Timm van der Gugten was the decide of the Glamorgan bowlers at a wet LeicesterLV= County Championship Division Two, Uptonsteel County Floor, Leicester (day one)Leicestershire 241-5 (66.4 overs): Hill 53; Van der Gugten 4-45Glamorgan: But to batLeicestershire 0 pts, Glamorgan 1 ptMatch scorecard
An excellent efficiency from Glamorgan seamer Timm van der Gugten (4-31) restricted Leicestershire to 241-5 on a rain-hit first day.
Lewis Hill (53) and Colin Ackermann (45) constructed a stable base for the Foxes with a stand of 101 for the third wicket.
Three wickets fell for 15 runs in chilly and depressing climate in mid-afternoon.
However Peter Handscomb (31 not out) and Rehan Ahmed (38 not out) added 73 unbeaten runs within the night gloom.
David Lloyd, taking part in his a centesimal first-class recreation, received the toss and opted to bowl for the third successive match in cool and cloudy situations at Grace Highway, regardless of Leicestershire’s batters having topped 400 of their two earlier first innings efforts.
Sol Budinger obtained the house facet off to a flying begin in his regular aggressive method earlier than van der Gugten knocked over his off-stump on 26, and the extra selective Rishi Patel fell caught behind on 19.
However regardless of tidy spells from left-arm seamer Jamie McIlroy and spinner Andrew Salter, each taking part in their first matches of the season, captain Lewis Hill and Ackermann put collectively a largely untroubled century stand both facet of lunch.
Hill hit eight fours to convey up his half-century off 82 balls earlier than dropping his companion Ackermann, given leg-before to his fellow Netherlands worldwide.
Van der Gugten continued his dominance over the wickets column when Hill edged one behind quickly afterwards.
With the ball swinging underneath the lights, Wiaan Mulder was bowled for 9 providing no shot to Michael Neser, and Peter Handscomb virtually fell the identical option to McIlroy.
However Handscomb and Rehan Ahmed added 43 within the drizzle by the point an early tea was referred to as, and play didn’t resume for 2 hours.
Umpires Chris Watts and Neil…
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