| LV=County Championship, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (day one): |
| Yorkshire 330-3 (78 overs): Shan Masood 113*, Bean 93, Hill 51*; McIlroy 2-41 |
| Glamorgan: But to bat |
| Glamorgan 1 pts, Yorkshire 2 pts |
| Scorecard |
A century from Shan Masood and 93 from Finlay Bean put Yorkshire in a robust place at 330-3 towards Glamorgan on a shortened first day.
Masood’s 113 not out was the Pakistan Take a look at batter’s first 100 for Yorkshire, after starring for Derbyshire in 2022.
Jamie McIlroy (2-41) was the choose of a labouring residence assault.
Glamorgan weren’t helped by 19-year-old all-rounder Ben Kellaway going off with potential concussion after hitting his head on the bottom.
After morning showers delayed the beginning till 12:10 BST, Adam Lyth and Bean opened up underneath glowering skies, however coped comfortably with the primary session with few alarms on the pitch used for a one-day worldwide two days beforehand.
With main strike bowler Timm van der Gugten lacking, Glamorgan have been wanting tempo and quick risk.
However McIlroy, the tightest of the seam assault, made the breakthrough with the rating on 98 as Lyth,on 49, dragged an expansive shot onto his stumps from exterior off.
Masood began sketchily for just a few balls, however quickly acquired into his stride as Yorkshire went at 5 an over within the afternoon sunshine, passing 200 in simply the forty fifth over.
Glamorgan misplaced Kellaway on his residence Championship debut halfway by means of the second session, hitting his head on the bottom as he tried to make a cease on the boundary, forcing Kiran Carlson to take over the spin-bowling duties as runs flowed freely for the guests.
Bean regarded set for his fourth century of the season with some trendy strokeplay, hitting 11 fours, however Carlson induced him to edge a drive to slide, and James Wharton couldn’t sustain the momentum as he was given lbw pushing ahead to McIlroy for 3.
Masood reached a chic hundred off simply 132 balls together with 11 fours as he developed a considerable stand of 90 with George Hill, with just some unsure working between the wickets threatening their progress.
Hill performed some meaty pictures to assist Masood construct the platform for a possible most haul of batting bowling factors, and provides Yorkshire the prospect to manage the sport.
Glamorgan have been ready on the medical evaluation of Kellaway for the county’s potential first ever concussion substitution, and a ruling on who’s allowed to switch him.
Yorkshire captain Shan Masood instructed BBC Radio Leeds:
“I am glad with the way in which we selected to bat first as a result of it was a bit chaotic, that they had simply eliminated the covers and we hardly had an opportunity to see the pitch, we have been taken without warning it was the identical one the place England performed New Zealand.
“The boys stated they wished to bat and our openers have been good, the way in which they set the sport up. It is a completely different wicket, you needed to accumulate, take plenty of singles and run onerous between the wickets.
“I am very proud to see how younger boys like Finlay Bean and George Hill utilized themselves, and Adam Lyth.
“A number of the biggest openers on the earth have all the time made certain that once they’ve made that century, they make it large, in order that’ll be the duty (for me) on a brand new day.”
Glamorgan bowler Jamie McIlroy instructed BBC Sport Wales:
“It was a troublesome day, there’s not an entire lot of tempo within the wicket and it is fairly straightforward to attain so bowling defensively is not straightforward additionally. We’re attempting to be as affected person as we will, hit good areas and hopefully a little bit of luck will come our means.
“I simply tried to bowl as potential and maintain the stumps in play, hope it’d maintain a bit low or bounce a bit.
“As a seamer it is robust (to lose spinner Kellaway) since you come again earlier and bowl an additional spell within the warmth, so hopefully he’ll be again match quickly.”