David Lloyd, Hamish Rutherford, Eddie Byrom fifties give Glamorgan edge

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Gloucestershire battle again after century opening stand to assert six wickets throughout afternoon consultation

Glamorgan 264 for six (Lloyd 73, Rutherford 62, Byrom 60*) vs Gloucestershire

Eddie Byrom‘s arduous fought 60 now not out pulled Glamorgan out of a day cave in on day considered one of their LV=Insurance coverage County Championship conflict with Gloucestershire.

The guests took six fast wickets within the afternoon consultation following fifties from the hole pair of David Lloyd and Hamish Rutherford. Tom Value was once the pick out of the Gloucestershire bowlers, completing with figures of 3 wickets for 44 runs, however Byrom held company to take his aspect to 264 for six at stumps.

Gloucestershire gained the toss and elected to box at the first day at Sophia Gardens however had been left pissed off within the opening consultation by way of openers Lloyd and Rutherford.

The guests ignored an early alternative to wreck the promising partnership when Tom Lace dropped Lloyd within the slips off the bowling of Ryan Higgins. The Welshman made Gloucestershire rue their ignored alternative as he kicked directly to make fifty from 72 balls, together with 8 fours as Glamorgan headed into lunch at 107 for no loss.

Rutherford was once subsequent to carry up his half-century as Glamorgan began the place they left off after the period. However two fast wickets halted their development as Higgins after all made the leap forward. First, Lloyd edged to Ollie Value at 2nd slip to carry an finish to an excellent innings of 73 runs.

Higgins’ Welsh Hearth team-mate David Payne then took the wicket of Nick Selman for only a unmarried run 4 balls later to position a dent within the Glamorgan best order.

Jared Warner took the massive wicket of Rutherford with a vicious supply to take out his off stump after he scored 62 off 130 balls.

Byrom and Kiran Carlson went about rebuilding, however Carlson edged a Tom Value supply to the bowler’s brother Ollie within the slips on 17. After posting 136 with out loss, Glamorgan’s 4 wickets fell for simply 43 runs because the guests persevered to show the screw earlier than tea.

The cave in persevered as Tom Value struck two times in fast succession to position his aspect on best. Chris Cooke was once his 2nd sufferer when Value clipped the bails earlier than he trapped Dan Douthwaite lbw for a duck for Gloucestershire’s 6th wicket of the afternoon consultation.

Byrom got here in and presented some much-needed balance along Andrew Salter for the house aspect in simply his 2nd recreation for the county as he posted 60 now not out off 183 balls to peer them via to stumps.

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