Logan runs by Glamorgan to protect Worcestershire’s promotion hopes
Worcestershire 284 and 145 (McIlroy 5-34) beat Glamorgan 170 (van Beek 4-42, Pennington 3-43) and 179 (Root 84*, van Beek 4-46)
Worcestershire strengthened their grip on second place in Division Two of the LV=Insurance County Championship as they defeated promotion rivals Glamorgan by 80 runs at New Road.
Their fifth victory of the marketing campaign was wrapped up with greater than a day to spare as their opponents suffered a primary Championship setback of the summer season. Dutch worldwide Logan van Beek accomplished a wonderful all-round sport with one other 4 wickets to take his tally to eight within the sport after his first innings half-century.
Once once more all members of their four-pronged seam assault bowled with self-discipline on a wicket which nonetheless provided them ample encouragement. Club Captain Brett D’Oliveira’s first innings knock of 74 not out was additionally an important contribution they usually had been capable of survive a second innings collapse of 9 wickets for 64 runs to gather 20 factors from the sport.
Billy Root batted with composure and authority in each innings for Glamorgan and his 84 not out on Tuesday was an outstanding effort in difficult situations for batting, however nobody might present substantial assist. Jamie McIlroy demonstrated his potential with the ball, although he was unable to cowl for the lack of Timm van der Gugten who suffered a hamstring on the opening day of the match.
Worcestershire are actually 31 factors forward of Glamorgan within the battle for the second promotion spot, behind Durham who’re their subsequent opponents in two weeks at New Road. Leicestershire are rising as their largest challengers after their win over Gloucestershire leaves them eight factors behind in third, with a sport in hand.
Worcestershire resumed day three on 127 for eight and McIlroy claimed one of many final two wickets to finish his first five-for in first-class cricket. D’Oliveira was caught low down at second slip slicing at James Harris after which final man Dillon Pennington fell to a one-handed return catch by McIlroy. He completed with the superb figures of 5 for 34 because the innings was wrapped up in 6.5 overs for the addition of 18 runs.
Pennington and Joe Leach shared the brand new ball and the latter quickly claimed his forty fourth wicket of the season when Ed Byrom was lbw to a supply swinging into him. Former Worcestershire Academy participant Zain Ul Hassan was put down at midwicket off van Beek nevertheless it didn’t show a pricey miss as three wickets fell for seven runs.
Colin Ingram drove on the Netherlands worldwide and for the second time within the sport perished to Jake Libby at third slip. Ul Hassan performed down the unsuitable line and was bowled by on-loan Essex allrounder Ben Allison from a ball angled in. It grew to become 37 for 4 when Kiran Carlson went lbw to van Beek to a different supply swinging into his pads.
Much duty now rested on Sam Northeast and Billy Root they usually added 48 in 11 overs as Leach and Pennington returned for a post-lunch burst. As is commonly the case, Leach made the essential breakthrough when Northeast was pouched low down at first slip by Adam Hose. He waited to test with the sq. leg umpire that the ball had carried earlier than departing.
Root performed with loads of aggression and accomplished a 53 ball half-century when he sq. drove van Beek for his tenth boundary. But Allison got here again into the assault and accounted for Chris Cooke who appeared to work the ball on the leg aspect however solely edged to Libby who dived ahead from third slip to take the catch.
Ben Kellaway collected a pair when he tried in useless to kick a supply from van Beek away from his stumps after it had spun again, and James Harris drove onerous at Dillon Pennington and fell to a pointy catch by Jack Haynes at second slip.
Worcestershire moved to inside one wicket of victory when Hose snaffled van der Gugten at first slip off the persevering Leach. It was throughout when van Beek bowled McIlroy to go away Root undefeated on 114 over the 2 innings.