Nick Selman Lays Solid Foundation But Glamorgan Fade As Night Falls

By Alun Rhys Chivers

 

Derbyshire ended day two of the day-night floodlit Championship clash with a lead of 53 over Glamorgan at the start of their second innings in Cardiff.

Having bowled Derbyshire out for 288 on the first day, Glamorgan resumed their innings on 5-0 on the second day, as Jacques Rudolph and nightwatchman Timm van der Gugten looked to make an early dent in the first innings deficit.

Dutchman van der Gugten played maturely early doors and had looked comfortable before being trapped leg before wicket by Tony Palladino one run short of an opening 50 partnership with Rudolph. But the South African soon gifted the same bowler a second wicket as he edged to Wayne Madsen at slip with the score on 58.

New batsman Nick Selman survived a half-chance for wicket-keeper Daryn Smit off Luis Reece before despatching the left-arm seamer for four off the very next ball. However, Tony Palladino soon picked up his third wicket from the other end, trapping Owen Morgan leg before for 0. His figures soon read 4-3-3-3, having picked up three scalps in 14 balls.

There was further disappointment to come for Glamorgan before lunch, as they lost Colin Ingram for 18, as he bat-padded to slip Gary Wilson off leg-spinner Jeevan Mendis leave Glamorgan in some trouble at 87-4 at the interval.

Aneurin Donald could have gone early in the second session for 15 but for a drop by Gary Wilson in the slips off Jeevan Mendis. He, along with Selman, put Glamorgan on the road to recovery before he was bowled by Luis Reece for 38. Selman, unbeaten on 49, saw the home side through to tea as they ended on 168-5.

The young Australian-born opener brought up his half-century off 152 balls, in the first over after the break. But it wasn’t long before he was removed, leg before by Sri Lankan spinner Jeevan Mendis for 50 as Glamorgan slumped to 170-6. Chris Cooke soon followed for 14, caught at backward point by Hamidullah Qadri off Jeevan Mendis. It was catcher turned wicket-taker as the youngster claimed his first first-class victim, Andrew Salter who offered an easy catch to Gary Wilson at slip as Glamorgan moved to 198-8.

Graham Wagg and Marchant de Lange had added 26 runs when Derbyshire took the new ball with nine overs left in the day. De Lange soon went though, bowled by Tom Taylor for 22 and Graham Wagg’s downfall rounded up the innings on the same score, leg before off Tony Palladino, who finished with three wickets for 36.

Nightwatchmen Tony Palladino and Tom Taylor came to the crease to face the final two overs of the day and saw Derbyshire through to 2-0, giving the visitors an overnight lead of 53.