Lancashire vs Somerset and Glamorgan vs http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785 – County Championship Updates - Away sides hold advantage on rain-affected day
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 and Gloucestershire enjoyed the major chunk on a rain-affected day 1 of their respective County Championship games, making most of the overcast conditions to edge ahead.
In the Division One game between defending champions, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Trego-c2181 doing most of the damage, taking four wickets.
He bowled six maidens on the trot, and took out the wickets of openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alfonso-Thomas-c991
then got the better of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steven-Croft-c2583, after which the 31-year-old all-rounder returned to pick up the all-important scalp of half-centurion Prince.
Karl Brown was hopeful that his bowlers could make full use of the bowling-friendly conditions when they come out to bowl. “Trego got a bit of swing, and if that movement continues it will really help our bowlers because http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kyle-Hogg-c1824 swing
the ball more than most bowlers," he said.
In the Division two game, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glamorgan-c784 torrid run this season continued as they slumped to 64 for 6 in the 27 overs of play possible during the day. Gloucestershire took full advantage of Mark Wallace’s error after the home side skipper opted to bat first.
On condition favouring both pace and spin, the away team got down to business through seamer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 was brought into the attack early on and the spinner responded with back to back wickets
of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Payne-c81269 added a second to halt them at 19 for 4.
However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ian-Saxelby-c1572, who cleaned up Allenby. Rob
Nicol, the part-timer, then beat the defences of Wallace to pile further misery for the struggling outfit.
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