Bowlers dominate the first day’s play between Glamorgan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glamorgan-c784 were in a good position in their County Championship Division Two match against Gloucestershire, at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff in England. Gloucestershire lost five batsmen for just 76 runs and still trail by 126 runs to the first innings total
of the hosts until close of first day’s play, on Thursday 14 April.
Alviro Petersen won the toss and elected to bat for the home team, but the decision seemed to be a wrong one. Glamorgan lost six batsmen for just 54 runs, as the ball did a lot of tricks in the first couple of hours of play.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/William-Bragg-c2795, who only managed 13 runs in his short stay at the wicket.
Glamorgan’s captain was the next man to follow, after failing to make an impression. He scored six runs before being dismissed. Mike Powell was the next man to follow after adding just two runs to the total.
With four wickets down for just 26 runs, the home team was struggling. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jim-Allenby-c1695 tried to play some aggressive shots in order to release the pressure from his team, but failed to carry onto the start he got. He got out for a run-a-ball 22 runs with the
help of three fours. Adding insult to injury, wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-Wallace-c1913 got out for a duck and it seemed as if the hosts would be bowled out within 100.
However, middle-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Wagg-c1506 rescued their team from trouble with an outstanding partnership of 138 runs for the seventh wicket. They got out after scoring 83 and 58 runs respectively and the hosts managed 202 in their first innings.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Saxelby-c1572 was in devastating form with the ball, as he grabbed a five-wicket haul for Gloucestershire.
The visitors needed a good start to their innings, but they lost some quick wickets. Opener Richard Coughtrie was the first man to be dismissed after scoring just eight runs. He was followed by wicket-keeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Chris-Taylor-c1253, who got
out for five and seven respectively.
Opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Gidman-c984 got starts to their innings, but failed to capitalize on them. They were dismissed for 21 and 20 respectively, leaving the visitors at 67 for five.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Will-Gidman-c2793 and Saxelby were unbeaten on 11 and four, before the umpires called the day off.
James Harris and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Shantry-c924 bowled with good line and length, taking two wickets each.
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