Carlson rescues Glam after tough day in the wind

KIRAN Carlson rescued Glamorgan on a hard fought second day of the Rothesay County Championship match against promotion rivals Derbyshire at the Central Coop County Ground.

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After high winds prevented any play on Monday, Derbyshire made up for lost time by reducing Glamorgan to 99 for 6 in helpful bowling conditions.

But Carlson combined watchful defence with selective aggression to score 94 from 178 balls and shared a seventh wicket stand of 94 with Timm Van der Gugten who made 37 as the visitors recovered to 259.

Luis Reece showed why he is the leading wicket-taker in Division Two by claiming 4 for 67 while Anuj Dal finished with 3 for 29 from 16 overs.

Derbyshire, who need to win to have any chance of overtaking second place Glamorgan, closed on 17 without loss.

After rain delayed the start by 30 minutes, Derbyshire’s decision to bowl first on a green pitch was quickly rewarded with Glamorgan’s openers falling in the space of seven balls.