Michael Neser stars with the bat this time as Glamorgan scent victory

Worcestershire 109 and 195 for 7 (Waite 45* van der Gugten 4-38) lead Glamorgan 258 (Neser 86, Finch 5-74) by 46 runs

Amid studies that Neser has been known as up for the Ashes preparation squad it was a well timed reminder of his all-round skills as he marshalled the Glamorgan tail to a major lead.

Van der Gugten, the main wicket-taker in Division Two of the Championship, was a constant risk because the Worcestershire high order struggled as soon as once more. Had it not been for a seventh-wicket stand between Gareth Roderick and Matthew Waite their facet may have misplaced this sport inside two days.

With Worcestershire ending the day on 195 for 7, 46 runs in entrance with simply three wickets left, Glamorgan ought to wrap up victory tomorrow.

Having resumed on 177 for six, Glamorgan had been in want of runs from their decrease order in the event that they had been going to keep up the stress on Worcestershire. When Billy Root was dismissed by Adam Finch with simply 4 runs added to the in a single day rating there was an opportunity that the house group would throw away the chance to arrange victory.

In the Worcestershire first innings it was Neser and van der Gugten who led the cost with the ball. When it was Glamorgan’s flip to bat the pair additionally made a telling contribution. A 57-run stand took Glamorgan to a primary batting level and the lead previous 100 earlier than van der Gugten fell to the part-time spin of Brett D’Oliviera.

The Glamorgan complete had reached 258 when Neser was the final man to fall, edging to Taylor Cornall within the slips off the bowling of Joe Leach for 86. Neser’s effort is the one rating over fifty within the match.

Finch claimed career-best figures of 5 for 74, his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, as Glamorgan completed with a lead of 149 on first innings. In earlier matches on this floor this season, the pitch has turn into markedly flatter as the sport progressed, however that has not been the case right here. While batting appeared just a little simpler than on day one, it was nonetheless a problem even for set batters.

Worcestershire’s high order struggled as soon as once more within the second innings with van der Gugten the destroyer-in-chief with 4 for 38. He had dismissed each openers within the opening overs to depart Worcestershire 21 for two. When Jamie McIlroy eliminated Jack Haynes for 14 it left the guests struggling at 48 for 3.

A 50-run stand between Adam Hose and Azhar Ali steadied issues for Worcestershire, however when Hose was dismissed edging the ball onto his stumps for the second time within the match it introduced one other cluster of wickets with van der Gugten dismissing Azhar and Brett D’Oliviera within the house of two overs to depart Worcestershire 112 for six.

In the Worcestershire first innings the largest stand was between Roderick and Waite, and of their second innings the 2 mixed for Worcestershire’s greatest partnership to stop an innings defeat and make sure that Glamorgan must bat once more.

The two shared a stand of 72 earlier than the off spin of Marnus Labuschagne accounted for Roderick who was bowled off an edge for 36. That wicket left Worcestershire 184 for 7, simply 35 runs in entrance of Glamorgan.

Waite reached the shut on 45 not out, the best rating made by a Worcestershire participant on this match.