Victory for Glamorgan over students

Glamorgan beat Cardiff UCCE by 140 runs on the final afternoon of their three-day friendly at Sophia Gardens.

The students were set 308 to win in four and a half hours but were dismissed for 167 with 19 overs left.

However, Glamorgan had to work for their wickets and it was left to Simon Jones to break the back of the innings.

Despite bowling off a shortened run up after jarring his left ankle in the first innings Jones still generated enough pace to hurry the youngsters.

And it was Jones who helped reduce UCCE from 72-3 to 151-7 - still 106 short of the winning line.

After a long spell from the Cathedral End trialist Ali Bukhari was rewarded with two wickets bowling Chris Yates and Ed Brown in the space of two overs.

Jones deservedly wrapped up the innings to finish with figures of 5-35.

Only Gareth Hopkins offered any real resistance at the top of the innings until he was well caught by wicket-keeper Mark Wallace off David Harrison.

Harrison followed up his 4-62 in the students first innings with an unbeaten 61 to help guide Glamorgan to what looked like an insurmountable lead.

Glamorgan had resumed their second innings this morning on 87-4, a lead of 224, with Alun Evans and Harrison looking for quick runs.

The only setback was when Evans, who had scored 137 in the first innings, was well caught at square leg off the bowling of Nick Creed to leave the county 101-5.