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County Championship, Division Two

vs Glamorgan

Day One

Morning: Worcestershire put Glamorgan straight in to bat on a muggy, cloudy Sunday morning in Cardiff. Despite a grassy pitch and good overhead conditions, it proved a mistake as the home side's openers navigated the first hour cautiously and without loss. The breakthrough didn't come until near lunch, when Adam Finch found the edge of Owen Morgan's bat to have him caught at first slip for 28, and the Pears sent Glamorgan in on 87-1.

Afternoon: It got steadily worse for the visitors as the afternoon wore on, with Ed Barnard the only man able to strike a blow, having Nick Selman caught at first slip for 67 with the total 155-2. But Glamorgan closed the session on 235-2, and things were looking increasingly ominous.

Evening: Just as disaster was looming, Brett D'Oliveira stepped up to provide one of the bowling spells of his career. Having received plenty of punishment during the afternoon, around five o'clock he managed to remove Marnus Labuschagne caught and bowled for 106, before bowling Billy Root for a duck in his next over and pinning Dan Douthwaite LBW for another duck two balls later. Then, in the penultimate over of the day David Lloyd also fell to Dolly, caught at cover for 92 to give the part-time leggy his best figures since 2016. Still, Glamorgan closed on 354-6 to claim the day and leave the Pears with a lot of work to do tomorrow.