We Have To Bounce Back – Rudolph

20 Apr 2016 | Cricket
Captain Jacques Rudolph is determined for Glamorgan to bounce back after a 10-wicket defeat to Leicetershire.

The Welsh county were 'outplayed', according to Rudolph, in their Specsavers County Championship opener, but the South African insisted the team are now focussed on making things right in the next game.

Rudolph bemoaned a few dropped chances in the field and missed opportunites with the bat, as Glamorgan's first innings score of 348 was bettered by Leicestershire's 427.

The home team then put 191 on the board, before Leicestershire's openers guided the visitors to 115/0 to clinch the victory.

Rudolph, speaking after the match, said: "If I look back over the game, in their first innings we dropped a few catches and we didn't capitalise on the good bowling conditions.

"There was a stage in our first innings when we were 130/2 – but we had a few guys get out between 40 and 60 – and if we want to grow as a team, it'd be nice to see someone going on to get a big hundred. We need to turn those starts into big scores.

"I was guilty myself of getting myself out for 40, so we need someone to get 100-120 to get the team into a good position."

Rudolph was keen to look ahead to Sunday, when Glamorgan travel to Derbyshire in the Specsavers County Championship.

"It's a wake-up call for us and we have make sure we come back strongly on Sunday," he added.

Glamorgan's second fixture in the four-day formats begins at Derby at 11am on Sunday.

Listen to Rudolph's full interview here: