da 888： The three day friendly between Somerset and Glamorgan ended in a drawafter Glamorgan challenged Somerset to score 386 in 53 overs onthe final afternoon
Andrew Hignell04-Apr-2003The three day friendly between Somerset and Glamorgan ended in a drawafter Glamorgan challenged Somerset to score 386 in 53 overs onthe final afternoon.The home team had a brief assault on the Glamorgan bowlers, butthey settled for the draw with their score on 260-4 with 8 overs remaining.The highlight of the day for Glamorgan was an aggressive century fromDarren Thomas. The 28 year old all-rounder arrived at the crease afterDavid Hemp had hit an attractive 70, and Thomas was soon into his stridewith some firm drives on both sides of the wicket.Fellow seamers Alex Wharf and David Harrison also played some bold strokesin the April sunshine, but it was Thomas who became Glamorgan`s third centurionof the game, after Jonathan Hughes and Matthew Maynard who both reached threefigures in the Welsh county`s first innings.Soon after reaching his deserved century, Thomas was caught on the mid-wicketboundary by Keith Dutch, and Steve James promptly declared to leave the WestCountry side the task of scoring 386 at seven and a half an over to win the gameon what was an excellent batting wicket.Openers Rob Turner and Matthew Wood began in breezy style, before Turner was magnificentlycaught one-handedly by Steve James off Robert Croft`s bowling. Piran Holloway thenlaunched a few lusty blows of his own, but Somerset lost a couple of important wicketsas Andrew Davies clean bowled Matthew Wood, and then James Bryant holed out trying to hitRobert Croft for a fourth six. Despite a few more blows by Aaron Laraman, Somerseteventually opted for the draw.