Glamorgan laid the foundations for a severe push for a 3rd successive County Championship victory on a rain-affected second day of their fixture with Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Rain returned to wipe out the final 25 overs with Warwickshire struggling on 123-6 after the guests’ seamers, led by Timm van der Gugten (2-21) and Zain-ul-Hassan (2-41), exploited excellent situations on a moist day within the Second Metropolis.
Glamorgan had been earlier bowled out for 360, a satisfying whole from the travails of 0-2. Olly Hannon-Dalby took the final two wickets to complete with 5-53 and proceed his glorious type since his recall from a shock mortgage spell at Worcestershire.
Glamorgan resumed on the second morning on 341-8 and Mason Crane (20 not out) and Tom Norton (29) took their ninth-wicket alliance to a useful 46 in 13 overs earlier than the previous’s off-stump was struck by a magnificence from Hannon-Dalby.
The seamer then accomplished the seventeenth five-for of his profession when Ryan Hadley left one which hit off-stump.
After a two-hour rain break, Warwickshire started their reply beneath heavy cloud and openers Alex Davies and Rob Yates labored arduous so as to add 27 from 12 overs earlier than the latter was lbw to a giant inswinger from Ul-Hassan.
Davies (30) flicked two leg-side half-volleys from Ul-Hassan over the brief boundary into the Hollies Stand however the bowler’s revenge arrived when an tried drive ended within the fingers of Sean Dickson at gully.
Dan Mousley (30) and Sam Hain batted diligently so as to add 35 in 10 overs however each departed attributable to injudicious leaves. Mousley’s off-stump was hit by Norton and Hain fell lbw to Van der Gugten.
After additional rain, Glamorgan struck twice extra within the gloaming as Van der Gugten trapped Ed Barnard lbw and Zen Malik edged Hadley.
