Michael Neser’s career-best 176* transforms Glamorgan’s fortunes

Leicestershire 28 for 0 path Glamorgan 403 for 9 dec (Neser 176*, Swepson 69) by 375 runs

The Australian all-rounder hit a career-best 176 not out and James Harris 47 because the pair placed on 128 for the eighth wicket earlier than Mitchell Swepson smashed 69 off simply 70 deliveries – his best-ever rating – as he and Neser added one other 123 for the ninth wicket.

It was a outstanding restoration from the hosts after the Foxes had ripped by means of the Glamorgan prime order to go away them teetering on 93 for 7 simply after lunch.

Glamorgan ultimately declared on 403 for 9 of their first innings in a match severely truncated by the climate.

A dispirited Leicestershire closed the day on 28 for 0 from seven overs in reply of their first innings to go away a draw odds-on on day 4.

With simply 17 overs attainable within the first two days as a result of persistent rain in Cardiff, additional showers meant a delayed begin on day three.

Play obtained beneath manner at 11.45am with Glamorgan restarting on 54 for 1 and desperate to make up for misplaced time.

Zain ul Hassan resumed on 32 and Sam Northeast on 15. Eight balls later, nevertheless, the rain and the covers returned with only one run added to the in a single day rating.

Two balls after the resumption, Northeast was bowled by Chris Wright having not added to his in a single day rating.

Ul Hassan adopted him again to the pavilion shortly afterwards when he was caught within the slips by Louis Kimber for 33 off the bowling of Matt Salisbury.

And Kiran Carlson was then bowled by Wright for 1 having confronted solely eight balls to go away the hosts on 57 for 4 and three for 3 from the primary six overs of the morning.

It was left to Chris Cooke and Billy Root to attempt to rebuild the innings and Root signalled his intent with successive boundaries off Wright to lastly get issues shifting for Glamorgan.

But Root’s revival did not final lengthy as he was out for 12 having edged Tom Scriven to Kimber, who made a wonderful catch at third slip to scale back the house facet to 73 for five.

That introduced Neser to the crease and he and Cooke survived the Leicestershire onslaught to take Glamorgan to 86 for five at lunch.

But, having been dropped by Kimber within the last over of the morning session, Cooke was given out lbw to Scriven from the primary ball after lunch for 10.

In the very subsequent over, Timm van der Gugten drove Salisbury for 4 and was then promptly caught behind by wicketkeeper Peter Handscomb off the next ball to go away Glamorgan in bother on 93 for 7.

When Harris was dropped on 10 by Colin Ackermann within the slips, it appeared as if the innings can be wrapped up very quickly and Leicestershire have been eyeing an unbelievable victory.

But Harris and Neser made probably the most of that life to steer the house facet to 218 for 7 at tea and virtually definitely take a optimistic outcome out of the equation.

Harris was ultimately out lbw to Scriven simply after tea, however fellow Australian Swepson’s aggressive strategy allowed Neser to finish his first house century for Glamorgan and earn his facet an unlikely fourth batting bonus level.

Swepson reached his maiden first-class 50 with a sensible pull for 4 and was lastly stumped by Handscomb off the bowling of Callum Parkinson after making an attempt one huge hit too many on 69.

Neser and No.11 Jamie McIlroy added one other 59 earlier than a weary Leicestershire have been put out of their distress simply after 6.20pm.

Day 4 is scheduled to get underway at 11am on Thursday.