Billy Root 98 helps Glamorgan to maximum batting points at Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 134 for 1 (Dent 61*, O. Worth 49*) path Glamorgan 450 for six dec (Root 98, Cooke 86*, Lloyd 81, Carlson 76) by 316 runs

Paul van Meekeren was the choose of a Gloucestershire assault, who discovered it laborious to extract any assist from the true batting floor. The Dutch seamer’s figures of three for 92 from 21 overs had been reward for sustaining spectacular tempo on his first Championship look for the hosts.

By the shut, Gloucestershire had moved to 134 for 1 of their second innings, Chris Dent main the best way with 61 not out. With unhealthy climate forecast tomorrow, the match already appears to be heading for a high-scoring draw.

The day started properly for the house facet. With solely a run added to the Glamorgan whole, Colin Ingram edged the fourth ball of van Meekeren’s opening over to first slip the place Ben Charlesworth took a waist-high catch.

The full of life van Meekeren struck once more within the seventh over of the morning, squeezing a supply by way of Sam Northeast’s defence to bowl him for 28. At 183 for 4, Glamorgan had been at risk of undoing their first-day efforts with the bat.

However Root had different concepts, getting off the mark with a luxurious sq. pushed 4 off van Meekeren. Quickly Carlson was sq. slicing the identical bowler for 4 earlier than bringing the 200 up with a boundary by way of further cowl off Dom Goodman.

It took the pair simply 17 overs to finish a century stand, Carlson reaching a run-a-ball fifty with a lofted shot that just about noticed him caught at mid-on off Josh Shaw. The partnership was value 113 when he pulled van Meekeren to sq. leg the place Dent took a sensible low catch.

Root additionally reached an entertaining half-century, off 63 balls, earlier than lunch, which was taken at 311 for five. Glamorgan had added 159 runs a session extended by ten minutes to assist make up for overs misplaced to rain on day one.

Cooke had additionally begun to get pleasure from himself on a pitch providing constant bounce and a fast outfield offering full worth for photographs. He and Root put collectively a 50-stand in 69 balls earlier than the second new ball was taken at 361 for 5.

On 29, Cooke appeared to outlive an opportunity to Ollie Worth at second slip off Tom Worth, but it surely was a uncommon second of alarm as he and Root progressed their partnership into three figures with a succession of well-timed strokes.

Root had struck 14 fours and a six throughout a fluent innings when, on the verge of what would have been his eighth first-class ton, he edged left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar to Ollie Worth at slip.

Cooke had moved imperiously to fifty off 73 balls and was nonetheless there when a fifth batting level was secured, having taken his boundary rely to fifteen fours and a six. The declaration got here instantly and by tea Gloucestershire had replied with 15 for no wicket.

The ultimate session noticed runs proceed to movement, this time for the house facet. Dent and Charlesworth had put collectively a gap stand of 39 when the latter was bowled off an inside edge by leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson for 15.

It was a primary and final success of the day for the Glamorgan bowlers as Dent moved to a snug half-century off 113 balls, with seven fours, discovering an equally assured associate in Ollie Worth, who was unbeaten on 49 at stumps, having hit eight elegant boundaries.

A good sized Competition crowd, together with a bunch of previous gamers from across the counties attending a Skilled Cricketers’ Affiliation lunch, had witnessed 432 runs and solely 5 wickets within the prolonged day’s play.