David Lloyd is to affix Derbyshire in 2024 after 12 years in Glamorgan’s first group
County Championship Division Two, Cheltenham Faculty (day one): Glamorgan 152-2 (40 overs): Lloyd 81 Gloucestershire: But to bat Scorecard
Glamorgan captain David Lloyd hit an attacking 81 as his aspect reached 152-2 on a rain-ruined first day in opposition to Gloucestershire.
Simply 40 overs had been bowled on the primary day of the Cheltenham Competition.
Lloyd and Zain Ul Hassan (30) began with a stand of 111, Glamorgan’s finest begin of the Championship season.
Zafar Gohar and Tom Value claimed a wicket apiece for the hosts however rain restricted play to to simply 20 minutes within the afternoon and night periods.
Lloyd made good use of successful the toss as he rapidly went on the assault, whereas Ul Hassan weathered a good opening spell from Value.
Lloyd survived a nasty blow on the helmet from Paul van Meekeren on 33, and may have been caught off Dominic Goodman on 44 when a diving Value couldn’t maintain onto an opportunity at level.
The Glamorgan skipper raced to a half-century off 57 balls and, with Ul Hassan beginning to open up, the pair posted Glamorgan’s first century opening stand of the marketing campaign on the stroke of lunch.
Ul Hassan fell simply after for 30 as he tried to drag a sharply-spinning supply from Zafar Gohar from outdoors off-stump and was judged lbw in a marginal name as as to if the affect was in line.
However, with Glamorgan on 120-1, many of the afternoon session was worn out by rain and Lloyd went rapidly on the resumption, leg-before to Value after hitting 13 boundaries.
Gloucestershire thought they’d a 3rd wicket when Sam Northeast, on three, edged Van Meekeren to gully the place Value claimed the low catch, just for the umpires to resolve they might not ensure the ball carried.
South Africa batter Colin Ingram, taking part in solely his third Championship recreation of the season, hit some candy straight drives to get Glamorgan previous 150 earlier than the climate closed in once more to spoil the competition event.
Glamorgan captain David Lloyd advised BBC Sport Wales:
“I felt actually good – and the way in which Zain batted was additionally extraordinarily pleasing. It was good to spend a while within the center after a irritating couple of months injured, however disenchanted to not get to 3 figures.
“We’re in a state of affairs the place we have to get these wins however we will not do a lot in regards to the climate approaching the weekend, so we have simply acquired to get as many runs as we are able to and see the place we’re.
“Our aim is promotion after what we have constructed during the last couple of years. On a private observe I need to end in addition to I can, I am as totally dedicated as I’ve at all times been.
“I had my head in my palms within the altering room (on the time of the attraction in opposition to Northeast). I heard the attraction however I have never seen it.”
Gloucestershire stand-in skipper James Bracey advised BBC Radio Bristol:
“It is a fairly good wicket and it is a disgrace, as a result of I we had been moving into our groove.
“I do not suppose we bowled badly. They performed nicely and, at Cheltenham, you set within the arduous work and it involves fruition later within the day.
“It is good to be dedicated for the subsequent few years (after signing a brand new contract). It is a weight off my shoulders.
“It is irritating (to have the attraction in opposition to Northeast turned down). It might have been a giant pole. I could not see it however the lads had been adamant it is gone straight in.”