Maiden hundreds by David Lloyd and Aneurin Donald saw Glamorgan reach 444/5 on the second day of their opening first-class game of the 2016 season against Cardiff MCCU at The SSE SWALEC.
Close of Play Report
David Lloyd was eleven runs short of a maiden first-class hundred when Glamorgan resumed after tea on 281/4 from 71 overs, with Sean Griffiths and Tim Rouse resuming the bowling duties. Donald drilled the latter to long-off for four whilst Lloyd worked the ball around for one’s and two’s. A cover drive by Donald against Rouse saw the young tyro complete a 79-ball fifty which he celebrated with a deft glance to fine-leg against Griffiths followed by a six over wide long-on plus an off-drive for four.
Lloyd continued to accumulate in singles, before lofting Andrew Westphal high over square-leg as the North Walian completed his hundred in the grand manner from 134 balls. Lloyd duly retired and was replaced by Graham Wagg as Donald struck Richard Edwards for a trio of fours as the students took the new ball, followed by a coruscating cover drive against Westphal.
Wagg announced his arrival with a pair of booming on-drives, plus a savage cut for four against Westphal before Donald completed his maiden first-class hundred with a deft cut against Griffiths. At 19 years and 114 days old he duly became the second youngest centurion in first-class cricket for Glamorgan, surpassed only by Mike Llewellyn’s century against Cambridge University at Swansea in 1972, at the age of 18 years and 213 days.
At the end of the over, Donald also retired on 105 as Craig Meschede joined Wagg and began by fiercely cutting Griffiths for four followed by an on-driven four. Wagg also bludgeoned successive balls from Griffiths for four to long-on and long-off, before harpooning Tim Rouse to mid-wicket. But next ball he holed out on the boundary edge as he attempted to repeat the stroke.With ten minutes remaining Mark Wallace joined Meschede and the pair took the Welsh county to 444/5 at the close of play and a declaration likely in the morning
Teatime Report
Resuming after lunch with Glamorgan on 108/3, David Lloyd began in positive mode by striking successive balls from Andrew Westphal to mid-wicket and square-leg. Chris Cooke – who scored a century in the corresponding game last year – also square-cut Westphal for four before pulling a long-hop from Alex Thomson for another boundary. Cooke then brought up the fifty stand by steering Richard Edwards to the vacant third man ropes before cover-driving Neil Brand.
A series of one’s and two’s took the total to 177 when Cooke sliced a drive against James Turpin and was well caught at backward point by a diving Jeremy Lawlor. Aneurin Donald duly became Lloyd’s new partner and opened his account with a flowing straight drive before square-cutting Brand as the 200 came up in the 59th over.
Lloyd then greeted the return of Lawlor by dabbing him through backward point en route to a 83-ball fifty before Donald despatched the seamer through extra cover for another boundary. Lloyd then steered Lawlor through the gully for four before Donald swept Thomson to fine-leg. Shortly before tea, Lloyd biffed three successive balls Griffiths through extra cover, mid-off and long-on, before off-driving Thomson for four, and then in the final over before tea, twice sweeping Brand for four.
Lunch Report
After Glamorgan had won the toss, Jacques Rudolph and James Kettleborough opened the batting with Andrew Westphal and Richard Edwards sharing the new ball. After Kettleborough had on-driven Westphal for three, Rudolph guided the seamer through the gully for four before unfurling a silky cover drive for another boundary. Kettleborough found the ropes again in Edwards’ next over as he clipped the bowler through mid-wicket before shortly afterwards doing the same to Westphal.
Kettleborough added another four as he clipped Edwards through backward square-leg before Rudolph cut Edwards through point for another boundary. Kettleborough then drilled Westphal for fours to mid-wicket and long-on, but the introduction of James Turpin at the Cathedral Road End ended his fluent innings as the opener – with the total on 46 – under-edged a cut into Cameron Herring’s gloves.
With Will Bragg as his new partner, Rudolph greeted the introduction of Jeremy Lawlor by cover-driving the seamer, although two overs late, the Glamorgan captain had a moment of good fortune as he inside-edged his county colleague for four. Bragg then found the boundary boards by clipping Turpin through mid-wicket and long-off, as well as unleashing a rasping cover drive against Sean Griffiths.
The off-spin of Alex Thomson was then introduced at the River End and in his second over he trapped Rudolph leg before, as Chris Cooke made his way to the middle to join Bragg. The latter pulled Griffiths for four to square-leg before Cooke opened his account with a glide for four to third man. But in the final over before lunch, Bragg was bowled by Thomson.
Toss Report
After yesterday’s washout amidst the gloomy, dank conditions, the second day of this three-day contest dawned bright and sunny at Cardiff, as well as with a bit of early morning mist. However, the improved meteorological conditions meant that play will commence on time at 11am. Unlike the matches in the Specsavers County Championship, there is still a mandatory toss in the other first-class games, so after winning the spin of the coin, Jacques Rudolph had no hesitation in opting to bat first.
Glamorgan team to face Cardiff MCCU: Jacques Rudolph, James Kettleborough, Will Bragg, Aneurin Donald, Chris Cooke, David Lloyd, Mark Wallace, Graham Wagg, Craig Meschede, Michael Hogan and Timm van der Gugten.
The Cardiff MCCU team is – Bradley Scriven, Jeremy Lawlor, Neil Brand, Alex Thomson, Cameron Herring, Tim Rouse, Greg Holmes, Sean Griffiths, Richard Edwards, Andrew Westphal and James Turpin.