Oliver Price eases to century to go away Glamorgan out of pocket
Gloucestershire 218 for five (O Price 109*, T Price 32*) beat Glamorgan 217 (Byrom 60, Carlson 59, van Buuren 3-41) by 5 wickets
The Prices had been proper for Gloucestershire as brothers Oliver and Tom noticed them by means of to a victory over Glamorgan which strengthened their prime three hopes in Group A.
Oliver Price led the best way with 109 not out, however he was working out of assist till brother Tom joined him on the crease to be the second prime scorer with 32 in a half century partnership chasing down Glamorgan’s 217 all out in 46 overs. Gloucestershire completed on 218 for five with 3.5 overs to spare.
It was an excellent day for the spin bowlers, Graeme van Buuren getting three wickets for Gloucestershire and Ben Kellaway additionally getting three for Glamorgan, who had suffered a batting collapse shedding their final eight wickets for 49.
That was after half centuries from Eddie Byrom and Kiran Carlson had put them in a robust place to push on. The outcome pushed Gloucestershire as much as second within the desk, whereas Glamorgan stay in fifth needing a robust end and beneficial outcomes to have any likelihood of reaching the highest three.
Glamorgan’s openers began steadily with no trace of the collapse to come back, after captain Kiran Calrson received the toss and batted on a wicket beforehand used for the Hundred.
Eddie Byrom and Sam Northeast placed on a half century partnership off 12 overs, earlier than Northeast prime edged an tried pull from a head excessive bouncer from Paul van Meekeren and was caught behind by James Bracey.
The 100 got here up within the twenty fourth over as Carlson added his aggression to the batting equation. Byrom introduced up his fifty off 82 balls, shortly adopted by Carlson who reached the landmark off 45 balls.
They appeared to have set an excellent launchpad on 158-2 off 30 overs, earlier than Byrom fell for 60, a pointy catch at midwicket by Chris Dent off Tom Price, off 92 balls.
Carlson’s dismissal was surprisingly comfortable, simply steering the ball again into the palms of bowler van Buuren for 59 off 56 balls.
After a breezy 13, Ben Kellaway departed LBW sweeping left arm spinner Tom Smith. The wickets continued to fall because of good Gloucestershire fielding, Prem Sisodiya falling caught and bowled by van Buuren introduced the tip of the innings after simply 46 overs.
Spin trio of Zafar Gohar, Tom Smith and Graeme van Buuren took seven of the wickets with van Buuren getting three, Smith and Gohar two every.
Gloucestershire misplaced opener Chris Dent early off the swing bowling of Jamie McIlroy. Bracey and Oliver Price took the rating to 70 earlier than Bracey was bowled behind his legs attempting to comb Sisodiya when on 27.
Price moved on to his half century off 51 balls, however the introduction of Kellaway introduced the tip of Wells, clear bowled by a sharply turning ball, simply after the 100 had been introduced up within the twenty fourth over.
Another sharply turning Kellaway supply bowled van Buuren by means of the gate for 23, as Glamorgan retained some hope when Jack Taylor lofted Kellaway to the protected palms of Ingram at lengthy on.
Kellaway ended with three wickets in an innings for the third time in his brief List A profession.
Oliver Price launched Carlson down the bottom for six to convey up his century, off 107 balls, his fourth in latest weeks in a tremendous run of type, incomes an enormous hug from his brother, as they stayed collectively to safe the victory.