Brett D’Oliveira revives Worcestershire in crunch promotion conflict
Glamorgan 3 for 0 path Worcestershire 284 (D’Oliveira 75, van Beek 53, Hose 43, McIlroy 3-41) by 281 runs
Club Captain Brett D’Oliveira helped encourage a Worcestershire comeback on his return from harm for the LV=Insurance County Championship top-three encounter with Glamorgan at New Road.
D’Oliveira, side-lined for 3 weeks with a dislocated shoulder, got here to the wicket with Worcestershire 103 for five after they’d been put into bat with Jamie McIlroy selecting up three wickets.
A combination of probing and correct bowling but in addition some undistinguished photographs had put Glamorgan in command till D’Oliveira redressed the stability of the day.
He top-scored with 74 not out and was given glorious assist by Logan van Beek and on mortgage Essex all-rounder Ben Allison throughout stands of 101 and 64.
D’Oliveira has a liking for taking part in in opposition to Glamorgan, having scored three Championship a whole lot, together with a profession finest 202 not out, and his finest bowling figures of seven for 92.
Earlier, Gareth Roderick and Adam Hose had led a partial restoration in difficult circumstances throughout the morning session from 33 for 3.
Worcestershire had been capable of safe two batting bonus factors earlier than being dismissed shortly earlier than the shut after which Glamorgan openers Ed Byrom and nightwatchman James Harris survived two overs.
A see-saw day ended with honours even with McIlroy returning 3 for 41 and Harris 3 for 74.
Of concern to Glamorgan shall be what seemed to be a hamstring harm suffered by Timm van Gugten throughout his seventeenth over which needed to be accomplished by James Harris.
Allison was introduced in after accidents to Matthew Waite and Adam Finch led to a seek for a brief substitute.
Spinner Ben Kellaway made his first-class bow for Glamorgan who went into the sport in third place and 14 factors adrift of their opponents.
Glamorgan skipper Kiran Carlson opted to bowl first and the new-ball pair of van der Gugten and McIlroy rapidly made inroads in a pitch providing sufficient help to encourage the seamers.
Jake Libby has skilled a prolific summer time with greater than 900 Championship runs however the opener tried to pressure van der Gugten off the again foot and was caught behind.
Azhar Ali then gave his wicket away when he clipped McIlroy straight to midwicket.
Jack Haynes, taking part in his first senior sport for six weeks after harm, was undone by a high quality supply from Harris which nipped away and was caught behind.
Roderick handed 600 runs for the summer time however survived a low probability to second slip on 23 off former Worcestershire Academy participant Zain Ul Hassan.
He battled away in sometimes resolute vogue by means of to lunch with Hose who had returned to the facet after his spell with Northern Superchargers in The Hundred.
But there was one other clatter of wickets on the resumption.
Roderick (43) added solely a single earlier than he was lbw after pushing ahead to Harris within the third over of the afternoon session.
Kashif Ali, the main six-hitter within the Metro Bank One Day Cup with 21 maximums, replicated Azhar Ali in selecting out mid wicket off McIlroy.
Hose had batted impressively in mixing defence with aggression however on 43 tried to chop a widish supply from McIlroy and solely discovered first slip.
D’Oliveira and van Beek joined forces and redressed the stability throughout an aggressive stand.
The latter had attracted head-lines in June for smashing 30 for the Netherlands off a Super Over from his shut pal Jason Holder in a ICC World Cup qualifier in opposition to the West Indies in Zimbabwe.
Van Beek, who additionally performed for Worcestershire within the Metro Bank One Day Cup, combined some highly effective hitting with watchful defence whereas D’Oliveira batted with typical fluency.
A canopy-drive off Kellaway for his tenth 4 enabled van Beek to finish a 73-ball half century and in addition earn Worcestershire their first batting level.
The partnership was damaged shortly after tea when van Beek (53) tried to drive ul Hassan and was caught and bowled low down.
But D’Oliveira accomplished his personal fifty from 87 deliveries, additionally at Kellaway’s expense with a late lower for his seventh boundary, and Allison gave him good assist.
They added 64 in 18 overs earlier than Allison (37) aimed a drive at Harris and was bowled by way of the within edge.
Ul Hassan then wrapped up the innings by dismissing Joe Leach and Dillon Pennington cheaply to depart D’Oliveira undefeated along with his 139-ball innings containing seven boundaries.