da realbet： West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul saved Lancashire from embarrassmentwith an innings of 118 at the Rose Bowl, the 54th first-class century of adistinguished career
29-Jul-2010
ScorecardShivnarine Chanderpaul was at his nuggety best to help lift Lancashire out of trouble•PA Photos
West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul saved Lancashire from embarrassmentwith an innings of 118 at the Rose Bowl, the 54th first-class century of adistinguished career.Lancashire captain Glen Chapple chose to bat first in overcast conditions whichoffered plenty of help to the Hampshire attack and at the close Lancashire hadmustered 262 for 8 from 96 overs and it could have been far worse but forChanderpaul.The experienced Guyanese left-hander was in complete control as wickets tumbledaround him. Chanderpaul came to the wicket when Lancashire were 35 for 2 in the 18th overhaving lost Tom Smith to a catch at the wicket and Paul Horton to another atsecond slip off David Balcombe.Chanderpaul received precious little support as the ball darted around in thefirst session and then again after lunch. Chanderpaul was involved in two substantial stands in an otherwisebowler-dominated day.Steven Croft helped him add 78 for the fourth wicket and Luke Sutton addedanother 77 for the sixth but without short-term signing Chanderpaul Lancashirewould have paid a heavy price for the decision to bat first.Mark Chilton was the third batsman to go with the score on 41 giving EnglandUnder-19 wicketkeeper Michael Bates a second catch on his debut. Lancashire lunched at 65 for 3 and Croft helped Chanderpaul take the score to 119 before he chopped the ball onto his stumps when facing left-arm spinner Danny Briggs. Gareth Cross departed at 127 to another catch at the wicket off Briggs butChanderpaul stood in Hampshire’s way.Sutton was a reliable ally during the sixth-wicket stand but pace bowlerBalcombe returned to dismiss Sutton to a smart catch at first slip by JamesVince.Chanderpaul reached his century soon afterwards with his 13th boundary, turningBalcombe to fine leg for another four. Chapple fell at 246 to give former Lancashire bowler Dominic Cork his first wicket of the innings and just before the close Chanderpaul’s resistance wasfinally broken. Again it was the durable Cork, 39 next week, who made the breakthrough havingChanderpaul caught at the wicket after more than 70 overs of defiance.Chanderpaul faced 217 balls and hit 16 fours to help Lancashire recover to aposition of parity. Sajid Mahmood got off the mark with a six off James Tomlinson and was nine notout at the close.Cork finished with 2 for 48, Balcombe took 2 for 63 and the promisingBriggs was credited with figures of 2 for 54 from 18 accurate overs.