David Lloyd scores 84 however Sussex openers reply by posting 99 with out loss
Sussex 99 for zero (Thomason 52*) path Glamorgan 285 (Carlson 127, Lloyd 84, Robinson Four-50) by 186 runs
A superb unbeaten hundred from Kiran Carlson lifted Glamorgan to a decent rating on the primary day of Glamorgan’s LV=Insurance coverage County Championship match in opposition to Sussex as the house facet reached 285 all out.
Sussex’s openers seemed wonderful in response, Tom Haines and Aaron Thomason each reaching the shut undefeated with their group 99 with out loss.
Sussex have been on high within the opening overs of the match with Ollie Robinson and Harry Crocombe getting the ball to maneuver late, however Glamorgan got here again into it because of Carlson’s hundred and David Lloyd‘s 84.
Robinson had Nick Selman trapped lbw with the fourth ball of the match and had Andy Balbirnie dismissed the identical method within the seventh over of the Glamorgan innings. When Crocombe bought one other lbw, this time Billy Root, Glamorgan have been 23 for three and in critical hazard of collapsing.
Lloyd’s attacking intent and Carlson’s extra measured accumulation blunted the Sussex assault, with each notably brutal to the bowling of George Garton who went for 30 runs from simply 4 overs.
It was Crocombe who ended Lloyd’s tremendous knock of 84 with a ball that bounced and moved away to offer Garton a pointy catch at second slip to finish a stand of 110 with Carlson.
Carlson remained unflustered as companions fell round him with Glamorgan shedding three wickets for 46 runs when Crocombe and Robinson have been reintroduced into the assault.
Carlson was fortunate to outlive on 91 when Tom Clark was edged to Garton at first slip who did not take the possibility diving to his proper. Had the possibility been taken it might have been a wicket with Clark’s first ball in first-class cricket. Carlson made essentially the most of this success, registering his fifth first-class hundred from 152 balls.
An 87-run stand between Carlson and Dan Douthwaite took Glamorgan to 266 for six. Douthwaite was simply beginning to open his shoulders and look to attain shortly when he mistimed a drive off Stuart Meaker for 36. Three fast wickets from Jack Carson rounded off the Glamorgan innings with Carlson unbeaten on 127.
Whereas Carlson and Lloyd had accomplished nicely the Sussex opening pair put Glamorgan’s efforts into context. Thomason made 52 and Haines 43 with not one of the Glamorgan bowlers getting the identical motion with the brand new ball that Robinson and Crocombe had managed.