Date-stamped : 07 May97 - 06:16
Glamorgan welcome Waqar

By Edward Bevan at Cardiff

Ireland (74-3) v Glamorgan

WAQAR Younis became a Welshman yesterday  when  he   was  awarded
his county cap shortly  before  making  his  debut  for Glamorgan
on a miserable day at Sophia Gardens where rain  ended  play  for
the day after only 20.5 overs of Ireland`s innings.

The   Pakistan   opening   bowler,   who    plays    his    first
championship  game  for  the county at Headingley tomorrow bowled
five rapid overs,  frequently  beating  the  outside  edge,  said
afterwards  he "was relishing the opportunity of making an impact
with Glamorgan".

He has also been  sponsored  by  a  national   insurance  company
who  have  agreed  to pay him 200 a wicket  once  he  exceeds 100
wickets in all competitions and a further bonus  payment  if  the
county win a trophy this season.

Waqar`s  presence  is  also  likely  to  benefit   Steve  Watkin,
who  in  recent  seasons  has  spearheaded  Glamorgan`s  new-ball
attack almost singlehanded, and he was rewarded  in   his   first
over when Andrew Patterson skied a mistimed drive to mid-off.

Ireland lost two further   wickets,   but   Hansie   Cronje  soon
adapted to the slow pitch, striking five boundaries.

Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/)


Glamorgan still hopeful

By Edward Bevan at Cardiff

Glamorgan (203-4) bt Ireland (202-9) by 6 wkts

WITH little  chance  of  qualifying  for  the   quarter-  finals,
Glamorgan`s  main  objective   yesterday   was  to  improve their
run-rate  in  the  competition  and  then   hope   Somerset   are
comprehensively beaten  in  their  final  game  against Middlesex
next Monday.

Glamorgan cruised to victory against Ireland with  19.3 overs  to
spare  but  Welsh  hopes  will  not  have  been raised in view of
Middlesex`s poor one-day record this season.

Gold award winner Hansie Cronje gave Ireland a  glimmer  of  hope
with  a forceful innings  of  85  from  92  balls  which included
three sixes. But once he skied a return catch to Adrian Dale, the
innings  quickly  folded.  Cronje`s sixes were  struck off Robert
Croft but the Glamorgan all-rounder responded  by  twice  lifting
the  South  African captain over the ropes in his opening over as
Glamorgan galloped to 73 in  nine   overs   before  losing  their
first wicket.

Croft, who opened the  innings  as  Glamorgan`s   pinch-  hitter,
scored  his  43  runs from only 28 balls before  departing in the
over after Hugh Morris was yorked by Paddy McCrum.

Dale and Matthew Maynard then added 91  for   the   third  wicket
against  a  tidy  but  hardly  threatening Irish attack  and when
Maynard was caught on the long-on  boundary,  Glamorgan  required
only    13   runs   to   win   their   second   game    in    the
competition.


Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/)

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