McGlashan laments the one that got away

Peter McGlashan entered the record books yesterday – but the perfectionist was also thinking about the one that got away.

The Northern Knights wicketkeeper took five catches in Central Stags' second innings at Whangarei's Cobham Oval to take his match tally to 11 – one better than the previous record in New Zealand first-class cricket shared by four other glovesman.

McGlashan was understandably pleased with his haul, but didn't take long to mention the toughest chance to come his way over the first two days of a match the Knights have dominated.

"I put Skippy (Mathew Sinclair) down on a tough chance, that would have been a great one to pick up," McGlashan grimaced.

The 30-year-old got his left glove to a low inside edge from Sinclair off left-arm swing bowler Trent Boult late on day two but couldn't hold the tough reflex opportunity. Sinclair finished unbeaten on 85 from 119 balls, the CD veteran likely to be his side's chief chance of salvation.

At stumps on day two of their Plunket Shield match, Central were 178 for five, still seven runs short of making the hosts bat again.

McGlashan said the extra bounce in the wicket and some sideways movement made it an ideal ground for keepers.

"It's got good carry, especially compared to Dunedin where you were taking it around your ankles," he said.

"The guys bowled pretty good areas and they were pretty much all regulation catches apart from the one off Peter Ingram in the first innings," said McGlashan, who raced back to take a steepling catch over his shoulder.

McGlashan was aware of his statistical milestone; his late grandfather Robin Schofield co-holds the innings record of seven and his career-best was nine in a match.

The Cobham Oval wicket has proved a boon for the quick bowlers, offering excellent pace and bounce, and developed into a good batting track yesterday, allowing strokemakers like Sinclair and Ross Taylor to flourish.

Taylor stroked 66 off just 76 balls, including some punishing offside boundaries among his 11 fours, and looked capable of changing the complexion of the match until Bradley Scott bent his back and got one to rear and catch the edge.

Jono Boult, produced 76 from 172 balls to backbone Northern's first innings of 279, combining with Joseph Yovich (51) to add 108 for the seventh wicket and put the hosts in the box seat.

MCGLASHAN'S VICTIMS

1st Innings: P Ingram c McGlashan b T Boult 11 M Sinclair c McGlashan b T Boult 10 B Patton c McGlashan b Aldridge 7 E Thompson c McGlashan b Aldridge 4 K Noema-Barnett c McGlashan b Aldridge 6 D Bracewell c McGlashan b T Boult 3

2nd Innings: Ingram c McGlashan b T Boult 2 J How c McGlashan b Aldridge 6 G Worker c McGlashan b Aldridge 0 R Taylor c McGlashan b Scott 66 B Patton c McGlashan b Scott 0

Previous record-holders: Chris Nevin, Wellington v Otago, 1995/96 Adam Gilchrist, Australia v New Zealand, Hamilton, 1999/2000 Gareth Hopkins, Otago v Canterbury, Dunedin 2004/05 Gareth Hopkins, New Zealand A v Sri Lanka A, Kandy, 2005/06 Brendon McCullum, New Zealand v Sth African Invitation XI, Bloemfontein, 2007/08

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