Jim Allenby enjoyed another good day at Derby to help Glamorgan recover afterWelsh paceman Steffan Jones had blown away the top order
21-Apr-2010
ScorecardVeteran Steffan Jones took four crucial wickets•Getty Images
Jim Allenby enjoyed another good day at Derby to help Glamorgan recover afterWelsh paceman Steffan Jones had blown away the top order.Jones took 3 for 24 in a seven-over opening spell but Allenby, Ben Wrightand Mark Wallace scored half-centuries as Glamorgan fought back to reach 272before Derbyshire closed on seven without loss.Allenby scored 96 and 52 for Leicestershire at Derby last year and his latestfifty at the County Ground was his third in this season’s Championship. He came in with Glamorgan in trouble after electing to bat first on a pitch that had enough in it to keep the seamers interested.Jones struck a big blow with the ninth ball of the day when Australian openerMark Cosgrove was lbw playing forward with only six on the board. Mike Powell also went cheaply after he failed to control a pull shot and Tom Lungley took a well-judged diving catch on the run at long leg.When Jones conjured up a good one to have Gareth Rees caught behind, Glamorganwere 43 for 3 and there was another big wicket for Derbyshire on the strokeof lunch. Jamie Dalrymple had been a big thorn in their side last season, scoringcenturies in both County Championship matches and two fifties in one-day games,so the home side were relieved when he departed in the penultimate over of themorning.The Glamorgan skipper looked set on 21 but he reached for a ball from GregSmith outside off stump and edged to first slip. That left the visitors in trouble on 80 for 4 but that was Derbyshire’s last success for 25 overs as Wright and Allenby added 73.Allenby came down the pitch to lift Robin Peterson over long off for six tobring up the fifty stand and Wright reached his second half-century of theseason when he cut the South African spinner for his eighth four.He survived a sharp chance to short leg on 51 but nine runs later, he went backto a quicker one from Peterson and edged the ball into his stumps. Allenby and Wallace took their side to a batting point before Allenby appeared unlucky to be given out lbw for 57 when he was hit high up on the pad by Peterson in the last over before tea.Wallace made sure Glamorgan banked a second point by completing his secondfifty in consecutive matches before he was caught behind aiming a loose shot atLungley’s first ball back.Jones took the last wicket to finish with 4 for 60 which left Derbyshirewith four overs to negotiate, and they sent in a nightwatchman in Lungley whodid his job to deny Glamorgan’s bowlers any success.