Glamorgan 394 (Wagg 100, Carey 62*, Reece 3-40)
Derbyshire 221-2 (Godleman 86* Lace 78*)
Derbyshire trail by 173 runs
It was a merry old day's cricket down in Wales today. First, Glamorgan advanced their score from 167-5 to 394 all out, before Derbyshire eased to 221-2 in reply. That's 448 runs in the day and a high level of entertainment.
Former county favourite Graham Wagg scored a century for the home team, sharing in a record ninth wicket partnership of 167 runs as the bowlers wilted. When Tony Palladino is going around the park, you know that batting conditions are favorable. Yet there was time, at the end of the innings, for Leus du Plooy to take 2 wickets, his first for the county.
When it was our turn to bat, Luis Reece and Billy Godleman started brightly, before Luis was caught, then Wayne Madsen, in a poor trot at present, went for 20.
Thereafter, Billy Godleman (86*) and Tom Lace (78*) seemed to do pretty much as they wanted and we closed 173 runs behind with eight wickets in hand.
The players have enjoyed far more game time than seemed likely, though the thinking money would be very much on a draw here.
Nonetheless, it is nice to see the batting back in the groove and I hope that this continues tomorrow.
I thought this game might turn out to be be a typical dour, County Championship draw, - especially the way the Glamorgan innings went oat the start of the first day. But with that mammoth stand between Wagg and Carey and now with Billy and Tom Lace, who knows what might happen. I hope Billy gets his first CC ton this season and Tom Lace gets his maiden century. Most people would, I guess, say it's heading for a draw...but you never know. There's still two days left, weather permitting.
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