da marjack bet： Gemaal Hussain became the third bowler to take 50 first-class wickets thisseason as Gloucestershire put Worcestershire under pressure on the second day atCheltenham
05-Aug-2010
ScorecardGemaal Hussain became the third bowler to take 50 first-class wickets thisseason as Gloucestershire put Worcestershire under pressure on the second day atCheltenham.The 26-year-old seamer, who had played only one County Championship gameprior to this summer, joined Steve Finn and Adil Rashid in reaching 50 victimswhen he dismissed David Wheeldon in Worcestershire’s reply to the home side’stotal of 480 all out.James Franklin had made 108 in Gloucestershire’s total, while Matt Mason took4 for 92. By the close the visitors had reached 126 for 2, with Daryl Mitchell unbeatenon 50.Hussain has taken his 50 wickets at an average of less than 22. It is only theLondoner’s second year with Gloucestershire, having played club cricket in theBradford and Birmingham leagues. Franklin was unbeaten on 50 overnight as his side began the day on 324 for 4. He lost partner Chris Taylor with the total on 368, caught behind offMason for 39.Gloucestershire missed out on a fifth batting point by a single run when ChrisDent joined Franklin and took the score to 399 for 5 at the end of the 110thover. By then Franklin was totally determined to reach three figures, havingregistered three scores in the 90s this season, and did so thanks to a misfieldfrom Alan Richardson.Franklin’s luck evened out when he was run out backing up for 108 as Dentconnected with a firm drive and bowler Moeen Ali diverted the ball onto thestumps. It was 462 for 7 when Dent was caught at mid-on for 38. Jon Lewis hit abright 19 but Vikram Banerjee and Anthony Ireland fell cheaply asGloucestershire lost their last five wickets in 10 overs for 45 runs.Worcestershire made a good start in reply and there were 55 runs on the boardwhen Wheeldon, on 16, got a thin inside edge onto his pad and was caught in theslips by Will Porterfield with Hussain apparently appealing for lbw. Vikram Solanki could make only nine before being pinned lbw by Anthony Ireland and at 64 for 2 Worcestershire were in trouble.But Mitchell kept them in the game with a battling half-century off 142 ballswith eight fours, while Moeen was 36 not out at stumps.