County Championship: Wickets pile up on day one between Glamorgan and Middlesex

Marnus Labuschagne

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Marnus Labuschagne was bowled by Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi for just eight
LV= County Championship Division Two, Sophia Gardens (day one)
Glamorgan 122: Cooke 31; Roland-Jones 3-34, Shaheen 3-35
Middlesex 171-6: Stoneman 53, Roland-Jones 39*; Harris 3-48
Middlesex (3 pts) lead Glamorgan (2 pts) by 49 runs with 4 wickets remaining
Scorecard

A bowler-friendly surface in Cardiff saw 16 wickets fall on day one between Glamorgan and Middlesex.

The game hangs in the balance as the visitors took a lead of 49 with just four wickets in hand.

Earlier, having been put in to bat, Glamorgan collapsed to 122 all out with Pakistan paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi taking 3-35 on his Championship debut.

But bowlers James Harris and Timm van der Gugten led Glamorgan’s fightback as they took five wickets between them.

The visitors slipped to 110-6 before a useful unbroken partnership of 61 between John Simpson and Toby Roland-Jones steered them to their slender lead.

At the toss, Middlesex captain Peter Handscomb…

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