the back foot through extra-cover. He followed this with a sweep to the ropes whilst Khawaja cut Madsen for four as their stand became the highest for any wicket against Derbyshire beating the 235 added by Mark Cosgrove and Mike Powell for the third wicket at derby in 2006. Carlson again celebrated by reverse-sweeping Qadri for four, before pulling him to the ropes at square-leg.
A apir of deft late cuts saw Carlson add two more boundaries to his tally against Madsen before Tony Palladino and Alex Hughes replaced the spinners. Carlson greeted Hughes by ramping him to fine-leg for four. Khawaja also lofted Palladino to long-on for four before a single to Carlson saw him reach his 150 from 176 balls. But in the seamer’s next over, Carlson was yorked for 152, bringing to an end the stand which had added 289 runs in 57.1 overs.
Chris Cooke joined Khawaja but four runs later the latter’s innings came to an end as he speared Alex Hughes to Madsen at point and departed for 126. David Lloyd, with Jack Murphy as his runner, then made his way to the middle with Glamorgan 262 runs to the good. Lloyd soon increased this as he guided Hughes for fours to third man and extra-cover but with the total on 364, and in the penultimate over before lunch, Cooke holed out at deep square-leg