da 888casino： Glen Chapple hit a brilliant career-best 155 to rescue Lancashire in theirtop three Cricinfo Championship clash against Somerset at Old Trafford
da fazobetai： Andy Wilson19-Jul-2001Glen Chapple hit a brilliant career-best 155 to rescue Lancashire in theirtop three Cricinfo Championship clash against Somerset at Old Trafford.Lancashire were in deep trouble at 82 for six after choosing to bat firstwhen Chapple joined Chris Schofield.But thanks to Chapple’s century – his second in first-class cricketalthough the first came against Glamorgan joke bowlers in 1993 – theyreached 324 all out, with Somerset scoring 77 for the loss of PiranHolloway in reply.Chapple was supported superbly by Gary Keedy in a last-wicket stand of 129in 28 overs which secured three batting points for Lancashire.The 27-year-old’s 155 came from 164 balls with 15 fours and six sixes – twohooked off Steffan Jones, and four off the Somerset spinners.Yet the first session had belonged conclusively to Somerset.Richard Johnson trapped Mark Chilton lbw and had Jamie Haynes caughtbehind. Then Matthew Bulbeck, making his return from a series of back problems, had John Crawley lbw playing no shot, and Andy Flintoff snapped up by Rob Turner in consecutive overs.Somerset skipper Jamie Cox then turned to Michael Burns with immediatedividends as Warren Hegg was deceived by his first ball and lost his middlestump.And when Burns took a brilliant catch to dismiss Neil Fairbrother and giveJones the first of his three wickets, Lancashire were in danger of anembarrassing collapse.But Schofield and Chapple steadied the ship, with Schofield seizing onlyhis second Championship appearance of the season to score an impressive58-ball half-century with 10 fours.The former England leg-spinner was furious himself when he was bowled for58 as he was confused by a Keith Dutch full toss, and Jones then fired outPeter Martin and John Wood in consecutive overs to leave Lancashire on 195for nine.But Keedy, who had shared a last-wicket stand of 98 with Neil Fairbrotherwhen these counties met at Taunton in April, frustrated Somerset again toundermine all their earlier good work – although Cox and Burns ended the dayin more positive fashion with an unbroken second-wicket stand of 65.Lancashire’s joy was tempered with Crawley leaving the ground immediatelyafter his dismissal because of a family bereavement, with Hegg taking overthe captaincy.
