Eddie Byrom’s maiden hundred trumps Andy Umeed 116 in two-wicket thriller

Glamorgan 301 for 8 (Byrom 108, Root 74) beat Somerset 298 for 7 (Umeed 116, Kellaway 3-49) by two wickets

In reply, the guests made 301 for eight from 47.1 overs, Byrom putting 108 from 103 deliveries on the bottom the place he launched his county profession. Kiran Carlson contributed 75 to a third-wicket stand of 142, whereas Billy Root hit 74 not out.

It was solely Glamorgan’s third group win in seven video games, whereas for Somerset a fifth defeat continued a disappointing marketing campaign.

George Thomas ensured a brisk begin to Somerset’s innings, lifting a six over tremendous leg off the second ball of the second over, despatched down by Ruaidhri Smith, on his option to a beautiful 41 off 28 balls.

Tim van der Gugten made a much-needed breakthrough for Glamorgan within the ninth over when Thomas was nicely caught low down by Smith at mid-on with the overall on 60.

Umeed and Lewis Goldsworthy then put collectively a century stand in good time, Umeed shifting to a trendy half-century off 66 balls, and Goldsworthy lending stable help as they took the rating to 173 within the thirty second over.

When Goldsworthy holed out to deep sq. off Zain-ul-Hassan together with his facet seemed set to make nicely in extra of 300. But Carlson started Glamorgan’s fightback by working out James Rew and Kellaway had begun a telling spell from the Marcus Trescothick Pavilion End.

The younger spinner maintained an exemplary line and size to ship again Sean Dickson, Umeed and Josh Thomas, stopping a late acceleration and protecting his facet nicely within the recreation.

It was left to Danny Lamb (41) and George Bartlett (35 not out) to bolster Somerset’s rating, nevertheless it seemed not more than par on a real pitch with the solar out.

Glamorgan’s preliminary response was to lose two wickets in as many overs, Sam Northeast bowled between bat and pad by Jack Brooks and Colin Ingram brilliantly caught by wicketkeeper Rew, diving full size, off Ned Leonard to make it 13 for 2.

But quickly Byrom and Carlson had been counter-attacking with a flurry of boundaries, Carlson greeting the introduction of J.T.Langridge with a six over backward level within the left-arm seamer’s first over.

Langridge’s first two overs went for 28 because the Glamorgan pair took the overall to 88 for 2 after ten. Carlson raced to fifty off 29 balls, with 6 fours and three sixes, and Byrom quickly adopted, off 38 deliveries, with 10 fours.

The hundred stand occupied lower than 12 overs as Somerset’s bowlers had been put to the sword, not aided by some sloppy floor fielding. It was a shock when with the rating on 155, Carlson carelessly minimize a catch to level off Lamb.

Byrom continued on his merry approach and was on 80 when a bathe interrupted play at 185 for 3, with Glamorgan needing lower than 5 an over.

The rain quickly handed and an edge to 3rd man for his sixteenth 4 took Byrom to his first List 100 off 94 balls as Glamorgan closed in quickly on their goal, Root contributing a beneficial 44-ball half-century.

Byrom was lastly bowled by occasional leg-spinner Umeed, his first List A wicket. Kellaway, Alex Horton, ul Hassan and van der Gugten fell cheaply within the closing levels, Umeed ending with three for 31, however Root stayed calm to see Glamorgan dwelling.