da imperador bet： Glamorgan were indebted to Mike Powell who scored his first Championshiphundred of the summer, and helped to steer the Welsh county to 228/7 at the close ofthe first day in the county`s match with Worcestershire at Cardiff
Andrew Hignell27-Jun-2003Glamorgan were indebted to Mike Powell who scored his first Championshiphundred of the summer, and helped to steer the Welsh county to 228/7 at the close ofthe first day in the county`s match with Worcestershire at Cardiff.After the loss of the morning session due to rain, Robert Croft won thetoss and elected to take first use of the Sophia Gardens wicket. However, withinthe first hour his side had slipped to 31-3 as Australians Matt Mason and NantieHayward made early inroads with the new ball.However, Powell remained resolute and initially with Matthew Maynard and later withRobert Croft, he led a recovery with some powerful drives. The sixth wicket standbetween Croft and Powell had added 84 when Croft was run out, but Powell was unbeatenat the close on 116, and he will be looking for further tail-end resistance when thegame resumes tomorrow morning with Glamorgan seeking further batting points in theirquest for promotion from Division Two.