James Harris celebrates with Glamorgan teammatesLV= County Championship Division Two, Sophia Gardens Cardiff (day one)Worcestershire 109 (40.3 overs): Roderick 39; Harris 4-18, Neser 4-40, Van der Gugten 2-28Glamorgan 177-6 (53 overs): Lloyd 48, Labuschagne 42; Finch 3-39, Leach 2-46Glamorgan (3 pts) lead Worcestershire (2 pts) by 68 runs with 4 first-innings wickets standingMatch scorecard
Glamorgan edged right into a slender lead over Worcestershire because the guests fought again within the ultimate session after wanting down and out.
They begin day two on 177-6, 68 forward of Worcestershire’s paltry 109 all out.
Michael Neser (4-40), James Harris (4-18) and Timm van der Gugten shot the Pears out by mid-afternoon.
However Glamorgan captain David Lloyd’s 48 proved the highest rating as Adam Finch (3-39) and Joe Leach (2-46) sparked a collapse.
Billy Root (25 not out) and Neser (33 not out) then added 57 within the ultimate hour to tilt a dramatic day again in the direction of the house facet, in solely the second partnership to go 40 within the day.
The choice to bowl first regarded a marginal one however Glamorgan’s in-form opening bowlers made essentially the most of any moisture within the pitch.
Taylor Cornall, a late call-up to the facet, fell leg-before to Van der Gugten for six earlier than a trio of sharp slip catches accounted for the subsequent three wickets, with Marnus Labuschagne’s low seize to ship again Pakistan star Azhar Ali notably spectacular and essential.
Brett D’Oliveira performed round a supply from Neser second ball, and when Glamorgan ultimately modified the bowling, Adam Hose dragged James Harris’s first supply onto his stumps for a 15-ball duck.
Roderick and Waite managed to dig in till the interval at 66-6, however 4 balls after the break Neser produced the ball of the innings to scrub up Waite for 22.
Joe Leach (16) and Roderick received Worcestershire into treble figures whereas wanting comparatively untroubled, earlier than Harris wrapped the innings up rapidly as he had Leach caught behind down leg-side, pressured Roderick to edge to…
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