da apostaganha： Martin Guptill and Wes Durston dented Gloucestershire’s promotion hopes with adouble century stand to put Derbyshire on top in the County Championshipmatch at Derby
10-Aug-2011
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Martin Guptill and Wes Durston dented Gloucestershire’s promotion hopes with adouble century stand to put Derbyshire on top in the County Championshipmatch at Derby.The third wicket pair both scored centuries to dominate a rain-hit opening dayafter Gloucestershire had reduced the home side to 29 for 2. Guptill ended a lean run with his first Championship century while Durston celebrated a new two-year contract by scoring a career-best unbeaten 151.The visitors paid a high price for a dropped catch when Durston was on 39 asthe pair set a new Derbyshire third-wicket record against Gloucestershire of 266in 53 overs.Guptill eventually fell for 143 when he sliced a drive to point and althoughGreg Smith went without scoring in the same over, Derbyshire closed on 329 forfour.Alex Gidman’s decision to bowl first on a green tinged pitch had looked a goodone when Wayne Madsen and Chesney Hughes were dismissed cheaply on a cool,overcast morning.Madsen had come into the match on a run of low scores but he battled throughthe first 12 overs only to miss a straight one from Will Gidman and was legbefore for 10.Hughes had scored his maiden first-class century against Gloucestershire atDerby last season but this time he edged a lifting ball from David Payne tothird slip where Ian Cockbain made no mistake.Guptill had scored only 47 in his previous six championship innings and wasaveraging only 15 but the New Zealander showed his touch was returning with someconfident drives off the front and back foot.Durston was quickly into his stride and cut, drove and pulled Jon Lewis forfour boundaries in an over as Derbyshire recovered to reach 103 for two atlunch.Gloucestershire should have broken through in the sixth over of the afternoonsession when Durston edged a big drive at Kane Williamson’s off-spin but HamishMarshall at slip spilled the chance.He had plenty of time to reflect on that miss as the rain set in withDerbyshire on 155 for two and held up play for nearly two hours but the breakdid not disrupt the batsmen’s concentration .They sailed along at five an over, helped by some sloppy ground fielding, andpassed the county’s previous best third wicket stand against Gloucestershire of265 set by Simon Katich and Travis Birt at Bristol in 2007 before Guptillmiscued a drive at Will Gidman.He had scored 100 of his runs in boundaries and had more than doubled hisprevious championship tally of 139 in 10 innings but Durston went on to pass hisprevious highest score of 146 not out for Somerset against Derbyshire in 2005before bad light ended play one over early.