Glamorgan County Cricket Club started their 2005 season as defending totesport League champions. They play their first-class cricket in the First Division of the County Championship. They started the Championship season at 25-1 to win, and favourites to be relegated.

Their first first-class game of the season constituted useful batting practice against the students of Cardiff UCCE. They then moved on to what should be their toughest Championship game of the season - away to defending champions, Warwickshire. They lost by more than an innings. Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ...

After that, their first two totesport League games were washed out by rain and abandoned as "no result". The next Championship game was also lost, against Surrey, or perhaps more accurately by Jimmy Ormond and Mark Ramprakash who made the difference for Surrey. The Dragons finally got to complete an albeit rain-affected one-day league match at Trent Bridge when they won by 4 runs. Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ... A view towards the new William Clarke stand during a Test match, August 2003 Trent Bridge is a Test cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottingham, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. ...

Tables

Championship

Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club are a first-class cricket team who are based in the city of Nottingham in England. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ... Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... Kent County Cricket Club is an English county cricket club based at Canterbury, Kent. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named for the historic county of Middlesex. ... Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Bristol. ... Glamorgan County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Cardiff, playing most of their games at Sophia Gardens, which is located by the River Taff. ...

totesport League

Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named for the historic county of Middlesex. ... Northamptonshire Cricket Club is one of the 18 major counties which make up the English domestic cricket structure. ... Glamorgan County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Cardiff, playing most of their games at Sophia Gardens, which is located by the River Taff. ... Essex County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Chelmsford, though with grounds elsewhere. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club based at Old Trafford cricket ground, Manchester External links Official Lancashire County Cricket Club website Categories: Cricket stubs | English first class cricket teams ... Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Bristol. ... Worcestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at New Road, Worcester, England. ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club are a first-class cricket team who are based in the city of Nottingham in England. ...

Match details

Glamorgan v Cardiff UCCE (9-11 April)

Match drawn

On the first day of this match at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Glamorgan ran riot, notching up 516 for 7, with David Hemp (120), Matthew Maynard (105) and Ian Thomas (133) centuries. They continued on the second day, until Cardiff UCCE finally dismissed them for 603. The match didn't improve for Cardiff UCCE, as they made only 152 in reply. However, Glamorgan chose not to enforce the follow-on and elected for more batting practice. By close of play they were 134 for no loss. On the third and final day, Mark Wallace and Jonathan Hughes both completed their centuries, making 117 and 109 (retired hurt) respectively. Glamorgan finally declared on 381 for 3, leaving Cardiff UCCE an impossible 833 to win. At 57 for 2, an early capitulation looked likely. However, Lloyd and Butler got together and proved difficult to dismiss. By the time Lloyd was out for 102, Butler was on 104, Cardiff UCCE 257 for 3, and the game ended there. [1] (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/UCCE/SCORECARDS/GLAM_CARDIFF-UCCE_UCCE_09-11APR2005.html) Cardiff ( Welsh: Caerdydd, from caer, fort, and dydd, Aulus Didius) is the capital and largest city of Wales. ... Glamorgan County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Cardiff, playing most of their games at Sophia Gardens, which is located by the River Taff. ...

Warwickshire v Glamorgan (13-16 April)

Warwickshire (22 pts) beat Glamorgan (1 pt) by an innings and 43 runs

Glamorgan won the toss at a cold Edgbaston and chose to bat. The pitch hade been roughed up to encourage turn for the benefit of Ashley Giles. The England selectors will have been pleased that he made the most of it, taking 6 for 44, the third-best figures of his career. First, however, Matthew Elliott, Glamorgan's Australian batsman scored 84 to take his team to a comfortable looking 157 for 3. However, Glamorgan then lost their final 7 wickets for just 41 runs. Warwickshire's catching was excellent, as they restricted their opposition to 198 off 63.3 overs, 2 short of their first bonus point. Nick Knight and Mark Wagh then saw Warwickshire through to 68 for no loss, before bad light stopped play. Glamorgan County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Cardiff, playing most of their games at Sophia Gardens, which is located by the River Taff. ... Edgbaston constituency shown within Birmingham Edgbaston is an area in Birmingham, England. ... Ashley Fraser Giles (born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 19 March 1973) is an English cricketer who plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. ... Matthew Elliott is an Australian cricketer. ... Warwickshire County Cricket Club is a cricket club (team) based in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Birmingham historically being part of Warwickshire). ... Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is an English cricketer, a left-handed opening batsman. ...

After losing Knight and Wagh with only 4 added to the overnight score, the Champion County showed their class. After the start of the day, the pitch calmed down, and England hopeful, Ian Bell, who scored 96, and Michael Powell put on 153 for the fourth wicket. Dougie Brown then helped himself to a half-century being unbeaten on 85 at close, with Powell on 144 not out and Warwickshire on 415 for 4, 217 ahead. Alex Wharf and Simon Jones bowled enthusiastically, but without much to show for it. Ian Bell co-wrote the ground breaking game Elite with David Braben. ... There have been several well-known people named Michael Powell, including: Michael Latham Powell, a British film director Michael K. Powell, current chair of the Federal Communications Commission Michael Powell, owner of a well-known bookstore Michael Powell, a professional lacrosse player This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... Simon Jones may refer to: Simon Jones, British actor; Simon Jones, England cricketer. ...

The bat dominated on a cold third day, with runs coming at around 5 an over, though this was aided by there being short boundaries. This allowed 362 runs to be scored, even though almost all the third session was lost to bad light. In the morning, Warwickshire's runs flowed freely. Although Powell only add 2, Brown moved on to 122, and Heath Streak had time to score 41 not out before Warwickshire declared on 564 for 8, 366 ahead. Matthew Elliott and David Hemp put on 162 for the second wicket. However, Matthew Maynard went for a duck, leaving Glamorgan on 213 for 4 at close. Heath Streak is a Zimbabwean cricketer. ... Matthew Elliott is an Australian cricketer. ...

On the fourth day, Robert Croft and Darren Thomas held Warwickshire briefly at bay with a partnership of 75, but this wasn't enough as Glamorgan succumbed for 323. Warwickshire captain, Nick Knight, said, "Once they were bowled out for 198 on that pitch they were always going to struggle. They then put down three catches, which proved to be decisive. We had a bit of luck so we are not going to start going around saying that we are going to win the Championship just because we have won one match." John Derrick, Glamorgan's coach, said, "Although we batted much better second time around, we made it difficult for ourselves by not scoring enough first innings runs. Warwickshire showed what playing pressure cricket is all about. They bowled with a lot of discipline. They piled up a big score to make sure that we didn't get back into the game." [2] (http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/CC1/SCORECARDS/13-16APR2005/WARWICKS_GLAM_CC1_13-16APR2005.html) Robert Croft is an English cricketer. ...

Lancashire v Glamorgan (17 April)

Match abandoned - Lancashire (2pts), Glamorgan (2pts)

Simon Jones took 3 for 19 as the defending champions took on Lancashire at Old Trafford. Afterwards he said, "The older I've got the easier I've found bowling. My control has got better over the last couple of years and that showed today." Alex Wharf and Robert Croft also both took 2 wickets as Lancashire moved to 160 for 8 off 41.2 overs, with Hogg top-scoring with 41 not out. Rain then brought proceedings to a close. [3] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11513/html/scorecard.stm) Simon Jones may refer to: Simon Jones, British actor; Simon Jones, England cricketer. ... Lancashire County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club based at Old Trafford cricket ground, Manchester External links Official Lancashire County Cricket Club website Categories: Cricket stubs | English first class cricket teams ... Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. ... Robert Croft is an English cricketer. ...

Glamorgan v Essex (22 April)

Match abandoned - Glamorgan (2pts), Essex (2pts)

This match, which was scheduled to be played at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff was abandoned without a ball being bowled. It was the first time for almost eight years a one-day league match at Cardiff has ended as a no-result. [4]  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4472279.stm) Cardiff ( Welsh: Caerdydd, from caer, fort, and dydd, Aulus Didius) is the capital and largest city of Wales. ...

Glamorgan v Surrey (27-30 April)

Surrey (18pts) beat Glamorgan (5pts) by 5 wickets

Glamorgan batted first at Cardiff, coming out finally at 2.30pm as rain delayed the start. Matthew Elliott was then dismissed first ball. It did get better for the Welsh side though, as Mark Wallace put on 86 from 107 and was still there at close. Surrey probably had the best of the day, which ended with the Dragons on 238 for 9. However, it could have been a lot worse as David Hemp was dropped three times. Mohammad Akram bowled well and picked up four wickets. Glamorgan County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Cardiff, playing most of their games at Sophia Gardens, which is located by the River Taff. ... Cardiff ( Welsh: Caerdydd, from caer, fort, and dydd, Aulus Didius) is the capital and largest city of Wales. ... Matthew Elliott is an Australian cricketer. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. ...

Glamorgan picked up 12 more runs to finish on 250. Then, on another rain affected day, Surrey moved to 162 for 4. The day's highlight was an innings by Mark Ramprakash, Surrey's stand-in captain, who became the second man still playing to pass 25,000 runs. He finished the day on 72 not out. The second day ended with Surrey on 162 for 4.

Ramprakash completed his century on the third day, but only Rikki Clarke (35) gave him any sort of support, and the innings ended at 248. Then came Jimmy Ormond. Ormond swung his way to 7 for 63, and Surrey's way to victory. Ormond reduced Glamorgan to 15 for 2 by lunch and 87 for 7 in the 19th over. Glamorgan recovered, but only to 173, setting a target of 176. Surrey sped towards their target and were 122 for 4 off 26 overs at close, Ramprakash on 49.

It didn't take Surrey long on the final day to wrap up victory, and they only lost one wicket in the 10 overs it took. Ramprakash again was the mainstay of the innings and was not out for 68 when the winning runs came. [5] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11537/html/scorecard.stm)

Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan (2 May)

Glamorgan (4pts) beat Nottinghamshire (0pts) by 4 runs (D/L method)

Glamorgan finally managed to record a win at Trent Bridge after two "no results". In an innings that turned out to be restricted to 38 overs, they scored 204 for 4, which got converted into a target of 222 for the Nottinghamshire Outlaws. In reply the Outlaws were 52 for 4 before rearguard actions by David Hussey (68) and Chris Read (47). However, with 217 for 8 they fell 4 runs short of par. [6] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/5/11551/html/scorecard.stm) Glamorgan County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at Cardiff, playing most of their games at Sophia Gardens, which is located by the River Taff. ... A view towards the new William Clarke stand during a Test match, August 2003 Trent Bridge is a Test cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottingham, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. ... Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club are a first-class cricket team who are based in the city of Nottingham in England. ...